CERF 2025 Schedule-at-a-Glance
This is a tentative schedule and is subject to changes.
8 November | Saturday
Time
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Event
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Location
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4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Registration Open
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Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC)
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9 November | Sunday
Time
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Event
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Location
|
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Various
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Field Trips
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Offsite
|
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Various
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Workshops
|
GRCC
|
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Student Worker Orientation and Training
|
GRCC
|
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1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
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GRCC
|
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5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
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First Timer Orientation
|
GRCC
|
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony
|
GRCC
|
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8:00 PM
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Silent Auction Opens
|
GRCC
|
|
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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President's Welcome Reception
|
GRCC
|
10 November | Monday
Time
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Event
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Location
|
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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Registration Open
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GRCC
|
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Early Morning Sessions (Session 1)
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GRCC
|
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Break
|
GRCC
|
|
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Collab Sessions (Session A)
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GRCC
|
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11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
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Lunch on your own
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Various Locations
|
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 2)
|
GRCC
|
|
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Break
|
GRCC
|
|
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
|
Plenary 1
|
GRCC
|
|
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Poster Session 1
|
GRCC
|
|
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
|
Student Night on the Town
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Offsite
|
11 November | Tuesday
Time
|
Event
|
Location
|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration Open
|
GRCC
|
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Early Morning Sessions (Session 3) |
GRCC |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Break |
GRCC |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Late Morning Sessions (Session 4) |
GRCC |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch on your own
|
GRCC
|
|
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
|
Collab Sessions (Session B) |
GRCC |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Break |
GRCC |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 5) |
GRCC |
| 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM |
Break |
GRCC |
| 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
Annual CERF Business Meeting |
GRCC |
| 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Break |
GRCC |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
Affiliate Society Meetings |
GRCC |
| 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Break |
GRCC |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Ticketed Social Event |
Offsite |
12 November | Wednesday
Time
|
Event
|
Location
|
| 6:15 AM - 7:15 AM |
CERFers on the Run
|
Offsite
|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration Open
|
GRCC
|
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Early Morning Sessions (Session 6)
|
GRCC
|
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Break
|
GRCC
|
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Late Morning Sessions (Session 7) |
GRCC |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch on your own
|
|
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 8) |
GRCC |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Break
|
GRCC
|
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Collab Sessions (Session C)
|
GRCC
|
| 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Poster Session 2
|
GRCC
|
|
6:00 PM
|
Silent Auction Closes |
GRCC |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Reunions and Receptions |
TBD |
13 November | Thursday
Time
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Event
|
Location
|
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6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
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CERFers on the Run
|
Offsite
|
|
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|
Registration Open
|
GRCC
|
|
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
|
Plenary 2
|
GRCC
|
|
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
|
Break
|
GRCC
|
|
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
|
Late Morning Sessions (Session 9)
|
GRCC
|
|
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
|
Lunch on your own
|
GRCC
|
|
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
|
Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 10)
|
GRCC
|
|
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
|
Break
|
GRCC
|
|
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
|
Late Afternoon Sessions (Session 11)
|
GRCC
|
|
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Close Out Party and Student Awards Presentation
|
GRCC
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