
WiDS Cambridge
2026 Agenda
8:00am - 2:30pm EST

8:00am
8:45am
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9:45am
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
​​​12:15pm
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2:15pm
2:30pm ​​​​​​​​
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation
Panel 1: Democratic Processes and Public Policy
Coffee Break
Lightning talks (15 lightning talks of 1 minute)
Panel 2: Extreme Weather and Pollution: Impact and Equity
Lunch, Recruiting, Poster Session, Speed-Networking & Mentoring Sessions
Speed Networking Sessions: Sign Up
Session #1 (12:30pm - 1:00pm)
Session #2 (1:10pm - 1:40pm)
Mentoring Office Hours: Drop-In Style, Limited to 5 people at a time
Session #1 - 12:40pm - 1:10pm
Session #2 - 1:20pm - 1:50pm
Technical Presentations, Demos, Fireside Chats
Session #1 - 1:15pm - 1:45pm
Session #2 - 1:45m - 2:15pm​​​
Closing Remarks & Prizes
​End of Program