National Bioscience Educators Conference   - Proposed Program                                                       

Program - Tuesday, February 16

5:00 p.m.            Registration                                                Multi-purpose Room, Princess Street Campus

6:00 p.m.            Dinner, Cafeteria, Princess Street Campus, Red River College

                           Welcome to the Conference                        Dr. Alison Symington, Executive Director, Bioscience                                                                         Education Canada (BEC)

                                                        Welcome to Red River College                        Dr. Ken Webb, Vice-president, Academic, RRC           

6:40 p.m.            Biotechnology and Humanity’s                        Allan Sturko, Industrial Technology Advisor,      

                         Critical Survival Issues                                    National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Program                                                           

7:00 p.m.            Teacher BioOlympics                                    Dr. Darren Fast, Executive Director (Acting), Life  Science Association of Manitoba

9:00 p.m.            Review of the Conference Program                        Dr. Alison Symington

Program - Wednesday, February 17

7:30 a.m.             Registration and Coffee

8:15 a.m.            Depart for National Microbiology Laboratory

8:30 a.m.            Opening Remarks                                                Dr. Alison Symington, BEC

Welcome to National Microbiology Laboratory            Joy Stadnichuk, Community Liaison Program Officer

8:35 a.m.                  Overview and Accomplishments of the NML             Dr. Frank Plummer, Scientific Director                                                                                             General, Public Health Agency of                                                                                    Canada

8:45 a.m.            Overview and Accomplishments of the                        Deputy Director, National Centre for

                        National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease            Foreign Animal Disease

8:55 a.m.            Overview of the Facility                                                Joy Stadnichuk, Community Liaison                                                                                     Program Officer           

9:15 a.m.            A Closer Look at Epidemiology                                    Dr. Carole Beaudoin, Epidemiologist,                                                                                    Public Health Agency of            Canada

9:30 a.m.            Genomics at the NML                                                 Dr. Morag Graham, Research Scientist

                                                                                                Public Health Agency of            Canada

9:45 a.m.            Student Programs at NML                                    Tandice Wiwchar, Senior Human                                                                                     Resources Assistant, Public Health                                                                                     Agency of Canada

10:00 a.m.            Depart for Tours

Tour 1 – Composites Innovation Centre

Tour 2 – Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Tour 3 – Nanotechnology Fabrication Laboratory

Tour 4 – Microbial Genomics for Biofuels and Co-Products from Biorefining Processes

Noon – Lunch, Cafeteria, Princess Street Campus, Red River College

12:45 p.m.            Keynote – Use of video games in education, Dr. Reyn Redekopp, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba

1:15 p.m.            Slot 1 Sessions

                        Video Games Lab

                        Genomics in the Classroom

                        Agricultural Biotechnology in the Classroom

                        Microarrays in the Classroom

2:00 p.m.            Slot 2 Sessions

                        Video Games Lab

                        Agricultural Biotechnology in the Classroom

                        Teacher and Student Learning Opportunities in Biotechnology

                        Laboratory Skills for Biotechnology

2:45 p.m.            Break

3:00 p.m.            Slot 3 Sessions

                        Mobile Learning and the Biology Classroom

                        Genomics in the Classroom

                        Laboratory Skills for Biotechnology

                        Microarrays in the Classroom                                   

3:45 p.m.            Closing Remarks

6:00 p.m.            Dinner and a Movie, Cafeteria, Princess Street Campus, Red River College

7:00 p.m.            The Score - A feature length movie about biotechnology and life science

9:00 p.m.            Closing Remarks.

Program - Thursday, February 18

800 a.m.            Registration

8:30 a.m.            Open Remarks, Greetings, Manitoba Education, Province of Manitoba

8:45 a.m.            The Promise of Agricultural Biotechnology           

9:15 a.m.            Tours

                        Tour 1 – Youth Biomedical Laboratory, Niji Mahkawa School

                        Tour 2 – Institute of Biodiagnositcs, National Research Council

                        Tour 3 – Innovative Technologies In Multidisciplinary Health Research Training, CancerCare Building

                        Tour 4 – Oligodendrocyte Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

10:45 a.m.            Slot 4 Sessions

                        OneNote – Organizing Life Science Information and Projects                                  Careers, Knowledge and Skills in the Biotechnology Sector                                    Dreaded Red:  Simulation of an Epidemic                                                                        Life Science and Bioethics                       

11:30 a.m.            Slot 5 Sessions

                        OneNote – Organizing Life Science Information and Projects                                          Life Science and Bioethics                                                                                       Dreaded Red:  Simulation of an Epidemic                                                                Careers, Knowledge and Skills in the Biotechnology Sector

12:15            Lunch, Cafeteria, Princess Street Campus, Red River College

12:45 p.m.            Life Science in Space, Dr. Nicole Buckley, Director, Physical and Life Science, Canadian Space Agency

1:15 p.m.            Teacher Round Tables

                        Educators who have developed their own biotechnology lessons will be on-hand to share their work.  There will be three, 20 minute sessions presenting 10 topics. 

2:30            Break

2:45            Teacher Interest Groups

                        Time has been set aside for educators to meet others with similar interests who are interested in continuing to share ideas, knowledge and programs.  .

3:15            Closing Remarks, Dr. Alison Symington, Executive Director, BEC