Event Details/Agenda:
CIRES 21st Annual Rendezvous-Thursday, May 14th, 2026
The CIRES Members' Council is pleased to announce the 21st annual CIRES Rendezvous. This institute-wide symposium will take place on Thursday, May 14th, 2026 with the aim of bringing awareness to the depth, breadth, and quality of the pacesetting science being done at CIRES. We hope to encourage collaborations that might result in new interdisciplinary research, and to facilitate connections among our many innovative scientists, science support staff, and administrative staff.
Agenda
8:30 am - 10:30 am - RUNdezvous 5K walk/run (on the trails behind NOAA)
- To register: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/ZRTL3BrjjG7qXcXwmoDXw4/
- For questions or to volunteer, contact Meg Tilton.
10:00 am - 11:30 am - Poster Setup - CIRES Member’s Council (CMC) Members will be available to assist you, thumbtacks will be provided
11:00 am - 11:30 am - Check In - Glenn Miller Ballroom Foyer
11:30 am - 1:15 pm - Lunch/Flash Talks/State of the Institute Address & Awards - Glenn Miller Ballroom (Virtual Link coming soon) RSVP is open Deadline to RSVP is Friday, April 24th
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Poster Session - Poster Locations-UMC Terrace Tent and Aspen Rooms RSVP is open Deadline to RSVP is Friday, April 24th
Important Dates
Poster Abstract Upload - Wednesday, February 18th - Wednesday, April 15th - Submit Here
Poster PDF Upload - Wednesday, April 22nd - Friday, May 8th at noon
Posters and Abstracts Details
Please submit your poster abstract by April 15th, 2026.
Once you have submitted your abstract, you can submit poster PDF's at this same link starting April 22nd.
- For poster printing information, please visit CIRES Poster Printing
- Please note: Maximum poster width is 4 feet
Program
2026 Program [ Interactive and Print PDF will be posted here the week of Rendezvous ]
- Welcome by your CIRES Member’s Council (CMC)
- Flash Talks by CIRES Early-Career Researchers
- State of the Institute Address by Waleed Abdalati, CIRES Director
- Presentation of CIRES Awards by Waleed Abdalati, CIRES Director
- Poster Session
- Credit Card bar will be available (Don’t forget your ID!)
- Light appetizers and desserts will also be provided during the poster session
Venue
University Memorial Center (UMC)/Glenn Miller Ballroom/UMC Terrace & Tent and Aspen Rooms
1669 Euclid Ave
Boulder, CO 80309
Parking is on your own dime.
Rendezvous, like many CIRES events, is considered public. If you participate, please know that a photographer may be present. If you do not want your photograph taken or used, please talk with the photographer or your CMC representative.
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