CERF 2025 Schedule-at-a-Glance

This is a tentative schedule and is subject to changes.

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8 November | Saturday

Time

Event

Location

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby


9 November | Sunday

Time

Event

Location

Various

Field Trips

Offsite

Various

Workshops

Various

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Student Worker Orientation and Training

E10-A

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

First-Time Attendee Orientation

E10-A

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony

Grand Ballroom B21-AB

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

President's Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

Exhibit Hall A

 

10 November | Monday

  

Time

Event

Location

6:15 AM - 7:15 AM

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

CERFers on the Run

Registration Lobby

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Early Morning Sessions (Session 1)

Various

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall A

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Collab Sessions (Session A)

Various

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Early Career Networking Event

  Grand Ballroom B21-C

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Affinity Group Kick-Off Event

 E10-B

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Various Locations
Concessions A (Exhibit Hall A)
Food Court (Level Two)

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Affinity Group Lunch

B15-BC

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 2)

Various

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall A

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Plenary Session 1: Science for Solutions: By Whom and For Whom?

Grand Ballroom B21-AB

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Poster Session 1

Exhibit Hall A

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Affinity Group Night Out

Offsite

9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Student Night on the Town

Offsite

 

11 November | Tuesday

Time

Event

Location

6:15 AM - 7:15 AM

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

CERFers on the Run

Registration Lobby
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Early Morning Sessions (Session 3) Various
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Break Exhibit Hall A
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 4) Various
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Various Locations
Concessions A (Exhibit Hall A)
Food Court (Level Two)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Persons with Disabilities Affinity Group Lunch

B15-BC

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

 Collab Sessions (Session B) Various
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Break Exhibit Hall A
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Late Afternoon Sessions (Session 5) Various
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Break Exhibit Hall A
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Annual CERF Business Meeting Grand Ballroom B21-C
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Break Exhibit Hall A
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Affiliate Society Meetings Various
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Break Exhibit Hall A
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Social Event (Ticketed) Offsite

 

12 November | Wednesday

Time

Event

Location

6:15 AM - 7:15 AM

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

CERFers on the Run

Registration Lobby
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Early Morning Sessions (Session 6)

Various
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall A
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 7) Various
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Various Locations
Concessions A (Exhibit Hall A)
Food Court (Level Two)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Lunch

B15-BC
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 8) Various
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall A
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Collab Sessions (Session C)

Various
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Poster Session 2

Exhibit Hall A
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Reunions and Receptions Various

 

13 November | Thursday

Time

Event

Location

6:15 AM - 7:15 AM

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

CERFers on the Run

Registration Lobby

7:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Registration Open

Registration Lobby

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Plenary Session 2: Science for Solutions: Emerging Issues of Data Generation, Processing and Sharing

Grand Ballroom B21-AB

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall A

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Late Morning Sessions (Session 9)

Various

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Various Locations
Concessions A (Exhibit Hall A)
Food Court (Level Two)

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 10)

Various

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall A

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Late Afternoon Sessions (Session 11)

Various

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Close Out Party and Student Awards Presentation

Grand Ballroom B21-AB