Day 1

June 14, 2020 (Sunday)

Time
8:00am - 10:00pm Arrival of pre-conference field tour and workshop attendees

Day 2

June 15, 2020 (Monday)

Time
8:00 - 8:30am

Study tour:

Pre-conference study tour (8:00am to 4:30pm)

Workshop #1:

Gene Editing (12:30 to 4:30pm) by Sateesh Kagale, National Research Council.

Workshop #2:

Mindfulness and Mental Health in the Lab (1:00 to 2:00pm) by Allyson MacLean, University of Ottawa.

Workshop #3:

Scientific Communications (2:00 to 3:00pm) by Shannon Boklaschuk, University of Saskatchewan 

Outgoing CSPB Executive Meeting (3:00 to 5:00pm)

8:30 - 9:15am 
9:15 - 10:00am
10:00 - 10:30am
10:30 - 12:00pm
12:00 - 1:30pm
1:30 - 3:00pm
3:00 - 3:30pm
3:30 - 5:00pm
5:15 - 7:15pm
5:00 - 7:00pm Opening Reception & Registration

Day 3

June 16, 2020 (Tuesday)

Time
8:00 - 8:30am Registration Opens
8:30 - 9:15am  Plenary talk #1
9:15 - 10:00am Plenary talk #2
10:00 - 10:30am Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00pm Plenary talk #3
Student Flash talks
12:00 - 1:45pm

Lunch

CSPB Annual Business meeting (12.15-1.45pm)

2:00 - 3:00pm Parallel session #1 Parallel session #2 Parallel session #3
3:00 - 3:30pm Coffee break
3:30 - 5:00pm Parallel session #4 Parallel session #5 Parallel session #6
5:15 - 7:15pm Poster Session

Day 4

June 17, 2020 (Wednesday)

Time
8:00 - 8:30am Registration Opens
8:30 - 9:15am  Plenary talk #4
9:15 - 10:00am Plenary talk #5
10:00 - 10:30am Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00pm Parallel session #7 Parallel session #8 Parallel session #9
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm Parallel session #10 Parallel session #11 Parallel session #12
3:00 - 3:30pm Coffee break
3:30 - 5:00pm Parallel session #13 Parallel session #14 Parallel session #15
6:00 - 9:00pm Conference Dinner and CSPB awards

Day 5

June 18, 2020 (Thursday)

Time
8:00 - 8:30am Registration Opens
8:30 - 9:15am  Plenary talk #5
9:15 - 10:00am Plenary talk #6
10:00 - 10:30am Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00pm Ragai Ibrahim Symposium
12:00 - 1:00pm

Student oral & poster awards

Closing remarks
1:30 - 3:00pm Incoming CSPB Executive Meeting