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California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, August 7-9, 2023
Please click here to download the NAMES 2023 poster.
Tentative Conference Program
Symposium Day One: Tuesday August 8, 2023
| TIME | EVENT | VENUE |
| Monday, August 7: Workshops & Presenters’ Dinner | ||
| 12:00-1pm | Registration Opens | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001 |
| 1:00-2:15pm | Learn by Doing: Activities for Materials Science | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001 |
| 2:15-2:30pm | Break | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001 |
| 2:30-3:45pm | Ansys EduPack/Discovery Design Workshop | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg, 192, Room 208 |
| 3:45-4:00pm | Break | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg, 192, Room 208 |
| 3:45-4:00pm | Citrine AI/Machine Learning Workshop | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg, 192, Room 208 |
| 7:00pm | Presenter's Dinner *by invitation only | Luna Red Restaurant, San Luis Obispo |
| Tuesday, August 8: Symposium Day One | ||
| 8:00am | Registration opens* | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 8:45-10:05am | Symposium Day One Session 1a | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 10:05-11:10am | Coffee Break & Poster Session | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 11:10am-12:10pm | Symposium Day One Session 1b | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 12:10pm | Symposium Photograph | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 12:15pm | Lunch | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 1:30-2:50pm | Symposium Day One Session 2a | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 2:50-3:50pm | Coffee Break & Poster Session | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 3:50-5:00pm | Symposium Day One Session 2b | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 7:00pm | Symposium Dinner | Ventana Grill, Prismo Beach |
| Wednesday, August 9: Symposium Day Two | ||
| 8:30am | Registration opens* | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 9:00-10:05am | Symposium Day Two Session 3a | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 10:05-10:50am | Coffee Break | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 10:50am-12:10pm | Symposium Day Two Session 3b | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 12:10pm | Lunch | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 1:10-2:00pm | CalPoly SLO Learn By Doing Lab Tour | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 2:00-3:05pm | Symposium Day Two Session 4a | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 3:05-3:50pm | Coffee Break | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
| 3:50-5:10pm | Symposium Day Two Session 4b | Cal Poly SLO Advanced Technology Lab Bldg 7, Room 001, *Registration at Venue |
Monday, August 7, 2023
- Optional morning tour of the Cal Poly Campus
- Optional software workshops
- Software workshops run by industrial partners (Ansys & Citrine Informatics)
- Afternoon refreshments provided
- Speakers' dinner at local restaurant for speakers and invited guests (within walking distance from Cal Poly)
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (all day)
- Conference talks & poster session
- Morning & afternoon refreshments provided
- Lunch provided during the conference
- Optional Dinner at a local restaurant (within walking distance from Cal Poly)
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
- Conference talks round table discussions/forums and teaching workshops
- Lab tours of Cal Poly Engineering
- Morning & afternoon refreshments provided
- Lunch provided during conference
Important Dates
- Jan 16th: call for talk abstract and registration
- May 1st: The call for talk abstracts is closed
- May 8th: Early-bird registration is closed
- May 31st: poster abstract deadline
NAMES 2023 Scientific Committee
- Joel Galos, California Polytechnic State University (Chair)
- Claes Fredriksson, Ansys Academic Program (Secretary)
- Danielle Cote, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California
- Glenn Hibbard, University of Toronto
- Dom Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College
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