b'LUNCH & LEARNSICAS VIRTUAL LUNCH BY TWILA DRIEDGER& LEARN WEBINAR SERIESS I C A R I S E S T Ohallenging times often createBeginning in April, SICA staff began C the most growth, innovationhosting a virtual Lunch & Learn T H E C H A L L E N G Eand adaptation. Such is the casewebinar series, designed to provide O F C O V I D - 1 9with COVID-19. As store andSICA members with accessible and business doors were closing, project sitestopical learning segments in short, W I T H I N N O V A T I V E ,were shutting down and staff were beingmanageable lunch-hour timeslots. sent home to work remotely, the SouthernEach series features a different subject A C C E S S I B L E A N DInterior Construction Association (SICA)matter with experts offering industry was leveraging the crisis as an opportunityinformation and takeaways.T O P I C A L L E A R N I N Gto adjust and expand its event offerings and develop a new slate of webinarsWhen we shut down all of the events O F F E R I N G Sspecifically for members. and we went into the pandemic, we had to turn to virtual. Wed never done that before, explains Candace Schneider, Meeting & Events Coordinator for SICA. It was a learning experience. We had to get to the members to provide benefits, learning opportunities as well as information that they needed.By hosting the live events over the lunch hour, Schneider says members are more willing and able to take an hour or two out of their workday to attend remotely. And for those who arent able to join the live sessions, Schneider says they are able to access the webinar recordings on the associations website.Weve been recording every single webinar, and were finding that more people are using them as a resource to refer to after the webinar, after the live portion as taken place, she says. So the ones that havent been well-attended have been well-clicked on after the fact.designinstallationservice WEST KOOTENAY MECHANICALinspections General Mechanical ContractorWorking safely,Tim McCloskey Keeping safetytim@btrfireprotection.com MotivatedPhone:Fax:Cell: 250.681.1378Office: 250.707.1377 E-mail:2081 Ridgerock Place, West Kelowna, BC V4T 1S7 licensed by:34 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'