Conference Schedule

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