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 |
| Various | Free 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 |