Time

Event

Venue

Day 1, July 20

08:00-18:00

Council meeting (council members only)

12:00-18:00

Registration open

Lobby of Conference Building

14:00-16:00

Workshops

Meeting Room 1-3 & 5, Conference Building

17:45-18:00

Opening session

Auditorium, Conference Building

18:00-19:00

Keynote 1: President Ziheng Yang

19:00-21:00

Welcome cocktail

Fountain Square

Day 2, July 21

08:20-08:30

Introduction to Day 2

Auditorium, Conference Building

08:30-10:30

Graduate Student Excellence symposium

11:00-13:00

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

13:00-15:00

MBE/GBE editor's meeting

14:00-15:30

Poster session 1

Poster & Exhibition Area, Building No. 8

15:30-17:30

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

18:00-19:00

Keynote 2: Peter Holland

Auditorium, Conference Building

19:00-21:00

GBE editor's dinner

Day 3, July 22

08:50-09:00

Introduction to Day 3

Auditorium, Conference Building

09:00-10:00

Keynote 3: Molly Przeworski

10:30-12:30

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

13:00-14:00

SMBE business meeting

14:00-15:30

Poster session 2

Poster & Exhibition Area, Building No. 8

15:30-17:30

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

18:00- 20:00

MBE editor's dinner

Day 4, July 23

08:50-09:00

Introduction to Day 4

Auditorium, Conference Building

09:00-10:00

Keynote 4: Eugene Koonin

10:30-12:30

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

13:00-14:00

MBE/GBE Q&A session

14:00-15:30

Poster session 3

Poster & Exhibition Area, Building No. 8

15:30-17:30

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

18:00-21:00

Gala dinner

Banquet Hall

Day 5, July 24

09:00-11:00

Parallel symposia

Room 1-5, Building No. 8

11:30- 12:30

Keynote 5: Qiaomei Fu

Auditorium, Conference Building

12:30-14:30

Awards & Closing ceremony