A weekend of adventure for the whole family
Conferences, workshops, animation
and ...some surprises!
Fred, the Diabetic Children’s Resource Foundation and Camp Carowanis are pleased to invite you to the first edition of the T1D Discovery District, an event that will bring together families, health professionals and camp counsellors for conferences, workshops, and a host of activities.
For parents, it’s an opportunity to get information from health professionals in an informal setting. Youth will also be able to connect with the Camp Carowanis team. But most of all, the DT1 Discovery District is an opportunity to meet other families and share experiences and tips on how to deal with certain situations. It’s an event not to be missed!
The DT1 Discovery District will take place:
February 18th & 19th 2023 at the Cosmodôme of Laval
2150 A. des Laurentides, Laval, QC H7T 2T8
Different districts to discover
with families during a weekend
Children
Children will be delighted with a multitude of activities where magical memories with other young people of the same age will be created.
Teenagers
A corner specially designed for teens, by teens.
Perfect for chilling with young people.
Camp Carowanis
No need to wait for summer… Carowanis is coming to the Cosmodôme! Come live the camp experience with your family.
- A Zumba class
- A make-up station
- Activities led by Camp Carowanis monitors
- Cosmodome activities
- Virtual Missions
- Museum in Astronautics
- Training simulation
- A cool space with bean bags to relax in
- Ring lights to make TikTok
- Entertaining workshops
- Cosmodome activities
- An animated evening
- A Carowanis tent
- Through the trees by the campfire
- Committed instructors
- A magical atmosphere
Conferences
You will participate in conferences that will allow you to inform yourself and discuss day-to-day diabetes management with stakeholders and health professionals in pediatric diabetes.
Nutrition
Come meet nutritionists and exhibitors who will be there to answer your questions about food, in addition to giving you tips and tricks for preparing meals.
Technologies
Diabetes representatives will be on hand to answer your questions and show you the latest technologies available on the market
Entertainment
A festive evening with music, games and surprises.
Come unleash your crazy!
- Inspirational experts
- in search
- in psychology
- in physical activity
- and much more…
- Nutritionists
- Lighten up meal prep
- Meal plan
- Juggling carbs
- Choosing foods
- Calculate carbs
- Kiosks to make you discover new products
- Specialists to answer your questions
- Lighten up meal prep
- explain the latest research findings
- keep you up to date on the latest technology
- comparing different techniques for managing blood sugar
- to introduce you to new products
- allow you to ask your questions directly to the suppliers
- A suitable place to
- exchanges
- entertainment
- a special guest
- dance to the rhythm of your choice
- a friendly competition between families
Winners
Survey :
- Vicky Mailloux
- Johanne Sabourin
Speakers
Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, M.D., Ph.D.
Endocrinologist and researcher
Technologies and research
Maude Lafontaine Hébert
Dietitian-Nutritionist
Simplify meals
Sébastien Sasseville
Athlete and speaker T1D
Going beyond yourself
Other speakers to come...
The conferences will be given mainly in French
With an accommodation package
The fun doesn’t have to end at night. Take the time to enjoy a show with your young people and other families before returning to your quarters to sleep. You will also have the pleasure of attending breakfast and the activities of the following morning.
Are you looking for an unusual place to spend the night?
Ultimate experience
Weekend package
Shared room
$175 /adult
$100 /child
Sleep under the stars
Weekend package
Private room
$175 /adult
$100 /child
$150 supplement
Destination moon
Weekend package
Roomless experience
$175 /adult
$100 /child
$75 off
Please note that each family is responsible for making their own reservation. We will be able to suggest nearby hotels shortly with an advantageous rate.
Attention the Sheraton and Hilton are now fully booked
Shooting star
One day package
Exclusively for adults with T1D who want to enjoy T1D Discovery Corner for a day.
$150 /adult T1D
The latest package includes:
- Meals and snacks (2 lunches, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner and snacks)
- Conferences, activities and visits to all the neighborhoods for the whole weekend.
This last package includes:
- Meals and snacks (1 lunch, 1 dinner and snacks)
- Saturday conference, activities and festive evening.
Cancellation and refund
75% refund of the package if canceled before January 18, 2023
After this date, no refund will be possible.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
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