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PhysCon 2019 Schedule - Tentative

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Dates: November 13 – 17, 2019

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

4:00pm - 8:00pm

Registration

Thursday, November 14, 2019

5:30 am – 5:00 pm	Registration
6:15 am – 2:00 pm	Optional Tours
10:00 am – 3:00 pm	Exhibit Hall, Career & Graduate School Fair
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Lunch on your own
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Opening Networking Reception
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm	Plenary I - Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Honorary Chair
4:45 pm – 6:30 pm	2019 Physics Congress Workshop
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm	Dinner on your own
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm	SPS Lounge and Study room Omni Hotel, Providence Ballroom
7:30 pm	Demo Show at Brown University with Dean Hudek Shuttle to Brown begins at 7:00 pm
7:30 pm	Tour of LADD Observatory

Friday, November 15, 2019

8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration
8:45 am – 10:00 am	Plenary II - Sandeep Giri
10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Exhibit Hall, Career & Graduate School Fair
10:15 am – 11:45 am	Poster Session I & Art Exhibit
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch with Scientists
1:10 pm – 2:40 pm	Breakout Session I Workshop 101: Science Policy for Scientists Workshop 102: Physics for Humans Workshop 103: Making Room in Physics for Everyone Workshop 104: The Physics of Climate Change - Putting Numbers to the Issue Workshop 105: Physics Careers - NOT Just for Academics! Workshop 106: A Day (or Week, or Few Years) in the Life of a Grad Student Workshop 107: Faculty Mentors Session - Supporting Leadership and Fostering Research
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Breakout Session II Workshop 201: Science Policy for Scientists Workshop 202: Food Physics – Cooking up a Global Climate Change Solution Workshop 203: Taking Your Outreach Game to the Next Level Workshop 204: Physics of Jazz Workshop 205: Physics Careers: Education Pathways Workshop 206: How.to.Grad.School #Success Workshop 207: Astronomy Outreach for Retention and Recruitment
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm	Plenary III - Dr. Ellen Williams
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Dinner on your own
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm	SPS Lounge and Study room @ Omni Hotel, Providence Ballroom
7:30 pm	Tour of LADD Observatory
8:00 pm	High Energy Chocolate and Game Night at Brown University
8:30 pm	Demo Show at Brown University with Dr. William Phillips Shuttle to Brown begins at 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 16, 2019

7:00 am – 6:30 pm	Registration
7:30 am – 9:30 am	Visit with Brown University with talk by James Sylvester Gates
9:00 am – 12:45 pm	Exhibit Hall, Career & Graduate School Fair
10:00 am – 11:30 am	Poster Session II
11:45 am – 12:45 pm	Lunch - Boxed lunch provided
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Breakout Session III Workshop 301: ComSciCon Workshop 302: Food Physics – Cooking up a Global Climate Change Solution Workshop 303: Taking Your Outreach Game to the Next Level Workshop 304: Do You Know What I See: Visualization Tools for Physics Workshop 305: Physics for Humans Workshop 306: The Physics of Climate Change - Putting Numbers to the Issue Workshop 307: Thriving Physics Departments: Effective Practices, Tools, and Tips
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Plenary IV - Dr. Jami Valentine Miller
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm	Breaking Boundaries - Chapter Event
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm	Break & Pictures
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm	Congress Banquet
7:45 pm – 9:00 pm	Plenary V - Dr. John Mather
9:00 pm – 9:30 pm	Closing of 2019 Congress
9:30 pm – 11:30 pm	Club Congress - Dance Party and awards