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2026 RUME Conference Schedule at a Glance (All times Eastern Standard Time)
*Updated Feb 25, 2026*
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Thursday, Feb 26Friday, Feb 27Saturday, Feb 28
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Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 AM		Breakfast
7:00 - 8:20 AM
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Registration opens at 7:30 AM
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Working groups 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Special Session on AI
in Research and Publishing
8:00 - 8:50 AM
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Session #13 - Contributed Reports
8:20 - 8:50 AM
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Session #5 - Contributed Reports
9:00 - 9:30 AM		Session #14 - Contributed Reports
9:00 - 9:30 AM
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Session #6 - Preliminary Reports
9:40 - 10:10 AM		Session #15 - Preliminary Reports
9:40 - 10:10 AM
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Coffee break
10:10 - 10:50 AM		Coffee break
10:10 - 10:50 AM
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Session #7 - Contributed Reports
10:50 - 11:20 AM		Session #16 - Contributed Reports
10:50 - 11:20 AM
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Session #8 - Preliminary Reports
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM		Session #17 - Preliminary Reports
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Lunch on your own 12:00 - 1:00 PMLunch 12:00 - 2:00 PM


Plenary Panel
Jennifer Czocher & Felix Ho		Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM

(Optional Mentoring Tables
& NASEM Report)
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Opening Session 1:00 - 1:20 PM
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Session #1 - Theoretical Reports
1:30 - 2:00 PM		Session #18 - Contributed Reports
1:30 - 2:00 PM
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Session #9 - Theoretical Reports
2:00 - 2:30 PM
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Session #2 - Contributed Reports
2:10 - 2:40 PM		Session #19 - Preliminary Reports
2:10 - 2:40 PM
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Coffee Break
2:40 - 3:20 PM		Session #10 - Preliminary Reports
2:40 - 3:10 PM		Coffee Break
2:40 - 3:20 PM
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Coffee break begins at 3:10 PM &
Poster Set-Up
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Session #3 - Contributed Reports
3:20 - 3:50 PM		Session #20 - Theoretical Reports
3:20 - 3:50 PM
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Poster Session (Ballroom)
3:30 - 4:50 PM
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Session #4 - Contributed Reports
4:00 - 4:30 PM		Session #21 - Contributed Reports
4:00 - 4:30 PM
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Poster Set-Up
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(virtual) Poster Session
4:40 - 6:00 PM
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Session #11 - Contributed Reports
4:50 - 5:20 PM		Poster Session (prefunction)
4:50 - 6:00 PM
& Cash Bar
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Session #12 - Contributed Reports
5:30 - 6:00 PM
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Dinner (buffet)

Update on RUME Website <sigmaarume.org> and Conference Proceedings searchable database
*Note from Shandy Hauk - there ARE proceedings before 2013 and the database will be expanded to include 2007-2012!

(optional) affinity tables

6:00 - 8:00 PM		RUME Executive Committee Meeting &
Poster Take Down		Poster Take Down
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Dinner (plated) and Plenary,
Daniel Reinholz
6:10 - 8:00 PM
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Dinner on your own

Early Career Scholar Mixer
starting 6:15 PM
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