Biographies

Alejandra Aguilar Caballero (1989) is a Mexican visual artist based in Oslo, Norway. Her practice spans drawing, printmaking, and installation, exploring memory, identity, nature, and everyday stories. She connects myths, symbols, and social patterns to create personal narratives filled with mystery, hope, and empowerment. Holding degrees from UNAM>/abbr> and Oslo National Academy of the Arts, she has received prestigious grants and awards. Her work has been showcased in international competitions and exhibitions across Europe and the Americas. She is a member of several artist associations and continues to develop site-specific projects and solo exhibitions.

Laura Bortoloni is a visual communication designer, artist, and printmaker based in Italy. Founder of Ida Studio in 2013, she specializes in visual identities and communication systems for the cultural sector, winning two European Design Awards. A former lecturer at the Universities of Ferrara and Udine, she frequently speaks on design and printmaking. She explores traditional typography through Tipolesine and mokuhanga, attending the Milab Residency in Japan in 2023. Her work has been exhibited internationally. She integrates transmediality in visual storytelling with projects such as Print No Border.

Franck Calard is a French Yenish art historian and visual artist based in Canada. A PhD candidate at Université de Montréal, he specializes in Quebec’s religious stained glass (1855–1930). His interdisciplinary background spans literature, pedagogy, religious studies, and Yenish cultural memory. He has published academic articles and exhibition catalogues and taught art history at the university level. Deeply engaged in both scholarly research and artistic creation, his work explores themes of heritage, identity, and cultural transmission, bridging historical analysis with contemporary reflections on marginalized communities and collective memory.

Antoine Caron is an artist-researcher based in Montreal (Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang). He holds a master’s degree in visual and media arts from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and a bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts and Art History from Concordia University. His sculptural and installation practice is deeply influenced by his involvement in the artist-run center Atelier la Coulée, which he co-founded, as well as by conceptual artists active since the 1960s. His work, rooted in materialist and radical political philosophies, has been presented in Montreal at Fonderie Darling, in Paris at Nuit des Idées 2021, and in specialized publications.

Susanna is an artist and Associate Professor at Curtin University, Western Australia, where she is the Director of the John Curtin Gallery. Formerly Dean of Research in the Faculty of Humanities, she is known for her dedication to supporting artists and researchers. An award-winning artist, her works are held in major public collections, including the National Gallery Australia and the Art Gallery of WA. She has received prizes such as the Linden Prize and Burnie Print Prize. A member of the Print Council of Australia, she has served on the board of PICA for over five years.

Liz Chalfin is a printmaker committed to sustainable practices, drawing inspiration from her travels and interests in environmental issues, memory, and relationships. Her work is in major collections, including the New York Public Library and Yale University Art Library. Founder of Zea Mays Printmaking in 2000, she advocates for non-toxic printmaking and supports over 100 artists through residencies and training programs. She lectures globally on safer printmaking and introduced William Kentridge to improved etching techniques in 2019.

Marianne develops a multidisciplinary practice focused on relationships and the exploration of contemporary materialities in a changing world. A graduate of Concordia University, she has received support from Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Denis-Charland Production Grant from Atelier Presse Papier. She has completed residencies in Italy, Quebec, and the U.S.A., with exhibitions in Montreal, Rimouski, and Calgary. Her works are part of the collections of Bibliothèque des archives nationale du Québec and the Museum of Graphic Arts and Contemporary Music in France. Committed to knowledge-sharing, she leads art workshops for diverse audiences. She lives and works in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal.

Nick Christie is an artist specialising in experimental printmaking. His process begins with an automatic drawing, which is then developed through a chosen printmaking process, which then helps the work take on meaning and context. Nick uses light sensitive processes such as photo emulsion screen printing, cyanotype photography and photo etching. As a result, his work usually takes on qualities related to light and transformation. The finished piece can vary from a small etching on paper to a large cyanotype on glass. Nick seeks to record the marks made through making, whether it be a stray fingerprint or a crack in the emulsion. Through combining different techniques and ways of drawing, he is looking for exciting and unexpected results. Nick started his own collaborative printmaking workshop in 2017, called Incubate Printmaking. He is now based in the thriving artist community of Ouseburn, Newcastle, England.

Mara Cozzolino, born in Turin, Italy in 1975, has been passionate about art since childhood, creating her first relief print at 11. After exploring various painting techniques, she discovered Mokuhanga—Japanese water-based woodblock printing—during a trip to Japan in 2011. She later participated in an artistic residency at Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory and became deeply involved in the technique. As a board member of the International Mokuhanga Association, she has helped organize major conferences. Her prints have been exhibited worldwide. She lives in Avigliana, Italy, where she creates and teaches Mokuhanga workshops.

