Evening Networking Events

FSWO Connect: Trade Show, Speaker’s Corner & Networking Night
Sponsored by Evans & Co.

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 🕖 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
📍Queen Elizabeth Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON

Join us for FSWO Connect, a standout evening of networking, conversation, and community connection at the 2025 Training Symposium.

The night opens with a keynote address from FDNY Battalion Chief Michelle Fitzsimmons, an inspiring leader whose career has shaped the fire service in New York and beyond. You’ll also have the chance to meet the Antarctic Fire Angels, an all-female team breaking barriers through extreme endurance challenges and global advocacy.

Explore the FSWO Trade Show—a welcoming space to engage with organizations and businesses aligned with our mission of equity and inclusion in the fire service.

Don’t miss Speaker’s Corner, where instructors will step off the stage and into real-time conversations with attendees—answering questions, swapping stories, and connecting one-on-one.

 

 Real talk with instructors at Speaker’s Corner

 Keynote from FDNY Battalion Chief Michelle Fitzsimmons

 Trade Show access to aligned organizations and partners

 Special guests: the Antarctic Fire Angels

 Complimentary snacks & a cash bar

 

Free for all registered Symposium attendees.

Come early. Stay late. Leave inspired.

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FSWO Unplugged: Social & Trivia Night
Sponsored by Evans & Co.

Friday, October 24, 2025 | 🕖 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
📍 Holiday Inn Oakville Bronte | 2525 Wyecroft Road, Oakville

Unwind, unplug, and let loose at FSWO Unplugged: Social & Trivia Night, our signature evening social at the 2025 FSWO Training Symposium.

After a full day of learning and leadership, join us for a laid-back, laugh-filled evening with fire service colleagues and friends. Expect good food, great company, and a few competitive rounds of live trivia with fun prize giveaways.

🎉 Live Trivia
🎁 Prize Draws
🎲 Surprise Games & Activities
🥂 Cash Bar + Light Fare
🎶 Music, Mingling & Momentum

Whether you're reconnecting with old friends or meeting new ones, this night is all about celebrating our community and enjoying each other’s company—no rank, no pressure, just real talk and real laughs.

All Symposium attendees welcome. Come as you are.
Let’s make some memories—together.