Schedule for the 2024 UNM McNair Scholars Research Conference

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Attention: Audience attendance at both the poster and oral presentations is free and open to the public. Registration is required for all other conference activities.

Tentative Conference Schedule 
(subject to change)

Calendar updated 2/1/24

DAY 1Thursday, September 5, 2024 - UNM Campus

Most events held in the Student Union Building (SUB)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Conference Registration 
SUB Ballrooms Foyer

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Opening Ceremony and Networking Event*
Ballroom C, SUB

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Research Poster Presentation Session #1 
Atrium, SUB bottom floor - see detailed schedule below

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Graduate School Fair Session #1
SUB Ballrooms A & B

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch  
Ballroom A, Student Union Building

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Research Poster Presentation Session #2
Atrium, SUB bottom floor - see detailed schedule below

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Graduate School Fair Session #2 
SUB Ballrooms A & B

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

McNair Staff Forum
SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Conference Excursion
Off campus - Dinner will be provided

DAY 2Friday, September 6, 2024  UNM Campus

All events held in the Student Union Building (SUB)

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Day 2 Opening Session*
SUB Ballroom C

9:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Concurrent Oral Research Presentations: Sessions 1-6 
SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms

12:15 p.m. –1:15 p.m.

Lunch
Ballroom C, SUB

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Oral Research Presentations: Sessions 7-12
SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Closing Ceremony Banquet
(includes dinner, keynote, & cultural performance)
Ballrooms B & C, Student Union Building

 *Opening sessions will have coffee, tea, juice, water but no breakfast. A full breakfast is served at our conference hotel as part of our room block rate. Our conference hotel webpage has the details.