The 2025 Conference will take place from November 7-8.
Locations: Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, Rogers, and the UAF campus
Below is the tentative conference schedule.
Friday, November 7, 2025
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, Rogers
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Registration and Information Tables – Pinnacle Preconvention Area
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Invited Faculty Platform Plenary Session – Pinnacle I-IV
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Invited Student Platform Sessions
- Physics (Commerce A)
- Chemistry (Commerce B)
- Biology (Pinnacle I-III)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Student and Faculty Reception and Networking – Pinnacle Preconvention Area
6:30 p.m. Banquet – Pinnacle I-VIII
7:15 p.m. Keynote Seminar: “If All Is Well, Your Brain Is One Step from Chaos” – Keith Hengen, Ph.D.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
University of Arkansas Campus
6:30 a.m. Breakfast – Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, Rogers
8:00 a.m. Poster session A (posters come down at 9:00 a.m.) – UAF campus, Fine Arts Building (FNAR)
9:15 a.m. Poster session B (posters come down at 10:15 a.m.) – UAF campus, Fine Arts Building (FNAR)
10:30 a.m. Workshops and facility tours – assigned locations
11:45 a.m. Awards and closing session – Hillside Auditorium 202