Queer Leadership Symposium 2025

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The Queer Leadership Symposium will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025.

QLS 2025 will be held in the Manitou a bi Bii daziigae building at the Exchange District Campus of Red River College Polytechnic (319 Elgin Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba).

Sessions will be held throughout the day, including a plenary panel in the afternoon. When registering, you will have the opportunity to select the sessions that you wish to attend, but your choices can be changed the day of the symposium too.

There will be morning refreshments, lunch is included, and there will be a social event beginning at 4:15 p.m. for us to network and celebrate our work together.

Bus service to RRC Polytech's Exchange District Campus is available through a number of Winnipeg Transit routes. Information about busing to campus is available here: https://www.rrc.ca/parking/bus/

Parking availability by the campus.

There are several parking lots nearby with full-day parking available.

Information about parking is available here: https://www.rrc.ca/parking/park/edc/ 

Note: While there is street parking available, it is metered parking and is time limited. If you are driving, we recommend parking in one of the nearby lots.

Cost: $40 to register for QLS 2025. If you are unemployed, the registration fee is $20. Full-time students are able to attend free of charge. This nominal registration fee will help off-set costs for running the Queer Leadership Symposium.

The following section will be updated as soon as speakers for the 2025 Queer Leadership Symposium are confirmed, accompanied by the topics they will be focusing on.