Program
| Monday, May 17 | |
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| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Introduction to R Workshop MedSci Rm 3163 |
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | IAGLR Board Meeting Hart House, South Dining Room |
| 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Understanding VEMCO Acoustic Telemetry Technology MedSci Rm 3264 |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Defy Cup IAGLR Hockey, Canada vs. USA Sponsored by EcoAnalysts, Inc. DeLaSalle College Arena, 131 Farnham Ave. Come and root for your team! The arena is about a 30-minute walk north on Queen's Park and Avenue Road from the University of Toronto Campus; about a 6-minute cab ride; or a 5-minute TTC bus ride (#5) from Museum Station at Queen's Park to Edmund Avenue (running every 16 minutes in late afternoon). |
| 7 - 10 p.m. | Evening Welcome Mixer Hart House, Great Hall |
| Tuesday, May 18 | |
| 8 - 10:20 a.m. | Platform Sessions Medical Sciences Building and Rosebrugh Building |
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Exhibitor Trade Show Medical Sciences Building |
| 10:40 a.m. - Noon | Opening Ceremonies & IAGLR AwardsConvocation Hall Great Lakes Programs: Success Factors Keynote Address featuring Murray Charlton Former Research Scientist and Emeritus Associate, Environment Canada |
| Noon - 1:20 p.m. | Lunch Hart House Great Hall or on own |
| 1:20 - 5 p.m. | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 3 p.m. Medical Sciences Building and Rosebrugh Building |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Poster Viewing / Social University College West and East Halls |
| 6 p.m. | Tommy Thompson Park Natural Area RestorationBus departs U of T in front of Convocation Hall at 6pm. Bus returns ~8:30, with a drop off en route at Toronto's historic Distillery District. Tommy Thompson Park is located on the Leslie Street Spit, a man-made peninsula that has evolved into an urban wilderness on the rubble and earth materials used as lakefill by the Toronto Port Authority for the last 50 years. Land that did not exist a century ago is now the largest greenspace on the Toronto waterfront and is a significant landscape filled with an unusually high diversity of biological communities containing habitat for a multitude of species including avian, mammalian and herpetofauna. Space restrictions: Please register! |
| 8 p.m. + | Student-only Mixer Madison Pub |
| Wednesday, May 19 | |
| 8 - 10:20 a.m. | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m. Medical Sciences, Rosbrugh, and Sandford Fleming Buildings |
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Exhibitor Trade Show Medical Sciences Building Exhibitor demonstrations during a.m./p.m. breaks. |
| 11 a.m. - Noon |
PlenaryConvocation Hall Lake sediments and long-term environmental change: A window on the past and a view to the future Featuring John P. Smol Queen's University |
| Noon - 1:20 p.m. | IAGLR Business Lunch Hart House Great Hall |
| 1:20 - 5 p.m. | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 3 p.m. Medical Sciences, Rosbrugh, Sandford Fleming and Fitzgerald Buildings |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Poster Viewing / Social University College West and East Halls |
| 7 - 10 p.m. | Banquet Harbour Cruise and Buffet DinnerMariposa Cruises, Queen's Quay Enjoy a buffet dinner cruise along Toronto’s scenic harborfront with colleagues and friends about Mariposa Cruises’ Northern Spirit (pictured) and Mariposa Belle! |
| Thursday, May 20 | |
| 8 - 10:20 a.m. | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m. Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings |
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Exhibitor Trade Show Medical Sciences Building |
| 11 a.m. - Noon |
PlenaryConvocation Hall Using Science to Guide Great Lakes Restoration Featuring Cameron Davis US EPA Senior Advisor on the Great Lakes |
| Noon - 1:20 p.m. | Lunch Hart House Great Hall or on own |
| 1:20 - 5 p.m. | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 3 p.m. Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings/span> |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Poster Viewing / Social University College West and East Halls |
| 8 p.m. + | Movie Night Waterlife Innis Town Hall |
| Friday, May 21 | |
| 6:45 a.m. | Early Bird Hike, Tommy Thompson Park Meet at the entrance of Tommy Thompson Park. As Toronto's only globally significant Important Bird Area, Tommy Thompson Park is a spectacular place to go birding during spring migration. Join us on an early morning bird walk through the diverse habitats at the park as we search for as many species as we can find. 317 species have been recorded at the park to date! Unlimited capacity; however, please register at the registration desk to indicate interest. |
| 8 a.m. - Noon | Platform Sessions 20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m. Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings |
| Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Poster Viewing / Lunch Provided University College West Hall |
| 2 - 5 p.m. | Toronto Restoration TourBus departs U of T in front of Convocation Hall at 2 p.m. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has planned a bus tour north of the city that will include multiple stops to look at and discuss the assessment and planning techniques outlined in the Restoration Opportunities Planning in the GTA presentation. Space restrictions: Please register! |









