Events and Forums

Forums

We hold forums three times a year (March, June and September). They are online webinars, typically held over the lunch hour.

These quarterly forums allow us to highlight a "wicked problems." The presenter delves deep into the situation and shares how they are using social marketing to help address the problem. Past forum presentation topics have included wildfires, plastics, COVID vaccinations, distracted driving, gun violence, and opioid addiction.

The fourth quarter of the year is reserved for our two-day SPARKS conference.

Members have access to recordings of past forum presentations. Click here to access those recordings.

Upcoming Events

SPARKS Conference 2026
October 2026 (TBC)
Victoria, British Columbia

Past Events

8-9 Dec 2025 SPARKS 2025 Conference
18 Jun 2025 June 18th PNSMA Forum: The Traffic Safety Guy on the Communications Funnel
19 Mar 2025 Reducing Gun Violence & Death: A Social Marketing Approach
9 Dec 2024 SPARKS 2024 Conference
16 Oct 2024 Opioid Updates
12 Jun 2024 Community Based Social Marketing at Oberlin College
20 Mar 2024 Equity in Social Marketing 2.0 – Going Deeper
4 Dec 2023 SPARKS 2023 Conference
20 Sep 2023 PNSMA Fall Forum: Reducing Gun Deaths & Injuries: A Social Marketing Approach
13 Jun 2023 Using Positive Culture Framework in Traffic Safety
15 Mar 2023 Best Practices for Applying DEI Principles to Marketing Communications and Engagement