View the Protections 2025 Preliminary Program schedule below.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast on your own
• 9:30 a.m. - Keynote Speaker
• 10:30 a.m. - Break (provided)
• 10:45 a.m. - Technical Session 1 (three 25-minute presentations)
• 12:15 p.m. - Lunch (provided)
• 1:30 p.m. - Technical Session 2 (four 25-minute presentations)
• 3:30 p.m. - Break (provided)
• 3:45 p.m. - Technical Session 3 (four 25-minute presentations)
• 6:30 p.m. - Dinner (provided)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

• 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast on your own
• 9:30 a.m. - Keynote Speaker
• 10:30 a.m. - Break (provided)
• 10:45 a.m. - Technical Session 4 (three 25-minute presentations)
• 12:15 p.m. - Lunch (provided)
• 1:30 p.m. - Technical Session 5 (four 25-minute presentations)
• 3:30 p.m. - Break (provided)
• 3:45 p.m. - Technical Session 6 (four 25-minute presentations)
• 6:30 p.m. - Dinner

Thursday, May 1, 2025

• 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast on your own
• 9:30 a.m. - Bus Leaves Atherton Hotel for USDA facility
• 10:00 a.m. - Breach Initiation
• 11:00 a.m. - Overview & Background of USDA-ARS facility (Sherry Hunt)
• 12:00 p.m. - Lunch (Provided)
• 1:00 p.m. - Continuation of Breach Test
• 2:00 p.m. - Facility Tour
• 3:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks/Open Discussion
• 4:30 p.m. - Bus Leaves USDA facility for Atherton Hotel