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Friday

Friday Schedule
Time	Event	Location
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration	Pre-Function
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Parallel Sessions Fri A	All Rooms
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM	Welcome Remarks	Grand Ballroom
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	Plenary 1: Rekha Thomas	Grand Ballroom
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Plenary 2: Alexander Shapiro	Grand Ballroom
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM	Lunch (On Your Own)
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM	Parallel Sessions Fri B	All Rooms
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Parallel Sessions Fri C	All Rooms
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Parallel Sessions Fri D	All Rooms

Saturday

Saturday Schedule
Time	Event	Location
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration	Pre-Function
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Parallel Sessions Sat A	All Rooms
9:30 AM –10:00 AM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM	Plenary 3: Niao He	Grand Ballroom
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM	Plenary 4: Amitabh Basu	Grand Ballroom
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM	Lunch (On Your Own)
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM	Parallel Sessions Sat B	All Rooms
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM	Parallel Sessions Sat C	All Rooms
4:30 PM– 6:00 PM	Parallel Sessions Sat D	All Rooms
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Reception	Grand Ballroom

Sunday

Sunday Schedule
Time	Event	Location
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration	Pre-Function
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Parallel Sessions Sun A	All Rooms
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM	Parallel Sessions Sun B	All Rooms
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM	Plenary 5: Stephen Boyd	Grand Ballroom
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Parallel Sessions Sun C	All Rooms
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Coffee Break	Pre-Function
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Parallel Sessions Sun D	All Rooms