Agenda
We are super excited to welcome you all to Alberta Canada for the 2023 IFAJ World Congress! Continue to check this page for updates to the schedule and more information, as things will change leading up to the day of the congress.
| Date | Time | Location | Activity |
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| June 24-27 | - | Calgary | Bootcamp |
| June 26 | Evening | Calgary | IFAJ Presidium Meeting |
| June 27 | Morning | Calgary | IFAJ Presidium Meeting |
| June 23-27 | - | Vancouver-Calgary | BC Pre-tour |
| June 26-27 | - | Southern Alberta | Diversified Agriculture and Irrigation in Southern Alberta |
| June 27 | - | Drumheller | Beer and Barley in the Badlands |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | |||
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| All Day | Sheraton Cavalier Calgary | Check-in & Registration desk | |
| 12pm - 5 pm | Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel | IFAJ Executive Meeting | |
| 6:30 pm | Sheraton Ballroom | IFAJ Congress cpening reception - Taste of Alberta | |
| 10 pm | College pub | Hospitality Suite |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |||
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| 6:30 am - 11 am | Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel | Registration Desk | |
| 7 am | Sheraton Ballroom | Breakfast | |
| 8 am - 9 am | Sheraton Ballroom | Oh Canada! Opening Presentation | |
| 9 am - 12 pm | Sheraton Ballroom | IFAJ Delegate Assembly | |
| 12 pm - 1 pm | Sheraton Ballroom | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | On route | Transport to Olds | |
| 3 pm - 4 pm | Congress Campus:Pomeroy Inn & Suites & Olds College Dorms | Check-In + Campus Tour | |
| 3 pm - 6 pm | Pomeroy Lobby | Registration Desk | |
| 4 pm | Olds College - Weerklund Building | Platinum Mixer | |
| 6:30 pm | Olds Campus (Outdoors) | Drinks & Welcome BBQ | |
| 10 pm | Olds College Pub | Hospitality Suite |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 am - 9 am | Pomeroy Lobby | Registration Desk | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 am - 8 am | Pomeroy & College Breakfast Stations | Breakfast | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 am - 9:30 am | Pomeroy Ballroom | Professional Development: Hacks & Flacks | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 am | Pomeroy Parking lot | Tour Buses Leave | |||||||||||||||||
| Tour 1 | Canada's Canola Frontier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tour 2 | The Business of Beef in Canada|
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| Tour 3 |
The incredible farm-to-fork journey of Sunterra |
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| Tour 4 |
Caring for Livestock |
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| Tour 5 |
This is our Prairies |
| 10 pm |
Olds College Pub |
Hospitality Suite |
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| Friday, June 30, 2023 | |||
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| 7 am - 8 am | Pomeroy & College Breakfast Stations | Breakfast | |
| 8 am - 10 am | Pomeroy Ballroom | Professional Development: Soil Carbon Conundrum | |
| 10:30 am | Pomeroy Parking lot | Tour Buses Leave | |
| Tour 1 | Olds College Smart Farm Tour | ||
| Tour 2 | Rodeo and Rural Alberta | ||
| Tour 3 | Sustainability in the Beef Industry | ||
| Tour 4 | The Barley Belt Tour | ||
| 10 pm | Olds College Pub | Hospitality Suite | |
| 7 pm | Dinner |
| Saturday, July 1, 2023 | Canada Day | ||
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| 7 am - 9 am | Pomeroy Ballroom | Breakfast | |
| 9 am | Pomeroy Ballroom | Professional Development: Confronting the reality of colonial legacies | |
| 12 pm | TBH | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm | Congress Campus | Celebrating Indigenous Culture | |
| 6 pm - 10 pm | Olds College (Outdoors) | Canada Day BBQ & Event | |
| 10 pm | Olds College Pub | Hospitality Suite |
| Sunday, July 2, 2023 | |||
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| 7 am - 8:30 am | Pomeroy & College breakfast stations | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 am - 10 am | Pomeroy Ballroom | Professional Development: Timothy Caulfield | |
| 10:30 am | Pomeroy Parking lot | Tour Buses leave | |
| 10:30 am | Pomeroy | Workshops | |
| 5 pm - 5:30 pm | Congress Campus | All tours return | |
| 6:30 pm | Olds College Alumni Hall | Gala Banquet | |
| Olds College Pub | Hospitality Suite |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | |||
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| 6:30 am - 8 am | Pomeroy & College breakfast stations | Breakfast | |
| Staggered bus departures | Pomeroy Parking lot | Transport to Calgary: YYC or Sheraton Cavelier host hotel | |
| Post-tour 1 | Along the Cowboy Trail |