Welcome!

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Welcome to the Graduate Student Symposium! This event is a chance for SENS students to present their work using short presentations. Following the opening of the symposium, there will be a morning session of student presentations, followed by lunch (provided). The afternoon session includes a keynote address, four longer student showcase talks, and a panel discussion celebrating the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region, followed by a mixer event with light refreshments. 

Student presentations are judged on their quality and clarity by SENS faculty, staff, students, and guests, and the top choices are awarded a small prize (and bragging rights). We encourage all viewers to rate the presentations using the online judging form that will be provided in each symposium sesison.  

The symposium will be a hybrid event, held in-person in the Agriculture building (see map of 2nd floor), located at 51 Campus Drive in Saskatoon (view map), and via Zoom (link will be provided here). There is paid parking available in the parkade underneath the Agriculture building (view map), and there is direct access to the building directly from the parkade.

General Schedule

August 27, 2026

 

Time Activity
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:05  Welcome from SENS
Dr. Markus Brinkmann, Assistant Director Academic (External)
9:05 - 9:40 

Opening of the Symposium

Elder Julie Pitzel

9:40 - 9:45 SENS Executive Director's Message
Dr. Karsten Liber
9:45 - 9:50 How to navigate breakout rooms (*online participants only*)
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00 Concurrent Sessions: Student presentations (in-person and online; see above for Zoom link)

Please use the online judging form provided in the session chats to score the presentations.
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:30 - 12:30

Concurrent Sessions (continued): Student presentations (in-person and online; see above for Zoom link) 

Please use the online judging form provided in the session chats to score the presentations.

12:30 - 1:30 Catered lunch (complimentary for all)
1:30 - 2:15

Keynote Address

2:15 - 3:15 SENS Showcase Presentations  
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30 Special Moderated Panel Discussion: Celebrating Redberry Lake Biosphere Region   
4:30-4:45 Awards and wrap up
Dr. Markus Brinkmann, Assistant Director Academic (External)
4:45 - 6:00 Celebration mixer (refreshments will be served)