Corine is a doctoral student in research-creation at the École des médias of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), where she works as a research assistant and darkroom monitor. She is a recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) scholarship for her co-creation of archives in printmaking art focused on solastalgia. To share her work, she creates zines (Demi-mesure 2022, Planter un rosier (pour rester ici) 2024) and participates in collective projects (Atlas Solastalgies créatrices). Her images have been exhibited at L’Imprimerie, an artist-run center. She explores solargraphy and develops analog photographs using plants.

Passionate about creating her own artistic materials, Faustine Escoffier recently received the ART+Environment Award from the Conseil de la culture de l’Estrie. During her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Bishop’s University in Montreal, she researched handmade paper and plant-based pigments for printmaking, supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the Denis-Charland production grant. She continued these explorations during residencies at Rurart and at Atelier Presse Papier. Her work has been exhibited in collective shows at the Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts, the Biennale du Lin in Grondines, Maison des arts et de la culture de Brompton, and Art Mûr in Montreal. She also regularly shares her expertise through workshops on printmaking, papermaking, and artist books.

Grzegorz Gajos is a visual artist and educator who graduated from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw in 1996. As a DAAD fellow, he studied at Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Braunschweig. He earned a PhD in photography in 2008 and a habilitation in fine arts in 2015. He teaches photography and graphic design at the University of Opole. His work, showcased in nearly 100 exhibitions worldwide, explores social, cultural, and ecological issues through documentary and staged photography.

Joscelyn Gardner, a Barbadian-Canadian artist and recently retired Professor of Art at Fanshawe College, is the founding chair of Print London. Her printmaking and multimedia installations employ a decolonial feminist methodology, subverting 18th- and 19th-century European pictorial conventions. She has exhibited in the Caribbean, the U.S., Canada, and Spain, as well as in biennials and group exhibitions worldwide. Her work is held in prestigious collections such as the Yale Center for British Art and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico. Winner of numerous awards, she notably received the Grand Prize at the 7th edition of the Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières.

Melissa Haviland is a printmaking-based installation artist living and working in Athens, Ohio. She has exhibited in over 30 solo shows across two decades and is currently preparing exhibitions at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum and Greenville Center for Creative Arts. A recipient of multiple Ohio Arts Council awards, she has participated in artist residencies in the U.S., India, and Europe. Her work is shaped by research and travels to archives and industrial sites. Holding degrees in visual arts, she explores repetition and pattern through printmaking and installation.

Catherine Hehir is an Irish artist based in Cork and a PhD candidate at DJCAD Dundee. Her interdisciplinary printmaking practice incorporates collaboration, fieldwork, and natural materials to preserve traditional knowledge while reimagining overlooked processes. Her work in Irish boglands revisits historical narratives and traditions. She has exhibited at Cork Printmakers Gallery, Generator Dundee, and the Royal Hibernian Academy. A recipient of prestigious awards, she contributes to international conferences and collaborates on projects like An Mhóin Mhór and State of Print. As a lecturer at Crawford College, she pushes the boundaries of contemporary printmaking.

Dr Bridget Hillebrand is an interdisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Her PhD at Monash University explores the connection between image-making and the corporeal experience of place. Her work spans print, artist books, audio, video, and installations, blending art, science, and environmental consciousness. Winner of the 2021 Experimental Print Prize, she was appointed Australian Commissioner for the Ulsan International Print Festival in 2024. Her installation River was exhibited in Venice the same year. Her works are in major collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Magdalena Hlawacz is a visual artist and curator who graduated from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, earning a PhD in 2008 and habilitation in 2015. She leads the Digital Printmaking Studio and the Institute of Visual Arts at the University of Opole. Her work critically explores media relationships and interdisciplinary practices, focusing on efficiency, time, and social norms around rest. She has exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale in 2015. Through curated projects, she collaborates with artists and researchers, creating works that merge printmaking, photography, digital media, and installation.

Jill Ho-You is a second-generation Chinese-Canadian artist and educator. An Associate Professor in Print Media at Alberta University of the Arts (Mohkinstsis, Calgary), she explores trauma, embodied memory, and environmental themes through print media, bioArt, and installation. Drawing inspiration from earth sciences, industrial landscapes, and architecture, her work reflects anxieties about ecological crises. She has held solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Canada and participated in international shows such as the International Print Triennale in Krakow and the International Triennial of Contemporary Graphic Arts in Russia.

