IDEAFEST 2017 SCHEDULE
Monday, March 6 T’Sou-ke solar: Indigenous leadership in building a more sustainable future
Exhibit/presentation Clearihue Building (CLE) 302 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Whither plastic? Nurdles and plastics on Victoria beaches
Presentation McPherson Library (LIB) 129 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
UVic’s mini med school: Preventative medicine and navigating the health care system
Presentation Medical Sciences Building (MSB) 150 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Triple-play research café: Exploring the vital impacts of educational research
Presentation/tour McKinnon Building (MCK) 179 and Lobby Areas 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The contemplative mind: Mindfulness in higher education
Presentation Interfaith Chapel 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Angry populism: Understanding the new politics of anxiety and xenophobia
Panel Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) RM 123 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Visual storytelling: A glimpse into world-changing research
Presentation/performance Bob Wright Centre (BWC) A104 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7 Roses are red, violets are blue: An introduction to the science of colour
Presentation David Turpin Building (DTB) A102 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rethinking the creative economy
Panel David Turpin Building (DTB) A110 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Research Reels
Presentation/performance MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
On being here to stay, together
Panel Bob Wright Centre (BWC) B150 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Reconciliation and resurgence: How indigenous artists are re-imagining the story of Canada
Panel (Space is limited; registration is required.) Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave.) 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards Fair
Symposium/exhibit Student Union Building (SUB) Michele Pujol room and Upper Lounge 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Popular poplars and primeval pines: Centre for Forest Biology greenhouse tour
Tour Glover Greenhouse 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Living research: Stories from the field
Presentation David Strong Building (DSB) C118 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Re-presenting the living landscape: The common ground community mapping fair
David Turpin Building (DTB) B211/215 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Research + Community: Provost’s Engaged Scholar Award
Presentation University Club (UCL) Salal Room 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Why art matters in dangerous times
Panel McPherson Library (LIB) 025 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Art and children, children and art
Panel/presentation Cornett Building (COR) A221 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Brave spirits on new paths: The road to Indigenous economic reconciliation
Panel/presentation Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave.) 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ecology of a changing coast
Presentation MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144, David Lam Auditorium 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 9 Arts and media in the Hispanic and Italian world
Symposium/presentation University Centre (UVC) A180 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cleaning and monitoring Earth
Presentation Greater Victoria Public Library (Central Branch) Community Meeting Room 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
The rise of smart cyber-physical systems
Exhibit/presentation/tour Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) 660 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Bridges to knowing: The value and place of languages in the humanities
Panel/workshop Student Union Building (SUB) Michele Pujol Room 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
2017 UVic Author Celebration
Panel/presentation UVic Bookstore 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Leading with their hearts and heads: Using business skills in Swaziland and Nepal
Presentation David Strong Building (DSB) C125 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
West Coast eco-spirituality: Religion, reverence and reason in Cascadia
Panel Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS) RM 123 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The write stuff: Meet the future of Can Lit
Presentation/performance Copper Owl Bar, Venue and Lounge (1900 Douglas St.) 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sound and the sea
Exhibit/presentation Harry Hickman Building (HHB) 105 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Three Minute Thesis Competition Finals
Presentation/performance MacLaurin Building (MAC) A144, David Lam Auditorium 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 10 Engaging in stories of indigenous well-being
Presentation/performance First Peoples House (FPH) Ceremonial Hall 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Old school lessons: Indigenous ways of teaching and learning
Workshop/presentation First Peoples House (FPH) Ceremonial Hall 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
From quarks to quasars: Your universe, one discovery at a time
Exhibit/presentation/performance/tour Bob Wright Centre (BWC) Lobby 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Re-imagining race, art and landscape
Exhibit/performance Legacy Art Gallery Downtown (630 Yates St.) 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 Phoenix Theatre Human Library: Borrow a book, discover a person
Exhibit/presentation/performance/tour Phoenix Theatre (PNX) Lobby (Drop-in event) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Medieval Minutes
Exhibit/presentation McPherson Library (LIB) A005 to Special Collections 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Archives in your attic
Workshop/presentation McPherson Library (LIB) A003 to Mearns Centre for Learning 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The Anthropocene is here! Living well in a ‘One Planet’ region