Afternoon

2:00-4:30 PM 

Conference Check-in

Optional: USD Lab Tours, GA DIII-D Tour, 

& Campus Tour

Location: Location TBD

4:00-5:15 PM

Conference Check-in

Location: KIPJ Rotunda 

5:15-5:30 PM

Welcome Address & APS Representative Introduction

Location: KIPJ Theatre  

5:30-6:30 PM

Plenary Talk: 

• Jill Pestana

Location: KIPJ Theatre

6:30-8:00 PM

Dinner

Location: KIPJ Conference Room ABCD

Evening

8:00-9:30 PM

Social Activities & Late Check-in

Location: Location TBD

8:00-10:00 PM

Shuttle back to hotel

Morning

6:00-8:15 AM 

Continental Breakfast 

Location: Best Western Hacienda - Old Town Tequila Factory Restaurant

6:30-8:30 AM 

Shuttle to USD

7:15-7:30 AM

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (optional) 

Location: Garden of the Sea

8:00-8:30 AM

Commuter Breakfast (for commuting attendees) 

Location: KIPJ Rotunda 

8:45-9:00 AM

Welcome Address & Conference Logistics

Location: KIPJ Theater

9:00-9:45 AM

Imposter Syndrome Workshop 

Location: KIPJ Theater 

9:45-10:15 AM

Morning Break

10:15-10:45 AM

Research Poster Session - Part 1

Location: KIPJ 2nd Floor Balcony

10:45-11:00 AM

Group Photo

Location: KIPJ Garden of the Sky (front outdoor area)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

National Keynote Speaker: 

• Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Location: KIPJ Theatre

Afternoon + Evening

12:30-1:30 PM

Lunch

Location: KIPJ Conference Room ABCD

1:30-2:00 PM

Research Poster Session - Part 2

Location: KIPJ 2nd Floor Balcony

2:15-3:00 PM

Breakout Session:

• Panel: Building your Support Network

• Panel: Work-Life Balance

• Panel: Communicating with Your Professors

• Panel: Grad Student Q&A

• Information + Q&A: Careers with a Physics degree

• Information + Q&A: The CAL-Bridge Program

3:00-3:30 PM

Afternoon Break

3:30-4:30 PM

Careers Panel

• Michelle Espy (Los Alamos National Labs, APS CMF)

• Joan Dreiling (Quantinuum)

• Bryn Bishop (Art of Problem Solving)

• Alvine Kamaha (UCLA)

• Miriam Bell (Jansson)

• Erin Beaudoin (Irulan)

Location: KIPJ Theater 

4:30-5:30 PM

Professional Development Fair

Location: KIPJ Rotunda

5:30-7:00 PM

Dinner

Location: KIPJ Conference Room ABCD

7:00-8:00 PM

Plenary Talk: 

• Andrea Ghez, 2020 Nobel Prize Winner

Location: KIPJ Theater 

8:00-9:30 PM

Social Activities 

Location: Location TBD

8:00-10:00 PM

Shuttle back to hotel

Morning

6:00-8:15 AM 

Continental Breakfast 

Location: Best Western Hacienda - Old Town Tequila Factory Restaurant

6:30-8:30 AM 

Shuttle to USD (Check out of hotel!)

7:30-8:00 AM

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (optional) 

Location: Garden of the Sea

8:00-8:30 AM

Commuter Breakfast (for commuting attendees) 

Location: KIPJ Rotunda 

8:45-9:30 AM

Breakout Session:

• Roundtable discussion: Navigating Identity as LGBTQ+ in Physics

• Roundtable discussion: How to be an Ally

• Panel: Non-traditional paths to physics

• Panel: Finding Undergrad Research Opportunities (industry-focused)

• Panel: Applying to Grad School

• Workshop: How to give a successful interview

• Workshop: Building your resume for industry

9:30-10:00 AM

Morning Break

10:00-11:00 AM

Plenary Talk: 

• Dr. Katy Rodriguez Wimberly

Location: KIPJ Theater 

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

Breakout Session:

• Roundtable discussion: Embracing Intersectionality and Diverse Social Identities in Physics

• Panel: Work-life balance

• Workshop: Creating Sustainable Mentoring Relationships

• Panel: Find UG Research Opportunities (university-focused)

• Panel: Applying to Grad School

• Workshop: Negotiation Skills

• Workshop: Implicit Bias

Afternoon

12:00-12:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Reflections

Location: KIPJ Theater

12:30-1:00 PM

Post-Conference Survey

Location: KIPJ Theater

1:00-2:00 PM

Lunch (to-go option available) 

Location: KIPJ Conference Room ABCD