Program

Breakout sessions (50-minute sessions which will occur Friday (May 16) and Saturday (May 17) are at the bottom of this page.
- They have *not* been assigned a particular day or time slot yet.

All Friday and Saturday activities are planned for the Convention Center (except for Friday evening dine-arounds)  

The program details may be adjusted a bit (e.g., exactly what time something starts / ends), but will definitely end by 4pm on Sat., May 17 at the latest

Schedule

Thursday, May 15 (All times Pacific)
12:30 - 7:00 p.m.                .Registration & information (at Pasadena Convention Center)
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.                   Optional: Pre-Conference Workshop (additional fee; at Convention Center)

Afternoon                            Optional: Group Visit to USC Pacific Asia Museum(additional fee; exact time being finalized)

3:15 - 4:00 p.m.                   Optional: First-time attendee orientation   

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.                   Meet & Greet (at Pasadena Masonic Temple - very close to the Convention Center)

                                               - Games, roundtable discussions, catch up w old friends, meet new ones, and more while having light snacks (e.g., salsa                                                 and chips; crudité). 

Early evening                       Dine-arounds at Pasadena restaurants (optional; access options via attendee wiki; not as many as Friday, but a few)  

Friday, May 16

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.           Registration & information  

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                    Breakfast    

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.                  Welcome & plenary speaker (Alison Head)

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.                Breakout sessions 1    

11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.       Breakout sessions 2  

12:10 - 1:15 p.m.                  Lunch

12:50 - 1:30 p.m.                  Roundtable Discussions (Five topics)

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.                    Grad Student Poster Sessions  

1:45 - 2:35 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 3  

2:50 - 3:40 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 4   

3:40 - 4:10 p.m.                    Grad Student Poster Sessions / Snack break

4:10 - 5:00 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 5  

Early evening                       .Dine-arounds at Pasadena restaurants (optional; access options via attendee wiki)

Saturday, May 17

7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.            Registration & information
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                     Breakfast  
8:30 - 8:35 a.m.                     Announcements (brief)

8:50 - 9:40 a.m.                     Breakout sessions 6

9:55- 10:45 a.m.                    Breakout sessions 7  

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.                 Morning Coffee/Tea/Water break

11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m._ _   .Breakout sessions 8    
12:05 - 1:40 p.m.                  .Lunch; Lightning Talks (LTs occur over 40-45 min at end of lunch)

1:55 - 2:45 p.m._                   .Breakout sessions 9

3:00 - 3:50 p.m.                      Breakout sessions 10                         

3:50 p.m. _                              Conference Concludes

Breakout Sessions

All breakout sessions will occur at the Pasadena Convention Center on Friday, May 16 (starting at 10:00am) and Saturday, May 17 (ending by 4pm). 

More sessions will be added, as they are confirmed, throughout the next two weeks.

  ***The date & times currently in Sched are just a placeholder.***
Actual dates & times will be assigned by early April.