FAQs


If you are a staff person or student with the University of Manitoba please go to "Login" in the top menu, and select "University of Manitoba Login." The single sign-on system will start your account creation. Please review the registration form and update your information.

If you do not have a University of Manitoba email, please go to "Login" in the top menu and select the "Login/Register as a Guest" link. If it is your first time registering for a session on this site, please select "New Guest User? Register Now" within the dialogue box and create your guest account. To login in the future, select the "Login/Register as a Guest" and enter the credentials you provided.

If you are a staff person or student with the University of Manitoba please go to "Login" in the top menu, and select "University of Manitoba Login." Please ensure your profile information is up-to-date before proceeding to register for your session.

If you do not have a University of Manitoba email, please go to "Login" in the top menu and select the "Login/Register as a Guest" link. If you have already created your account, please enter the credentials you provided. Please ensure your profile information is up-to-date before proceeding to register for your session.


If it is your first time using this site, please read the "How do I create an account to use this site?" FAQ, and follow the instructions in creating an account prior to you logging onto the site.

• Click "Login" located in the top menu bar and proceed through the appropriate login process. Please see the "How do I login?" FAQ if you require more details.

• Click "Sessions" located in the top menu bar.

• Find your desired session located under the "Upcoming Sessions" or "With An Invitation Only" tabs.

• Click the "Save My Seat" button and you will receive a confirmation email that you have registered for the session.

• We recommend that you also click the calendar icon that is located to the right of the "Save My Seat" or "Dropout Seat." This button will allow you to add the session to your chosen calendar. If you select "Outlook," you will need to open the downloaded file to add the meeting request to your chosen calendar.

• If "All seats are full," click the "Add me to the wait list" button. If a seat becomes available, you will be registered automatically and notified by email. Being added to the wait list does not add the session to the "My Schedule" feature. If your seat becomes available, then the session will move into the "My Schedule" area.

Your personal information is being collected under the authority of  The University of Manitoba Act. The information you provide will be used by the University for the purpose of communicating with you workshop/event details and for evaluative feedback. Your personal information will not be used or disclosed for other purposes, unless permitted by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, contact the Access & Privacy Office (tel. 204-474-9462), 233 Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2.

Yes, we require you to download the vFairs app for attendance purposes. The app has other features that we will slowly integrate into our sessions, so you can get the most from our sessions. 

The vFairs mobile event app supports both iOS and Android platforms, ensuring attendees can access the event seamlessly from their preferred devices. IOS users can download the app from the Apple App Store. Android users can download the app from Google Play Store

The vFairs registration platform is compatible with most computers, browsers and mobile devices. The system works best on Microsoft Edge or Chrome browsers.

Most of our sessions and events are free to attend. When a session or event requires a fee, it will be clearly stated in the description.

Unless otherwise stated in a session's description, most of The Centre’s workshops and events are intended for faculty and instructors only. Graduate students who are not teaching but would like to attend the workshop/event, please email thecentre.events@umanitoba.ca to join the waitlist. If there is sufficient space for you to attend two business days prior to the session's starting date, you will receive an email message inviting you to register. 

We do not normally allow people from outside the University of Manitoba to attend our sessions, unless they are from a post-secondary institution that has an affiliation with the University of Manitoba. In these cases, we ask that you contact thecentre.events@umanitoba.ca prior to registering to determine if space is available.

• Click "Login" located in the top menu bar and proceed through the appropriate login process. Please see the "How do I login?" FAQ if you require more details.

• Click "Sessions" located in the top menu bar.

• Find the desired session you wish to cancel located under the "My Schedule" tab.

• Click the "Dropout Seat" button and you will receive an email confirming your cancellation. You may need to perform some additional actions on your own to delete any calendar requests you created.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at thecentre.events@umanitoba.ca