Please visit the conference website below for a detailed schedule!
https://apos.societyconference.com/conf/#sessions/conf10011
*Note, times listed below are in CST.
Wednesday March 10, 2021
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Office Hours with Program Officers from NCI/ACS/PCORI/DoD |
| 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | SIG Pre-Conferencce Workshop |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Main Conference Begins: Opening Remarks & Presentation of Ruth McCorkle Award, New Investigator Award, Distinguished Public Service Award |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Opening Keynote Session: Monica Webb Hooper, PH.D. “The Collision of Two Pandemics and the NIH Response: A Perspective From NIMHD” |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Virtual Internship, Fellowship, and Job Fair |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Part 1 |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Virtual Fellows Reception |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Early Career Virtual Happy Hour/Trivia |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Virtual Trivia |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Virtual Wine Tasting |
Thursday March 11, 2021
| 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Virtual Yoga or Morning Mindfulness (Optional) |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome & Presentation of Outstanding Clinical Award, Outstanding Educational Award, and Mentor Recognition |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Plenary Session 1: Christine Chambers, “From Evidence to Influence: Moving Research into Practice and |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Breakout Session 1 |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Break |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | 15 Minutes of Mindfulness |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | Noontime(ish) Knowledge |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | Poster Session 1 |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | Career Coaching Series for Early Career Professionals – NIH Funding, Paul Jacobsen |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Break |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Breakout 2 – Symposia Sessions |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM | Breakout 3 – Symposia Sessions |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Break |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Book Club 1 – Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, Randomhouse |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Book Club 2 – Meaghann Weaver & Lori Wiener, The Gift of Gerbert’s Feather, Magination Press |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Book Club 3 – Don Rosenstein & Justin Yopp, The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life, Oxford |
Friday March 12, 2021
| 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Virtual Yoga or Morning Mindfulness (Optional) |
| 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks & Presentation of the Holland Award |
| 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Plenary Session 2: Victoria Forster, “Patient and Survivor Involvement in Research, a Call to Action: How to Effectively Integrate Patients Into Research Teams and Avoid Tokenism” |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Breakout Session 4 |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Exhibit Room 2 |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Career Coaching Series for Early Career Professionals |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | SIG Networking |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Poster Session 2 |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Breakout Session 5 |
| 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Closing Keynote Session: David Chambers, “Advancing Implementation Science: Assumptions, Remedies and Future Directions” |
| 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM | Closing Remarks & Passing of the Gavel, Dr. Donovan to introduce incoming President |