Agenda

Agenda
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Day 1  
7:00 AMEarly Bus Departures MIT60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMWinter ActivitiesBretton Woods Ski Area
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMFaculty/Industry Meeting 
12:00 PMLate Bus Departs MIT60 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMCheck-in & RegistrationWebster/Franklin Foyer
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMWelcome ReceptionConservatory (Great Hall, Conservatory Veranda) 
6:00 PM - 6:30 PMOpening RemarksGrand Ballroom
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMDinner Banquet & ActivityGrand Ballroom
7:30 PM - 8:15 PMSHARK TANK
- Vladimir Bulović (Professor, MIT)
- Rahul Meka (Playground Global)
- Vera Schroeder (Safar Partners)
- Richard Collins (Engine Ventures)
- Lisa DeCrescente (Patent attorney)
Grand Ballroom
8:15 PM - 8:45 PMShark Panel
- Vladimir Bulović (Professor, MIT)
- Rahul Meka (Playground Global)
- Vera Schroeder (Safar Partners)
- Richard Collins (Engine Ventures)
- Lisa DeCrescente (Patent attorney)
Grand Ballroom
8:45 PM - 9:00 PMGroup PhotoGrand Ballroom
9:00 PM - 11:45 PMSetup/Pitch Practice/AV CheckGrand Ballroom
9:00 PM - 12:00 AMEvening ActivitiesWashington/Reagan/Jefferson/Presentential Ballroom

 

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Day 2  
7:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfastDining Room/Sun Dining Room/Ammonoosac Room
7:00 AM - 11:00 AMCheck out of hotelHotel Front Desk
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Opening RemarksPresidential Ballroom
9:15 AM - 10:15 AMKeynote
Myung-Hee Na (Semiconductor Technologist & Vice President, Intel)
Presidential Ballroom
10:15 AM - 10:40 AMMorning RefreshmentsPresidential Foyer
10:20 AM - 11:00 AMPoster Pitches 1
- S2. Electronic, Magnetic & Spintronic Devices (Fundamental)
- S3. Materials - Synthesis & Characterization
- S6. Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
- S8. Photonics and Optoelectronics
- S10. Quantum Science and Engineering
Presidential Ballroom
11:05AM - 12:35 PMPoster Session 1 / Demos
- S2. Electronic, Magnetic & Spintronic Devices (Fundamental)
- S3. Materials - Synthesis & Characterization
- S6. Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
- S8. Photonics and Optoelectronics
- S10. Quantum Science and Engineering
Grand Ballroom
12:40 PM - 2:10 PMLunchDining Room/Sun Dining Room/Ammonoosac Room
1:30 PM - 2:10 PMMIG/MAP one-on-one meetings 
2:15 PM - 2:55 PMPoster Pitches 2
- S1. Circuits & Systems
- S2. Electronic, Magnetic & Spintronic Devices (Applied)
- S4. Medical Devices & Biotechnology
- S5. MEMS, Field-Emitter, Thermal Fluidic Devices & Robotics
- S7. Neuromorphic Devices & AI Hardware Accelerators
- S9. Power Devices and Circuits
Presidential Ballroom
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMPoster Session 2 / Demos
- S1. Circuits & Systems
- S2. Electronic, Magnetic & Spintronic Devices (Applied)
- S4. Medical Devices & Biotechnology
- S5. MEMS, Field-Emitter, Thermal Fluidic Devices & Robotics
- S7. Neuromorphic Devices & AI Hardware Accelerators
- S9. Power Devices and Circuits
Grand Ballroom
4:15 PM - 4:40 PMAfternoon RefreshmentsGrand Ballroom Foyer
4:30 PM - 4:45 PMClean UpGrand Ballroom
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Closing CeremonyGrand Ballroom
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMGroup DepartureHotel Front Door