IPMEN 2023 Program

Formal conference sessions will be held at Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island, BC with delegate accommodation available in the nearby student housing at the University of Victoria (UVic dorms). Active links in the following program summary will take you to details of the program for each day.

Monday July 17th: Arrival in Victoria

  • All delegates should arrive on Vancouver Island BC see Travel to and from Victoria for details. 
  • 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm – check-in to accommodation at UVic dorms plus conference registration.
  • 6.00 pm – conference welcome function at Cadboro Bay Park.
  • First night in conference accommodation (UVic dorms), see IPMEN 2023 Accommodation.  

Tuesday July 18th: Conference Day 1 

  • 9.00 am to 9.30 am – conference registration at conference venue ONC.  
  • 9.30 am to 12.00 pm – Strand 2: linking TEK & Ocean Literacy (tsunamis).
  • 12.00 pm to 1.30 pm – lunch (and networking) at ONC conference venue. 
  • 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm –  Strand 1: linking TEK & Ocean Literacy (ocean voyaging). 
  • 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm – virtual Talanoa (web-based forum). 
  • Second night in conference accommodation (UVic dorms).  

Wednesday 19th: Conference Day 2 

  • 9.30 am to 1.00 pm – field trip – TEK themed half-day voyage with Eagle Wing Tours. 
  • 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm – lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf, Victoria.
  • 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm – workshop – Empowering Ocean Champions Through Climate Action Pedagogies.  
  • 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm – IPMEN forward planning meeting – 2024 to 2030. 
  • 7.00 pm – formal conference dinner at First Peoples House, University of Victoria. 
  • Third night in conference accommodation (UVic dorms). 

Thursday 20th: Conference Day 3

  • 8.45 am to 12.00 pm – Strand 4: exemplary programs that link TEK to Ocean Literacy.  
  • 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm – lunch at ONC conference venue.   
  • 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm – Strand 3: protocols for meaningful engagement presentations.
  • 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm – virtual Talanoa (web-based forum). 
  • Fourth night in conference accommodation (UVic dorms).  

Friday July 21st: We are planning to provide NMEA 2023 conference delegates with a travel package from Victoria BC to Bellingham WA (see Travel to and from Victoria for details) while other delegates will retrace their steps home.  

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