CREATE will kick off on Friday, April 4, with the CREATE Urchin Tank. The event will be held in the Royal Arbutus Room (by invitation).
See below the detailed CREATE schedule for April 7-10. The awards ceremony will be held on April 11, and all award recipients will receive an invitation to attend the ceremony.
In-person Events
Poster Sessions are held in the main Cafeteria (B300), and Presentation Sessions are in the Royal Arbutus Room (B300), B305 Room 440, and B55 Room 107. The ITCH play is in the Malaspina Theatre.
Monday, April 7
Opening & Keynote | Posters | Presentations | Pop-Up Bakery | ITCH
9 am - 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session
BIOL 212 - Genetics | 2nd Year Research Showcase
GEOG 452 - Applications in Natural Resource Management
Health, resilience and well-being (Research Theme)
10 am - 4 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 on April 7th. Visit the upper cafeteria starting at 10 AM to experience their handcrafted treats!
10 am - 11 am | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session: Kinesiology & Health, resilience and well-being (Research Theme)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAMs: GEOG 290 - Stories of Canada
1-2:15 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Keynote speaker: David Gouthro
Courageous Communication: Speaking Up and Standing Out!
2-4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session
Health, resilience and well-being (Research Theme)
Graduate Students
2-3 pm | B305 R440
Presentation Session: Health, Resilience and Well-Being (Research Theme)
2:30 - 4 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAMs: ANTH 213 - Archeology
7 pm | Malaspina Theatre
The Inclusive Theatre Collective (ITCH) at VIU proudly presents:
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something by Forrest Musselman
Directed by VIU Theatre Diploma student Makenna Paugh.
Featuring VIU students as cast and crew. All welcome, free entry!
Tuesday, April 8
Posters | Presentations | 3- Minute Thesis | ITCH
9 am - 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session
ANTH 348 - Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Integrated sciences, technology and environment (Research Theme)
Equity, diversity and inclusion (Research Theme)
9 - 10 am | B305 R440
Presentation Session: Recreation and Tourism Management
9 am - 10 am | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session: Kinesiology
10:30 am - 12 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Presentation Session: Integrated sciences, technology and environment
1 - 4 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session
Innovation, entrepreneurship and social change (Research Theme)
Equity, diversity and inclusion (Research Theme)
1 -2 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-Minute SLAMs - Mixed Topics
4 - 5:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-Minute Thesis - Graduate Students
7 pm | Malaspina Theatre
The Inclusive Theatre Collective (ITCH) at VIU proudly presents:
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something by Forrest Musselman
Directed by VIU Theatre Diploma student Makenna Paugh.
Featuring VIU students as cast and crew. All welcome, free entry!
Wednesday, April 9
Posters | Presentations | Spoken Word | Hunger Hack Finale
8:30 am - 11:30am | B305 R440
Spoken Word - CREW 212
9 am - 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Sessions
BIOL 212 - Genetics | 2nd Year Research Showcase
Horticulture - Greenhouse Design: applied research project in collaboration with Nanaimo Association for Community Living (NACL) to enhance food security.
GEOG 330 - Cultural Geography
Integrated sciences, technology and environment (Research Theme)
Teaching and learning (Research Theme)
9 am - 11 am | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAM: MEDS 540 - Teacher as Researcher in Special Education
11:30 am - 1 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAMs: GEOG 290 - Stories of Canada
1 - 4 pm
Poster session (Research Themes)
Health, resilience and well-being
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Teaching and Learning
1 - 2 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAMs: Mixed topics
2:30 - 4 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
3-minute SLAMs: ANTH 213 - Archeology
5 - 6:30 pm | Royal Arbutus Room
Hunger Hack Finale
Thursday, April 10
Posters | Presentations | Spoken Word
9 am - 12 pm | Upper Cafeteria
Poster Session
NURS 219 - Nursing Ethics
RMGT 251 - Assessment and Evaluation Methods in Recreation
Innovation, entrepreneurship and social change (Research Theme)
GEOL 202 - Earth Structures
9 am -12 pm | B305 R440
Spoken Word - CREW 312