Schedule

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Time	Meme Basics	Deep Dives	Absurd Finds
08:30	Registration & Badge Pick-up Grand Foyer
09:00	keynote Opening Ceremony: It's Dangerous to Go Alone Take this welcome packet! An introduction to the day's chaos and meme-ry. 09:00 - 09:30 Main Auditorium
09:30	session Distracted Boyfriend: A Study in Attention Economy Why we look back at memes when serious dissertation work is walking right next to us. 09:30 - 10:15 Room 404	session This is Fine: Managing PhD Burnout Strategies for sitting in a burning room and claiming everything is okay. 09:30 - 10:15 Room 200	masterclass Stealth 101: Hiding from Your Advisor Advanced cardboard box techniques for avoiding eye contact in the hallway. 09:30 - 10:15 Basement Level 0
10:00	workshop Woman Yelling at Cat: Conflict Resolution De-escalating academic arguments through vegetable pointing (salad not included). 10:15 - 11:00 Room 404	session Galaxy Brain: Expanding Your Thesis Scope From simple idea to cosmic transcendence (and scope creep). 10:15 - 11:00 Room 200	masterclass Speed Running Your Defense Any% Glitchless category strategies for passing your Thesis Defense. 10:15 - 11:00 Basement Level 0
10:30
11:00	Lunch: Touch Grass Cafeteria
11:30
12:00	session Two Buttons: The Daily Struggle Write one sentence OR browse Reddit for 4 hours. The dichotomy of man. 12:00 - 12:45 Room 404	panel Change My Mind: Your Hypothesis is Wrong A roundtable discussion sitting at a folding table in the quad. 12:00 - 12:45 Room 200	session Ancient Aliens: History Channel Logic Is it possible that your thesis was written by extraterrestrials? Ancient astronaut theorists say yes. 12:00 - 12:45 Basement Level 0
12:30	Poster Session: Look at this Graph Grand Foyer
13:00
13:30	session Success Kid: Celebrating Small Wins Got 5 minutes of writing done? Fist pump. Fixed a typo? Fist pump. 13:30 - 14:15 Room 404	session Pepe Silvia: Conspiracy Mapping Connecting invisible dots in your literature review. Tracing the conspiracy of non-existent citations. 13:30 - 14:15 Room 200	session Doge: Such Currency, Much Wow Understanding crypto-economics through the lens of a Shiba Inu. 13:30 - 14:15 Basement Level 0
14:00	keynote Closing Keynote: One Does Not Simply Finish a PhD Walking into Mordor might be easier. Final remarks and awards. 14:15 - 15:00 Main Auditorium
14:30
15:00	Networking Mixer: Imposter Syndrome Support Group Rooftop Terrace
15:30