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2024 WID Symposium
November 13 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The WID 2024 Symposium, scheduled for November 13th at the Discovery Building, is a day-long event dedicated to the exploration of change in complex systems in digital and natural environments. This gathering serves as an opportunity for researchers at every career stage, to showcase their ongoing work, foster relationships, strengthen WID’s internal network, and promote collaboration in pursuit of our interdisciplinary research goals.
The event will include breakfast, lightning talks, Wiley Award ceremony, lunch/workshop, poster session, music, and a celebratory reception to acknowledge our collective achievements. Furthermore, we will continue to support WID’s focus on embodying our outward-facing direction and core values: Interdisciplinary Research, Inclusive Engagement, Global Impact, and Grand Challenges.
With participation from our entire 200-member WID team, this event offers an excellent platform to highlight our partnerships.
SCHEDULE
8:00 – 8:30 AM – Breakfast (Open Court Central)
8:25 – 8:30 AM – Introduction by MC’s Martel DenHartog and Natalia Rosario-Meléndez
8:30 – 9:00 AM – Jo Handelsman, Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
9:00 – 9:05 AM – MC introduction of lightning talks
9:05 – 10:10 AM – Lightning talks
10:10-10:20 AM – Em Craft, Generative Artificial Intelligence @ UW–Madison
10:20 – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 – 11:20 AM – Climate Change, Fire, and the Uncertain Future of Yellowstone’s Forests
Keynote Speaker: Monica Turner, Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology and Vilas Research Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
11:20 – 11:30 AM – Break
11:30-11:35 AM – Group Photo
11:35AM-12 PM – MC introduction of Wiley Awards, Andrew Hanus, Director of Illuminating Discovery Hub
12-12:55 PM – Lunch (Open Main Court, Open Wall 5)
1:00 -2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session 1: VR/AR demos up can only do 1:00 – 1:50 with CAAV, Orchard View
- Breakout Session 2: AI and Art Facilitated by Bryce Spencer, DeLuca Forum
- Breakout Session 3: Working with an Editor, Michelle Wildgen, Room 1145
2:10 – 2:30 PM – Musical Performance: The Lab Notes (a WID ensemble)
2:30 – 2:35 PM – MC ending remarks and introduction of afternoon Poster Sessions and Reception
2:35 – 2:45 PM – Break/Poster Session A (Odd) set-up
2:45 – 3:30 PM – Poster A session
3:30 PM – Reception begins
3:45-4:30 PM -Poster B (Even) session begins
4:30 – 5:00 PM- Clean up