General Information

    By using the links under the Program Schedule section along the left hand side, you may perform the following:

  • View the entire Session Schedule at a glance.
  • View the Session Index for a chronological listing of all sessions.
  • Perform a Paper Search to find a paper by a particular author, title or other criteria.
  • Build, view and print your personal schedule of presentations (View My Schedule) you wish to attend.
Session Schedule

    This is a visual presentation of the entire session schedule at-a-glance. Each color represents a particular topic, making it easier for you to find only the topics you may be interested in attending. Each colored box represents a single sessions, by clicking on the session name hyperlink a separate window will open showing you each paper which will be presented during that session. The papers are listed in presentation order (this does not apply to Poster presentation). Click on the paper ID number for detailed information about that paper. You will also find a check box for each paper. If you would like to attend this presentation, check the box and click the "Add Selected Paper" at the bottom of the screen (see the "My Schedule" section for more details).

  • Lecture and Poster sessions are listed on separate pages in the Program Schedule menu
Session Index

    Under the Session Index you can find a list of all sessions in chronological order. Lecture sessions are listed first and poster sessions are listed next. You can also narrow the list down by selecting only one topic from the drop down box at the top. You can click on each session name hyperlink and a separate window will open showing you each paper which will be presented during that session. The papers are listed in presentation order (this does not apply to Poster presentation). Click on the paper ID number for detailed information about that paper. You will also find a check box for each paper. If you would like to attend this presentation, check the box and click the "Add Selected Paper" at the bottom of the screen (see the "My Schedule" section for more details).

Paper Search

    You can use this area to perform a search by author name or paper title in order to find a presentations you may be interested in attending. If your search returns any matches, you can click on the paper ID number for detailed information about that paper. You will also find a check box for each paper. If you would like to attend this presentation, check the box and click the "Add Selected Paper" at the bottom of the screen (see the "My Schedule" section for more details).

My Schedule

    As you are viewing the session schedule, you can create a personal schedule of presentations you would like to attend. You can build this schedule by "adding" paper presentations to "My Schedule". Initially, when you click on View My Schedule, it will not contain any papers and will show that there are no papers in your schedule. As you are browsing the session schedule and click on a particular session, a separate window will open, showing you the papers to be presented during that session. From this window, you can click the check box of each paper whose presentation you would like to attend and then click the "Add Selected Paper" at the bottom of the screen (Don't forget to click this button). After you have added paper presentations to your schedule, you can now view a listing of all the presentations you have selected to attend by clicking on View My Schedule. Your selections will be listed in chronological order. Continue to add presentations until you have completed, then print your schedule by clicking on the "format for printing" link at the top of your schedule page.

  • Be sure to print your schedule BEFORE closing your browser. This information is not saved and will be lost after you close your browser.