General Schedule

The preliminary general schedule for the 2023 UAA Conference is provided below. Times will be adjusted as the conference planning is finalized.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Professional Development Workshops
All UAA workshops require pre-application and acceptance; no last-minute walk-ins

  • 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM – Economic Inclusion Workshop (Sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Graduate Student Workshop: The Dissertation (Sponsored by Taylor & Francis)
  • 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM – Teaching Academy Workshop: Understanding by Design
  • 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM – Teaching Academy Workshop: Teaching 1st Generation College Students
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Graduate Student Workshop: Getting a Job (Sponsored by Taylor & Francis)

Professional Development Special Session (Open to all registered conference attendees)

  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Publishing for Early Career Professionals: The Basics

Official Meetings
These meetings are for individuals serving on the named committee/board

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – UAA Journals Strategic Development Committee Meeting 1
  • 9:10 AM – 10:20 AM – UAA Journals Strategic Development Committee Meeting 2
  • 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM – Governing Board Meeting I
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Journal of Race, Ethnicity & the City Editorial Board Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Journal of Urban Affairs Editorial Board Meeting

General Conference Events

  • 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM – Conference Registration/Event Check-in
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Opening Plenary (open to all registrants)
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – Opening Networking Reception (EVENT TICKET REQUIRED)

Thursday, April 27, 2023

  • 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM – Conference Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Exhibits: Journals & Books
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Meal (BREAKFAST TICKET REQUIRED)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Roundtable Sessions (BREAKFAST TICKET REQUIRED TO ENTER)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – Morning Coffee Break (open to all registrants)
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch Break (free time on your own)
    Special professional development lunch sessions for graduate students & early career registrants
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Afternoon Coffee Break (open to all attendees)
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Poster Session (open to all registrants)
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Annual UAA Business Meeting (open to all current UAA members)
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Governing Board Meeting II (board members only)
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – Annual Awards & Recognition Program (open to all registrants)
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Networking Reception (EVENT TICKET REQUIRED)

Friday, April 28, 2023

  • 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Conference Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Exhibits: Journals & Books
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Meal (BREAKFAST TICKET REQUIRED)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Roundtable Sessions (BREAKFAST TICKET REQUIRED TO ENTER)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – Morning Coffee Break (open to all registrants)
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch Break (free time on your own)
    Special professional development lunch sessions for graduate students & early career registrants
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Afternoon Coffee Break (open to all attendees)
  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 4:20 PM – 5:50 PM – Concurrent Sessions
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Networking Reception (EVENT TICKET REQUIRED)

Saturday, April 29, 2023

  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Tour 1: Focus on Downtown Nashville (TOUR TICKET REQUIRED)
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Tour 2: Focus on Nashville Neighborhoods (TOUR TICKET REQUIRED)
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Tour 3: Special Topic TBD (TOUR TICKET REQUIRED)
  • 2:00 PM – Conference Ends