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Experienced Researchers and Practitioners
1. May 10 Networking Lunch and Registration
2. Arriving at the Conference
3. Preparing for the Conference
4. Theme Meals
5. May 10th Keynote Address and Social
6. May 11th Lunch Hour Talk
1. MAY 10 NETWORKING LUNCH and REGISTRATION
You are invited to bring a lunch and join conference participants and other researchers and facilitators at an informal networking lunch on the main floor of the Liu Institute, starting at 11:30. The conference welcome will start at 1pm in the Liu Instiute Multi-Purpose Room. If you are arriving for the conference during this time, please check in with the Registration desk, which will be located in the Liu lobby.
2. ARRIVING AT THE CONFERENCE
If you arrive for the conference on May 10th during normal registration hours (11:30am-1:30pm) please check in at the Registration Desk in the Liu Institute lobby. If you are arriving at the conference for the first time outside of these hours, please follow signs to check in at the Conference Office on the second floor of the Liu Institute.
3 PREPARING FOR THE CONFERENCE
There is no formal preparation required.
4. THEME MEALS
Two of our meals will be themed; participants will be grouped according to common regions of the world that they are studying for one meal, and according to research methods for the other. Experienced researchers and practitioners will also be assigned to tables based on their regions of interest and methods. If you have not let us know which meals you will attend, please send an email to idrn.ubc+conffac@gmail.com.
5. MAY 10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS and SOCIAL
You are invited to attend our keynote address on the evening of May 10th. Mr. Khalil Shariff, Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation will speak at the Freddy Wood Theatre at 7pm. This will be followed by a cash bar social at the Liu Institute for conference participants.
6. MAY 11 LUNCH HOUR TALK
You are invited to attend a lunch hour talk by Robert Fox, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada on May 11. If you have not yet let us know which meals you plan to attend, please email idrn.ubc+conffac@gmail.com.
