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Ideafest 2017 schedule

Monday, March 6 T’Sou-ke solar: Indigenous leadership in building a more sustainable future Exhibit/presentation Clearihue Building (CLE) 302 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Monday, March 6

 

T’Sou-ke solar: Indigenous leadership in building a more sustainable future

Exhibit/presentation
Clearihue Building (CLE) 302
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

 

Whither plastic? Nurdles and plastics on Victoria beaches

Presentation
McPherson Library (LIB) 129
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

UVic’s mini med school: Preventative medicine and navigating the health care system

Presentation
Medical Sciences Building (MSB) 150
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Triple-play research café: Exploring the vital impacts of educational research

Presentation/tour
McKinnon Building (MCK) 179 and Lobby Areas
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

The contemplative mind: Mindfulness in higher education

Presentation
Interfaith Chapel
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Angry populism: Understanding the new politics of anxiety and xenophobia

Panel
Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) RM 123
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

Visual storytelling: A glimpse into world-changing research

Presentation/performance
Bob Wright Centre (BWC) A104
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, March 7

Roses are red, violets are blue: An introduction to the science of colour

Presentation
David Turpin Building (DTB) A102
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Rethinking the creative economy

Panel
David Turpin Building (DTB) A110
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Research Reels

Presentation/performance
MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

 

On being here to stay, together

Panel
Bob Wright Centre (BWC) B150
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

Reconciliation and resurgence: How indigenous artists are re-imagining the story of Canada

Panel (Space is limited; registration is required.)
Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave.)
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

 

Wednesday, March 8 

Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards Fair

Symposium/exhibit
Student Union Building (SUB) Michele Pujol room and Upper Lounge
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Popular poplars and primeval pines: Centre for Forest Biology greenhouse tour

Tour
Glover Greenhouse
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

 

Living research: Stories from the field

Presentation
David Strong Building (DSB) C118
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Re-presenting the living landscape: The common ground community mapping fair

David Turpin Building (DTB) B211/215
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Research + Community: Provost’s Engaged Scholar Award

Presentation
University Club (UCL) Salal Room
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

 

Why art matters in dangerous times

Panel
McPherson Library (LIB) 025
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

 

Art and children, children and art

Panel/presentation
Cornett Building (COR) A221
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

Brave spirits on new paths: The road to Indigenous economic reconciliation

Panel/presentation
Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave.)
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

Ecology of a changing coast

Presentation
MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144, David Lam Auditorium
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

 

Thursday, March 9 

 

Arts and media in the Hispanic and Italian world

Symposium/presentation
University Centre (UVC) A180
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Cleaning and monitoring Earth

Presentation
Greater Victoria Public Library (Central Branch) Community Meeting Room
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

 

The rise of smart cyber-physical systems

Exhibit/presentation/tour
Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) 660
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Bridges to knowing: The value and place of languages in the humanities

Panel/workshop
Student Union Building (SUB) Michele Pujol Room
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

 

2017 UVic Author Celebration

Panel/presentation
UVic Bookstore
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Leading with their hearts and heads: Using business skills in Swaziland and Nepal

Presentation
David Strong Building (DSB) C125
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

West Coast eco-spirituality: Religion, reverence and reason in Cascadia

Panel
Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) RM 123
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

The write stuff: Meet the future of Can Lit

Presentation/performance
Copper Owl Bar, Venue and Lounge (1900 Douglas St.)
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 

Sound and the sea

Exhibit/presentation
Harry Hickman Building (HHB) 105
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Three Minute Thesis Competition Finals

Presentation/performance
MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144, David Lam Auditorium
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Friday, March 10

Engaging in stories of indigenous well-being

Presentation/performance
First Peoples House (FPH) Ceremonial Hall
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Old school lessons: Indigenous ways of teaching and learning

Workshop/presentation
First Peoples House (FPH) Ceremonial Hall
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 

From quarks to quasars: Your universe, one discovery at a time

Exhibit/presentation/performance/tour
Bob Wright Centre (BWC) Lobby
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 

Re-imagining race, art and landscape

Exhibit/performance
Legacy Art Gallery Downtown (630 Yates St.)
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.


Migrating People

Panel
David Turpin Building A120
2:30-3:50 p.m.

 

Saturday, March 11

Phoenix Theatre Human Library: Borrow a book, discover a person

Exhibit/presentation/performance/tour
Phoenix Theatre (PNX) Lobby (Drop-in event)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Medieval Minutes

Exhibit/presentation
McPherson Library (LIB) A005 to Special Collections
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

 

Archives in your attic

Workshop/presentation
McPherson Library (LIB) A003 to Mearns Centre for Learning
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 

The Anthropocene is here! Living well in a ‘One Planet’ region

Panel/presentation
James Bay New Horizons (234 Menzies St.)
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.