2024 VAS Annual Meeting

Link to Program

Schedule at a glance.

Thursday, May 16

8-8:30    Coffee and Light Pastries – Hurley Convergence Center

8-10:00  Check-in and Late registration – Hurley Convergence Center

8-9:00    VAS Poster Check-in and setup – Hurley Convergence Center

8:30-Noon  Oral Presentations by academic sections and section business meetings

Astronomy, Math & Physics – Jepson Science Center 451
Biology-Microbiology & Molecular Biology/Medical Sciences – Jepson SC 100
Biomedical and General Engineering – Jepson Science Center 458
Botany –  Jepson Science Center 109
Chemistry –  Jepson Science Center 225
Data Science, Computing, and Statistics – Jepson Science Center 454
Environmental and Conservation Science /Entomology – Jepson Science Center 229
Psychology – Jepson Science Center 219
Structural Biology, Biochem and Biophysics/Materials Science – Jepson SC 217B

12-1:15    Lunch – 4th floor of the Cedric Rucker University Center (Building 25 on map-there is
handicapped parking in the lot at the UC on college Ave or in GW lot- building 40)

1:30-2:45   Scholarship Awards/Negus Lecture/Installation of VAS Officers – Dodd Auditorium
located in George Washington Hall (Building 40)

3-3:30    Fellows meeting, Hurley Convergence Center 111

3:5:00    Poster Sessions- Authors will be present to  discuss posters and answer questions
Hurley Convergence Center, Room 136 Digital Auditorium

Friday, May 17

9-11:00  VAS Council Breakfast and Meeting – Hurley Convergence Center 136

 

**2024 VAS Annual Meeting Registration Reopened 5/14/2024.**

The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) will be held May 16-17, 2024 at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.

VAS Vice President, Chris Osgood, at Old Dominion University at cosgood@ODU.edu serves as the Program Chair for the 2024 Annual Meeting.

A Current Draft of the Program for the 2024 Annual Spring meeting can be found here.

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Annual Meeting Hotel is the Hyatt Place, Fredericksburg

Please call 1-800-55-HYATT for reservations using the corporate or group booking code: CR51847 or using this link to make your reservations. Hyatt Place Fredericksburg – Mary Washington, 1241 Emancipation Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

The Hyatt is within walking distance to the meeting and includes complementary breakfast and other snack foods are available 24/7. The hotel is located in a shopping center owned by the UMW foundation which has other food options.

Other nearby hotel options include the Best Western Fredericksburg-Plank Rd, Quality Inn at Central Park, Holiday Inn Conference Center (not Warrenton Rd), and the Courtyard by Marriott (downtown).

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