2026 Beckman Symposium Agenda

10 am-6 pm Guest Registration - Foyer

10 am-3 pm Hospitality Room Available - Shady Canyon

12-2 pm Boxed Lunch Available - Registration

3-4 pm Welcome Session

BYI + AOB Postdoc Meet and Greet - Saddleback ABC + Saddleback/Trabuco Terrace

BSP Introduction + Meet and Greet - Regency ABC

BSP Mentor Roundtable - Think Tank

Instrumentation/Beckman Institutes Meet and Greet - Turtle Rock

4:15-6 pm Poster Session I - Regency DE

6:15-7:15 pm Dinner, Kristen Monson Presentation, Pyramid Awards - Pavilion

7:15-9 pm Post-dinner Lawn Games - Lawn

8-9 am Breakfast Buffet - Pavilion

9:15-10:15 am Keynote Speaker Jennifer Heemstra, PhD - Regency ABC

10:15-10:45 am Break - Foyer

10:45 am-12 pm Breakout Session I

BYI: Success After Tenure: Mid-Career Support - Theater

AOB Postdoc: Truth, Error, and Evidence: How to Build and Revise Knowledge - Saddleback ABC

BSP: Conflict Resolution Presentation - Regency ABC

12-2 pm Lunch Buffet + Beckman Expo: Beckman Institutes and Programs - Pavilion + Lawn

2:15-3:45 pm Plenary Session I - Regency ABC

4-5 pm Breakout Session II

BYI + AOB Postdoc: Crafting Your Academic Future: Teaching, Research, and Identity - Saddleback ABC

BSP: Beckman Jeopardy - Regency ABC

5:15-7 pm Poster Session II + Reception - Regency DE

7:15-8:15 pm Dinner - Pavilion

8:15-8:30 pm Group Photos - Announced at Dinner

8:15-10 pm Lawn Games - Lawn

8-9 am Breakfast Buffet - Pavilion

9:15-10:45 am Breakout Session III

BYI + AOB Postdoc: Conflict Resolution Workshop - Saddleback ABC

BSP: Career Trajectory Panel - Regency ABC

11 am-12 pm General Session with Valda Vinson, PhD - Regency ABC

Publishing with Purpose: Strategies for Productivity and Impact

12 pm Checkout (for those departing 8/1)*

12:15-1:15 pm Lunch Buffet - Pavilion

1:30-3 pm Plenary Session II - Regency ABC

3-3:30 pm Closing Remarks + Slideshow - Regency ABC

3-8 pm Shuttles to SNA

*Leaving on Sunday?

12 pm Checkout

6 am-6 pm Shuttles to SNA