Clare Humphries is an Australian artist who has lived and worked in Melbourne, London, and Sydney. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) and a PhD from RMIT University. Clare is currently lecturer at RMIT University (Melbourne), and has previously taught at the VCA (The University of Melbourne), the Royal College of Art (London) Norwich University of the Arts (Norfolk, UK), and the National Art School Sydney. Clare has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and has work represented in over 40 collections internationally. In 2021 Clare co founded Eso-Dia- collective in collaboration with Dr Reneé Ugazio, which aims to generate sites of discourse that value and expand material, queer and ecofeminist modes of engaging.

Raluca Iancu is an Assistant Professor in Art & Visual Culture, Printmaking at Iowa State University. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Tennessee and a BFA in Printmaking from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. A recipient of multiple awards, her research explores memory, vulnerability, and disaster through printmaking, performance, and edible art. Her work has been exhibited across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. She has participated in artist residencies in Spain, Canada, Italy, and Japan, among others.

Aleksandra Janik is a visual artist, researcher, and curator whose work explores printmaking, photography, and intermedia, redefining their classifications. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław in 1996, earning a PhD in 2004 and a professorship in 2021. Since 2010, she has led the Digital Print and Experimental Printmaking Studio in Wrocław. She was a visiting professor at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021–2022. Currently, she heads the Printmaking Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale in 2015.

Sirkku Ketola (b.1973) is a contemporary printmaker who combines serigraphy with different materials. She is a civilized savage who slows down the digital image stream through handicraft methods, trying to understand the relationship between human rhythm and matter. Time, repetition and sacredness of life are her main themes. Ketola earned her MFA degree from Uniarts Helsinki, and she has taken part in numerous Finnish and international projects and exhibitions. She lives and works in Finland, stays regularly in Belgium and lately also in Benin. As renowned in silkscreen, she is often solicit to teach and lecture in art academies. The artist’s work A Body Called Paula has made her an internationally followed artist.

Emilie Kvist is an interdisciplinary artist passionate about print media, sculpture, and installation. She is completing her MFA at Concordia University in Tiohti:áke (Montreal), Canada. With degrees in history and visual arts from the University of the Fraser Valley, she blends academic insight with creative practice. Her work explores time, memory, and loss, influenced by personal experiences. She has spearheaded various artistic initiatives, including InkBlot, a nationwide print exchange. Her projects have been exhibited in Canada and internationally.

Patricia Langevin is an emerging multidisciplinary artist and a member of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation. A graduating visual arts student at UQTR, she received the Denis-Charland Scholarship and the 2025 Silex Mention. She exhibited alongside Raphaëlle Langevin at the Musée Ilnu de Mashteuiatsh (2023) and Musée des Abénakis d’Odanak (2025). Her work focuses on cultural transmission through blown glass, printmaking, textile art, and photography. She incorporates light and augmented reality to uncover hidden narratives linked to transgenerational and intergenerational memory.

Alexey Lazarev is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist. Born in Saint Petersburg (Russia), Alexey has lived and worked in Montreal since 2012. His artistic practice lies at the intersection of drawing, print media, and sculpture, he explores themes of memory, nostalgia, language, belonging, and identity. Alexey holds a BFA with distinction from Concordia University and University of Hertfordshire, he is currently completing his MFA in Studio Art (Print Media) at Concordia supported by fellowships from SSHRC and FRQ. He completed artist residencies in Japan and Germany and has exhibited his works in Canada and internationally. Alexey is a member of Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture & Technology where he completed research projects using machine embroidery and printing.

Ariane Lebeau is a multidisciplinary artist from Lanaudière, based in Québec, Canada. Holding a master's degree in arts from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (2023), she explores the representation of the female body in video performance as a space for transgression and self-reappropriation. A recipient of multiple awards and grants, she has participated in collective exhibitions and creative residencies. As the Artistic and Educational Director at L’Espace culturel du Quartier Saint-Nicolas, she develops a practice combining new media and traditional art forms. Her work examines the relationship between body and landscape, incorporating feminist and ecological perspectives.

As an Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Calgary, Heather Leier explores life phases, identities, and relationships, focusing on how trauma is embodied and experienced. Through photo-mechanical printmaking, artist books, sculptural installations, and curatorial projects, her work reveals the often-hidden ways individuals navigate trauma in public and environmental contexts. Her works have been exhibited widely in Canada and internationally. Passionate about print exchanges and plant care, she is committed to fostering empathetic futures and empowering others through teaching, learning, and placemaking.

Daniel Luedtke is an interdisciplinary artist living in Tallahassee FL. His work examines the ways that health, mortality, and bodily pleasure are quantified, categorized, and assigned value. This is in response to his experience as an HIV positive person navigating health, wellness, and insurance industries. These ideas are often illustrated by emphasizing the physicality of printed images and information in installations and other flat-but-dimensional objects. Luedtke received an MFA in Print Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Music from Augsburg University in Minnesota. He lives in Tallahassee Florida and is an Assistant Professor of Art at Florida State University.

