Friday evening April 29,
2005
All day Saturday April 30
Sunday morning May 1
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Photos
Photos by Marty N.:
These are all taken with a cell
phone camera.
Weather in
Guelph was on the cusp of winter and spring. Here is a corn
field on the edge of town:
These
snowflowers pushed their way through the forest mat to
announce that spring was here:
The University
of Guelph campus was well marked for the event. Here is Dr.
Ronald Warner with Congress coordinator Jason Kelly:
Dr. Warner's
two-day pre-Congress workshop on Solution-Focused
Interviewing was filled to capacity, with 28 registered.
Most of the participants were staff from addiction, mental
health, and other social service programs in various parts
of southern Ontario. Solution-Focused Interviewing is
a strength-based approach that turns out to have many points
in common with what LifeRing does. Here is a view of
the workshop with Dr. Warner and part of the group:
The Friday
night reception at the Faculty Club of the University of
Guelph was a chance for old friends and new participants to
meet in a relaxed, comfortable setting:
The University's Rozanski Hall featured this high-tech
auditorium with every conceivable visual aid. Charlotte Kasl
is at the podium.
A
convenor workshop focused on strategies and practical hints
for starting new meetings.
Dinner at the
Faculty Club began with a period of milling around and
socializing:
Nothing is too good for people in recovery! Salmon and
shrimp canapes were served as appetizers:
After an
enormous first course of manicotti stuffed with spinach and
ricotta, the building's alarm bells rang and we were
evacuated for 45 minutes while firemen dealt with a smoking
elevator motor. The fire drill was a good thing or we
might never have been able to find room for the second,
third, and fourth courses.
After the Congress was done, Jason Kelly led a brief
sightseeing tour of downtown Guelph.
Newly elected
Board member Katie F. and retiring Board member Gillian E.
share a laugh on a bench in the City Center.
After an
enormous first course of manicotti stuffed with spinach and
ricotta, the building's alarm bells rang and we were
evacuated for 45 minutes while firemen dealt with a smoking
elevator motor. The fire drill was a good thing or we
might never have been able to find room for the second,
third, and fourth courses. 
