June 3

8:00am - 12:00pm: Opening session

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch

2:30pm - 4:30pm: Research session I – Above ground
Plant ecology, adaptation, diversity, physiology, animals and pollinators

5:00pm - 6:00pm: Poster session I

June 4

8:15am - 10:15am: Research sessions II – Below ground
Soil, organic matter, microbes, greenhouse gases, litter biogeochemistry

10:30am - 12:30pm: Research sessions III – Integration (system level)
Hydrology, climate science, modeling, ecosystem sciences

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch

2:30pm - 4:30 pm: Research sessions IV – Socio-ecological Systems
Human-environment relationships, coupled human and natural systems, human dimensions

5:00pm - 6:00 pm: Poster session II

June 5

8:00am - 12:30 pm: Moderated group discussions (charting the future)

12.30 to 1.30 pm: Lunch

1:30 to 6:00 pm: Plenary discussion (charting the future, reporting groups)

7:00 pm: Symposium dinner

June 6

8:00am - 12.30pm: Plenary discussion (charting the future, integration)

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch

1:30 am to 5:30 pm: Plenary sessions

Plenary discussion (charting the future, summary, and white paper discussion)

Plenary session: Funding strategy, collaborations and next steps

5:30 pm: Closing remarks

6:00 pm: Cultural and Social event

June 7

Optional Paramo site field trip