| Time | Event |
| 9:00-9:30 | Registration and Snacks |
| 9.30-9:35 | Welcome, Karl Rubin (UC Irvine), Announcements |
| 9.35-10:30 | Plenary Talk by ASU Prof. Erika Camacho |
| 10:35-11:25 | PhD students panel: Current PhD students will describe the life of a PhD student and talk about why they decided to get a PhD. Chair: Maribel Bueno (UCSB). Panelist: Elizabeth Chisholm (UCSB), Abdon Iniguez (UCI), Casey Kelleher (UCI), Christopher Lopez (UCI), Cynthia Sanchez (UCI), Peri Shereen (UCR). |
| 11:30-12:20 | Post-docs panel: New PhDs now at Universities or in the private sector will talk about their experiences and the job market. Chair: Hongkai Zhao (UCI). Panelist: Alexander Abatzoglou (Aleks), Ricardo Cordero (CalBaptist), Cynthia Flores (CSUCI), Boyan Jonov (Tecolote Research), Ignacio Rodriguez-Brenes (UCI), Erin Urwin (Deloitte & Touche), Lihan Wang (UCR). |
| 12:25-12:35 | Group photos |
| 12:40-1:50 | Lunch together at Phoenix Food Court |
| 2:00-2:50 | PhD applications panel: Members of the Admission committee of local PhD institutions will guide students on how to prepare for graduate school and how to submit strong applications. Chair: Li-Sheng Tseng (UCI). Panelist: Julie Bergner (UCR), David Finch (Oregon State), Roummel Marcia (UC Merced), John Rock (CPP). |
| 2:55-3:45 | Summer Programs panel: Directors of research programs will talk about how to submit a strong application and recent student participants will describe their experiences. Chair: Alessandra Pantano (UCI). Panelist: Maribel Bueno (UCSB), Raemeon Cowan (CSUN), Tamas Forgacs (CSU Fresno), Lauren Gomez (CPP). |
| 3:50-5:30 | Ice cream and networking at Calit2 Building courtyard: Students will interact with panelists and other recruiters from PhD institutions and summer research programs. |