Agenda-at-a-Glance

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Below is the tentative agenda-at-a-glance, which is subject to change. As we confirm the timing, sessions, and speakers, we will update this page with more information. 

For more information on the FILTCON26 program, please see the following pages:

Date/Time
Program Item

Tuesday, May 12

8:00–10:00 a.m.
Liquid Filtration General Overview Short Course
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Polymer Aerogels as Filter Media Short Course
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Introduction to Solid/Liquid Separation
12:00–5:00 p.m.
Attendee Registration/Badge Pick-up & Exhbitor Tabletop Set-up
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Introduction to Liquid Cartridge Filtration Short Course
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Liquid Filter Testing Short Course
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception on the Gateway Clipper River Cruise

Wednesday, May 13

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Attendee Registration/Badge Pick-up
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Morning Coffee & Hot Buffet Breakfast
8:00–9:15 a.m.
9:15–10:15 a.m.
Coffee/Pastry in the Expo Hall
10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
TS1: Data Center/IAQ (Indoor Air Quality)
TS2: Sustainability
TS3: Advanced Filtration
12:00–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Buffet
12:15–1:00 p.m.
P1: Focus on Data Centers: Filtration & Separations in the Age of Digitalization
1:15–3:00 p.m.
TS4: Filter Media
TS5: Filtration and Media
TS6: Standards
3:00–3:30 p.m.
Networking Break in the Expo Hall
3:30–5:15 p.m.
TS7: Industry Applications
TS8: Water & Liquid Advancements
TS9: Latest & Greatest
5:15–6:00 p.m.
AFS Corporate Members Reception and Awards Presentation in the Expo Hall
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Student Poster Competition in the Expo Hall

Thursday, May 14

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Attendee Registration/Badge Pick-up
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Morning Coffee & Hot Buffet Breakfast
8:00–9:15 a.m.
9:15–10:15 a.m.
Coffee & Pastry in the Expo Hall
10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
TS10: Filtration Media
TS11: Water Filtration
TS12: Air Filtration
12:00–1:15 p.m.
Lunch Buffet
12:15–1:00 p.m.
P2: Reusable Water & Student Poster Awards Presentation
1:15–3:00 p.m.
TS13: Filtration Materials and Process
TS14: Computational Modeling
R1: Bridging the Gap – Industry & Academia Student Roundtable
3:00–3:30 p.m.
Farewell Address
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Move Out
4:00–7:30 p.m.
AFS Board Meeting & Dinner (Invite Only)

Friday, May 15

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Industry Tours (Ark Data Center and Pittsburgh Water | PGH20)

Legend
All times are in Eastern Standard Time
$ = Optional Add-on Events
TS# = Technical Session #
P# = Panel #
R# = Roundtable #