Friday, 4 December 2009
Location: Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Transportation note: The Maritime Museum is at 28 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria. The 11 Bus goes from the hotel and along Douglas Street in Victoria. If you take the 11 bus downtown, please disembark at View Street and walk 1.5 blocks west to the Museum.

19:30 Icebreaker

Saturday, 5 December 2009
Location: University of Victoria

09:00 - 09:05 Gerlis Fugmann (APECS President): Welcome from the Organizing Committee
09:05 - 09:10 Dave Carlson (IPY IPO): Welcome
09:10 - 09:15 UVic welcome
09:15 - 09:25 Alex Taylor (APECS Vice-President): Ideas for the Symposium by the Organizing Committee
09:25 - 10:15 Lillian Hayward (Canadian IPY Federal Program Office): Canadian IPY Activities
10:15 - 10.20 Calista Morrisson: Welcome from CliC
10:20 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:45 Workshop by Chris Olex
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Research Presentations (Part 1)
15:15 - 15:45 Break
15:45 - 17:45 Research Presentations (Part 2)

Sunday, 6 December 2009
Location: University of Victoria

09:00 - 09:05 Opening Remarks
09:05 - 09:50 Cecilia Bitz (University of Washington): Work Hard, Aim High, Have Fun
09:50 - 10:05 Hugues Lantuit: Polar Acronyms 2009: Who is who in polar science
10:05 - 10:50 Lassi Heininen: Working with Policy Makers
10:50 - 10:55 Jenny Baeseman (APECS Director): Introduction MoBio
10:55 - 11:25 Break
11:25 - 12:10 Scott Tomlinson: Data Management
12:10 - 12:55 Serge Larivière: Time Management and Work/Life Balance
12:55 - 13:00 Kristin Timm (ARCUS): Introduction to ARCUS
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Breakout Sessions (Part I):
.........................• How to get started in Science? Kim Wickland, Brian Starzomski, Jenny Baeseman
.........................• Working with Policy Makers
.........................• Data Management
.........................• Time Management and Work/Life Balance
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 18:00 Breakout sessions (Part II):
.........................• How to get started in Science?
.........................• Working with Policy Makers
.........................• Data Management
.........................• Time Management and Work/Life Balance

Monday, 7 December 2009
Location: Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS)

09:00 - 09:15 Opening Remarks by Robin Brown (IOS) and Robie McDonald (IOS)
09:15 - 10:00 Tour of IOS and Surrounding Area
10:00 - 10:45 Inuuteq Holms Olson (Greenland Home Rule Government)
10:45 - 11:30 Louis Fortier (Université Laval, ArcticNet): Funding your Ideas
11:30 - 11:35 Volker Rachold (IASC): Introduction IASC and SCAR
11:35 - 11:50 Break
11:50 - 12:35 Dave Carlson (IPY IPO): Communications 101: Giving your best Presentation
12:35 - 13:20 Community-Based Research: Bud Hall, Russel Fielding, Nancianne Nassak
13:20 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 16:15 Breakout Sessions (Part I):
.........................• Communicating your Research
.........................• Funding your Ideas
.........................• Community-based Research
16:15 - 16:45 Break
16:45 - 18:15 Breakout Sessions (Part II):
.........................• Communicating your Research
.........................• Funding your Ideas
.........................• Community-based Research
18:15 Symposium Dinner

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Location: Victoria Conference Centre

08:30 - 08:35 Laura McKinnon (ASA Student Day Organizer): Welcome, agenda, objectives
08:35 - 08:50 Martin Fortier (Executive Director for ArcticNet): Overview of the ArcticNet program
08:50 - 09:00 Brent Else (ASA President): The ArcticNet Students Association: Past successes and future direction
09:00 - 09:15 Stephanie McDonald (Inuit Research Advisor - TBC): The role of Inuit Research Advisors in ArcticNet
09:15 - 09:30 Christine Barnard (Science Coordinator of CEN): Overview of the Centre d'Etudes Nordiques
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote Address
.........................• Jenny Baeseman (APECS Director):  Shaping the future of polar research
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break
10:20 - 10:30 Introducing the IPY International Early Career Research Symposium breakout sessions
10:30 - 12:00 IPY International Early Career Research Symposium breakout sessions
.........................• How to Get Started in Science
.........................• Working with Policy Makers
.........................• Data Management
.........................• Time Management and Work/Life Balance
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 IPY International Early Career Research Symposium breakout sessions
.........................• Communicating Your Research
.........................• Funding Your Ideas
.........................• Community-Bases Research
15:00 - 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 - 16:00 Special Session: The Future of Canada's Arctic Research Infrastructure
.........................• Georgina Lloyd (Northern Affairs, INAC): The Canadian High Arctic Research Station
.........................• Stephane Julien (Canadian Coast Guard): Canada's Polar Class Icebreaker
.........................• Panel Discussion
16:00 ArcticNet Students Association General Assembly
17:00 ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting Icebreaker