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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — May 7, 2023

2:00PM MDT

Events

Exhibit Set Up from 2:00–6:00PM (Pocatello Room and Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

3:00PM MDT

Events

Registration/Help Desk open 3:00–7:00PM (Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

6:00PM MDT

Events

Opening Reception (Pocatello/Foyer) — NETS 23 Tours and events
Exhibit open from 6:00-8:00PM (Pocatello Room and Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

Monday — May 8, 2023

7:30AM MDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks
Registration/Help Desk open 7:30AM–4:00PM (Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours
Exhibit open from 7:30AM–4:00PM (Pocatello Room) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

8:30AM MDT

Sessions

Plenary I (Grand Teton/Yellowstone Room)

10:00AM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

10:30AM MDT

Sessions

NASA Mission Updates Panel (Twin Falls Room)
Fission Surface Power: Concepts (Boise Room)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Components and Technologies (Idaho Falls Room)

12:10PM MDT

Events

Lunch (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM MDT

Sessions

Fission Surface Power Panel (Twin Falls Room)
Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Boise Room)
Nuclear Safety (Idaho Falls Room)

3:10PM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

3:45PM MDT

Sessions

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Launch and Testing (Twin Falls Room)
Lightning Talks: I (Boise Room)
Radioisotope Power Systems: Updates on Radioisotope Fuels (Idaho Falls Room)

6:00PM MDT

Events

Student Reception (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — NETS 23 Tours and events

Tuesday — May 9, 2023

7:30AM MDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks
Registration/Help Desk open 7:30AM–4:00PM (Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours
Exhibit open from 7:30AM–4:00PM (Pocatello Room and Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

8:30AM MDT

Sessions

Plenary II (Grand Teton/Yellowstone Room)

10:00AM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

10:30AM MDT

Sessions

Panel: DOD Mission Update (Twin Falls Room)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Multiphysics (Boise Room)
Radioisotope Power Systems: Recent Developments in RPS (Idaho Falls Room)

12:10PM MDT

Events

Lunch (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM MDT

Sessions

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Panel (Twin Falls Room)
Fission Surface Power: Design and Testing (Idaho Falls Room)
Radioisotope Power Systems: Novel Applications of RPS (Boise Room)

3:10PM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

3:45PM MDT

Sessions

Radioisotope Power Systems Panel (Twin Falls Room)
Challenges to SNP Utilization (Idaho Falls Room)
Lightning Talks: II (Boise Room)

6:00PM MDT

Events

Neutron Night (Snake River Event Center Patio) — NETS 23 Tours and events

Wednesday — May 10, 2023

7:30AM MDT

Events

Continental Breakfast (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks
Exhibit open from 7:30AM–1:30PM (Pocatello Room and Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours
Registration/Help Desk open 7:30AM–4:00PM (Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

8:30AM MDT

Sessions

Plenary III (Grand Teton/Yellowstone Room)

10:00AM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

10:30AM MDT

Sessions

Panel: Launch Approval and Licensing (Twin Falls Room)
Fission Surface Power: Materials Modeling and Development (Boise Room)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Modeling (Idaho Falls Room)

12:10PM MDT

Events

Lunch (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — Meals and Breaks

1:30PM MDT

Sessions

Panel: Technology Development -- Needs, Government Development, and Infrastructure (Twin Falls Room)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Assessments (Boise Room)
Radioisotope Power Systems: RPS Technology Development (Idaho Falls Room)

Events

Exhibit Teardown (Pocatello Room and Event Center Lobby) — Registration and Exhibit Hours

3:10PM MDT

Events

Networking Break (Pocatello/Foyer) — Meals and Breaks

3:45PM MDT

Sessions

Panel: Staffing the Future (Twin Falls Room)
Fission Surface Power: Multiphysics (Boise Room)
Propulsion: Materials and Testing (Idaho Falls Room)

6:00PM MDT

Events

Closing Banquet (Grand Teton/Yellowstone) — NETS 23 Tours and events

Thursday — May 11, 2023

7:00AM MDT

Events

Idaho National Laboratory’s, Materials and Fuels Complex Tour (Bus will depart and return to the Shilo) — NETS 23 Tours and events