Sure.
DemocracyXChange is co-founded by the Open Democracy Project and the Ryerson Leadership Lab. The co-presenting partners with us are The Samara Centre for Democracy, Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Toronto Public Library, OCAD University, and Ryerson University's Faculty of Arts. This was our third annual summit that we held in October.
Generally, our tickets are available for around $149. We have a special rate that's half that price as an early bird feature for students, seniors or lower-waged individuals. This year, because of the pandemic, we shifted to a “pay what you can” model in the interest of keeping the conversation as accessible as possible. The driving item for the program was how to strengthen democracy in the recovery from the pandemic.
We are definitely a lean organization, as most are that are operating in the democracy sector. We rely heavily on the networks of all the partners that I just noted. Also, we were able to harness a really important moment for our conversations about democracy this year, which is why we had a record turnout. Being virtual also meant that people from across the country could tune in in ways that otherwise would have required travel.