Schedule at a Glance

Schedule at a Glance

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Monday, November 20, 2023

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Training: Introduction to Sustainable Strategies for Laboratory Planning, Design, and Operation (separate fee required)

12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Exhibitor set-up

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking Reception in the Tradeshow Area

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast in the Tradeshow Area

9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcoming Remarks

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Keynote Presentation

9:45 am – 10:15 am
Keynote Presentation

10:15 am – 10:45 am
Panel Discussion: Climate Change Resilience

10:45 am – 11:15 am
Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

Stream 1A: Collaboration
1 - Panel Discussion: Never Too Cold, Never Too Clean
2 - Accelerating the Path to Net Zero through Collaborative Project Delivery Models

Stream 2A: Repeatable Lab Design Framework
1 - Laboratories Canada Repeatable Lab Design Framework: Design Excellence for Federal Facilities
2 - Walking The Walk: Sustainability and Stewardship at the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre Project

Stream 3A: Collaborative Research Spaces
1 - The McGill New Vic Project - Innovative Sustainable Lab Design
2 - McGill University's CERC Pain Genetic Centre - Building New Labs in Aging Facilities

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Keynote Presentation: Labs2Zero

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

Stream 1B: Emerging Technologies
1 - Designing the Self Driving Lab of the Future: AI, Automation and the Acceleration of Research
2 - Sustainability and Digitalization: Meeting the Challenges of a Changing Research Workplace

Stream 2B: Decarbonization
1 - Decarbonizing University Campuses and Laboratories
2 - Zero Carbon Design Strategies for the Renovated Lab

Stream 3B: Decarbonization
1 - Roadmap to a Laboratories Canada Net Zero Lab through a Holisitic High Performance Whole Building Lifecycle
2 - Making Informed Decisions for Managing the Transport of Airborne Pathogens while Achieving Energy Use Reductions

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

Stream 1C: Climate Change Resiliency
1 - Climate Change Resiliency for Buildings with Laboratories
2 - Toronto Western Hospital Wastewater Energy Transfer Project

Stream 2C: Mass Timber
1 - Institutional Mass Timber Projects Around the World

Stream 3C: Tools
1 - No One Left Behind: A Portfolio Data Layer Approach to Net Zero
2 - The Pathway to Net Zero in the Intense Laboratories Settings Using AECOM Zero

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Transportation to Dinner Event

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Dinner Event at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (separate fee required)

9:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Return Transportation to Halifax Convention Centre

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

8:15 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast in the Tradeshow Area

8:15 am – 9:00 am
SLCan Annual General Meeting

9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcoming Remarks

9:15 am – 9:45 am
Keynote Presentation

9:45 am – 10:30 am
Panel Discussion

10:30 am – 11:00 am
Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area

11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Concurrent Breakouts + Q&A Sessions

Stream 3A: Benchmarking
1 - A Comparison of Three Engagement Programs in the Benchmarking of Sustainable Lab Operations at McGill
2 - Resilient Pathway to a Net Zero Wet Lab: UTM Centre for Medicinal Chemistry

Stream 4A: Project Design and Delivery

Stream 5A: Climate Change Resiliency
1 - Integrated Strategies for Resilient Research Infrastructure
2 - Wind Engineering: Making Sustainable Design a Breeze

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
SLCan/I2SL Discussion

1:305 pm – 2:00 pm
Tour Presentation

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Closing Remarks

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Site Tour (separate fee required)