January 29, 2018

7:00am
Early Bus Departs MIT - 60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA

10:00am-3:30pm
Winter Activities - Bretton Woods, NH

1:00pm
Late Bus Departs MIT - 60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA

3:00pm-4:00pm
Hotel Tour - Omni Mt. Washington Resort

4:00pm-5:00pm
Check-in and Registration - Great Hall

5:00pm-6:00pm
Welcome Reception - Conservatory

6:00pm-7:30pm
Dinner Banquet - Grand Ballroom

7:30pm-8:15pm
Evening Keynote - Grand Ballroom
Marina Hatsopoulos, Entrepreneur, Director, Angel Investor “The Decisions of an Entrepreneur”

8:15pm-8:45pm
Group Photo - Grand Ballroom

8:45pm-12:00am
Evening Activities - Washington, Jeffersonn, and Reagan Rooms

January 30, 2018

7:00am-8:00am
Breakfast - Presidential Foyer

8:00am-8:15am
Opening Remarks - Presidential Ballroom

8:15am-8:45am
Technical Keynote- Presidential Ballroom
Prof. Christopher Monroe, Distinguished University Professor & Bice Seci-Zorn Professor, University of Maryland and IonQ, Inc.“Quantum Computing with Trapped Atomic Ions”

8:45am-9:15am
Two-Minute Pitch by MIG Members - Presidential Ballroom

9:15am-10:00am
Sixty-Second Poster Pitch, Sessions 1-3 - Presidential Ballroom

10:00am-10:15am
Coffee Break - Presidential Foyer

10:15am-11:30am
60-Second Poster Pitch, Session 4-8 - Presidential Ballroom

11:45am-1:00pm
MIG Networking Lunch - Dining Room/Sun Dining Room

1:00pm-2:00pm
Poster Session I - Grand Ballroom

2:00pm-2:15pm
Coffee Break - Presidential Foyer

2:15pm-3:15pm
Poster Session II - Grand Ballroom

3:30pm-4:00pm
Plenary Featured Talks - Presidential Ballroom

4:00pm-4:30pm
Awards Presentation and Closing Ceremony - Presidential Ballroom

4:30pm-4:45pm
Buses Depart for MIT - Hotel Main Entrance