Conference Schedule

May 29, 30 and 31

Day 1 - May 29

Time	Location	Activity
8:45am	Sternwheeler Hotel (downtown) breakfast on your own	Shuttle pick up to YukonU. Don’t forget to wear your branded school clothing today!
8:30am-10:00am	YukonU Front entrance	Registration, check in
10:00am-10:30am	KAFF, Yukon University	Welcome, Conference overview, opening prayer and land acknowledgment. Coffee/tea and snack provided
10:30am-11:30am	KAFF, Yukon University	Opening Plenary session with Jocelyn Joe-Strack: Nurturing change with the Yukon First Nation Climate Action Fellowship
11:45am-12:45pm	YukonU classrooms	Break out sessions Session A: Canadian Financial Student Aid Presenters: Jonathan Wallace Director General, Canada Student Financial Assistance Program Room A2206 Session B: Supporting Former Youth in Care: Behind and Beyond the Service Desk Presenter: Sabrina Materie, The University of British Columbia Room C1440
12:45pm-1:45pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Lunch provided Enter the Selfie Contest for a chance to win prizes! (deadline Wednesday 10am)
1:45pm-2:45pm	YukonU classrooms	Break out sessions Session A: Foundations of Student Financial Assistance in Canada Presenter: Stephanie Williams, CASFAA Room A2206 Session B: Make your data dance - KPIs, Metrics and Benchmarking Presenter: Elizabeth Way, McMaster University Room C1440
2:45pm-3:00pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Wellness break Beverages and snacks provided
3:00pm-4:00pm	YukonU	Break out sessions Session A: Out of Province Panel Presenters: CASFAA Regional Directors Room A2206 Session B: Increasing Access and Diversity? A Financial Aid Transformation Presenters from Queens University Room C1440
4:15pm-4:45pm	YukonU front entrance	shuttle back to downtown (drop-off at Sternwheeler Hotel)
5:15pm-6:00pm	Gold Rush Inn, Main Street (downtown)	First time CASFAA Conference Attendees reception
6:00pm-7:30pm	Gold Rush Inn, Main Street (downtown)	Welcome cocktail reception, appetizers and cash bar. Don't forget to bring your swag for the swag lottery.

Day 2 - May 30

Time	Location	Activity
8:45am	Sternwheeler Hotel (downtown)	shuttle pick up to YukonU Remember to take those selfies and enter the Selfie Contest for a chance to win prizes! (deadline Wednesday 10am)
9:15am - 10:30am	KAFF, Yukon University	CASFAA AGM Continental breakfast provided
10:45am - 12:00pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Plenary session. Panel discussion: Funding Opportunities for Indigenous students in Yukon's North
12:00pm - 12:45pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Lunch provided
1:00pm - 2:00pm	YukonU classrooms	Break out sessions Session A: Yukon Government-What is the PIF? Presenters: Meet Yukon's Student Financial Assistance Team! Room C1440 Session B: More than Just a Student Number: Person-Centred Approaches to Financial Aid Presenter: Ricki Wellstead, McMaster University Room A2206
2:00pm - 2:15pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Wellness break Beverages and snacks provided
2:15pm - 3:15pm	YukonU	Break out sessions Session A: FINASTRA Presenter: Marc Guindon Room A2206 Session B: Technology's Role in Advancing Student Financial Aid Outcomes Presenter: Preston Aitken, Blackbaud Room C1440
3:15pm - 4:15pm	YukonU	Break out sessions Session A: Making change that counts: Leveraging behavioural science to improve student financial outcomes Presenter: Jiadi Wu, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Room A2206 Session B: Birds of a Feather This is an open session that provides opportunity for colleagues to network and discuss issues that matter to them (eg. a live version of the CASFAA forums where members pose questions and general discussion in real time). Room C1530
4:30pm- 4:45pm	YukonU front entrance	shuttle back to downtown (drop-off at Sternwheeler Hotel)
6:00pm - 10:00pm	Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, 1171 Front Street	CASFAA Awards Banquet, dinner and cash bar

Day 3 - May 31

Time	Location	Activity
8:45am	Sternwheeler Hotel (downtown) breakfast on your own	shuttle pick up to YukonU Reminder: deadline for Selfie Contest is 10am today!
9:15am - 10:15am	KAFF, Yukon University	Plenary session. Joella Hogan-How education can support Indigenous-led business development and promote community engagement/support.
10:30am - 11:30am	YukonU classrooms	Roundtable sessions Table A: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Room A2204 Table B: Needs vs. Merit Based Funding Room A2206 Table C: Emergency Funding Room C1440
11:45am - 12:45pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Lunch provided
12:45pm -2:15pm	YukonU classrooms	Break out sessions Session A: Bannock, tea and story telling with YukonU Elder Liz Moses Location: Roddy's Camp located outside and behind YukonU Session B: Orange Shirt beading with YukonU Elder Nina Bolton Bolton Room C1530
2:15pm - 2:30pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Wellness break Beverages and snacks provided
2:30pm -3:30pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Closing plenary session with Dana Tizya-Tramm. Indigenous rights and renewable energy-incorporating renewable Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the Western systems.
3:30pm - 4:00pm	KAFF, Yukon University	Closing of 2023 CASFAA conference
4:15pm - 4:30pm	YukonU front entrance	shuttle back to downtown (drop-off at Sternwheeler Hotel)
6:00pm	downtown restaurant TBC	Last night gathering