The second annual BRAIN gathering, hosted by the Association for Life-Wide Living (ALL) will be held in Wetaskiwin in October, 2025, and the planning is already underway.
BRAIN, Battle River Arts, Innovation and Neuroscience, is an organization under the Association for Life-Wide Living (ALL) based in Camrose.
Samson Cree Nation Chief Vernon Saddleback, along with ALL, will be holding a Zoom meeting 'reunion' for the 2024 BRAIN Conference attendees at 2 p.m. on April 25, to discuss the group's progress over the last six months and to plan the next conference.
The first conference brought together a wide range of people, from scientists and experts in technology and trauma to individuals sharing their lived experiences with brain injury recovery, said Dr. Jane Ross, president of ALL.
"We're hoping to harness that at the upcoming meeting," said Ross.
Topics on the agenda include the Samson Health and Brain Centre, the Camrose Mobility Improvement Centre, and a progress report on the group's efforts to publish a book collecting together articles from the attendees of the first conference.
Ross said the planning committee would be moving forward to "do real things in turbulent times."
So far, the 2025 BRAIN gathering, to be held Oct. 25, is to feature local fashion designer D'Arcy Moses and the launch of the BRAIN book.
"We have some wonderful things lined up," said Ross.
