2026 Conference Schedule
Location: Houston Hall on Penn’s campus (3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
09:30-10:30 AM: Check-in & Continental Breakfast
Location: Reading Room, Houston Hall 1st Floor
10:30-10:45 AM: Welcoming Remarks
Location: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
10:45-11:45 AM: Keynote Speaker I (Dr. Peter Cappelli)
Location: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
12:00-01:00 PM: Keynote Speaker II (Dr. Edward Lee)
Location: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
01:00-02:00 PM: Lunch Break
Location: Reading Room, Houston Hall 1st Floor
02:00-03:00 PM: Communication Workshop (Dr. Cornelius Taabazuing)
Location: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
03:00-04:00 PM: Graduate School Panels
Panel on graduate study across academic and professional fields: Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
Panel on biomedical, health, and medical graduate programs: Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 2nd Floor
04:00-05:00 PM: Open Networking
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
10:30-11:30 AM: Check-in & Brunch
Location: Reading Room, Houston Hall 1st Floor
11:45-12:45 PM: Poster Session I
Location:
Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall 1st Floor
Game Room, Houston Hall 1st Floor
01:00-02:00 PM: Poster Session II (Same Locations as I)
02:00-02:45 PM: Snack and Refreshments
Location: Reading Room, Houston Hall 1st Floor
03:00-04:30 PM: Lucid Communication Sessions
Locations:
Biological and Life Sciences— Ben Franklin Room (2nd Floor)
Humanities and Social Sciences— Golkin Room (2nd Floor)
Physical Sciences and Engineering— Class of ‘47 Room (3rd Floor)
05:00-06:00 PM: Dinner
Location: Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Ground Floor
06:00-06:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Lucid Challenge Award Ceremony
Location: Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Ground Floor