Agenda

DAY 1 Wednesday. October 20, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshop I
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Workshops II : Career Development Workshop
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Workshops III: The Making of a Science Entrepreneur
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation I
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Networking Reception
DAY 2 Thursday. October 21, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session I: Science and Technology as Agents of Economic Recovery
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel Presentations I (3 concurrent sessions)
Panel 3: Canada's Role in Science Diplomacy - Applying Science to International Challenges
Panel 4: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry: Challenges, Opportunities,and Policy Options
Panel 5: Arctic and Northern Science Policy: Canadian Responsibilities
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Panel Presentations II (3 concurrent sessions)
Panel 6: Educating Socially Engaged Scientists and Engineers
Panel 7: Bioenergy is an emerging field: Is it the coming revolution in energy production?
Panel 8: The Global Research Infrastructures, Research Collaboratories, Network-Enabled Science
3:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Coffee Break, Exhibit Shows
4:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Room 1: Scientific Associations
Room 2: Science Journalists
Room 3: Private Sector
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation II
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Parliamentary Cocktail Party
DAY 3 Friday October 22, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session II: Advancing Science and Fostering Innovation through International Cooperation
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Panel Presentations III (3 concurrent sessions)

Panel 9: Universities as economic powerhouses: industry academic collaborations

Panel 10: Biodiversity: Are existing policies adapting to current challenges?

Panel 11: Federal-Provincial-Municipal Governments: Where is the science policy nexus?
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch & Exhibition
1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Panel Presentations IV (2 concurrent sessions)
Panel 12: Science policy in a diverse society - Canadian challenges, Canadian solutions
Panel 13: Encouraging investment in Science and Innovation
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks