2026 Conference Agenda

  • Thursday, February 26
    • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm  -  Pre-Conference Social - Tahoe Town Stroll and Lake Vibes (WRYMC)
    • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  -  Pre-Conference Social - Indoor Climbing at Mesa Rim (WRYMC)
    • 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm  -  Pre-Conference Social - Midtown Art & Cocktail Walk (WRYMC)
    • 7:30 pm - 11:59 pm  -  Pre-Conference Social - Birdeez Basement Game Night (WRYMC)
  • Friday, February 27
    • 7:15 am - 8:00 am  -  Registration and Continental Breakfast (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL) - Location: Pre-function Salon
    • 8:00 am - 8:40 am  -  Welcome (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL) - Location: Expo B
    • 8:40 am - 9:40 am  -  CYM Town Hall & Roundtables (WSBIL/WRYMC) - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 9:40 am - 10:00 am  -  Networking Break #1 (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL)  - Location: Pre-function Salon
    • 10:00 am -11:30 am  -  Region Breakouts (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL)
      • Region 8 Breakout - Location: Expo A
      • Region 9 Breakout - Location: Expo C
    • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm  -  Budget Builders Battle: Student and YM Engagement (WRYMC/WSCL)
    • 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm  -  Networking Lunch - Location: Expo B
    • 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm  -  "AI, Ethics, and the Engineer's Responsibility" - Presentation by Kelly Keselica - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm  -  Society Leaders Q&A (WSBIL/WRYMC)
    • 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm  -  Networking Break #2 (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL)  - Location: Pre-function Salon
    • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm  -  "Leadership by Design: Shaping Your Professional Identity in Civil Engineering" by Yazdan Emrani - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm  -  WRYMC Bar Crawl (WRYMC)
  • Saturday, February 28
    • 8:00 am - 8:45 am  -  Networking Breakfast (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL) - Location: Expo B
    • 8:45 am - 9:10 am  -  President-Elect Speech - Pathways to Leadership - Location: Expo B
    • 9:10 am - 9:25 am  -  "Marketing Civil Engineering: Our Shared Responsibility" by Marsha Anderson Bomar - Location: Expo B
    • 9:25 am - 10:00 am  -  Networking Break #3 (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL)  - Location: Pre-function Salon
    • 10:00 am - 11:50 am  -  WRYMC Business Meeting (WRYMC) - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 11:50 am - 12:00 pm   -  WRYMC Group Photo (WRYMC) - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 12:00 pm - 12:25 pm  -  Leadership Lunch (WSBIL/WRYMC/WSCL) - - Location: Expo B
    • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm  -  "Bridging Voices: Leading Through Clarity, Connection, and Courage" by Ken Mika - Location: Expo B
    • 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm  -  WRYMC Conclusion - Location: Silver Baron A
    • 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm  -  Technical Tours (WRYMC)
    • 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm  -  Awards Banquet (WRYMC)