Program
2024 Program
Lord Elgin Hotel
100 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5K8
Tel.: 1-613-235-3333
All meeting sessions, breakfast, lunch and banquet will be held at the MacDonald room, main floor. Please wear your meeting badge at all times.
| ROOM | TIME | TOPIC/EVENT | PANELISTS/PRESENTERS/PARTICIPANTS |
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| THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER, 2024 | |||
| Executive Meeting | |||
| Kirsten Muller - Churchill Suite | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Registration and Mixer | All Delegates. Hosted by CCUBC President, Dr. Kirsten Muller, University of Waterloo. Pick up your badge and mingle with your colleagues. |
| FRIDAY, 8 NOVEMBER, 2024 | |||
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Breakfast: Buffet |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome | Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President |
| Room: MacDonald Room– Main Level | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 1 | Ice Breaker: Share your Departmental challenges and opportunities! Facilitator: Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President |
| Room: MacDonald Room– Main Level | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break |
Tea, coffee & juice |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Session 2
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching & Learning Chair: Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President Presenter: Savannah Sloat (Indigenous Initiatives Manager, Faculty of Science University of Waterloo) |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch | Lunch: Buffet |
| MacDonald Room | 12:30 PM - 1: 30 PM | Session 3 | NSERC Presentation: NSERC and “Capstone” updates Presenter: Dr. Marc Fortin (Vice-President, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate) |
| Main Lobby | 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Meet at lobby and walk to Museum of Nature (15 mintues walk) | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Excursion | Museum of Nature 240 McLeod St, Ottawa, ON K2P 2R1 1 hour behind the Scences guided tour, 1 hour free self tour. |
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| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | TBA | ||
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Reception | All Chairs and guests. Grab your drink and enjoy the fireplace just outside the room. |
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 7:30 PM- 10:00 PM | Banquet | 1 drink ticket is included for the reception or the banquet, wine will be served as well during the banquet. Cash bar will be available. Awards will be presented after desert is served. |
| SATURDAY, 9 NOVEMBER, 2024 | |||
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Breakfast: Buffet |
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Opening remarks | Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President |
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 8:30 AM- 9:30 AM | Session 4 | CCUBC Biology Department National Survey Report Presentation Presented by: Higher Education Strategy Associates |
| Room: MacDonald Room - Main Level | 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Coffee Break | Coffee, tea and juice |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Session 5 |
Hiring Research and Teaching Faculty – Practices Across Canada Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 6 |
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Graduate Student Recruitment - GradFinder Presenters: Devon Bath, University of Manitoba & Mohamed Naim Ben Younes, University of Manitoba12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Graduate Student Funding & Recruitment Accross Canada Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President, University of Waterloo |
| Room: MacDonal Room - Main Level | 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch | Lunch: Buffet |
| Room: MacDonald Room – Main Level | 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Business meeting, Secretariat & Treasurer’s report, elections (Vice President & Members at large), 2025 & 2026 meeting planning | Chair: Dr. Kirsten Muller, CCUBC President Dr. Tony Williams, Treasurer Please join us to discuss CCUBC business and 2025 & 2026 Annual Meetings |