September 5–8, 2025
San Francisco Bay Area
Schedule Overview
All times PT
Subject to change
Thursday, September 4, 2025
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration open |
Friday, September 5, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Offsite Museum Experiences^ (including the following) |
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Preconference ASTC Intensives^ |
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Navigation and Network Gathering^ Open to all; first-time attendees especially invited. |
Saturday, September 6, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration open |
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Saturday conference program |
10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall open |
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Opening Session |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Poster Palooza, Planetary Health Action Fair, and other events in Exhibit Hall |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Saturday conference program |
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Saturday conference program |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall |
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Saturday conference program |
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Unplug and Play: ASTC host party at the Exploratorium^ |
Sunday, September 7, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration open |
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Alan J. Friedman Science Center Dialogues |
10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall open |
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Sunday conference program |
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch, Poster Palooza, and other events in Exhibit Hall |
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Public Science Festival |
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Sunday conference program |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Sunday conference program |
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall |
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Celebrating Regeneration: ASTC Soirée at the California Academy of Sciences^ |
Monday, September 8, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Registration open |
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Plenary Session: Recognition and Keynote |
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Monday conference program |
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Monday conference program |
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – See Monday conference program |
Ongoing Opportunities
Throughout the ASTC 20225 Annual Conference, all eight host museums will be offering free museum admission to attendees with their conference badge during regular operating hours. See more information.
We also expect a series of community Meet-ups. Check back for more details.
^ pre-registration required (selected events may require additional fee)