Schedule Overview

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ASTC 2026 Annual Conference

September 16–19, 2026
Phoenix, Arizona

Schedule Overview

Subject to change

Local time

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Registration open

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Registration open
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Extended Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Offsite Museum Expeditions
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Navigation and Networking Gathering
VariousFree Museum Admission

Thursday, September 17, 2026

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Registration open
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Plenary Session: Keynote
Light breakfast served
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Exhibit Hall open
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Activities and Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Coffee break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Host party at Arizona Science Center

Friday, September 18, 2026

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Registration open
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Exhibit Hall open
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.Activities and Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Happy Hour / Snack Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Night Out in Mesa

Saturday, September 19, 2026

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Registration open
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Plenary Session: Recognition and Keynote
Breakfast served
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions

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