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Monday 6 May 2024
Welcome reception (evening)
| 6:00pm | Welcome reception David Denieffe, Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Registrar, South East Technological University, Ireland Eileen Curtis, Chief Executive, Kilkenny Carlow Education and Training Board, Ireland Colleen Seymour, Secwepmc Elder, Canada Entertainment: Music Generation | Saint Canice’s Cathedral The Close Coach Road Kilkenny City |
Tuesday 7 May 2024
| 8:00am | Registration/tea and coffee | Reception Lyrath Estate Convention Centre |
| 9:30am | Welcome Conference Co-chairs and Advisory Board representatives | McCurdy |
| 9:50am | Keynote – Democracy and VPL Dr Ted Fleming, Professor Emeritus, Maynooth University, Ireland | McCurdy |
| 10:20am | Panel Discussion Dr Julie Reddy Ms Pauline Boivin Mr Diego Piazza-Almudi Dr Dae Joong Kang, Seoul National University, South Korea Q&A | McCurdy |
| 11:15am | Break | McCurdy |
| 11:35am | Table discussions and report out | McCurdy |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | Yew and Grill Restaurants |
| 2:00pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 2:40pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 3:20pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 3:50pm | Break | |
| 4:10pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 4:50pm | Lightning talks | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 |
| 4:50pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 17:30 | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 6:00pm | Break and socialising | |
| 7:00pm | BBQ | BBQ Pavilion |
Wednesday 8 May 2024
| 8:15am | Round table sessions | McCurdy |
| Special interest groups | Maginnes 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 9:00am | Welcome and announcements | McCurdy |
| 9:15am | Panel discussion – Connecting learning across continents Dr Ernesto Villalba Garcia, CEDEFOP Brikena Xhomaqi, Lifelong Learning Platform, European Civil Society for Education Maria Rosenstock, European Training Foundation Raúl Valdés Cotera, UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Christine Hofman Q&A | McCurdy |
| 10:15am | Break | |
| 10:30am | Case studies and round table discussions Katie Jones Susan Forseille, Thompson Rivers University, Canada Anna Kahlson, Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education Q&A | McCurdy |
| 11:15am | Policy responses The rudder that sails the ship: policy Exploring policy and linking to the 4 themes and case studies Katia Dolgova Aline Juerges, European Commission Dr Rhianna Rogers, US Department of the Treasury Orla Lynch, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Ireland | McCurdy |
| 12:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:10pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 1:50pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 2:30pm | Concurrent sessions | McCurdy 3 Maginnes 1 Maginnes 2 Maginnes 3 |
| 1:10pm | Lightning talks | McCurdy 1 McCurdy 2 |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:30pm | Closing session Does democratising for one group mean less for another? Professor Alan Mandell, SUNY Empire State University, USA Professor Irene Sheridan, Munster Technological University, Ireland Gina Ebner, European Association for the Education of Adults | McCurdy |
| 4:45pm | Bus departs for Dublin Airport | Lyrath Estate Hotel |