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

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
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

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

Plenary Session 2

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

Morning Break
Poster Viewing Session 1A
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

2:30-3:45 p.m. (1430‑1545)

Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing 

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

Meet the Poster Author Session 1B

3:30-4:00 p.m. (1530-1600)

Poster Session 1 Removal

4:00-4:45 p.m. (1600-1645)

Concurrent Sessions G

4:45-5:45 p.m. (1645-1745)

Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Alumni Reception (Invitation only)

7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (0730‑1500)

Registration

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

Poster Session 2 Setup

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
Poster Viewing Session 2A
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

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

International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Conversation With the Honorees

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

8:00-9:15 a.m. (0800-0915) 

Concurrent Sessions K

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

Sigma Career Advising

9:30-10:15 a.m. (0930-1015) 

Concurrent Sessions L

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

Morning Break
Poster Viewing Session 3A
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

10:45-11:30 a.m. (1045-1130) 

Concurrent Sessions M

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (1130-1230) 

Lunch

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

Poster Viewing Session 3B
Sigma Marketplace
Exhibit Viewing

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

Concurrent Sessions N

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

Afternoon Break
Meet the Poster Author Session 3C
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 O

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

Calgary's Wild West
Cultural Celebration (Off-Site Ticketed Event)
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 P

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

Concurrent Sessions Q

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.