Symposium Agenda
The most current symposium agenda may be accessed through our partner platform, Guidebook. After registration, you will recieve an invitation at a later date to download the Guidebook app to keep up to date!
General Schedule
All times listed are in Central Standard Time (CST)
To preview the session titles, please view the Session Topics Agenda. Please note that room locations and zoom links will only be provided on the Guidebook Platform for security and safety reasons.
Tuesday, November 10
| Session Title | Time (CST) |
| Conference Registration and Badge Pickup | 7:30 am - 6:30 pm |
| Coffee Break | 8:00 am |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | 8:30 am - 9:00 am |
| Opening Keynote: "Large language models are not designed to serve their diverse user population” with Vered Shwartz | 9:00 am - 10:15 am |
| Concurrent Sessions 1 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Lunch on Your Own | 11:30 am -1:00 pm |
| Exhibition Hall | 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Workshops A (In-Person Only) | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 2 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 3 | 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
| Coffee Break | 3:00 pm |
| Afternoon Keynote: "Grieving with Machines: The Ethics of AI Simulations of the Dead” with Jon Herington | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| AI Hackathon Day 1 (In-Person Only, Offsite) | 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
| AI Career Meet Up: A Student and Industry Recruitment Event | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Manhattan Public Library Townhall (In Person) (Free and Open to the Public) | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Wednesday, November 11
| Session Title | Time (CST) |
| Conference Registration and Badge Pickup | 7:30 am - 7:30 pm |
| Coffee Break | 8:00 am |
| Exhibition Hall | 8:00 am - 7:00 pm |
| Morning Keynote: “Artificial Intelligence and Genuine Learning: Like Oil and Water” with Jared Horvath | 9:00 am - 10:15 am |
| Concurrent Sessions 4 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Lunch on Your Own | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
| Teaching and Learning Center Lunch Session (Virtual Only) | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
| Student Research Poster Session (In-Person Only) | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Workshops B (In-Person Only) | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 5 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 6 | 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 7 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Coffee Break | 4:00 pm |
| Highlighted Multi-Instutional Panel | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
| AI Hackathon Day 2 (In-Person Only, Offsite) | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
| Philosophy Games Social (In-Person Only) | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Sponsored Social - Industry Networking Event (In-Person Only) | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Thursday, November 12
| Session Title | Time (CST) |
| Conference Registration and Badge Pickup | 7:30 am - 3:00 pm |
| Coffee Break | 8:00 am |
| Exhibition Hall | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Surprise Morning Keynote | 9:00 am - 10:15 am |
| Concurrent Sessions 8 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Lunch on Your Own | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
| Workshops C (In-Person Only) | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 9 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Concurrent Sessions 10 | 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
| Coffee Break | 3:00 pm |
| Highlighted Multi-Institutional Student Panel | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Friday, November 13 - Post Excursion and Evening Partner Event
| Session Title | Time (CST) |
|
Museum of Art and Light Excursion (In-Person Only, Offsite) * |
10:00 am |
|
Museum of Art and Light Artist Talk (In-Person Only, Offsite) * |
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Saturday, November 14 - Post-Event Partner Event
| Session Title | Time (CST) |
|
Museum of Art and Light Public Youth Workshop (In-Person Only, Offsite) * |
10:00 am - 11:00 am |
|
Museum of Art and Light Family Day (In-Person Only, Offsite) * |
11:00 am - 3:00 pm |