Schedule at a Glance

Various times

Field Trips (Ticketed Events)

Various

Workshops (Ticketed Events)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Student Worker Orientation and Training

1:00 - 6:30 pm

Registration Opens

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Awardee & Sustaining Members Reception (By Invitation)

5:00 - 5:45 pm

Orientation for First-Time CERF Conference Attendees

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Keynote Address & Scientific Awards

8:00 - 10:00 pm

Silent Auction Open

8:00 - 10:00 pm 

President's Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

7:00 - 7:45 am

Daily Morning Meditation

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

7:00 - 8:00 am

CESN Team Meeting/Breakfast (By Invitation)

8:00 - 9:45 am 

Session 1

9:45 - 10:15 am 

Break with Exhibitors

10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Session 2

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:25 - 1:30 pm

Ocean Frontiers Film Viewing (Brown bag lunch)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Session 3

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Plenary Session

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Poster Sessions & Happy Hour with Exhibitors 

5:30 - 7:30 pm

New Research Vessel Infrastructure for Estuarine and Coastal Science

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Student and Recent Graduate Career Event

9:00 pm - Close

Student and Recent Graduate Pub Night

Daily Morning Meditation

Registration Open

7:00 - 8:30 am

5K Fun Run (Ticketed Event)

8:00 - 9:45 am

Session 4

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break with Exhibitors

10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Session 5

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Women In Science Luncheon (Ticketed Event) or Lunch on your own

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Session 6

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Plenary Session

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Affiliate Society Meetings

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Punch Bowl Social (Ticketed Event)

7:00 - 7:45 am

Daily Morning Meditation

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

7:00 - 8:00 am 

President's Breakfast (By Invitation)

7:00 - 8:00 am 

CERF Conference Mentorship Program Breakfast (By Invitation)

8:00 - 9:45 am

Session 7

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break with Exhibitors

10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Session 8

12:00 pm

Close of Silent Auction

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Ignite Session: Igniting the Fire to Answer Grand Challenges

12:15 - 1:45 pm

Estuaries & Coasts Editorial Board Lunch (By Invitation)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Session 9

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Session 10

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Poster Sessions & Happy Hour with Exhibitors

6:30 - 7:30 pm

Annual CERF Business Meeting

6:45 - 8:00 am

CERF 2017 Committee Breakfast (By Invitation)

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

7:00 - 7:45 am

Daily Morning Meditation

8:00 am - 9:45 am

Session 11

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break with Exhibitors

10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Session 12

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Session 13

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Session 14

5:30 - 8:30 pm

Close Out Party & Student Awards Presentation, Passport to Prizes drawing