Laurel McKenzie is a visual artist and researcher specializing in mixed media. Her work explores the representation of women in historical art and popular culture, re-evaluating past feminist strategies for their relevance today. Through the parodic use of image, text, and materials, she seeks to validate second-wave feminist approaches that have been undervalued. A former arts educator and volunteer administrator, she continues to support print media through exhibitions, mentorship, and artistic initiatives. Her work has been exhibited in Australia and internationally.

Carolyn McKenzie-Craig’s work examines power and carceral systems within capitalist meritocracy myths and hidden social rituals. She develops a distinctive material practice that is both political and conceptual, aiming to create ambitious work in photographic and print theory, deeply rooted in bodily materialism and new forms of representation.

Carolyn holds a PhD from the Queensland College of Art (2018), where she also completed her undergraduate studies with First-Class Honours (2012). She currently teaches at the National Art School (Sydney, Gadigal land), where she serves as Head of Printmaking. She is also a Director at SYRUP Contemporary Gallery in Marrickville, Sydney.

Nathan Meltz is an artist who examines technology’s pervasive influence through printmaking, animation, sculpture, and performance. He has held solo exhibitions at Atelier Presse Papier (Canada), GRIDSPACE (NYC), and Vincennes University (Indiana). His work has been shown internationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and Jyväskylä Art Museum (Finland). A recipient of several awards, his work has been featured in Art in Print and Printeresting. A Senior Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he is the founder and curator of the Screenprint Biennial, celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Janet Turner Museum of Print.

Mitch Mitchell is an interdisciplinary artist based in Montreal whose practice explores print narratives, ephemera, and materiality. An Associate Professor in Print Media at Concordia University, he is also the creator of Mitchell Press Works, where he crafts handmade presses. His work draws from family iconography and global narratives, examining the relationship between printed imagery and labor. He has exhibited in Montreal, New York, Toronto, Chicago, as well as in Russia, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand. His works are held in numerous international collections.

Stéphanie Nuckle is a visual artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Moonyiang/Montreal. A graduate in visual and media arts from UQAM (2015), she develops a multidisciplinary practice combining performance, installation, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and residencies across Canada. Actively involved in artist-run centers, she collaborates on artist books and self-managed performative events. She teaches screen printing and cyanotype at L’Imprimerie and Atelier Circulaire. Her work explores the intersection of techniques and sustainable practices within contemporary print media.

Carinna Parraman is Professor of Design, Colour and Print and Director of the Centre for Print Research. Dr Parraman is an artist and printmaker, her practice spans the art and science of colour printing, halftoning, colour perception and material appearance. She is leading on a lecture series “From Colour Fundamentals to Colour Applications across Design and Industry”. She is Chair of IMPACT International Printmaking Conference, Impact printmaking Journal, is a member of the Colour Group GB, and collaborates with a range of stakeholders including industry, business and technology, cultural heritage, galleries and museums.

Ruth Pelzer-Montada, PhD, is an artist and lecturer in contemporary art and theory in the School of Art at Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh. She has published numerous articles and catalogue essays on print and contemporary art and is the editor of the anthology 'Perspectives on contemporary printmaking. Critical writing since 1986', published by Manchester University Press, 2018.

Matt Pitblado holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts with a focus on fine arts from UQTR (2024) and is currently pursuing a graduate-level master's degree in arts practice. His works have been featured in several group exhibitions across the province. In the fall of 2024, he participated in two conferences at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México in Toluca, as part of the symposium "Corporeality as a Medium of Uprising." His work centers on LGBTQ+ realities, aiming to demystify and highlight them positively. Matt frequently incorporates his transgender body into his works, narrating his personal experiences through it. He works with various mediums, including painting, screen printing, engraving, and drawing.

Pohanna Pyne Feinberg is an artist-educator based in Tiohtià:ke-Mooniyaang-Montreal. Her art practice is currently oriented towards papercutting and experimenting methods for cultural heritage preservation. Her research-creation interests include cocreative collaborations, walking as a pedagogical force, and decolonizing art historical narratives. Her projects have been funded by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), FQRSC (Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture), ECQ (Entente Canada Quebec from College Dawson) and the Conseil des arts de Montréal and her artworks and texts have been exhibited and published in Canada and abroad. She holds an MA in art history and a PhD in art education, both from Concordia University. 

