The symposium schedule will be updated and augmented as more information becomes available. Check back regularly for the most up-to-date version of the Symposium schedule as the dates approach.
Tuesday, July 9
| 1:00-8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in for guests staying in Slichter Hall Check in at Carson Gulley Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison Campus 1515 Tripp Circle, Madison, WI 53706 (across the lawn from Slichter) |
| 2:00-5:00 | Instructors: Meeting & Reception Meet the new Executive Director of Tiny Earth, receive updates to the Tiny Earth program, and have all of your questions answered Orchard View Room, Discovery Building Students: Discovery Building Tour & Roundtable with Graduate and Professional Students |
| 6:00-7:15 | Cookout at Lakeshore Picnic Area Please RSVP for this event during registration Weather location: Lake Mendota Room, Dejope Hall |
| 7:30-9:00 | Meet & Greet Ice Cream Social for Students & Instructors Get to know each other and have fun learning about the history of Tiny Earth during Tiny Earth Trivia! Lake Mendota Room, Dejope Hall |
Wednesday, July 10
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast at Carson’s Market (attendees staying at Slichter Hall only) |
| 8:00-9:00 | Check-in and Poster Setup Atrium, Discovery Building (330 N Orchard St) |
| 9:00-9:45 | Welcome H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building Dr. Jo Handelsman, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery; Founder, Tiny Earth |
| 9:45-10:45 | Keynote Address: Community-wide Natural Product Discovery Pieter Dorrestein, Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-11:30 | Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub: the Next Stop for your Samples H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 11:30-12:30 pm | AMR Panel Discussion H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 1:30-2:30 | Tiny Earth Founder Jo Handelsman: Soil, the Earth’s Bounty H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 2:30-4:30 | Poster Session and Competition Atrium, Discovery Building |
| 4:30-4:45 | Tiny Earth Community Group Photo Atrium, Discovery Building |
| 5:30-6:30 | Dinner at Carson’s Market (attendees staying at Slichter Hall only) |
| 5:00-9:00 | Explore Madison! (open mic at the Memorial Union Terrace, Concerts on the Square, bowling/climbing/billiards at Union South) |
Thursday, July 11
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast at Carson’s Market (attendees staying at Slichter Hall only) |
| 8:30-10:30 | Students: Excursions Departing from Discovery Building Sign up for these excursions on day 1 of the symposium. Attendance is limited. Group A – Tour of Catalent and Conversation with Industry Scientists and Executives Group B – Tour of Camp Randall and AMR conversation with UW Athletics (students, administrators, sports medicine staff) Group C – Tour of Exact Sciences and Conversation with Industry Scientists and Executives Group D – WID Research Tour with Entering Discovery Students Instructors: “Tapas Talks” & Faculty Roundtable Breakouts |
| 11:00-1:30 pm | Biotech and Graduate School Career Fair and Expo (Lunch included) H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building |
| 1:30-2:00 | Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks |
| 2:00-5:00 | Checkout (Slichter Hall) and Departure* |
*Dormitory residents registered to stay an extra night at Slichter Hall will also be provided with dinner on July 11 and breakfast on July 12 at Carson’s Market