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Schedule – Program Overview

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
All events will be held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel

Directors' Meeting
Buckingham Room
10:30 am
- 4:00 pm
Registration
2nd Floor Foyer
12:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
Wine & Cheese
Tea Room / Palm Court & Crystal Ballroom

7:00 pm
- 10:00 pm

Welcome Address
- Dean Ted Riecken
Crystal Ballroom
7:00 pm
- 7:15 pm
Victoria High School
Rhythm & Blues Band
Crystal Ballroom
7:15 pm
- 10:00 pm
Story Stick Story
- Lorna Williams
Crystal Ballroom
8:15 pm
- 8:45 pm

Thursday, February 19, 2009
All sessions will be held in the MacLaurin Building at the University of Victoria

Registration
MacLaurin Foyer

8:00 am
- 4:00 pm

Continental Breakfast
MacLaurin Foyer
8:00 am
- 8:30 am
Traditional Aboriginal Welcome - Butch Dick MacLaurin A144
8:30 am
- 8:45 am
Welcome Address
- Dr. Kathy Sanford
MacLaurin A144
8:45 am
- 9:00 am
Entertainment - Le La La Aboriginal Dancers
MacLaurin A144
9:00 am
- 9:30 am
PANEL DISCUSSION
-Aboriginal Education Today
MacLaurin A144
9:30 am
- 10:30 am
Announcements
MacLaurin A144
10:30 am
- 10:40 am
Nutrition Break
MacLaurin Foyer
10:40 am
- 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions #1 and Poster Session
MacLaurin Building
11:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Aboriginal Luncheon
tba
12:00 pm
- 1:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions #2
MacLaurin Building
1:15 pm
- 2:15 pm
Nutrition Break MacLaurin Foyer
2:15 pm
- 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions #3 MacLaurin Building
2:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
Dine Around Downtown Victoria
6:00 pm
- 10:00 pm
Local Teachers with John Mighton
MacLaurin A144
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm

Friday, February 20, 2009
All sessions will be held in the MacLaurin Building at the University of Victoria

Registration
MacLaurin Foyer
8:00 am
- 4:00 pm
Continental Breakfast
MacLaurin Foyer
8:00 am
- 8:45 am
Entertainment - Organized Khaos MacLaurin A144
8:45 am
- 9:15 am
Concurrent Sessions #4
MacLaurin Building
9:15 am
- 10:30 am
WestCAST 2010-Lethbridge
Nutrition Break
MacLaurin Foyer
10:30 am
- 11:00 am
PANEL DISCUSSION
-Sustainability + Education
MacLaurin A144
11:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Working Lunch with John Mighton
MacLaurin Foyer
12:00 pm
- 1:20 pm
Concurrent Sessions #5
MacLaurin Building
1:30 pm
- 2:45 pm
Nutrition Break MacLaurin Foyer
2:45 pm
- 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions #6 MacLaurin Building
3:00 pm
- 4:15 pm
Dine Around Downtown Victoria
6:00 pm
- 10:00 pm
EDSA Organized Activities Downtown Victoria
7:30 pm

Saturday, February 21, 2009
All sessions will be held in the MacLaurin Building at the University of Victoria

Continental Breakfast
MacLaurin Foyer
8:00 am
- 8:45 am
Concurrent Sessions #7

MacLaurin Building

8:45 am
- 9:45 am
Concurrent Sessions #8

MacLaurin Building

9:45 am
- 10:45 am

The Keynote session will be held at the University Club

Ticketed Lunch - Keynote
Robert Bateman
University Club
11:00 am
- 1:00 pm

   


Entertainment!

February 18, 2009

Vic High R&B

Victoria High
Rhythm & Blues Band

 

February 19, 2009

Le La La Dance Troupe

Le La La Dance Troupe

 

February 20, 2009

Organized Khaos

Organized Khaos

 

EDSA Activities

EDSA is hosting a 2-stop pubcrawl and we would love for YOU to join us!!
We are starting at Sopranos Karaoke bar at 7:30pm and ending at the Element, conveniently a block away from the Empress hotel.

The tickets are $10, which include a t-shirt.

Please visit the EDSA table
during the morning registration and lunch times on Thursday and Friday
to purchase a ticket!

 
     

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