Flor de Ceres Rabaçal is an artist based in Portugal whose printmaking explores themes of violence, atmosphere, and nature through material, surface, and chemical experimentation. She is pursuing a PhD in Fine Arts at FBAUP/i2ADS and has co-authored research on etching, including A White Etching Ground for Drawing: An Argument for Rembrandt's Lost Ground. She has presented at international conferences and co-written printmaking manuals. Her work has been exhibited in Lisbon, including Hammer Time (2022) and OBSCURA LUZ (2024), and is held in private collections.

Amber Robles-Gordon is an interdisciplinary artist and curator known for her large-scale public installations and mixed media works. With a background in Business and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting, she has exhibited for over fifteen years across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her work has been showcased in major art fairs and institutions including the Smithsonian, Phillips Collection, and Corcoran Gallery. Actively engaged in prestigious residencies and commissions, she advocates for the Washington, DC arts community. A co-founder of artist collectives, her work blends political commentary and spirituality—infused with ancestral memory and cultural resistance.

Jolanta Rudzka Habisiak is an artist and professor who studied at the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, where she has taught since 1985 and became a full professor in 2005. She served as Rector from 2012 to 2020 and was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2020. Her work focuses on textile art, printmaking, and painting, with over 250 group exhibitions and 45 solo shows. A recipient of prestigious awards, she continues to explore visual arts through objects and installations.

Jennifer Scheuer is a visual artist and printmaker based in Lafayette, IN. Scheuer is an assistant professor in the Rueff School of Design, Art and Performance at Purdue University. She is a recipient of the 2022 DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award through the Indianapolis Arts Council. Scheuer has attended artist residencies in California, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Massachusetts, Canada, Poland, and Germany. Scheuer received her MFA in Studio Arts: Printmaking from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and attended the Tamarind Institute Printer Training Program. Scheuer has a long-held interest in paper sculpture and book arts, and the current focus of her creative practice is in the exploration of artist books and box-making. Her studio practice utilizes collections, archives, and research.

Mary Sherwood Brock is a painter and printmaker who explores thematic narratives through printmaking. In 1980, she founded the experimental Artist Proof Cooperative Print Studio in Boston, influencing printmaking in New England and South Africa. She received fellowships from SMFA Boston, Mass Council, and an NEA award in 1985. Earning an MFA from UCLA in 1992, she has taught printmaking in Los Angeles. She curates exhibitions on climate impact and focuses on collaborative print exchanges like ImMigration Project and Paper Boats Project.

Elizabeth Sigalet is a multidisciplinary artist from Kamloops, British Columbia, whose practice combines printmaking, photography, and technology. With a background in engineering and fine arts, she explores themes of identity, place, and environmental ethics, addressing issues such as climate change and resource management. Her work merges traditional printmaking with digital techniques like AI imagery, laser cutting, and advanced Photoshop, creating layered narratives that spark dialogue. As President of the Kamloops PrintMakers Society and co-founder of Scholars Without Institutions, she supports regional artists through workshops and residencies.

Dan Starling is an interdisciplinary artist working with print media. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory at the University of British Columbia, he holds a Meisterschüler from Städelschule, Frankfurt, and has taught at Emily Carr University and NSCAD University. His solo exhibitions include Burnaby Art Gallery (2022) and Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (2021). His work explores repetition, sequence, and layering of images and texts to challenge dominant narratives and reframe social and political perspectives, using art as a speculative tool for imagining new futures.

Through a multidisciplinary practice of image-making, installation, and writing, Yuki Kéké Tam explores everyday objects and rituals, revealing their narrative power and resilience. Her autofictive work blends autobiography and fiction in an ongoing memoir. Using print, painting, ceramics, and artist books, she employs play, trickery, and re-enactment. Drawn to domestic spaces, she integrates charms, games, plants, and food. Her approach is rooted in a family tradition of creativity and a socially engaged vision of art. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University.

Based in Basel, Switzerland, Lucinda Tanner is an Australian-Swiss artist and cultural educator with 30 years practice in hand printmaking. An experienced educator she has facilitated creative projects and training for youth and adults in various cultural contexts. She has worked with indigenous communities in Australia, taught students in China and engaged with many intergration classes in Switzerland. She is passionate about intercultural communication and understanding. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design, RMIT University, Melbourne

Gabrielle is an artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal, whose practice explores possible relationships between humans, plants, and technology—primarily through installation, artisanal biotechnologies, biomaterials, and chlorophyll printing. Her work reflects a deep interest in imposed forms of erasure, whether of bodies, voices, or ecosystems, and seeks to reveal the dynamics of transformation and resistance that inhabit them. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in visual and media arts at UQAM. Her work has been presented in group exhibitions and conferences in Canada, Colombia, Mexico, and Morocco.