Tentative Agenda-at-a-Glance
| Sunday, August 5, 2018 | |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | Editorial Board Meeting |
| 10:00am - 5:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshops |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | WDA Leadership Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | WDA Council Meeting |
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Conference & Photo Competition Registration Open Sponsor Display Move-In Student Poster Set-Up |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Welcome Social |
| Monday, August 6, 2018 | |
| 7:00am - 5:00pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | Opening Plenary Session |
| 10:00am -10:30am | Refreshment Break |
| 12noon - 1:30pm | Lunch Provided |
| 12:15pm - 1:15pm | WDA Business Luncheon #1: Ex Man Report on the State of WDA and Recognitions |
| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | Two Plenary Sessions |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Refreshment Break |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Student/Mentor Event |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
WDA Group Picnic |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2018 | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Student Research Recognition Award Presentation |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Student Oral Presentations |
| 10:30am - 11:15am | Student Poster Session 1 Refreshment Break |
| 11:15am - 12:15pm | Student Oral Presentations |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Provided |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm | Student Oral Presentations |
| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | Student Poster Session 2 Refreshment Break Photo Competition photos removed |
| 3:30pm | Student Poster Removal and General Poster Set-Up Removal must be completed by end of day Tuesday Set-up must be completed by 9:00am Wednesday |
| 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Student Oral Presentations |
| 6:30pm - 10:30pm | Dinner and Silent & Live Auctions |
| Wednesday, August 8, 2018 | |
| 7:30am - 12:00pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | AAWV Business Meeting |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:00am - 10:45am | General Poster Session 1 Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12noon - 5:00pm | Optional Field Trips |
| 5:00pm | Dinner on Own |
| Thursday, August 9, 2018 | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Plenary Session |
| 10:00am - 10:45am | General Poster Session 2 Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am - 12noon | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12noon - 1:30pm | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30pm |
General Poster Removal Removal must be completed by 12:00pm Friday |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5:00pm - 5:45pm | WDA Business Meeting |
| 6:30pm | Cocktail Social in Pre-function Area |
| 7:15pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Awards Presentations |
| 9:00pm - 11:00pm | Drinks, DJ’d Music, Photo Booth and Dancing |
| Friday, August 10, 2018 | |
| 7:30am - 12:00pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | Sponsor Display Removal |
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:00am - 10:20am | Refreshment Break |
| 12:00pm | Conference Concludes |
Speaker Presentations (WDA Members Only)
Important Dates
Conference T-Shirt Preorder deadline – July 5
Online Registration available until – July 22
Platinum Sponsors
