FORMAT & SCHEDULE
DATE & TIME:
PLATFORM:
Note: An orientation video will also be posted below to introduce attendees to the platform before the day of the conference. Conference attendees will be provided with two links: one for the Total Webcasting platform for March 15th and one for Webex for March 16th.
SCHEDULE:
Main Program (March 15th)
IMPORTANT DATES:
DATE & TIME:
- Main Program: Monday, March 15th, 9am-3:30pm
- Bonus Workshop: Tuesday, March 16th, 10am-12pm
PLATFORM:
- Total Webcasting: The main program will take place virtually using a user-friendly platform, Total Webcasting. Moderators will help conference attendees navigate between the main room presentations, the concurrent talks and platform features.
- Gatherly: A poster and networking session will be facilitated using Gatherly. The Gatherly platform will be integrated into the Total Webcasting platform so that participants stay within one window throughout the conference.
- Webex: The bonus workshop will take place in Webex.
Note: An orientation video will also be posted below to introduce attendees to the platform before the day of the conference. Conference attendees will be provided with two links: one for the Total Webcasting platform for March 15th and one for Webex for March 16th.
SCHEDULE:
Main Program (March 15th)
- 9:00-9:15 AM—Welcome & Orientation
- 9:15-10:15 AM—Plenary Panel: BIPOC Early Environmental Professionals: Stories & Reflections to Guide Ways Forward
- 10:15-10:35 AM—Orientation to Concurrent Tracks, Gatherly, & Transition Time
- 10:35-11:35 AM—3 Concurrent Tracks (4 talks per track; 12 talks total)
- 11:35 AM-12:35 PM—Poster Session & Exhibitors in Gatherly
- 12:35-1:00 PM—Lunch
- 1:00-2:00 PM—3 Concurrent Tracks (4 talks per track; 12 talks total)
- 2:00-2:15 PM—Transition Break
- 2:15-2:40 PM—Awards
- 2:40-3:20 PM—Keynote: Parker McMullen Bushman: Making the Outdoors Welcoming Spaces for All People
- 3:20-3:30 PM—Closing Remarks
- 10:00 AM-12:00 PM—Workshop: Parker McMullen Bushman: Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation - Examining Culture & Bias
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Conference Registration Opens—Jan 28, 2021
- Presentation Abstracts Due—Feb 15, 2021
- Presentation Decisions Made—Feb 19, 2021
- Poster PDFs and Copy of Oral Presentations Submitted to Conference Facilitators—Mar 11, 2021
- Poster PDFs Available on Website—Mar 11, 2021