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7:30am – 8:30am, Breakfast
Assorted bagels and pastries in the atrium of the primary conference location, the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC). If you will be presenting a poster later in the day, you can bring your poster and set-up during breakfast.
8:30am – 9:45am, Plenary Talk by Dr. Zelda Gills
Plenary Talk in the CULC auditorium. Dr. Gill’s bio can be found here. Her talk will discuss her journey as a woman in physics and how she got to her current job at Lockheed Martin.
9:45am – 10:45am, Workshop Session #1
In workshop session #1, we will be offering the following workshops:
| Workshop Title | CULC Room Number |
| Applying to Scholarships and Fellowships | CULC 144 |
| Work-Life Balance: Managing Schooling or a Career Without Going Crazy | CULC 131 |
| CV and Resume Planning | CULC 129 |
| Career Planning: How to Maximize Your Time in Undergrad | CULC 127 |
| Scientific Communication | CULC 125 |
| Emotionally Empower: Managing Mental Health | CULC 123 |
| Teaching (High School) As a Career | CULC 102 |
Remember, each workshop has a limited room capacity. Descriptions of each workshop are listed here.
10:45am – 11:15am, Coffee Break
Coffee break in the CULC atrium.
11:15am – 12:30pm, Panel #2
Panel in the CULC Auditorium. The topic of this panel is “Research, internships, study abroad, REUs — What can you do during your undergrad?“
12:30pm, Group Photo
12:30pm – 1:50pm, Lunch
Buffet lunch in the CULC Atrium.
2pm – 3:30pm, Keynote Talk by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Keynote Talk in the CULC auditorium. Dr. Burnell’s bio can be found here.
3:30pm – 4pm, Coffee Break
Coffee break in the CULC atrium. Attendees who are giving talks should go to the auditorium and test out their technology connection at the beginning of this coffee break.
4pm – 5:30pm, Student Talks Session
Student talks in the CULC Auditorium. Talk titles and abstracts can be found here. Students giving talks should test out their technology at the beginning of the previous coffee break.
5:30pm – 6:30pm, Student Poster Session
Student poster session in the CULC second floor balcony. Poster titles and abstracts can be found here.
6:30pm – 7:30pm, Dinner
Dinner in the CULC.
7:30pm – 8:30pm, Plenary Talk by Dr. Annalisa Bracco
Plenary Talk in the CULC auditorium. Dr. Bracco’s bio can be found here. Her talk will discuss her journey as a woman in physics and her current research in Climate and Ocean Dynamics.
9pm – 11:30pm, Optional Emory University Social Event
This is a limited capacity social event. If you answered on the pre-arrival survey that you were interested, you were additional contacted with a sign up. Only conference attendees who have signed up for this event can attend. There will be bus transportation to the event. The buses will picking up in front of the CULC and will drop off at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. Buses leaving from Emory will be at 10:30pm, 10:45pm, and then final call at 11:30pm. If you are commuting to the conference AND have signed up for this event, you can drive directly to Emory. This social event will include lab tours, an ice cream social, and an observatory and/or planetarium showing.
8:45pm – 10pm, Optional Karaoke Social Event + Touch the Moon and Mars
Karaoke and snacks at CULC 144. There will also be moon and mars rocks for attendees to see/touch.