If you are interested in learning more about what this conference has in store, we encourage you to read through our conference agenda below! 

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Registration/Check-In (The Inn at Virginia Tech)

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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Pre-Conference Social at the Maroon Door. Maroon Door's Beaver Pond Pale Bock, specially brewed for the AEES conference, will be available!  "Old time jam" set to begin at 7:00 pm. 

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

8:30 am - 9:00 am: Registration/Check-In, continental breakfast (The Inn at Virginia Tech)

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9:00 am - 9:15 am: Welcome & Opening Remarks (Latham Ballroom AB)

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9:15 am - 9:30 am: Update on ABET accreditation and Journal of Ecological Engineering Design

9:30 am - 10:20 am: Keynote Speaker

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10:20 am - 10:40 am: Break

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10:40 am - 12:00 pm: Concurrent Technical Sessions (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch provided (Latham Ballroom AB)

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1:30 pm - 2:50 pm: Concurrent Technical Sessions (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Local Tours (4 options) *1 includes CED/AED sites*

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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Student Social at Eastern Divide Brewing (transportation will be provided)

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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Dinner provided at Eastern Divide Brewing (transportation will be provided). Odum and AEES Fellows Awards will be presented during this event. 

Thursday, May 30, 2024

8:00 am - 8:30 am: Registration/Check-In, continental breakfast (The Inn at Virginia Tech)

8:30 am - 9:50 am: Concurrent Technical Sessions (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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9:50 am - 10:10 am: Break

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10:10 am - 11:30 am: Concurrent Technical Sessions (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch provided (Latham Ballroom AB)

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12:30 pm - 1:50 pm: Concurrent Technical Sessions (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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1:50 pm - 2:10 pm: Break

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2:10 pm - 3:30 pm: Concurrent Technical Sessions *1 is CED/AED* (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Poster Session (Latham Ballroom AB)

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6:00 pm: Dinner on your own

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Friday, May 31, 2024

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7:00 am - 7:45 am: Sunrise outdoor yoga session led by VT BSE's very own Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis (meet at the Inn entrance way/outside of lobby). 

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8:00 am - 8:30 am: Registration/Check-In, continental breakfast (The Inn at Virginia Tech)

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8:30 am - 9:50 am: Concurrent Technical Sessions *1 is CED/AED* (Solitude, Cascades, and Duck Pond rooms)

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9:50 am - 10:10 am: Break

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10:10 am - 11:00 am: DEIJ Session (Latham Ballroom AB)

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11:00 am - 11:45 am: Developing an Ecological Engineering Course (panel)

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11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Lunch and Business Meeting

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1:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Longer tour or *Optional CEC/AED Workshop (option to add during conference registration)*

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

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1/2 Day CED/AED Workshop