SCHEDULE

4:00-6:00 p.m. (1600‑1800)

Early Packet Pick-Up

8:00-11:30 a.m. (0800-1130)

Moving Oral and Poster Presentations to Publication: An Action-Oriented Writing Workshop

11:00 a.m.-6:15 p.m. (1100‑1815)

Registration

11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (1100‑1630)

Presenter Ready Room

11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (1100-1400)

Exhibitor Move-In

12:30-2:00 p.m. (1230‑1400)

Opening Plenary Session
Sponsored by Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery

2:00-2:30 p.m. (1400‑1430)

Afternoon Break
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

2:30-3:15 p.m. (1430‑1515)

Concurrent Sessions A

3:30-4:15 p.m. (1530‑1615)

Concurrent Sessions B

4:30-5:15 p.m. (1630‑1715)

Concurrent Sessions C

5:15-6:15 p.m. (1715-1815)

Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing 

7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (0730-1645)

Registration

7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (0730‑1600)

Presenter Ready Room

7:30-8:00 a.m. (0730-0800)

Poster Session 1 Setup

8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (0800-1530)

Poster Session 1 Viewing Hours

8:00-9:30 a.m. (0800-0930)

Plenary Session 2

9:30-10:00 a.m. (0930-1000)

Morning Break
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing 

10:00 a.m.-noon (1000‑1200)

Sigma Career Advising

10:00-10:45 a.m. (1000-1045)

Concurrent Sessions D

11:00-11:45 a.m. (1100-1145)

Concurrent Sessions E

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (1145-1215)

Lunch

12:15-1:00 p.m. (1215-1300) 

Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

1:15-2:30 p.m. (1315-1430)

Concurrent Sessions F

1:30-4:00 p.m. (1330-1600)

Sigma Career Advising

2:30-3:30 p.m. (1430-1530)

Afternoon Break
Meet the Poster Author Session
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing 

3:30-4:20 p.m. (1530-1620)

Poster Session 1 Removal

3:30-4:15 p.m. (1530-1615)

Concurrent Sessions G

4:30-5:30 p.m. (1630-1730)

Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Alumni Reception (Invitation only)
Sponsored by Duke University School of Nursing

7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (0730‑1500)

Registration

7:30-8:00 a.m. (0730-0800)

Poster Session 2 Setup

8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (0800-1430)

Poster Session 2 Viewing Hours

8:00-8:30 a.m. (0800-0830)

Concurrent Sessions H

8:30 a.m.-noon (0830‑1200)

Sigma Career Advising

8:45-9:30 a.m. (0845-0930)

Concurrent Sessions I

9:30-10:00 a.m. (0930-1000)

Morning Break
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

10:15-11:45 a.m. (1015-1145)

International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Conversation With the Honorees
Award presentation sponsored by Wiley

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (1145-1245)

Lunch
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (0730‑1630)

Registration

7:30-8:00 a.m. (0730‑0800)

Poster Session 3 Setup

8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (0800‑1445)

Poster Session 3 Viewing Hours

8:00-9:15 a.m. (0800-0915) 

Concurrent Sessions L

8:30-11:30 a.m. (0830-1130)

Sigma Career Advising

9:30-10:15 a.m. (0930-1015) 

Concurrent Sessions M

10:15-10:45 a.m. (1015-1045)

Morning Break
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

10:45-11:30 a.m. (1045-1130) 

Concurrent Sessions N

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (1130-1230) 

Lunch

12:30-1:00 p.m. (1230-1300)

Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

1:00-1:45 p.m. (1300-1345)

Concurrent Sessions O

1:45-2:45 p.m. (1345-1445)

Afternoon Break
Meet the Poster Author Session
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

2:45-3:00 p.m. (1445-1500)

Poster Session 3 Removal

3:00-4:30 p.m. (1500-1630)

Sigma Marketplace
Exhibitor Move-Out

3:00-4:15 p.m. (1500-1615) 

Concurrent Sessions P

5:30-8:30 p.m. (1730-2030)

Calgary's Wild West
Cultural Celebration (Off-Site Ticketed Event)
Sponsored by Phi Pi Chapter, Chamberlain University
Plan to take part in the authentic western spirit of Calgary with an evening of barbecue dinner, trick horse performance, native dancers, live band, line dancing, and if you’re brave, give the mechanical bull a try! Your ticket includes a casual bus ride, all activities, dinner, and one drink ticket. Pack your most comfortable jeans and boots if you have them!

7:30 a.m.-noon (0730-1200)

Registration

8:00-9:30 a.m. (0800-0930)

Presenter Ready Room

8:00-9:15 a.m. (0800-0915)

Concurrent Sessions Q

9:30-10:15 a.m. (0930-1015)

Concurrent Sessions R

10:15-10:30 a.m. (1015-1030)

Coffee Break

10:30 a.m.-noon (1030-1200) 

Plenary Session 3

Schedule is subject to change.