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Schedule at a Glance
Tentative Daily Schedule
Tuesday, April 15
Registration Open (12-5 pm)
Exhibit Hall Set-Up (2-6 pm)
9 am-5 pm | National Case Study Competition in Health Education |
9:30 am-5:30 pm | SOPHE Board of Trustees Orientation (9:30 am) and Meeting (10:30 am) |
12-3 pm | Pre-Conference Workshop: Finding Needles in Haystacks: Efficient Literature Searching to Develop Your Research Question |
1:15-2:45 pm | Pre-Conference Workshop: Future-Proof Your Career: Mastering AI-Driven Job Hunting and Skills |
3:15-6:15 pm | Pre-Conference Workshop: Advocating for Environmental Justice: Making Waves by Swimming Upstream |
5:30-6:30 pm | SOPHE House of Delegates Meeting |
Wednesday, April 16
Registration Open (7 am-5:30 pm)
Exhibit Hall Set-Up (7-9 am)
Tuesday Posters Set-Up (8-9 am)
Exhibits and Posters Open (11 am-7:30 pm)
7:45-8:45 am | SOPHE New Member and First-Timer Breakfast Catalina, 2nd Floor |
9-11 am | Opening Plenary SOPHE Welcome Presidential Address Leonard Jack, Jr. PhD, MSc Keynote Address & SOPHE 2025 Honorary Fellow Presentation |
11:15 am-12:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions A |
12:15-1:30 pm | Lunch on your own |
1:30-2:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions B |
2:30-2:45 pm | Break |
2:45-3:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions C |
3:45-4 pm | Break |
4-5:30 pm | Plenary 2 |
5:30-7:30 pm | Opening Reception Join your colleagues and meet new people for an evening of networking, and fun! Wear your school and/or organization gear. |
6-7 pm | Poster Reception |
Fries VIP dinner (invitation only) |
Thursday, April 17
Registration Open (7 am-5:30 pm)
Posters Set-Up (7:30-8:30 am)
Exhibits and Posters Open (9 am-4 pm)
Exhibit Hall Dismantle (4-6 pm)
7:15–8:15 am | SOPHE Past Presidents’ Breakfast |
7:15–8:15 am | NCHEC Breakfast (CHES, MCHES Invitation only) |
8:30–9:30 am | Concurrent Sessions D |
10–11:15 am | 2025 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award and Presentation Presentation of the 2025 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award Viktor Bovbjerg, PhD – James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation and Lawrence W. Green, DrPH, ScD (Hon), Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco Award Recipient/Speaker Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, Coalition for Trust in Health & Science |
11:15 am-1 pm | Lunch on your own |
12-1 pm | Poster Power Hour |
1–1:45 pm | SOPHE All-Member Business Meeting (All Welcome) |
1:45-2 pm | Break |
2-3 pm | Concurrent Sessions E |
3-3:15 pm | Break |
3:15-4:45 pm | Plenary 4 – Panel |
4:45-5 pm | Break |
5-5:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions F |
5:30-6:30 pm | Reception Honoring 21st Century & Legacy Donors (Invitation only) |
5:30-6:30 pm | Meet and Greet Mixers |
6:30-8 pm | Awards Ceremony and Reception |
Friday, April 18
Registration Open (7 am-1:30 pm)
7-8 am | Sunrise Yoga |
8:30-9:30 am | Concurrent Sessions G |
9:30-9:45 am | Break |
9:45-10:45 am | Concurrent Sessions H |
10:45-11 am | Break |
11 am-12:30 pm | Plenary 5 Incoming President’s Remarks and Conference Recap See You Next Year! |
2-4 pm | SOPHE Give Back Volunteer at the Food Bank |