Schedule Overview
Schedule is subject to change. * Additional costs may apply (e.g., additional event tickets, cash bar, touring activities).
Wednesday April 29, 2026
| 7:00 am – | Research Forum Registration Opens | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 8:30 am – 9:40 am | Forum Welcome Remarks / Awards and Keynote | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 10:15 am –12:30 am | Forum Morning Sessions x 2 | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 12:30 pm - 1 pm | Forum Lunch | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Graduate Student World Café | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Forum Afternoon Sessions x 2 | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 5:30 pm – | Forum Social & Activities | Off-site |
Thursday April 30, 2026
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Forum Breakfast | Sheraton Wall Centre |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Forum Morning Sessions x 1 | Sheraton Wall Centre |
Session Description:
- Graduate Student World Cafe: Work from graduate students at any point in their program is invited (masters or doctoral). With this format, graduate students will begin with a 3-MinuteThesis (3MT), and then participate in an active World Cafe, which will allow students to discuss their work with other attendees at the PHECRC Forum. This format is intended to take the place of the traditional poster presentations and promote dialogue and mentorship. Graduate students will be asked to post a 1-page summary and/or their slides to the conference app prior to the World Cafe beginning.
- Oral Presentation: For research that has been completed but not yet presented at the PHE Forum in previous years, presenters will have 12-15 minutes to present their research followed by 2-3 minutes of questions (presentation time will depend on the number of submissions received).
- Oval Table: A non-traditional round table discussion as a space for sharing projects and ideas that may not necessarily be identified as research in the traditional sense. This may include community-based work, collaborative projects, and other relevant topics/ideas. Presentation (20 minutes) and facilitation of a discussion (7-10 minutes).
- Disrupt and Dismantle Panel Discussion: These are NOT research presentations but rather an opportunity to discuss a controversial issue in Physical or Health Education (e.g., sport influence on PHE, use of fitness testing, uninformed/political opinions on curriculum development, etc.) with a solution-oriented focus. For this presentation type, the presenter(s) will propose the topic for discussion and invite 4-5 ‘experts’ to present varying points of view on the topic. Please also consider opportunities to engage the audience and their knowledge as well. The session will last approximately one hour. Format may follow: introduce the topic, panel members share their views, possible solutions discussed, audience engagement.