Conference Schedule
2026 CALIFORNIA SCIENCE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
*Schedule-at-a-Glance subject to change
Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
Thursday, November 5
Environmental Literacy & Advocacy Day (ELAD '26) (Ticketed Event)
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Welcome, Introductions, and Icebreakers |
| 8:45 am - 11:00 am | Science Speakers (break 9:45 am - 10:00 am) |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Breakout groups by scientist: connect with other phenomena and current practices |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Morning Closing |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Catered Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Welcome and Community Building with Youth Speaker |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Introduction to Advocacy |
| 2 :00 pm - 2:30 pm | Overview: Current Statewide Campaigns and How to Get Involved |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | How to Engage with Statewide Efforts for Teachers and Students |
| 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm | Break |
| 3:10 pm - 3:45 pm | How to Engage with Local Efforts for Teachers and Students |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Student Engagement Planning |
| 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Reflection & Closing |
Friday, November 6 |
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| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 Sessions) |
| 9:30 am - 10:15 am | General Session/CASE Annual Meeting & Awards Recognition |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Keynote: Beth Pratt Science + Storytelling = Action |
| 11:15 am - 5:15 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 11:15 am - 12:45 pm | Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours / Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Focus Speaker: Klamath Dam Removals and Updates on Ecosystem Response |
| 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Concurrent Exhibitor Workshops (10-15 sessions) |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Short Courses - (Ticketed Event) |
| 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 Sessions) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:20 pm | Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm | CASE Member Evening Event (Ticketed Event) |
Saturday, November 7
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 8:00 am - 11:00 am | Short Courses (Ticketed Event) |
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Focus Speaker: BEAM - Youth Ambassador Program |
| 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 10:45 am - 12:45 pm | Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours / Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Focus Speaker: Bringing Star Power to Earth (and the classroom) with the National Ignition Facility |
| 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours / Raffle |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Concurrent Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Focus Speaker: Teaching in the Homelands: Decolonizing Science and History by Prioritizing Indigenous Ways of Connecting to Land and Place |
| 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm | Partner Exhibitor Workshops (10-15 sessions) |
| 6:00 pm | ENJOY SACRAMENTO |
Sunday, November 8 |
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| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | Concurrent/Partner Exhibitor Workshops (15-20 sessions) |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Keynote: John Muir Laws Science, Critical Thinking and Society |
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm | Concurrent/Partner Exhibitor Workshops (15-20) |
Upcoming Conferences
- 2026 Conference
November 6-8, 2026
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Convention Center - 2027 Conference
October 8-10, 2027
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Convention Center
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- Advanced (Ends 9/30)
- Full Price (10/1 through Conference)
- If you have already registered and need to purchase ELAD or Conference Add-Ons (BEGIN HERE)