AAS 2024 Tentative Schedule

Friday, April 5, 2024

Time	Event Name	Location
10 a.m. - Noon	Executive AAS Committee Meeting	Campus Center: Room 126
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Registration Networking with Vendors Refreshments and Snacks	Campus Center: Outside Reynolds Room
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Welcome and Opening Address Opening Remarks: George McGill, Fort Smith Mayor Dr. Terisa Riley, UAFS Chancellor Dr. Shadow Robinson, UAFS Provost	Campus Center: Reynolds Room
1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.	Short Break
2-5 p.m.	Oral Presentations	Campus Center: 129AB Math-Science: MS101, MS104, MS304, MS306
5 - 6:30 p.m.	BREAK: Hotel Check-In
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.	Dinner Banquet Keynote Speaker: Dr. Douglas Rhoads "Evolution of a 50-year Research Career: The Ramblings and Pursuits of a MoBi Jedi Knight"	Campus Center: Reynolds Room
8:30 p.m. -10 p.m.	Dessert and Cocktail Social and Entertainment	Bakery District: Rooms 101 & 105

** The Bakery District is located in at 70 South 7th Street in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas. Click here for Google Map directions to the Bakery District.

Time	Event	Location
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Setup: Poster Presentation	Stubblefield Center
7:30-9 a.m.	Registration Breakfast (includes refreshments) - yogurt, fruit, eggs, bacon, and biscuits	Campus Center: Outside Reynolds Room
9-10 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Address Keynote: Dr. Douglas Rhoads "Molecular Genomic Analyses of Enterococcus cecorum From Sepsis Outbreaks in Broilers?	Campus Center: Reynolds Room
10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Short Break
10:20 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Poster Session A: Even numbered posters	Stubblefield Center: 2nd Floor
11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.	Poster Session B: Odd numbered posters	Stubblefield Center: 2nd Floor
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Campus Tours	Tours begin at the UAFS Clock Tower at 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Business Meeting & Closing	Campus Center: Reynolds Room