Conference Schedule

The 2024 conference schedule is included below for reference. The upcoming conference schedule will be released in July 2025.

Tuesday, September 17th

Pre-Conference Day - Pre-Conference Sessions (Optional)

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Early Learning Sessions

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Break

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Early Learning Sessions

Full Conference Begins

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Opening Session & Keynote

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM DEC Welcome & Cocktail Hour
Posters in the DEC Exhibit Hall

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Morning Coffee

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Federal Session

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Keynote

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Break

1:30 PM – 3:45 PM Hot Topic

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Concurrent Sessions

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Coffee in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Poster Session

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Break

1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Hot Topic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Family Partnership Featured Speaker

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Coffee in the Exhibit Hall

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions

10:15 AM -11:15 AM Concurrent Sessions

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Break

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Concurrent Sessions