EXAMPLE from 2018
Program Overview
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1 October 2018 Monday
10:00-16:00: Optional Excursion (National Arboretum)
16:00-18:00: Lobby available for exhibitors to set up; Poster boards available for First poster session set up
18:00-20:00: Registration open; First poster session posters on display; Welcome Ice Breaker, sponsored by
2 October 2018 Tuesday
8:00-9:00: Registration and Breakfast; First poster session setup (continued)
9:00-9:15: Welcome and Announcements
9:15-10:15: Keynote Address: Frances Seymour, sponsored by
10:15-10:30: Morning break
10:30-12:10: Morning parallel sessions
12:10-13:20: Lunch
13:30-15:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 1
15:10-15:30: Afternoon break
15:30-17:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 2
17:10-18:45: Poster Reception 1
3 October 2018 Wednesday
8:00-9:00: Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:15: SilviaTerra Forest Basemap for the US – Zack Parisa, Founder, SilviaTerra
9:15-10:15: Joint Keynote Address: Tom Crowther & Jean Francois Bastin, sponsored by US Forest Service
10:15-10:30: Morning break
10:30-12:10: Morning parallel sessions
12:10-13:20: Lunch; Swap first poster session posters for second poster session posters
13:30-15:10: Afternoon parallel session 1
15:10-15:30: Afternoon break
15:30-17:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 2
17:10-18:45: Poster Reception 2
18:45-22:00: Women of ForestSAT: Mission to #STEMinism – A Night for Networking Presented by the Ladies of Landsat – Milkboy Arthouse, College Park (Supported in part by ForestSAT)
4 October 2018 Thursday
8:00-9:00: Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:15: Welcome and Announcements
9:15-10:15: Plenary Session: Industry Panel, Sponsored by Quantum Spatial
10:15-10:30: Morning break
10:30-12:10: Morning parallel sessions
12:10-13:20: Lunch
13:30-15:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 1
15:10-15:30: Afternoon break
15:30-17:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 2
17:45: Load buses to conference dinner in front of The Hotel at the University of Maryland
18:00: Buses depart for conference dinner cruise
18:45-19:00: Arrive and board boat for dinner cruise
Buses will return all guests to the Hotel after the cruise
19:00: Conference Dinner Cruise. Dinner is sponsored by joint platinum sponsors and
5 October 2018 Friday
8:00-9:00: Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks and Presentation of Thomas Hilker Early Career Scientist Award
9:15-10:15: Joint Keynote Address: David Schimel & Peter Scarth, sponsored by Riegl
10:15-10:30: Morning break
10:30-12:10: Morning parallel sessions
12:10-13:20: Lunch/ Future of ForestSAT
13:30-15:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 1
15:10-15:30: Afternoon break
15:30-17:10: Afternoon parallel sessions 2
17:10: End of conference
6 October 2018 Saturday
10:00-17:00: Optional Excursion (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)