Conference Schedule
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Sunday, May 16
- 8:30 am – 8:00 pm
- Great Lakes Networking Session
- 2:30 am – 5:30 pm
- Registration Check-In
Monday, May 17
- 7:00 am – 9:30 am
- Pre-Conference Event Check-In & Registration
- 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Short Courses & Field Trips
- 2:30 am – 5:30 pm
- Registration Opens
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- Poster Session
- 6:30 – 9:00 pm
- Local Foods Reception & Welcome (Buses depart for reception between 5:15 and 6:30pm; meet in the Renaissance Foyer)
Tuesday, May 18
- 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Registration
- 7:15 – 8:15 am
- Fun Run (meet in Renaissance Foyer at 7:15)
- 7:30 – 9:30 am
- Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00 am
- Opening Plenary: Flavor and Film Contest Celebrations and Farm to Cafeteria 50×20
- 10:00 – 10:15 am
- Break
- 10:15 am – 11:45 pm
- Workshop Session #1
- 11:45 – 1:30 pm
- Cooking Up Change Lunch
- 1:30 – 3:30 pm
- Open Space Session
- 3:30 – 4:00 pm
- Break
- 4:00 – 5:30 pm
- Workshop Session #2
- 5:30 – 6:30 pm
- Poster Session
- Northern Roots: Canada Digs In!
- Dinner on your own
- 6:30 – 8:15 pm
- Movie Night – First Screening
- 8:30 – 10:15 pm
- Movie Night – Second Screening
Wednesday, May 19
- 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Registration
- 7:30 – 8:30 am
- Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00 am
- Kathleen Merrigan Keynote Address
- 10:00 – 10:30 am
- Break
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Workshop Session #3
- 12:00 – 1:30 pm
- Regional Meetings (includes lunch) OR
- Lunch on your own
- 1:30 – 3:00 pm
- Workshop Session #4
- 3:00 – 6:00 pm
- Community Service Project (meet in foyer at 3pm sharp)
