Schedule of Events

Monday, August 3, 2026
8:30 am - 6:15 pm	Registration Open	Registration	Skirball Lobby
9:00 - 10:00 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
10:00 - 11:15 am	Mind Matching	Networking	Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
11:00 am - 6:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Exhibits	Skirball Lower Lobby
11:30 - 11:45 am	Opening Remarks	Other	Skirball Theater
11:45 am - 12:45 pm	Keynote Lecture: Doris Tsao	Keynote	Skirball Theater
12:45 - 2:00 pm	Transmitter Mentorship Lunch	Break	Kimmel Center, Rooms 405/406
	Lunch Break	Break	On Your Own
2:00 - 4:00 pm	K&T Keynotes	K&T Keynote	Skirball Theater
4:00 - 4:30 pm	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
4:30 - 6:15 pm	K&T Tutorial	K&T Tutorial	Skirball Theater
	K&T Tutorial	K&T Tutorial	Kimmel Center, Grand Hall
	K&T Tutorial	K&T Tutorial	Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
7:00 am - 6:00 pm	Registration Open	Registration	Skirball Lobby
8:00 - 8:30 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
8:00 am - 6:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Exhibits	Skirball Lower Lobby
8:30 - 9:30 am	Keynote Lecture: Brenden Lake	Keynote	Skirball Theater
9:30 - 10:00 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
9:30 - 11:15 am	Poster Session A	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
10:15 - 11:15 am	Contributed Talks I	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	CCN Event	Keynote	Skirball Theater
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Community Networking Lunch	Networking	Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Lunch Break	Break	On Your Own
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Contributed Talks II	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
2:00 - 3:45 pm	Poster Session B	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
3:15 - 3:45 pm	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
3:45 - 4:45 pm	Introducting the Three 2026 GAC Debates	GAC	Skirball Theater
5:00 - 6:30 pm	GAC 1	GAC	Skirball Theater
	GAC 2	GAC	Kimmel Center, Grand Hall
	GAC 3	GAC	Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
7:00 am - 4:30 pm	Registration Open	Registration	Skirball Lobby
8:00 - 8:30 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
8:00 am - 6:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Exhibits	Skirball Lower Lobby
8:30 - 9:30 am	Keynote Lecture: Alona Fyshe	Keynote	Skirball Theater
9:30 - 10:00 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
9:30 - 11:15 am	Poster Session C	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
10:15 - 11:15 am	Contributed Talks III	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Keynote Lecture: Kenji Doya	Keynote	Skirball Theater
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Early-Career Faculty Social Lunch	Break	To Be Determined
	Lunch Break	Break	On Your Own
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Contributed Talks IV	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
2:00 - 3:45 pm	Poster Session D	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
3:15 - 3:45 pm	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
4:00 - 5:45 pm	Community Event 1	Community Event	Skirball Theater
	Community Event 2	Community Event	Kimmel Center, Grand Hall
	Community Event 3	Community Event	Kimmel Center, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
7:00 - 11:59 pm	Social Event	Social	Offsite - Nowadays
Thursday, August 6, 2026
8:00 am - 6:00 pm	Registration Open	Registration	Skirball Lobby
9:00 - 9:30 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
9:00 am - 3:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Exhibits	Skirball Lower Lobby
9:30 - 10:30 am	Keynote Lecture: Ila Fiete	Keynote	Skirball Theater
10:30 - 11:00 am	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
10:30 am - 12:15 pm	Poster Session E	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Contributed Talks V	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
12:15 - 1:45 pm	Lunch Break	Break	On Your Own
1:45 - 2:45 pm	Contributed Talks VI	Contributed Talk	Skirball Theater
1:45 - 3:30 pm	Poster Session F	Poster	Kimmel Center, Shorin & Rosenthal Rooms
3:00 - 3:30 pm	Coffee Break	Break	Skirball Lower Lobby
3:30 - 4:15 pm	Community Meeting	Other	Skirball Theater