Conference Schedule and Program

Following tradition, the IDW Conference will open with a casual evening social event to provide attendees with a chance to make new acquaintances and catch up with old friends and colleagues.

Scientific discussions begin the following morning with a keynote lecture, after which graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will present their science in two concurrent presentation sessions. After a short lunch on site, the conference will continue with a second keynote lecture followed by two concurrent sets of presentation sessions. A poster session schedule will close the day's formal events by providing attendees with an opportunity to mingle and discuss shared interests before heading to the conference banquet.  Transportation to the banquet from campus will be provided. 

The symposia continues the following morning, with the conference being closed out by the final keynote lecture. Finally, the winners of best oral and best poster presentations will be announced and prizes will be awarded.

A copy of the full Conference Program is available here.

The overview schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Day	Time	Event
Friday November 8th, 2019	7:00pm - 12:00am	Conference Mixer (Ontario Tech’s 61 Charles St. Building)
Saturday November 9th, 2019	8:00am - 9:00am	Registration and Light Breakfast
	9:00am - 10:00am	Keynote Lecture
	10:00am - 10:15am	Coffee Break
	10:15am - 11:45am	Presentation Sessions
	11:45am - 1:00pm	On-site Lunch
	1:00pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Lecture
	2:15pm - 2:30pm	Coffee Break
	2:30pm - 3:30pm	Presentation Sessions
	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Presentation Sessions
	5:00pm - 7:00pm	Poster Session
	7:20pm - 11:00pm	Banquet (Oshawa Italian Club)
Sunday November 10th, 2019	8:30am - 9:00am	Light Breakfast
	9:00am - 10:20am	Presentation Sessions
	10:30am - 10:45am	Coffee Break
	10:50am - 11:50pm	Presentation Sessions
	12:00pm - 1:05pm	Keynote Lecture and Award Presentation
	1:05pm - 4:00pm	Workshops