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7:45am EDT

Travel to Venue Conference Hotel

8:00am EDT

Breakfast & Morning Coffee CIBC Lobby Quiet / Prayer Room Scott Religious Centre

9:00am EDT

Help Desk CIBC Lobby Helpdesk

9:20am EDT

Take your Seats Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

9:30am EDT

Opening Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

10:00am EDT

Open Reactions Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

10:10am EDT

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Open Research and Education Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

11:55am EDT

Group Photo Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

12:10pm EDT

Lunch CIBC Lobby

1:10pm EDT

Get to Sessions Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre

1:20pm EDT

How might we accelerate the incorporation of open into evaluation, teaching, and librarianship throughout Asia to drive awareness (Asia -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 006 How might we encourage open advocacy and the practice of open beyond the tenure track (North America 2 -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 011 How might we equip those working in universities and colleges to embed diversity and inclusivity into their work with open educational practices and resources? (North America 1 -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 009 How might we justify and reward time spent on open research and education projects in Latin American institutions and funding agencies? (Latin America -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 012 How might we open advocates congratulate our peers on non-open successes in keeping with our values? (Europe -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 008 How might we use open communities to support a fight for a fast, affordable, safe, transparent, and decolonized internet in Africa (Africa -- Part 2 ) Accolade Building East 002 How might we welcome, embolden, and care for open advocates and provide inclusive support that considers the whole person? (North America 3 -- Part 2) Accolade Building East 013

2:50pm EDT

Break CIBC Lobby

3:35pm EDT

Automated open data-driven language learning in MOOCs Accolade East 002 Figuring Out Git and GitHub Accolade East 013 (Area 2) Free and open educational resources for Afghanistan Accolade East 011 (Area 1) Get your Campus on Board: Create an OER Steering Group Accolade East 011 (Area 2) How can Open Research and Open Education keep us from drowning in plastics? Accolade East 012 How might we remove the 'luck' factor (e.g., influence of where one was born, family wealth, etc.) in receiving proper education? Accolade East 009 (Area 2) Open Access and Intergovernmental Organisations Accolade East 013 (Area 1) Open Humanities & Social Sciences Annual Meeting Accolade East 010 Open Materials and Reproducibility Accolate West 002 Opening Up Online Video: Finding a Home Accolade East 006 Opening Up the Hidden Curriculum of the Open Movement Accolate West 003 Ping pong balls for people power! (or “How might we raise awareness of open practices or issues in fun and inclusive ways?”) Accolade East 008 Publishing with open access journals Accolade East 009 (Area 1) Transforming Scholarly Publishing in University Networks Accolate West 009

4:45pm EDT

Break CIBC Lobby

5:00pm EDT

Building Communities to Build Open Textbooks Accolade East 012 By sharing freely, are we feeding the monsters? Accolade East 006 Co-creating a "Decolonizing Open Scholarship" Zine Accolade East 010 Dance your Open Story Accolate West 003 Decolonizing Scholarly Communication Accolade East 010 Ditching Journal Impact Factors and Journal Blacklists For Good Accolade East 013 How do we motivate and mobilize a diverse group of volunteers in Open projects (e.g. open source, open knowledge)? Accolade East 011 Open Source Research Management Platforms for Universities Accolade East 002 Putting the Us in Sustainability: Asking for the Community's Help in Creating a Long-Term Financial Foundation for the OpenCon Community Accolade East 009 Support group for people who want to do community work well Accolade East 008

6:10pm EDT

Reception Schulich Executive Dining Room

8:00pm EDT

Informal Social Shopsy's