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Date: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	12:30PM - 1:15PM	MAIN CONCERT	MAIN CONCERT-URD LUNCH HOUR CONCERT URD LUNCH HOUR CONCERT PERFORMERS: Panoridim Steel Orchestra, Tiffany, UWI Pop Society	The Undercroft, Senate Building
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	1:00PM - 6:00PM	MMAIN EXHIBITION	MAIN EXHIBITION -URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE Opens to the Public and Campus Community The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition, showcasing in various formats, the diversity of current research from across faculties, is opened to the Public, visiting students and the campus community for exploration and engagement.	The Graduation Lawn
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	2:00PM - 4:00 PM	BOOK LAUNCH	BOOK LAUNCH -BOOK TITLE: Developmental Local Governance: A Critical URD SIGNATURE EVENT DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT BOOK TITLE: Developmental Local Governance: A Critical Discourse in 'Alternative' Development AUTHORS: Eris Schoburgh, John Martin, Sonia Gatchair OVERVIEW: The primary purpose of this book is to evaluate critically the relationship between local government and national economic development. GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Errol Greene, CEO, St Thomas Municipal Council	The Undercroft, Senate Building
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	4:00PM - 5:30PM	INAUGURAL POLICY FORUM	INAUGURAL POLICY FORUM URD SIGNATURE EVENT URD INAUGURAL RESEARCH TO POLICY FORUM	The Assembly Hall
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	4:00PM - 5:30PM	BOOK LAUNCH	BOOK LAUNCH- BOOK: Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS BOOK: Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, Competitiveness and Technology Innovations EDITORS: Ricardo Anderson, Luz Longworth OVERVIEW: This book focuses on examining the centrality of policies coupled with innovation in the thrust for economic transformation of Jamaica as espoused by the Vision 2030 national development plan. GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies	The Council Room, Senate Building
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	5:30PM - 7:00PM	PUBLIC LECTURE	PUBLIC LECTURE 5:30 URD SIGNATURE EVENT URD PUBLIC LECTURE	The Assembly Hall

Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	9:30AM. – 12:00PM	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TITLE: Port Royal Marine Lab (PRML) Open Day ACTIVITY: Facility and Boat Tours OVERVIEW: Visit to the PRML Facility and Biodiversity Centre to learn about our many Research projects, see lab demonstrations and view our alternative system that powers our entire operation to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Take a Boat Tour through the mangrove ecosystem and learn more about the importance of protecting our environment. TOUR CAPACITY: Limited spaces available. Bookings recommended, DEPARTURE TIME FROM MONA CAMPUS: 9:00AM DEPARTURE TIME FROM PRML 11:30AM To reserve spaces please contact the Department: CONTACT: Chauntelle Green, Sophia Davis, Hugh Small TELEPHONE: 967-8344 / 967-8302 EMAIL: prml@uwimona.edu.jm	The Port Royal Marine Lab, Port Royal Bus departs from the Assembly Hall, Mona Campus
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 12:00PM	PUBLIC LECTURE	PUBLIC LECTURE- Social Justice Response to Human Trafficking in Negril URD SIGNATURE EVENT INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES TOPIC: Social Justice Response to Human Trafficking in Negril, Jamaica OVERVIEW: Public lecture on the initiatives and responses to Human Trafficking in Jamaica. MAIN SPEAKER: Rev Dr Margaret Fowler, Executive Director, The Theodora Project, Westmoreland, Negril	Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Library
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 2:00PM	DEPT TOURS	DEPT TOURS - Tour of the Fertility Unit DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY ACTIVITY: Department Tours OVERVIEW: Tour of the Fertility Unit, the Colposcopic Unit and Obstetric Ultrasound in the Colposcopy unit.	Meeting Point: Main Entrance Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	HERITAGE TOURS	HERITAGE TOURS URD CAMPUS AND HERITAGE TOURS Scheduled bus tours offered throughout the day for all campus visitors to explore Heritage and other points of interest on the Mona Campus.	Tours Depart from the Assembly Hall

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