Conference schedule
Friday, January 18 (Location: Williamsburg Lodge)
4pm | Hotel check-in opens |
1pm-5:30pm: | Conference check-in |
5:30pm-6:00pm: | Welcome addresses |
6:00pm-7.00pm: | Panel discussion: Careers for Physics students |
7:00pm-8:00pm: | Dinner |
8:00pm-9:00pm: | Plenary speaker: Dr. Meg Urry |
9:00pm-11:00pm: | After dinner social (trivia night) |
Saturday, January 19 (Locations: Jefferson Lab before 3.30pm, Williamsburg Lodge after 4.30pm)
8.00 am: | Departure by bus to Jefferson Lab |
9.30 am: | Welcome address from JLab, group picture |
10.00am-11.00am | Scientific talks (Dr. Cynthia Keppel and Dr. Elizabeth Goldshmidt)/tours of Jefferson Lab (group A) |
11.00am-11.30am | Coffee break |
11.30am-12.30am | Scientific talks (Dr. Ale Lukaszew and Dr. Patricia Vahle)/tours of Jefferson Lab (group B) |
12.30pm-2pm: | Grad school and career fair (boxed lunches provided) |
2.00pm-3:30pm: | National Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fabiola Gianotti |
3.30 pm: | Departure by bus to Williamsburg Lodge |
4.30pm-6.00pm: | Poster session |
6.00pm-7:00pm: |
Plenary session: Resilience by Dr. Arti Sarma |
7:00pm-8:00pm: | Dinner |
8:00-9:00pm: | Plenary speaker: Dr. Michal Lipson |
9:00pm-11:00 pm: | After dinner social (game and crafts night) |
Sunday, January 20 (Locations: Miller Hall before 12pm, Small Hall after 12pm)
Breakout Sessions Organization: Each student chooses 3 different sessions to participate in consecutively (see the list of topics here).
7.30am-9.00am | Shuttles/driving to Miller Hall |
8.00 am | Guided walk through William and Mary campus |
9.00am-9.45am: | Break-out Session I (choose one session) |
9.45am-10:00am: | Break |
10.00am-10.45am | Break-out Session II (choose one session) |
10.45am-11:00am | Break |
11.00am-11.45am | Break-out Session III (choose one session) |
11.45am | Pick up boxed lunches at Common lounge in Miller Hall on the way to Small Hall |
12pm-1:30pm: | STEP UP 4 Women: direct action to increase the number of women in physics by Crystal Bailey (Small Hall 110) |
1:30pm-3.30pm: | Tours of Physics and Applied Science departments, with liquid nitrogen ice cream social (optional) |
All times displayed in Eastern Standard Time.