| Tentative Agenda | ||
| Session 1 Thursday, August 24, 2023 Day 1 |
New Lineages and New Functions | |
| 08:00 – 08:50 AM | Registration at the IGB (Bldg 91) | |
| 09:00 – 09:05 AM | Welcome Remarks | |
| 09:05 – 09:30 AM | Invited speaker 1: Laura Hug, University of Waterloo | |
| 09:30 – 09:35 AM | Questions | |
| 09:35 – 10:20 AM | Chosen Abstract Speakers (3 speakers x 10 minutes talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 10:20 – 10:35 AM | Break | |
| 10:35 – 11:00 AM | Invited Speaker 2: Fabien Burki, Uppsala University | |
| 11:00 – 11:05 AM | Questions | |
| 11:05 – 11:50 AM | Chosen Abstract Speakers (3 speakers x 10 minutes talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 11:50 – 01:00 PM | Lunch | |
| Session 2 | Microbial Symbioses | |
| 01:00 – 01:25 PM | Invited Speaker 3: Rebecca Batstone, McMaster University | |
| 01:25 – 2:15 PM | Chosen Abstract Speakers (3 speakers x 10 minutes talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 – 2:55 PM | Invited Speaker 2: Patrick Keeling, University of British Columbia (Virtual) | |
| 2:55 – 3:00 PM | Questions | |
| 03:00 – 3:45 PM | Chosen Abstract Speakers (3 speakers x 10 minutes talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 3:45 – 4:15 PM | Meet the Speakers | |
| 4:30 – 6:00 PM | Poster Session | |
| Session 3 Friday, August 25, 2023 Day 2 |
Evolution of Cellular Complexity | |
| 09:00 – 09:25 AM | Invited Speaker 3: Sergio Munoz Gomez, Purdue University | |
| 09:25 – 09:30 AM | Questions | |
| 09:30 – 10:15 AM | Chosen Abstract Speakers (3 speakers x 10 minutes talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 – 10:55 AM | Invited Speaker 4: Anja Spang, Royal Neverlands Institute for Sea Research, NIOZ (Virtual) | |
| 10:55 – 11:00 AM | Questions | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 AM | Chosen Abstract Speaker (3 speakers x 10 minute talk, 5 minutes Q&A) | |
| 11:45 – 01:00 PM | Lunch | |
| Session 4 | Methods to discover the undiscovered | |
| 01:00 – 01:30 PM | Virtual Poster Session | |
| 01:30 – 01:55 PM | Invited Speaker 5: Nicole Poulton, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | |
| 01:55 – 02:00 PM | Questions | |
| 01:00 – 02:45 PM | Chosen Abstract Speaker (3 speakers x 10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A) | |
| 02:45 – 03:00 PM | Break | |
| 03:00 – 03:25 PM | Invited Speaker 6: Roland Hatzenpichler, Montana State University | |
| 03:25 – 03:30 PM | Questions | |
| 03:30 – 04:15 PM | Chosen Abstract Speaker (3 Speakers x 10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A) | |
| 04:15 – 04:45 PM | Meet the speakers | |