Sunday
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4:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Cutting Edge in Fungal Immunology
Discussion Leader: Gordon Brown (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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7:40 pm - 8:00 pm |
Jean-Paul Latge (Institut Pasteur, France)
"First to Touch, First to Sense?"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Julian Naglik (King's College London, United Kingdom)
"Epithelial Activation by Candidalysin"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:15 pm |
Arturo Zychlinsky (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany)
"NETs in Fungal Infections"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Recognition of Fungi by Innate Cells
Discussion Leader: Salome Leibundgut-Landmann (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Gordon Brown (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
"C-Type Lectins:
What's New?"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Michael Lorenz (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA)
"A Transcriptional Perspective on Interactions Between Macrophages and CUG Clade Species"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Betty Wu-Hsieh (National Taiwan University , Taiwan)
"Modulation of Innate Cell Antifungal Immunity"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Amariliz Rivera (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA)
"Distinct Contributions of Type I and III IFNs to Innate Antifungal Immunity"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Beth Garvy (University of Kentucky College of Medicine, USA)
"Pneumocystis Life Forms Differentially Interact with Innate Immune Cells in the Lungs"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Sarah Gaffen (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA) and Kirsten Nielsen (University of Minnesota, USA)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Immune-Metabolic Interactions in Fungal Immunity
Discussion Leader: Georgios Chamilos (University of Crete / Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Greece)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Robert Cramer (Dartmouth College, USA)
"Immune
Suppression Altered Host Metabolism Promotes Fungal Virulence"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Peter Murray (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
"Influence of Amino Acid Metabolism on Immune Effector and Regulatory Control"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Constantin Urban (Umea University, Sweden)
"Dual Role of Metal-Related Immunity for Inflammatory Responses and Antifungal Defense
"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Teresa Zelante (University of Perugia, Italy)
"Metabolic Regulation of the Host-Microbe Mutual Airway Tolerance "
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Humoral and Cellular Effectors in Fungal Immunity
Discussion Leader: Amariliz Rivera (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Bruce Klein (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Lung Epithelium and Control of Inhaled Fungal Pathogens"
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9:30 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:05 am |
Scott Filler (Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, USA)
"Endothelial Cell Invasion by Yeast-Phase Candida
spp."
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 11:05 am |
Christina Zielinski (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
"Regulation of Human T Helper Cell Functions in Health and Disease by the Microenvironment"
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11:05 am - 11:15 am |
Discussion
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Nancy Keller (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Aspergillus/Host Crosstalk Elucidated by the Zebrafish Larval Model"
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11:25 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Michael Mansour (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
"Novel Tools to Study Fungal-Neutrophil Interactions"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Maladaptive Immunity
Discussion Leader: Frank Van De Veerdonk (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Georgios Chamilos (University of Crete / Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Greece)
"Novel Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Aspergillus Phagosome Biogenesis"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Leo Joosten (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
"IL-32, a Novel Cytokine in the Host Defense Against Candida albicans"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Kirsten Nielsen (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Jekyll
and Hyde - Dual Roles of T-Cell Activation in Cryptococcus Infection"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Mari Shinohara (Duke University School of Medicine, USA)
"Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) Caused by Fungi"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Immunogenetics and Pathophysiology of Fungal Immunity
Discussion Leader: Kirsten Nielsen (University of Minnesota, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Vinod Kumar (University of Gronigen, The Netherlands)
"Population-Based Cohorts to Patient Cohort: Characterizing Genetic Susceptibility to Candidemia"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Desa Lilic (Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
"Disease Mechanisms Underlying a Broad Clinical Phenotype in CMC Patients
with Gain-of-Function STAT1 Mutations"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Anne Puel (INSERM, France)
"Inborn Errors of Immunity and Susceptibility to Chronic Mucocutaneous Immunity"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Ashraf Ibrahim (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA)
"Targeting Host Receptor and Fungal Ligand Interactions
for Novel Mucormycosis Therapies"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Xin Lin (Tsinghua University, China)
"CLR-Induced JNK Activation Impacts Anti-Fungal Innate Immunity"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Mycobiome and Host Defense Mechanisms
Discussion Leader: Floyd Wormley (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Yvonne Huang (University of Michigan, USA)
"The Respiratory Microbiome in Airway Disease:
Bacteria and Beyond
"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Andrew Koh (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
"Candida albicans Gastrointestinal Colonization Resistance in the Mammalian Host"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Salome Leibundgut-Landmann (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"Dynamic Interactions Between Candida albicans and the Host Mucosa"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
David Underhill (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
"Commensal Fungi: Old Friends and New Players"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Innate and Adaptive Memory in Fungal Infection
Discussion Leader: Stuart Levitz (University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Caitlin Pepperell (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Investigating the Genetic Basis of Susceptibility to Blastomycosis"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am |
Discussion
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9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Jessica Quintin (Institut Pasteur, France)
"Monocyte Memory to Beta-Glucans and Beyond"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Floyd Wormley (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
"Induction of Long-Lived Trained Immunity by
Macrophages Against Cryptococcosis In Vivo"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am |
Discussion
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Frank Van De Veerdonk (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
"Acquired Immunodeficiencies and Increasing Susceptibility to Fungal Infection"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Chad Steele (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
"Immunopathogenesis During Chronic Fungal Exposure"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Poster Previews
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Host-Directed Therapy: From Vaccines to
Immunotherapy
Discussion Leader: Jatin Vyas (Harvard Medical School, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:50 pm |
Stuart Levitz (University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA)
"Fungal Vaccines: The Baker Delivers the Goods"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 8:20 pm |
Adilia Warris (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
"Defective Antifungal Immunity in Chronic Granulomatous Disease and
Cystic Fibrosis"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Peter Williamson (National Institutes of Health, USA)
"Challenges of a Paradoxical Immune Response in Non-HIV Cryptococcal Meningitis"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Jack Edwards (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA)
"Update on the Development of a Vaccine for
Candida: Clinical Trials and Mechanism of Action"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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