7 Creative Ways to Solve Your Selection Dilemma
🎯 Mission Match: Choose staff whose work connects most closely to this year’s conference theme — a great way to align learning with impact.
🎟️ Golden Ticket: Hide a “golden ticket” in your next staff newsletter, meeting, or lunchroom. The finder gets to attend!
🎲 Team Draw: Enter everyone’s name in a draw so everyone has a fair shot — excitement guaranteed!
💡 Pitch It: Invite staff to share why they’d love to go or how they’d bring back what they learn to the team. Great for engagement and development planning.
🤝 Tag Team: Send a pair from different departments to strengthen cross-team relationships — bonus points if they present their takeaways together afterward!
🌟 Emerging Leaders: Reward rising stars or new supervisors with the opportunity to build networks and leadership skills.
🏆 Recognition Reward: Use conference attendance as a thank-you to staff who’ve gone above and beyond this year.
However you choose, make sure to register for the 18th ALIGN Annual Conference Feb 5 – 6, 2026 in Edmonton before November 30th to take advantage of the early bird rate! Don’t miss your chance to save and secure your spot at this exciting event.
We can’t wait to connect, learn, and celebrate the incredible work happening across our sector — together.
See you in Edmonton early February!