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More than 400 Scientific Presentations
This year offers four days of scientific presentations in 28 different sessions. View the detailed schedule, as well as session descriptions and abstracts for each presentation. All scientific sessions take place in Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges.
| Monday, May 19 | |
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| 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | IAGLR Workshops Lady Eaton College We are pleased to host a number of workshops in association with the annual conference. Registration for these workshops is separate from IAGLR conference registration. There is a registration fee of $15 for the full-day session, but all other workshops are offered free of charge. |
| 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | IAGLR Board Meeting A.J.M. Smith Conference Room, Bata Library |
| 2 - 9 p.m. | Conference Registration Main concourse, Gzowski College |
| 6 - 9 p.m. | Welcome Reception Gzowski College |
| Tuesday, May 20 | |
| 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Conference Registration |
| 8:20 – 10:20 a.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 10:30 a.m. | Official Opening and Welcome Wenjack Theatre, Otonabee College |
| 11:20 a.m - Noon |  IAGLR Keynote AddressDean Jacobs, Executive Director, Walpole Island First Nation Natural Heritage Centre, Walpole Island First Nation Wenjack Theatre, Otonabee College |
| Noon – 1:20 p.m. | Buffet Lunch Gzowski and Otonabee Dining Halls |
| 1:20 – 5:40 p.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Poster Session and Mixer |
| 7:30 - 9 p.m. | Graduate Student Reception - pub crawl to follow! (Transportation provided) Dinner for participants at local restaurants in Peterborough own choice. |
| Wednesday, May 21 | |
| 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Conference Registration |
| 8:20 - 11:20 a.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 11:20 a.m. – Noon |  PlenaryFeaturing Al Kristofferson Managing Director, Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Our Lakes, Our Community, The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc. Wenjack Theatre, Otonabee College |
| Noon – 1:20 p.m. | IAGLR Business Lunch |
| 1:20 – 5:20 p.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 7 - 10 p.m. | IAGLR Banquet Guest SpeakerFeaturing Roberta Bondar Canadian Astronaut, Chancellor Trent University PSB Wilson Athletic Complex The IAGLR banquet is a semi-formal awards banquet that provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the people who make IAGLR and the Great Lakes great. Silent Auction to support Student Scholarships. |
| Thursday, May 22 | |
| 7 a.m. | Conference Registration |
| 8:20 – 11:20 a.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 11:20 a.m. – Noon |  PlenaryFeaturing Rick Findlay Director of the Water Program, Pollution Probe Sustaining the Sweetwater Seas: A New Vision for the Great Lakes Wenjack Theatre, Otonabee College |
| Noon – 1:20 p.m. | Buffet Lunch Gzowski and Otonabee Dining Halls |
| 1:20 – 5:40 p.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 5:30 - 7 p.m | IAGLR BBQ Champlain College Great Hall and Patio |
| 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. |  Special Presentation: Sheperd Family LectureFeaturing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Environmentalist Activist and Attorney Our Environmental Destiny Peterborough Memorial Centre |
| Friday, May 23 | |
| 8:20 a.m. - Noon | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| Noon – 1:20 p.m. | Buffet Lunch Gzowski and Otonabee Dining Halls |
| 1:20 – 2:40 p.m. | Scientific Sessions Gzowski and Otonabee Colleges |
| 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Great Lakes - Great Hockey! IAGLR Canada vs. IAGLR USA Evinrude Centre |