Giacomo Panico, CBC radio journalist, host of In Town And Out, and possibly the best-known cyclist in Ottawa radio will do the introductory remarks. Giacomo is known for lugging a bicycle powered grill behind his bike to a RedBlacks game one summer.
 

This year, we invited Darnel Harris of Canada Bikes as our keynote speaker.

Darnel is a community advocate who enjoys animating spaces and sustainability mobility projects. His Master’s Major Project, "Breaking Down the Barriers to Biking in the Black Creek Area", created a community action plan for practical suburban biking, and led to Toronto City Council approving a Community Bike Centre near York University.

Darnel’s sustainability efforts to create a Mobility Greenway in Toronto’s northwest, including a wide mobility pathway and flood barrier, was honoured with the 2016 Green Talents Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
 

But that's not all...

Food and drinks

After the Bike Social we'll have a break to catch up with friends and then we'll start the actual AGM; we'll be looking at what we've done over the last year, reviewing our finances and policies, and electing the new board of directors to take us into 2019.
 

Where: This year, we're going to be holding the event at the Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards (7 Bayview Road).
 

When: October 1, 5:30 pm doors open, so you can grab some food and drinks before the speakers start at 6:00 pm. 
 

Entrance: There's no fee to attend, but it helps us know how much food to order, so take a couple of minutes and let us know you'll be there! You can sign up on Eventbrite
 

Avoid the line ups at the entrance: Our existing members can renew on site, but we encourage you to renew online. We take debit and credit cards and cash at the door. Renew here: sign up and/or renewal of memberships
 

Once again, In order to have enough food, we need to know how many of you are coming. Over 100 people signed up already so don't miss out: Please register for free for the Bike Social & AGM today.