World Council for Gifted and Talented Children 2023 Virtual World Conference

Excellence Without Borders: Gifted Education in a Changing World

2023 Virtual World Conference
August 5 - 6 and 12 - 13

A tentative schedule for the live sessions for the Virtual World Conference is included below. The table below lists the times in three different time zones (AEST, CDT, and BST). Links for viewing the times in your local time zone are also included below. This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Some synchronous conversations may be planned during the week between Days 2 and 3. More information will be available later.

Day 1 - August 5 (live sessions in Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Click here to view your local times for Day 1 live sessions.

 Time AEST (Sydney)Time CDT (Chicago)Time BST (London)
Opening9:45 AM – 10:00 AM6:45 PM – 7:00 PM (August 4)12:45 AM – 1:00 AM
Keynote
Julia Link Roberts
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (August 4)1:00 AM – 2:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions (three)
203
212
213

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM8:15 PM – 9:15 PM (August 4)2:15 AM – 3:15 AM
Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions12:15 PM – 1:00 PM9:15 PM – 10:00 PM (August 4)3:15 AM – 4:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions (two)
88
94
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (August 4)4:00 AM – 5:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions (three)
90
182
194
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM11:15 PM – 12:15 AM 
(August 5)
5:15 AM – 6:15 AM
Keynote
Li-fang Zhang
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (August 5)6:30 AM – 7:30 AM

Day 2 - August 6 (live sessions in British Summer Time)

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 Time BST (London)Time CDT (Chicago)Time AEST (Sydney)
Concurrent Sessions (three)
30
100
113
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM4:00 AM – 5:00 AM7:00 PM  – 8:00 PM
Keynote Panel
Wendy Behrens, Christian Fischer, Matt Fugate, Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM5:15 AM – 6:15 AM8:15 PM – 9:15 PM
Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions12:15 PM – 1:00 PM6:15 AM – 7:00 AM9:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (two)
74
78
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM7:00 AM – 8:00 AM10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (three)
104
215
230
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM8:15 AM – 9:15 AM11:15 PM (August 6) – 12:15 AM (August 7)
Keynote
Karen Rambo-Hernandez
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM9:30 AM – 10:30 AM12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (August 7)

Day 3 - August 12 (live sessions in British Summer Time)

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 Time BST (London)Time CDT (Chicago)Time AEST (Sydney)
Keynote
Márta Fülöp
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM4:00 AM – 5:00 AM7:00 PM  – 8:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (three)
71
175
208
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM5:15 AM – 6:15 AM8:15 PM – 9:15 PM
Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions12:15 PM – 1:00 PM6:15 AM – 7:00 AM9:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (two)
63
108
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM7:00 AM – 8:00 AM10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (three)
51
56
120
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM8:15 AM – 9:15 AM11:15 PM (August 12) – 12:15 AM (August 13)
Keynote
Vlad Glaveanu
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM9:30 AM – 10:30 AM12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (August 13)

Day 4 - August 13 (live sessions in Central Daylight Time in the US)

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  Time CDT (Chicago) Time BST (London) Time AEST (Sydney)
Keynote
Kadir Bahar
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 1:00 AM (August 14) – 2:00 AM (August 14)
Concurrent Sessions (three)
29
69
237
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM 2:15 AM (August 14) – 3:15 AM (August 14)
Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM 3:15 AM (August 14) – 4:00 AM (August 14)
Concurrent Sessions (two)
83
204
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM 4:00 AM (August 14) – 5:00 AM (August 14)

Concurrent Sessions (two)
47

172

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM 5:15 AM (August 14) – 6:15 AM (August 14)
Keynote (TBD) 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM 6:30 AM (August 14) – 7:30 AM (August 14)
Closing 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM 10:30 PM – 10:45 PM 7:30 AM – 7:45 AM (August 14)