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PRELIMINARY Program & Schedule-At-A-Glance

Wednesday, October 8
7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Exhibitors move-in
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
BMES Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Registration Badge Pickup
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
NIH Special Sessions
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Industry Tours
(Ticketed Event)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Meet the Faculty Candidates Forum
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Plenary Session
Plenary - Co-Chairs Welcome + Keynote TBA + Q&A
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Council of Diversity Dinner Meeting
(invitation only)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Special Event
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Council of Chairs Meeting
(invitation only)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Council of Diversity Dinner Meeting
(invitation only)
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Special Event
LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert (ticket purchase required)

Thursday, October 9
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Badge Pickup
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Special Event
Building Accessibility Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am
BMES National Meetings Committee & 2026 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting
(invitation only)
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Exhibit Hall Hours
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Refreshment Break
Located in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions I
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Special Sessions
Special Sessions I
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Posters

Poster Session A

11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Plenary Session

State of the Society with Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert & Pritzker Distinguished Lecture

 
12:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch on Own
Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Special Event
Celebration of  Communities of Color in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required)
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions II
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions II
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Posters
Poster Session B
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions III
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions III
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Plenary Session

Diversity Award Lecture , Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award & BMES New Fellows Presentation

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Fellows
Champagne Toast and Photo (Invitation Only)
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Industry Mixer & Program
(Ticketed Event)
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
ABET Committee
(invitation only)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Special Events
Hosted University Receptions

Friday, October 10
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Badge Pickup
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Exhibit Hall Hours
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Refreshment Break
Located in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions IV
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Special Sessions

Special Sessions IV

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Posters
Poster Session C
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Plenary Session

NIH/NIBIB Lecture and Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Awards

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Special Events
Gender Equity in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required)
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
ABET Committee
(invitation only)
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch on Own
Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Plenary Session

Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Lecture & Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering & Lecture

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions V
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions V
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Posters
Poster Session D 
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Refreshment Break
Located in the Exhibit Hall
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions VI
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions VI
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Special Event

BMES Member Appreciation Night (open to all attendees)

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Special Events
Hosted University Receptions

Saturday, October 26
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Registration Badge Pickup
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions VII
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Special Sessions
Special Sessions VII
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Welcome Refreshments
Located in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 am - 12:00 am
High School Poster Expo
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Posters
Poster Session E
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Plenary Session
Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Lecture, and Mid-Career Award & Presentation of BMES Journal Awards
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Lunch on Own
Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions VIII
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions VIII
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Attendee Raffle
Located at BMES Smart Stage (Must be present to win)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Platform Sessions
Concurrent Platform Sessions IX
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Special Sessions
Special Sessions IX
2:30 pm
Exhibitor Tear Down

Schedule subject to change.

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