You can download the final program schedule as pdf or MS word (last updated 10/1/2022).

Daily Room Schedule Grid

Sunday, October 2:
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: NERACS Board Lunch, Hyatt Regency
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Grad School Panel Highland G
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Career Panel Highland G
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm: High-School Teacher professional development. Highland Room A-D.
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm: ACS Career Development workshops about succeeding in grad school, networking, finding the best career, etc. Highland Room E.
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Grad School Fair Expo Hall Empire South (RRCC)
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Expo hall opening reception. Main Floor Expo Hall at Convention Center.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Undergraduate Poster Session. Expo Hall at Convention Center.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: YCC/SCC Networking and Mentoring Dinner, off-site at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC). (For grad students and SCC mentors).

Monday, October 3:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm: Oral Technical Sessions.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Expo Hall Open.
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Poster Session. Expo Hall at Convention Center.
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Ceremony commemorating Eastman Kodak as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. Dedication to be held at the Kodak Center, 200 W Ridge Rd, Rochester NY. Buses will run from the Convention Center starting at 4:00 pm. (see bus schedule* and parking details** below )
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Regional Awards Ceremony and Banquet at the Kodak Center, 200 W Ridge Rd, Rochester NY. Click here for more details about the event and registration.

*Detailed Bus Schedule for Eastman Kodak National Historic Chemical Landmark (NHCL) & Regional Awards Ceremonies – there are 2 motor coaches from Niagara Scenic Tours running back and forth between the Convention Center (123 Main St) and the Kodak Center (200 West Ridge Rd.)
– 4:00 pm: Departure from Convention Center (arrival at the Kodak Center ~4:25 PM) – for the NHCL event (buses return to Convention Center empty)
– 5:30 pm: Departure from Convention Center (arrival at the Kodak Center ~5:55 PM) – for the Awards Dinner
– 6:05 pm: Departure from Kodak Center (for those not attending the Awards Dinner and returning to the Convention Center/Hyatt) (buses return to Kodak Center empty)
– 9:10 pm: Departure from Kodak Center and returning to the Convention Center/Hyatt after the Awards Dinner

**Parking at Kodak Center – If you are driving to Kodak Center here are the parking details.

Tuesday, October 4:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm: Oral Technical Sessions.
8:00 am – 3:00 pm: Expo Hall Open.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: WCC Luncheon, Riverside Court.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: YCC/SCC Mixer, Lilac Ballroom, all invited.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Harrison Howe Award Plenary Lecture by Wilfred van der Donk., Lilac Ballroom, all invited.
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Poster session and Networking Mixer, Galleria and Riverside Court.

Wednesday, October 5:
8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Oral Technical Sessions.
7:30 am – 9:00 am: ACS Governance Social, Riverside Court.
12:15 pm – 3:00 pm: Small Chemical Business Round Table for Entrepreneurs, by invitation. Hyatt Regency.