Summer School 2026: Spatial AI & Convergence Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign · July 13 - 17, 2026
Monday, July 13
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
Thursday, July 16
Friday, July 17
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item | Location |
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| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast available | |
| 8:45 AM | Welcome and Introductions
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| 9:15 AM | I-GUIDE Overview & Why SpatialAI
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| 9:45 AM | Logistics and Deliverables for the 2026 Summer School
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| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Presentations of Projects by Team Leaders | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Interactive Activity: Convergence Science, Team Science, and Group Work in Action | |
| 2:00 PM | Hands-on Orientation to the I-GUIDE Platform and other Digital Resources
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| 3:15 PM | Break Available | |
| 3:45 PM | Group Work Session 1 | Team Rooms |
| 5:15 PM | Ice Breaker / Social Gathering | |
| Evening | Dinner On Your Own and Open Time |
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item | Location |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast available | |
| 8:45 AM | Greetings and Notes for the Day
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| 9:00 AM | Interactive Activity: FAIR Data Principles, Reproducibility, and the Data Ethics Toolkit | |
| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Group Work Session 2 | Team Work Rooms |
| 11:45 AM | Group Photo | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Group Work Session 3 (break available mid-afternoon) | Team Work Rooms |
| 5:00 PM | Day 2 Adjourn | |
| Evening | Dinner On Your Own and Open Time |
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item | Location |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast available | |
| 9:00 AM | Group Work Session 4 (break available mid-morning) | Team Work Rooms |
| 11:30 AM | All Teams Check-in: Quick Updates by Each Group | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Group Work Session 5 (break available mid-afternoon) | Team Work Rooms |
| 5:00 PM | Day 3 Adjourn | |
| Evening | Dinner On Your Own and Open Time |
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item | Location |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast available | |
| 9:00 AM | Group Work Session 6 (break available mid-morning) | Team Work Rooms |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Group Work Session 7 (break available mid-afternoon) | Team Work Rooms |
| 5:00 PM | Day 4 Adjourn | |
| Evening | Dinner On Your Own and Open Time |
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item | Location |
| 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast available | |
| 9:00 AM | Group Work Session 8 (last one) | Team Work Rooms |
| 10:30 AM | Final Presentations | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:45 PM | Survey with Stephen Baker | |
| 1:15 PM | Summer School Awards Ceremony | |
| 2:00 PM | In-person portion of the Summer School Concludes |