Schedule at a Glance
Sunday 23 February 2025
1-4pm Historical Perspectives: Revisiting the 1975 “Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules”
4pm Summit Registration, Public Reception, & Next Generation Leaders Social Hour
5pm Next Generation Leaders Mentoring Meetup
6pm Dinner
7pm Inaugural Plenary
8pm Thematic Fireside Chats – Round 1 (Optional)
8:30pm Thematic Fireside Chats – Round 2 (Optional)
9pm The Spirit of Asilomar: Hopes and Fears (Optional)
Monday 24 February 2025
7:30am Thematic Fireside Chats – Round 3 (Optional)
8am Breakfast
9am Plenary
12pm Group Photo and Lunch
1pm Fireside Chats: Beyond Asilomar
2-4pm Theme Working Groups
5pm Cross-Theme Scramble
6pm Dinner
7pm Plenary
8pm The Arts of Asilomar
Tuesday 25 February 2025
8am Breakfast
9am-12pm Cross-Theme Recombination Sessions
12pm Lunch
1pm Break
2-5pm Theme Working Groups
5pm Final Drafting or Break
6pm Dinner
7pm Plenary
8pm Next Generation Leaders Gathering
Wednesday 26 February 2025
8am Breakfast
9am Concluding Plenary
11am Discussions and Onward Process
12pm Lunch
1pm Departure