Four day international Expo hosted by Lakehead University in June 2023.

C2U Expo is Canada's leading conference on community-based research. It is a conference that explores the edge of community-college-university partnerships as catalysts for social innovation. Formerly hosted by Simon Fraser University (2017) and Carleton University (2015), the event will attract 400+ delegates from around the globe to Lakehead University from June 5 through June 8, 2023.

C2U Expo 2023's theme was Connected Communities. Collective Change. The expo brought together community champions, community-based researchers, and community engagement professionals across Turtle Island and beyond to inspire new ways of sharing knowledge and co-create innovative solutions during challenging times.

Services included:

• Full service conference planning, international marketing and branding

• Conference signage and banners

• Venue booking and liaising for catering, technology needs and everything in between

• Mobile app development for conference agenda

• Travel and accommodation booking for out-of-town guests, speakers, and attendees

• Transportation provided as airport shuttles and if necessary, around the city to and from events

• Speaker coordination

• SWAG materials, collection, distribution, etc

• Website creation, maintenance and all needs related to sessions

• Branding and marketing plus communications to attendees

• Social media management and content creation

• Event day logistics

• Agenda creation and management

• Budget creation and management

• Sponsorship package creation, distribution and management

• Vendor management

• Post-event reporting

• Expo photography and videography