Monday, May 11, 2015

Day 2 - Project Setup and Welcome

We began the day with an 8am start to head off for breakfast, though there were not any formal events scheduled for most of the day.  After breakfast we grabbed our posters and headed out to the Project Hall to set up our posters on the display boards.


Off to the Project Hall for Setup!

 

Once the team had all the posters and displays set up, it was time for practicing presentations again.  Since there is no public viewing before Judging Day this year, this was the chance for everyone to work on their speeches and get feedback from the rest of the team.  


Soon it was time for lunch, and after lunch we were back at the project hall doing some more practice.  Some of the other regions were still arriving in the morning and early afternoon.  Regional fairs from Northern BC and from the Yukon were arriving after taking 3 or even 4 flights to reach Fredericton from their home regions, up to 22 hours of travelling - so I guess the 6am start for us was not really all that bad!

Once the presentation practice was done for the afternoon, everyone had a bit of free time to relax.  




At 6pm it was over to the Student Centre for the CWSF Welcome Event ... a chance to sample a wide variety of food and activities, and pin trading too.  It was a lot of fun for the entire team to just wander the floors checking out what was going on.


Welcome Event introductions

Chef Michael Smith talks Kitchen Science!

The Sundae Station!

Ummmm
At the Welcome Event


By 9pm everyone was tired, and it was off to bed, to get lots of rest in time for the big day tomorrow... Judging Day!