Programme
Programme Overview
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The structure of the WDSC 2026 programme is noted below (please note that this is subject to change):
| Monday 4th May | Tuesday 5th May | Wednesday 6th May | Thursday 7th May | |||
| 08:00 | Exhibition set up | Technical Tours Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration | |
| 09:00 | Technical Tours | Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speaker: Chris Turney, Deputy Principal Research and Impact, Heriot Watt University | Parallel Sessions (09:00 - 10:30) | Parallel Sessions (09:00 - 10:30) | ||
| 09:45 | Parallel Sessions (09:45 - 10:15) | |||||
| 10:00 | ||||||
| 10:15 | Refreshment Break & e-Posters (10:15 - 10:45) | |||||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break & e-Posters (10:30 - 11:00) | Refreshment Break & e-Posters (10:30 - 11:15) | ||||
| 10:45 | Parallel Sessions (10:45 - 12:15) | |||||
| 11:00 | Parallel Sessions (11:00 - 12:30) | |||||
| 11:15 | Parallel Sessions (11:15 - 12:45) | |||||
| 12:00 | ||||||
| 12:15 | ||||||
| 12:30 | Lunch & e-Posters (12:15 - 13:45) | Lunch & e-Posters (12:30 - 13:30) | ||||
| 12:45 | Lunch & e-Posters (12:45 - 14:00) | |||||
| 13:00 | ||||||
| 13:30 | Parallel Sessions (13:30 - 15:00) | |||||
| 13:45 | Parallel Sessions (13:45 - 15:15) | |||||
| 14:00 | Parallel Sessions (14:00 - 15:30) | |||||
| 15:00 | ||||||
| 15:15 | Refreshment Break & e-Posters (15:15 - 15:45) | Refreshment Break & e-Posters (15:00 - 15:30) | ||||
| 15:30 | Parallel Sessions (15:30 - 17:00) | Closing Keynote Speaker & Closing Ceremony (15:30 - 16:15) | ||||
| 15:45 | Parallel Sessions (15:45 - 17:30) | |||||
| 16:00 | Conference Registration opens | |||||
| 16:15 | Farewell Reception, EICC (16:15 - 18:00) | |||||
| 17:00 | ||||||
| 17:30 | ||||||
| 18:00 | ||||||
| 18:30 | Welcome Reception, EICC (18:30 - 21:00) | |||||
| 19:30 | Networking Event, Brewhemia (19:30 - 23:00) | Surprise Event (19:30 - midnight) | ||||
A more detailed programme will be available in December 2025 once abstract submissions is closed and notifications have been sent out to presenters.