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CREATE Schedule

See below the general CREATE schedule for March 30 to April 2. The awards ceremony will be held on April 9 in the Royal Arbutus Room.

In-person events

Poster Sessions are held in the main Cafeteria (B300), and Presentation Sessions are in the Royal Arbutus Room (B300), and in B305 Room 440.

Monday, March 30

Opening & Keynote | Posters | Presentations | Pop-Up Bakery 

9 am to 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

10 am to 12:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Sessions
3 minute SLAMs: Stories of Canada (GEOG 290)

10 am to 2 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Pop-up Bakery
Indulge in the creations of Baking and Pastry Arts Diploma students as they showcase and sell their pastry products at the CREATE Conference. Visit the upper cafeteria starting at 10 am to experience their handcrafted treats!

1 to 2:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Opening and Keynote Address
Keynote speaker: TBA

1 to 4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

2:30 to 4 pm | B305 R440
Spoken Word (ENGL 208)

4 to 5:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
VIU SPARK Pitch Competition

Tuesday, March 31

Posters | Presentations | 3-Minute Thesis 

9 am to 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

10 am to 12 pm | B305 R440
Presentation Session

9 am to 12 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session

1 to 4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

1 to 3 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session

4 - 5:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3 Minute Thesis - Graduate Students

Wednesday, April 1

Posters | Presentations | Case Policy Challenge

9 am to 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Sessions

9 am to 12 pm | B305 R440
Presentation Session

9 am to 12 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session

1 to 4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster session 

2 to 5 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Case Policy Challenge

4 to 6 pm | Teams (virtual synchronous) 
Presentation Session

Thursday, April 2

Posters | Presentations | Spoken Word

9 am to 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

9 am to 12 pm | B305 R440
Spoken Word 

9 am to 12 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session

1 to 4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session

1 to 4 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session

4 to 6 pm |  Teams (virtual synchronous)
Presentation Session

Virtual events

Photography Exhibit

Photography Exhibit

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