Schedule
Note, all times are given in Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Friday January 19th, 2024
| Start | End | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | 17:30 | Transport from airport to Biosphere 2 | Airport |
| 11:00 | 17:30 | Snacks, Biosphere 2 tour | Biosphere 2 |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Check-in/registration | Biosphere 2 lobby |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Tea, hot chocolate, and lemonade reception | Patio/Tent |
| 18:00 | 18:30 |
Welcome remarks by Carmie Garzione, Shufang Su, Kate Alexander, Christine O’Donnell (APS representative) |
Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 18:30 | 19:30 | Dinner | Patio/Tent |
| 19:30 | 20:00 | After-dinner speaker: Talk by Marcia Reike | Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | After dinner social activity | Patio/Tent |
Saturday January 20th, 2024
| Start | End | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30 | 08:30 | Breakfast | Patio/Tent |
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Organization and announcements | Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 08:45 | 09:30 | Plenary talk 1: Kat Gardner-Vandy, "Studying Melting in the Early Solar System" | Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | Coffee break | Café |
| 10:00 | 10:50 |
Parallel session 1 (1) Writing a SOP or cover letter (2) Careers in academia and Ntl Labs (3) Careers in teaching (4) Finding a mentor |
(1) Sahara/Plenary Room (2) Admin Building (upstairs) (3) Admin Building (downstairs) (4) Visitor Center |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Lunch | Patio/Tent |
| 12:00 | 13:30 | CUWiP keynote speaker: Jocelyn Bell Burnell | Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Group photo | |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | Career fair | Patio/Tent |
| 14:30 | 15:20 |
Parallel session 2 (1) Grad school app - faculty edition (2) Careers outside academia (3) Achieving life/work balance including grad school (4) Geting involved in outreach |
(1) Sahara/Plenary Room (2) Admin Building (upstairs) (3) Admin Building (downstairs) (4) Visitor Center |
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Coffee Break and Poster session | Café |
| 16:30 | 17:15 | Plenary talk 2: Rebecca Lipson, "Impostor syndrome" | Sahara/Plenary Room |
| 17:30 | 18:20 |
Parallel session 3 (1) Careers outside academia (2) Writing a SOP or cover letter (3) Grad school app - grad student edition (4) Careers in teaching |
(1) Sahara/Plenary Room (2) Admin Building (upstairs) (3) Admin Building (downstairs) (4) Visitor Center |
| 18:30 | 19:30 | Conference banquet | Patio/Tent |
| 19:30 | 20:30 | Social Activity (TBD) |
Sunday January 21th, 2024
| Start | End | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 09:00 | Breakfast | Patio/Tent |
| 09:00 | 09:50 |
Parallel session 4 (1) Finding a mentor (2) Navigating as LGBTQIA+ (3) Getting involved in undergrad research (4) Community building |
(1) Sahara/Plenary Room (2) Admin Building (upstairs) (3) Admin Building (downstairs) (4) Visitor Center |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Coffee break | Café |
| 10:30 | 11:20 |
Parallel session 5 (1) Getting involved in undergrad research (2) Student talks (Natalie Figueroa, Veronica Masztalerz, Elena Ross) - Moderator Elisabeth Krause (3) Student talks (Marissa Blum, Alexis Craig, Rebecca Spejcher) - Moderator Lily Whitler (4) Achieving life work balance/life including grad school |
(1) Sahara/Plenary Room (2) Admin Building (upstairs) (3) Admin Building (downstairs) (4) Visitor Center |
| 11:30 | 11:45 | Concluding Remarks (Christine O'Donnelle, Kate Alexander, Shufang Su) | Sahara/Plenary room |
| 11:45 | 11:55 | Student survey | Sahara/Plenary room |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Boxed Lunches to go | |
| 12:30 | 14:30 | Transport from Biosphere 2 to airport |
