Calendar, Schedules & Directions
Important Dates
| BASEF at McMaster |
Wednesday, March 28th to Saturday, March 31st |
| Project Registration | Wednesday, February 7th to Wednesday, March 7th |
| Judges Registration | Monday, January 1st to Sunday, March 25th |
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Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007 |
Saturday, May 12th to Sunday, May 20th |
| Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 |
Sunday, May 13th to Saturday, May 19th |
Detailed Schedule
All events take place at the McMaster University Athletics and Recreational complex, Hamilton, Ontario. Directions and maps can be found below.
Wednesday, March 28 - Project Setup
4:00 pm |
Start of on-site registration, project setup, safety checks. |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
8:00 pm |
Registration, set-up and safety checks complete. |
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Thursday, March 29 - Student Activity Morning
7:45 am |
Volunteers' Welcome students |
Burridge Gym |
8:30am |
McMaster Fireball Show |
Burridge Gym |
9:30am |
Break |
Burridge Gym |
9:45am |
Niagara Windpower |
Burridge Gym |
10:15am |
Green Venture |
Burridge Gym |
11:00am |
Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology |
Burridge Gym |
11:45am |
Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology |
Burridge Gym |
12:30pm |
Chance for students to meet the speakers at the display booths |
Burridge Gym |
1:00 pm – 4:00pm |
Students to be at their projects for judging |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
4:00 - 4:30 pm |
Goodie Bags distributed to students |
As Students exit Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
Thursday, March 29 - Judging
8:00 am |
Judges begin arriving. |
Smith Gym |
8:30 am |
Judges' Welcome and assignment of projects. |
North half of Smith Gym |
9:00 am |
Begin preliminary judging without students present. |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
12:45 am |
Students arrive for afternoon judging & interview |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
1:00 pm |
Students' judging & interviews begin. |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
4:00 pm |
Afternoon judging with students complete. |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
4:00 - 4:30 pm |
Goodie Bags distributed to students |
As Students exit Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
4:30 pm |
Reporting of all judging scores, and issues resolution, complete. |
Smith Gym |
Friday, March 30 – Fair not open to Public
Saturday, March 31 - Public Viewing & Awards Ceremony
9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
Public viewing. Project take-down at end of Award Ceremony only |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
12:00 noon |
Gym closes. NO project take-down allowed at this time. |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
12:00 pm-1:15 pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:00 pm |
Awards Ceremony seating opens. |
Burridge Gym |
1:30 - 3:30 pm |
Awards Ceremony |
Burridge Gym |
3:30- 4:00 pm |
Project take-down begins |
Smith and East Auxiliary Gymnasiums |
4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Meeting with chaperones for trip winners and their parents. |
location to be announced (at awards ceremony) |
Directions & Parking
The McMaster web site has general directions to the campus. Use the Sterling Avenue gates and ask the attendant for for directions to parking for the Athletics complex.
Note that participants will be using one entrance to the Athletics complex on Wendesday evening and for Saturday afternoon, and another on Thursday and Saturday morning; you will find the map shown below in your programme.
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Map with Entrances to Athletics complex |