Schedule At A Glance
October 27, 2026
Registration: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Registration Area (2nd Floor)
October 28, 2026
Registration: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration Area (2nd Floor)
Book Exhibit Room: 2:00 – 5:30 PM
Morning Symposium: 8:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Coffee Break: 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Lunch Break: 12:15 – 1:45 PM (Purchase Meal Tickets Here)
Afternoon Symposium: 1:45 – 5:30 PM
Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Evening Performance: 7:00 PM
Wisconsin Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
October 29, 2026
Registration: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM and 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Registration Area (2nd Floor)
Book Exhibit Room: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Session 1: 8:30 – 10:15 AM
Coffee Break: 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Session 2: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Lunch Break: 12:15 – 1:45 PM (Purchase Meal Tickets)
Session 3: 1:45 – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Session 4: 3:45 – 5:30 PM
Joseph W. Elder Keynote Address – Tithi Bhattacharya
Madison Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
Memorial Reception: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
in honor of “Sekar” Jesudasan Rajasekaran
Wisconsin Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
Film Screening: 7:00 PM – Gail & Bharat
Madison Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
October 30, 2026
Registration: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Registration area (2nd Floor)
Book Exhibit Room: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 5: 8:30 – 10:15 AM
Coffee Break: 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Session 6: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Short Film Screening Session Capitol Ballroom A (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
Lunch Break: 12:15 – 1:45 PM
Session 7: 1:45 – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Session 8: 3:45 – 5:30 PM
Plenary Session – Madhumita Lahiri
Wisconsin Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
Performance: 7:30 PM
Arun Luthra’s Konnakol Jazz Project
Madison Ballroom (2nd Floor), this event is free and open to the public
October 31, 2026
Registration: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Registration area (2nd Floor)
Book Exhibit Room: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Session 9: 8:30 – 10:15 AM
Coffee Break: 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Session 10: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Lunch Break: 12:15 – 1:45 PM (Purchase Meal Tickets Here)
Session 11: 1:45 – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Session 12: 3:45 – 5:30 PM
Full details on every panel and roundtable, Thursday through Saturday
Basic information on panels and roundtables, Thursday through Saturday