Conference planning was guided by an advisory committee comprised of McGill faculty members, staff, undergraduates and graduate students.
- Mr. Adam Bouchard, PGSS Academic Affairs Officer
- C. Colleen Cook, Trenholme Dean of Libraries
- Professor Nathalie Cooke, Associate Provost (Academic Staff & Priority Initiatives)
- Professor Raphael Fischler, School of Urban Planning
- Professor Jim Fyles, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
- Dr. Laura Gonnerman, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Professor Ian Henderson, Faculty of Religious Studies
- Professor Bettina Kemme, School of Computer Science
- Ms. Diane Koen, McGill University Library
- Professor Marilyn Scott, Institute of Parasitology
- Ms. Julia Solomon, Public Affairs
- Professor Jonathan Sterne, Department of Art History and Communication Studies
- Professor Shauna Van Praagh, Faculty of Law
- Professor Lydia White, Associate Provost (Policies, Procedures and Equity)