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"To Hear and Be Heard: Tales to Link Us All", Conference 2016
Conference 2016 Schedule
Conf. 2016 Sched. | Updated Schedule as of July 1 | SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ||||
HRS ↓ 8am - 10pm | WED JULY 6 Pre-conference day | THUR JULY 7: Day 1 Conference Activities begin | FRI JULY 8: Day 2 Conference plenary sessions begin | SAT JULY 9: Day 3 AGM begins | SUN JULY 10: Day 4 Close of AGM & Conf | MON JULY 11 Post-conference Master Class |
8 - 9 am | 10am to 5pm: RegistrationSignups for dinner outings, storywalks | Registration 8 to 9 Signups for dinner outings, storywalks 8:30: OPENING: Aline LaFlamme,VSOS, Shayna Jones story, Jan’s history | Information from 8:30am incl. signups for dinner outings, storywalks. 8:45 Opening Story: Barry Gray (10 to 15m) | Information in the lobby from 8:30am incl. signups for dinner outings, storywalks. Opening Story Marylyn Peringer 8:45am (15m) | ||
9 - 10 | 9:00 am Pre-conf. BOARD MEETING to 4 or 5pm (approx) | 9:00 am Pre-conf. BOARD MEETING DAY 2 (till noon) Registration | 9:00: History con’t, Introductions, to 10:30 | AGM: intro Focus Groups, Reports from Board. (they will try to end earlier than 10:30) | 9:00 AGM business: Reports from Focus Groups plus? till 10. | 9:30 am MASTERCLASS starts (breaks, lunch etc. to be determined |
10 - 11 | Board Meeting | Board meeting Registration | BREAK 10:30-10:55am; food in Fort Camp, come back in time for: | AGM Business to 10:30 BREAK (30m) till 10:45 Snacks in Ft. Camp.(too short) Back to business of AGM | AGM: 10am EMERGING TELLER Break 30m tea etc. outside room on two tables there. ELECTIONS 10:45 | Masterclass Information table in Lobby, incl. signing up for dinner/storytelling gatherings |
11am-12 pm | Board Meeting | Board meeting till 12 Registration | KEYNOTE SPEAKER 11:00 am: Jean Pierre Makosso. QUILT introduced afterwards | AGM business | Elections finish 11:15 QUILT winner Conference 2017 presentation Four Corners tellers (may start earlier) | Masterclass |
12 - 1 | Board meeting, | LUNCH in Fort Camp, 12 to 1:30 | 12 to1:30 LUNCH (incl. w/registration) Registration (last chance, to 1:20). Food served in Fort Camp, some seating but lobby, I.McI , our rooms also available | LUNCH including networking, noon to 1:15. Folks on their own for lunch. | 12:45 - FOUR CORNERS STORIES 12:45 to 1:00 or later end of AGM; conference CLOSES | Masterclass |
1 - 2 | Board meeting | Storywalks (info at Reg/Info table) 1:30-4pm and Hospitality Room in Fort Camp Lounge: both can be for story swaps, networking. Jan Andrews (2:30pm) Memorial stories in Fort Camp Lounge Registration | Lunch, Registration end at 1:30 WORKSHOPS 1:30 to 3:00 (Choose 1 of 4) | Lunch ends 1:15 1:15 - 2:30pm: FOCUS GROUPS: Five choices | LUNCH Served in Fort Camp 1 to 3 | Masterclass |
2 - 3 | Board meeting Information table in Gage Lobby 2 - 4 | Registration Storywalks Hospitality room | Workshops: choose one of four: Beginners in French; Taxes, Movement, Storytelling advanced | Focus groups to 2:30, BREAK 2:30 to 3pm | NEW BOARD mtng: 2 - 5, in Isabel McInnes conf. organizers 2016/17 - meeting in one of the pods or a suite? Storywalks as wished. | Masterclass |
3 - 4 | Board meeting and Information table end at 4pm | Registration Storywalks Hospitality room | Break 3 - 3:30 (Food set up outside Izzy Mac. room for — STORYSAVE LAUNCH 3:30 - 4:45 | 3 - 4:30 WORKSHOPS: Four Choices - Storytelling advanced, Forum re telling genres, Beginners in English, Internet radio | New Board Meeting, Conference meeting Storywalks, Sign up for dinners at Restaurant sign up board | Masterclass ends at 4:30pm |
4 - 5 | If leaving UBC for dinner AND the Flame, leave 4 to 4:30 - It is at a restaurant, others are nearby | Registration to 5:00 Storywalks return by 4:30 (UNLESS Dinner is a part of the walk) DINNER | Storysave Launch till 4:45 DINNER break till 7:30pm. On or near campus restaurants recommended | Workshops to 4:30 BUS to events at Unitarian church on 49th & Oak | New Board, next conference mtngs end at 4:30 to allow cleanup, as ALL venues must be cleared by 5pm | |
5 - 6 | Those who had dinner at UBC, bus by 5:30 to arrive Flame 6:15 for 7:00 NOTE: small venue. | Dinner on or off campus, can be at Café Crêpe (Robson at Burrard) if going to Le Cabaret des Contes. Bussing to concert offsite | Dinner break | 5:30 to 6:45 - BUFFET DINNER at the church (Incl. w/registration) | SIGN UPS for dinner in the lobby area | |
6 - 7 | At UBC: Informal gatherings through the evening | Bus-40min. to evening concert downtown doors open at 6:00; open to public Dinner, desserts or drinks available for purchase | Dinner break, travel back to UBC if eating off-campus | Dinner ends 6:45pm | ||
7 - 8 | THE FLAME: Personal tales at Cottage Bistro,Main and 29th UBC: gatherings | LE CABARET DES CONTES! 7 to 9:30. Those staying on campus - networking, telling tales | 7:00, doors open in Isabel MacInnes for LIARS’ CONTEST 7:30 to 9:30pm | CONCERT “BRIDGING THE GAP: Doors open at 7 for 7:30 show to 9:30 | ||
8 - 9 | Flame till 9pm | Le Cabaret des Contes! | Liars’ Contest 7:30 TO 9:30PM | The Enchanted Bridge: concert (includes Storykeeper Award) | ||
9 - 10 | Bus back to UBC (35 to 45 min. trip) | Le Cabaret ends 9:30-ish Bus back to UBC 45m | Liars’ contest ends between 9:30 and 10 | Bridging the Gap: Finished about 9:30 or 10; Bus back to UBC |