Schedule of Events

VAS Spring 2024 Conference Overview Schedule and Locations

Thursday, May 16

8:00-8:30 am   Coffee and Light Pastries  Hurley Convergence Center

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

8:00-9:00 am   VAS Poster Check-in and setup  Hurley Convergence Center, Room 136 Digital Auditorium

8:30-12:00 pm  Oral Presentations by academic sections  note individual section schedules

Astronomy, Math, Physics  meeting in Jepson Science Center 451

Biology-Microbiology & Molecular Biology and Medical Sciences  meeting in Jepson Science Center 100

Biomedical and General Engineering  meeting in Jepson Science Center 458

Botany  meeting in Jepson Science Center 109

Chemistry  meeting in Jepson Science Center 225

Data Science, Computing, and Statistics  meeting in Jepson Science Center 454

Environmental and Conservation Science /Entomology  meeting in Jepson Science Center 229

Psychology  meeting in Jepson Science Center 219

Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics/Materials Science  meeting in Jepson Science Center 217B

11:30–12:00 pm   Section Business Meetings

12:00-1:15 pm      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 pm      Scholarship Awards/Negus Lecture/Installation of VAS Officers
Dodd Auditorium located in George Washington Hall (Building 40)

3:00-3:30 pm      Fellows meeting  Hurley Convergence Center 111

3:30-5:00 pm        Poster Sessions – Authors will be present to discuss posters and answer questions  Hurley Convergence Center, Room 136 Digital Auditorium

Friday, May 17

9:00-11:00 am  VAS Council Breakfast and Meeting  ALL VAS COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD ATTEND  Hurley Convergence Center 136