| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026 | |
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| PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS & FIELD TRIPS |
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 | |
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| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 10:00 AM–7:00 PM | |
| 8:30 AM–10:00 AM | Welcome & Day 1 Plenaries: Zoë Schlanger & José G. González (Halls A & B) |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Coffee break in exhibit hall (Raincross Ballroom) |
| 10:30 AM–12:15 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 12:15 PM–1:30 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:30 PM–3:15 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 3:15 PM–3:35 PM | Snack break in exhibit hall (Raincross Ballroom) |
| 3:35 PM–5:20 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 5:30 PM–7:00 PM | Opening Reception & Poster Session (Upper Concourse) |
| 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | Art Activities (Ballroom A&B, Lower Level) |
| 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | Trivia (Hall D) |
| 8:00 PM–9:00 PM | Plant Karaoke (Meeting Room 1-3, Lower Level) |
| 8:00 PM–8:30 PM | Botanical Tattoo Contest (Hall C) |
| 8:30 PM–10:00 PM | Music Concert: Sage Against the Machine (Hall A) |
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026 | |
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| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 9:30 AM–5:00 PM | |
| 8:30 AM–9:30 AM | Day 2 Plenaries: Geneva Thompson & Dr. Hugh Safford (Halls A & B) |
| 9:30 AM–10:00 AM | Coffee break in exhibit hall (Raincross Ballroom) |
| 10:00 AM–11:45 AM | Concurrent sessions
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| 11:45 AM–1:00 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:00 PM–2:45 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 2:45 PM–3:05 PM | Snack break in exhibit hall (Raincross Ballroom) |
| 3:05 PM–4:50 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 5:30 PM–7:00 PM | Cocktail reception |
| 7:00 PM–9:00 PM | CNPS Celebration |
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026 | |
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| EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 9:30 AM–1:00 PM | |
| 8:30 AM–9:30 AM | Lightning Talks Session 1 & 2 (Halls A & B) |
| 9:30 AM–10:00 AM | Coffee break in exhibit hall (Raincross Ballroom) |
| 10:00 AM–11:45 AM | Concurrent sessions
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| 11:45 AM–1:00 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:00 PM–2:45 PM | Concurrent sessions
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| 2:45 PM–3:30 PM | Closing reception |