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Two days, three rooms and one hallway. Talks run 40 minutes with 20 between, so you can change rooms without missing a word.

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  • Thu 13 and Fri 14 May 2027
  • First talk 9:15, last 17:15
  • Live captions in every room
  • Quiet room on level 2

Both days, every room

Times are Kestrel Bay time · updated 4 November

One change since the first draft

Lena Vogel and Ravi Menon swapped to 11:20 on Thursday. Calendar files above already have the new times.

Thursday 13 May

  1. –

    Doors, badges and coffee

    The Yard desk opens at 8:00; coffee in the Foyer

  5. –

    Lunch in the Yard

    Trays labelled vegan, halal and gluten-free

  8. –

    Coffee and the hallway

    Quiet room open on level 2

  9. –

    Show and tell: what you built this year

    Hosted by Ines Carvalho, festival director

    Main stage Rope Hall

  10. –

    Welcome drinks in the Yard

    Alcohol-free bar on the same counter, same prices

Friday 14 May

  1. –

    Doors and coffee

    Creche opens at 8:30

  2. –

    Unconference pitches

    Hosted by Bram Hollis, program chair; sign up at the desk by 9:00

    Main stage Rope Hall

  5. –

    Lunch in the Yard

    Trays labelled vegan, halal and gluten-free

  8. –

    Coffee and the hallway

    Last chance for the supporters wall

  • Build The Loft, level 1, 260 seats
  • Tend Boiler Room, ground floor, 220 seats
  • Workshop Yard Studio, 40 seats, booked in March
  • Main stage Rope Hall, 600 seats

Rooms and seats

All rooms step-free
Where each part of the program happens
RoomUsed forLevelSeats
Rope HallMain stageGround600
The LoftBuild1, lift A260
Boiler RoomTendGround220
Yard StudioWorkshopGround40
Quiet roomRest, no calls2, lift B24

Workshop seatsopen 1 March.

Every standard and supporter pass includes one workshop. We email the booking link at 10:00; 40 seats per room.

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