Conference Program
The conference will begin in the evening of Wednesday, October 12, 2016 and wrap up in the afternoon of Saturday, October 15, 2016.The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre (601 Scottsdale Drive) in Guelph, Ontario.
The final conference program is available here.
Schedule at a Glance
W
Wednesday, October 12
MORNING: Optional field trips (Examining the Past, Exploring the Future; The Grand Tour; All the World’s a Stage)
AFTERNOON: Optional field trip (Ontario Agricultural College)
4:00 PM: Registration Desk opens (Oakwood Ballroom)
6:30 PM: Conference Opening, keynote, and community reception
AFTERNOON: Optional field trip (Ontario Agricultural College)
4:00 PM: Registration Desk opens (Oakwood Ballroom)
6:30 PM: Conference Opening, keynote, and community reception
T
Thursday, October 13
7:30 AM: Registration Desk opens
8:30 AM: Keynote speaker
8:30 AM: Keynote speaker
10:00 AM: Coffee and poster presentations
10:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Concurrent presentations, panels, and posters
2:30 PM: Coffee and poster presentations
3:00 PM: Concurrent presentations/panels
4:30 PM: Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Annual General Meeting
Evening: Local Business Support
F
Friday, October 14
7:00 AM: New Researcher Forum (Co-Hosted by the Rural Development Institute and CRRF)
7:30 AM: Registration desk opens
8:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
10:00 AM: Coffee and poster presentations
10:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Concurrent presentations/panels
2:30 PM: Coffee and poster presentations
3:00 PM: Keynote speaker
7:30 AM: Registration desk opens
8:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
10:00 AM: Coffee and poster presentations
10:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Concurrent presentations/panels
2:30 PM: Coffee and poster presentations
3:00 PM: Keynote speaker
7:00 PM: Conference banquet and entertainment
S
Saturday, October 15
7:30 AM: Registration desk opens
8:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
10:00 AM: Coffee and poster presentations
10:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Rural Policy Learning Commons Dialogue Session
8:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
10:00 AM: Coffee and poster presentations
10:30 AM: Concurrent presentations/panels
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Rural Policy Learning Commons Dialogue Session