Theme: Through the Looking Glass: Emerging Frontiers in Diatom Science 

Three days of meetings will be highlighted by morning and afternoon oral sessions (never concurrent), a dedicated poster session, plenary speakers, local field excursions, and the scum run. Evening events will include mixers, a diatom art exhibit, and the NADS auction. 

“Through the Looking Glass” reflects the diverse scales, perspectives, and innovations that will define the future of diatom science. Special sessions will include:
• Beyond the Valve: Genomic Windows into Diatom Science
• From Observation to Prediction: Monitoring, Modeling, and Forecasting
• The Diatom Holobiont: From Microbiomes to Mutualisms 
• Life at the Limits: Diatoms in Extreme and Novel Environments
• New Windows on Diatom Diversity and Systematics
• Reflections through Time: Paleoecology and the Future of Diatom Science 

AGENDA (link to full program here) 

Wednesday, January 6
3-5 pm: Arrival & Registration
6-7:30 pm: Dinner at Archbold
7:30-9:30 pm: Opening social activity
9:30 pm: Hotel shuttle 

Thursday, January 7
8-8:45 am: Continental breakfast at Archbold & hotel; shuttle from hotel at 8:15 am
8:45-12 pm: Welcome; Oral Sessions 1–2, including a regional overview of Archbold's Lake Annie
12-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-2:45 pm: Oral Session 3
3-5 pm: Rotating field trips: Lake Annie & the Archbold scrub habitat
5-6 pm: Break, poster set-up, silent auction set-up, microscope time
6-7:30 pm: Dinner
7:30-9:30 pm: Poster session & social
9:30 pm: Hotel shuttle 

Friday, January 8
8-8:45 am: Continental breakfast; shuttle from hotel at 8:15 AM
8:45-12 pm: Announcements; Oral Sessions 4–5
12-1:30 pm: Group photo; Lunch
1:30-5 pm: Oral Sessions 6–7
5-6 pm: Break, microscope time, auction set-up
6-7:30 pm: Dinner
7:30-9:30 pm: Auction & social; poster take-down
9:30 pm: Hotel shuttle 

Saturday, January 9
8-8:45 am: Continental breakfast; shuttle from hotel at 8:15 AM
8:45-11:45 am: Announcements; Oral Sessions 8–9
12-1:30 pm: Lunch
12:30-3:30 pm:  Diatom Taxonomic Certification Test (optional, concurrent)
1:30-2:30 pm: NADS Business Meeting
2:30-3:30 pm:  Special & ad hoc breakout sessions, microscope time
3:30-5 pm: Scum Run & Piñata
5-6 pm: Break, microscope time; art exhibit set-up
6-7:30 pm: Dinner
7:30-9:30: Diatom Art Exhibit and Celebratory Social
9:30 pm: Hotel shuttle 

Sunday, January 10
8:00 am onward: Continental breakfast; departures

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