Schedule

MONDAY, MAY 19 (arrival day)

• Recommended arrival day to Wildacres

• First possible day to arrive to Wildacres

• LOC-sponsored shuttles run from CLT/Charlotte + AVL/Asheville to Wildacres (times/locations TBA)

• 16:00 — Room check-in first available

• 18:30 - 19:30 — Dinner (Dining Hall)

• 19:30 — Welcome & Orientation by Wildacres staff (Auditorium)

• 20:30 — sunset

• 20:30 — Fire Pit Gathering (Amphitheater Fire Pit)

TUESDAY, MAY 20 (1st day of science program)

• 6:19 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast (Dining Hall)

• 09:10 - 09:30 — Welcome & Introduction (Auditorium)

• 09:30 - 10:40 — Session 1: Surveys, Catalogs, & Population Studies (Auditorium)

• 10:40 - 11:20 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 11:20 - 12:30 — Session 1, continued: Surveys, Catalogs, & Population Studies (Auditorium)

• 12:30 - 13:30 — lunch (Dining Hall)

• 13:30 - 14:00 — free time 

• 14:00 - 15:15 — Session 1, continued: Surveys, Catalogs, & Population Studies (Auditorium)

• 15:15  — sdOB12 Group Picture (Patio Between Lodges; weather permitting)

• 15:15 - 16:00 - coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 16:00 - 16:25 — Session 1, continued: Surveys, Catalogs, & Population Studies (Auditorium)

• 16:25 - 17:30 — Session 2: Formation & Evolution (Auditorium)

• 18:00 - 19:00 — dinner (Dining Hall)

• 19:30 — on-site social event (North Lodge Meeting Room)

• 20:31 — sunset

• 20:45 — Campfire Conversations (Amphitheater Fire Pit)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 (2nd day of science program)

• 6:18 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast (Dining Hall)

• 09:10 - 09:50  — Discussion Session: Surveys/Catalogs/Population Studies (Auditorium)

• 09:50 - 10:20 — Session 2, continued: Formation & Evolution (Auditorium)

• 10:20 - 11:00 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 11:00 - 12:05 — Session 2, continued: Formation & Evolution (Auditorium)

• 12:30 - 13:30 — lunch (Dining Hall)

• 13:30 - 14:15 — free time 

• 14:15 - 15:30 — Session 3: Binaries, Triple Systems, and Interactions (Auditorium)

• 15:30 - 16:15 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 16:15 - 17:30 — Session 3, continued: Binaries, Triple Systems, and Interactions (Auditorium)

• 18:00 - 19:00 — dinner (Dining Hall)

• 19:30 — Social Hour — Games  (Patio, North & South Lodge Meeting Rooms)

• 20:31 — sunset

• 20:45 — Campfire Conversations (Amphitheater Fire Pit)

THURSDAY, MAY 22 (3rd day of science program)

• 6:18 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast (Dining Hall)

• 09:10 - 09:50 — Session 3, continued: Binaries, Triple Systems, and Interactions (Auditorium)

• 09:50 - 10:35  — Discussion Session: Formation/Evolution/Binaries/Triples (Auditorium)

• 10:35 - 11:15 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 11:15 - 12:25 — Session 4: Pulsations & Asteroseismology (Auditorium)

• 12:30 - 13:30 — lunch (Dining Hall)

• 13:30 - 13:50 — free time 

• 13:50 - 15:00 — Session 4, continued: Pulsations & Asteroseismology (Auditorium)

• 15:00 - 15:30 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 15:30 - 16:20 — Session 4, continued: Pulsations & Asteroseismology (Auditorium)

• 16:45 - Shuttles/vehicles depart from Wildacres for Conference Dinner (Wildacres Parking Lot)

• 17:30 - 21:00 — Conference Dinner at Homeplace Beer Company (Burnsville, NC)

• 18:00 - 19:00 — dinner @ Wildacres (for those not attending the official conference dinner)

• 20:32 — sunset

• 21:00 - Shuttles/vehicles depart from Homeplace Beer Company for Wildacres (Homeplace Parking Lot)

• 21:45 - Shuttles/vehicles return to Wildacres from Homeplace Beer Company

FRIDAY, MAY 23 (4th day of science program)

• 6:17 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast (Dining Hall)

• 9:15 - 10:30 — Session 4, continued: Pulsations & Asteroseismology (Auditorium)

• 10:30 - 11:15 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 11:15 - 12:00  — Discussion Session: Pulsations & Asteroseismology (Auditorium)

• 12:30 - 13:30  — lunch (Dining Hall)

• 13:30 - 14:20 — Session 5, continued: Atmospheric Analysis & Spectroscopic Techniques (Auditorium)

• 14:30 - Shuttles/vehicles depart from Wildacres for Linville Falls Hiking (Wildacres Parking Lot)

• 15:30 - 17:30 —  Hiking Excursion to Linville Falls Hiking Trails (Linville Falls, NC)

• 17:30 - Shuttles/vehicles depart from Linville for Wildacres (Linville Parking Lot)

• 18:30 - Shuttles/vehicles return to Wildacres from Linville Falls

• 18:00 — dinner @ Wildacres (Dining Hall)

• 20:33 — sunset

• 20:45 — Campfire Conversations (Amphitheater Fire Pit)

SATURDAY, MAY 24  (5th day of science program; departure day for most)

• 6:16 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast (Dining Hall)

• 9:05 - 09:50 — Session 5, continued: Atmospheric Analysis & Spectroscopic Techniques (Auditorium)

• 09:50 - 10:30 — coffee break (South Lodge Canteen)

• 10:30 - 11:30  — Conference Summary & Final Discussion Session (Auditorium)

• 12:00 - Shuttle A departs for CLT/Charlotte (meet in Wildacres parking lot)

• 12:30 - 13:30 — lunch (Dining Hall)

• 14:00 - Shuttle B departs for CLT/Charlotte (meet in Wildacres parking lot)

• 18:00 — dinner for remaining participants (Dining Hall)

• 20:34 — sunset

• 20:45 — Fire Pit Gathering (Amphitheater)

SUNDAY, MAY 25 (departure day for remaining guests)

• 6:16 — sunrise

• 8:00 - 9:00 — breakfast for remaining participants (Dining Hall)

• 9:30  — check-out (mandatory check-out for remaining participants)

• 12:00  — mandatory departure from Wildacres for remaining participants