With 80 registered participants and 33 lightning talks, this year's USM science day will be a flurry of research updates and discussions. These will take place from 9:30 to ~17:30 with the following schedule.
9:30 - 9:45: Coffee / welcome
9:45 - 11:00: Lightning talks Part I
11:00 - 11:15: Break
11:15 - 12:30: Lightning talks Part II
12:30 - 13:45: Lunch break (sandwich buffet for those who had selected this
during registration)
13:45 - 14:45: Speed Collaborating
14:45 - 15:00: Break
15:00 - 15:45: Break-out discussions Part I
15:45 - 16:30: Break-out discussions Part II
16:30: Wrap-up
Sci-Fi/Halloween Afterparty