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Schedule at a Glance
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Monday, November 18

12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Exhibitor set-up

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Advanced Laboratory Design Training

Containment: How it impacts design approaches from 10,000 feet to the bench top.

Or all you wanted to know about CL1-2-3-4, fume hoods, cleanrooms, and other containment systems, but were too afraid to ask!

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Networking Reception in the Tradeshow Area

Join us as we kick off the 2024 SLCan Sustainable Laboratory Conference!

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Thank you to our sponsor: Aqua Air Systems Inc.

Tuesday, November 19

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Continental Breakfast in the Tradeshow Area

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Welcoming Remarks

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Opening Keynote Presentation

​Meaningful Accessibility for Lab Spaces – A Holistic and Sustainable Approach

Roman Romanov, Director, Accessibility Advisory Services, Rick Hansen Foundation

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Thank you to our sponsor: BICASA North America

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Plenary Stream: Accessibility and Inclusion in Laboratories

​Equity Based Accessibility Standards Driving Change for Inclusion

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Plenary Stream: Accessibility and Inclusion in Laboratories

​The Approach to Accessibility and Inclusion at the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Plenary Stream: Accessibility and Inclusion in Laboratories

​Empower, Embrace, Include: Diversity, Inclusivity and Accessibility in Laboratory Spaces

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

11:30 am - 12: 15 pm

Panel Discussion

Accessibility and Inclusion in Laboratories

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch

 

Thank you to our sponsor: BRANDTECH Scientific

12:45 pm - 1: 15 pm

I2SL Presentation

Labs2Zero Update

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

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Stream 1A: Reduction in Embodied Carbon and Net-zero Goals

  • Reduction in Embodied Carbon and Net Zero Achievements at the Sidney Centre for Plant Health

  • A Comprehensive Approach to Decarbonizing Critical Environments

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Stream 2A: Reduction in Embodied Carbon and Net-zero Goals

  • Laboratoire en ouverture et transparence

  • Beyond Cat Videos: Unveiling the Embodied Carbon in MEP Systems of Data Centres

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Concurrent Breakouts + Panel Discussions

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Stream 1B: University Green Lab Operations

  • Greening Lab Operations Through Lab Culture and Lab Infrastructure at McGill University

  • Greening Lab Operations Through Lab Culture and Lab Infrastructure at the University of Toronto

  • Greening Lab Operations Through Lab Culture and Lab Infrastructure at McMaster University

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Stream 2B: Renovations: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

  • Separate but Together: How Two Projects Harmonize Social Interaction with Scientific Discovery - Notch Therapeutics New Home at MaRS

  • Separate but Together: How Two Projects Harmonize Social Interaction with Scientific Discovery - CancerCare Manitoba's Paul Albrechtsen Research Institute

  • Catalytic Converter – Regenerating Old Facilities through New Environments

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Dinner Event at the Art Gallery of Hamilton

Join us for a fun evening of networking and art!

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Thank you to our sponsor: mcCallumSather.

Wednesday, November 20

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast in the Tradeshow Area

7:30 am - 8:15 am

SLCan Annual General Meeting

8:15 am - 8:30 am

Welcoming Remarks

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Opening Keynote Presentation

Maura Campbell, President and CEO, Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization

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Thank you to our sponsor: Siemens

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Panel Discussion

From Incubation to Commercialization

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

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Stream 1C: Reduction in Action: Case Studies in Sustainability for the Next Generation

  • Collaborative Approach to Designing and Constructing Sustainable Laboratory Spaces: A Case Study of the TRC, NORR and Allyant/Buttcon Project

  • The New St. Paul's Clinical Support and Research Centre

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Stream 2C: Reduction in Action: Case Studies in Sustainability for the Next Generation

  • SAMIH – The New Medical School at UofT Scarborough – A Place for Healing, Learning, and Bringing Community Together

  • Addressing the 'Missing Middle' within Canada's Science and Research Ecosystem

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

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Thank you to our sponsor: Mocha Lighting

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

SLCan’s Membership: Insights and Opportunities

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

An Open Discussion with SLCan

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Site Tour Presentation

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Closing Remarks

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Site Tour

  • McMaster Innovation Park

  • CanmetMATERIALS

  • McMaster University Flex Labs

What Our Members Say

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Marty Mihowich, Laboratories Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Sustainable Labs Canada exemplifies collaboration and innovation, making a lasting positive impact to all science infrastructure within Canada. 
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