WYSE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

SUnday, June 25 - Setting the stage
12 - 4 p.m.
Arrival, George Mason University, Fairfax 
Student Technology Setup, Meet Your Faculty Advisor 
3:30 p.m.
Campus Tours Depart, Courtyard Behind Residence Hall
5:30 p.m.
Color Group Gathering, Various Locations (Outside)
6:30 p.m.
Dinner, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall 
7:30 p.m.
Opening Session, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall 
Speaker TBD
9 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #1, Color Group Meeting Rooms
Introductions, expectations, networking
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Monday, June 26 - Conservation and the Animal World
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Southside Dining Hall 
9 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
10 a.m.
Zoo Exploration by Color Group, Smithsonian National Zoo
12 p.m.
Lunch, Smithsonian National Zoo  
2:30 p.m.
Smithsonian National Zoo Panel Discussion, Zoo Auditorium 
TBD ideally 3-4 staff members
3:30 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #2, Various Locations - National Zoo 
4:15 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
5 p.m.
Dinner, Dudley's
7 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
7:30 p.m.
Twilight Monument Tour, White House, World War II, Vietnam, Korean, Lincoln
9:30 p.m.
Travel and Transportation Activities
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Tuesday, June 27 - Small Group Field Visits
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Southside Dining Hall 
8:30 a.m.
Travel and Transportation, Field Visits
Smithsonian Mason School of Conservation, Front Royal, VA (8:30 a.m. departure)
Friends of the Rappahannock, Fredericksburg, VA (8:30 a.m. departure)
National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD (8:30 a.m. departure)
Shenandoah National Park, Front Royal, VA (8:30 a.m. departure)
Skyline Caverns/Wetland Studies & Solutions, Front Royal & Gainesville, VA (9 a.m. departure)
Mason Neck State Park, Lorton, VA (9 a.m. departure)
PEREC & Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA (9 a.m. departure)
3 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
4:30 p.m.
Simulation Reading, Various Locations, Mason Fairfax
5:30 p.m.
Dinner, Southside Dining Hall
7 p.m.
Professional Concurrent Sessions (Special Topics), Mason Fairfax
Donna Downing, Senior Legal Policy Advisor, National Association of Wetlands Managers, Horizon 4000
Jen Salerno, PhD, Assistant Professor, Environmental Microbiology, Marine Biology, Horizon 1010  
Changwoo Ahn, PhD, Graduate Program Director, Wetland Ecosystems, Outside Hampton Roads  
Donielle Nolan, Greenhouse & Gardens Program Manager, Office of Sustainability, Outside Southside Dining Hall 
Audrey Lin, Green New Deal for Schools Organizing Manager, Sunrise Movement, Horizon 1011  
Greg Simmons, Director of Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure, Guidehouse, Horizon 1012  
Dann Sklarew, PhD, Associate Director, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center, Horizon 1014  
Jazmin Golden, Junior Environmental Consultant, SIA Solutions LLC, WYSE Alumna Horizon 2008  
Stephen Taglieri, Conservation Writer and Photographer, WYSE Alumnus Horizon 2010 
Renee Grebe and Jamoni Overby, Conservation Advocates, Audubon Naturalist Society, Horizon 2014  
Julia Anastasio, Executive Director & General Counsel, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Horizon 2016  
Bri Nakamura, Practice Leader of Innovation, Water Science and Engineering Center, Horizon 2017  
Juan Rodriguez, Nature Facility and Program Manager, Clear Water Nature Center, Horizon 3014  
Ana Leilani Ka’ahanui, Co-Founder, Capital Nature, Horizon 1009 
8:30 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #3 Simulation Activity Part 1, Color Group Meeting Rooms
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Wednesday, June 28 - Exploring and Understanding the Environment
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Southside Dining Hall 
8:30 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
9:30 a.m.
National Geographic Explorer Panel, Mason Arlington Multipurpose Room
Ahmed Badr, Author, Poet, and Social Entrepreneur
10:30 a.m.
National Geographic Session on Community Plans, Mason Arlington Multipurpose Room
Andres Jimenez, Executive Director, Green 2.0
11:30 a.m.
Group work on Community plans and boxed lunch, Mason Arlington Classrooms
Andres Jimenez, Executive Director, Green 2.0
3 p.m.
Community Plan Presentations, Mason Arlington Multipurpose Room
4:30 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
5:30 p.m.
National Mall Preparations, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
6:15 p.m.
Dinner, Southside Dining Hall
5:30 p.m.
Demystifying College Admissions, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
Dr. Alan Byrd, Dean of Admissions, George Mason University
7 p.m.
WYSE Color Group Feud, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Thursday, June 29 - A Day In the Nation's Capital
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Southside Dining Hall 
9 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
9:45 a.m.
Capitol Group Photo, U.S. Capitol Grounds
10:30 a.m.
Smithsonian Museum Exploration and Congressional Meetings, National Mall
National Museum of African American History meet at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial at 10:15am 
U.S. Capitol Building Tour meet at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial at 10:30am
12 p.m.
Lunch, Various Locations
2:45 p.m.
Bus Boarding, National Museum of Natural History - Mall Side
3 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
4:30 p.m.
Prepare for Gala, Mason Fairfax
6:30 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
7 p.m.
WYSE Gala, Westin, Herndon, VA
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Friday, June 30 - Part of the Solution - Your Future
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Southside Dining Hall 
8:30 a.m.
Color Group Meeting #7, Various Locations
9 a.m.
Closing Ceremony, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
Michael Latimer, Senior Associate, Coastal Wetlands and Coral Reefs, PEW Charitable Trusts and WYSE Alumnus
10 a.m.
Check out and Bus Boarding
10:30 a.m.
First Airport Shuttle Leaves Campus
11 a.m.
Car Riders Depart Campus
12:30 P.m.
Second Airport Shuttle Leaves Campus

WYSE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

SUnday, June 25
Setting the stage
12 - 4 p.m.
Arrival, George Mason University, Fairfax 
Student Technology Setup, Meet Your Faculty Advisor 
3:30 p.m.
Campus Tours Depart, Hampton Roads Courtyard
5:30 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #1, Hampton Roads Courtyard
6:30 p.m.
Dinner, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall 
7:30 p.m.
Opening Session, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall 
9 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #2, Color Group Meeting Rooms
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Monday, June 26
Conservation and the Animal World
9 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
12 p.m.
Lunch, Smithsonian National Zoo  
3:30 p.m.
Color Group Meeting #3, Various Locations - National Zoo 
4:15 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
5 p.m.
Dinner, Dudley's
7 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
7:30 p.m.
Twilight Monument Tour, White House, World War II, Vietnam, Korean, Lincoln
9:30 p.m.
Travel and Transportation Activities
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Tuesday, June 27
Small Group Field Visits
3 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
4:30 p.m.
Simulation Reading, Various Locations, Mason Fairfax
7 p.m.
Professional Concurrent Sessions (Special Topics), Mason Fairfax
Holly Bisbee, Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security-Science & Technology Directorate (Horizon 1008)

Rene Grebe & Jamoni Overby, Conservation Advocates, Nature Forward (Horizon 1012)

Colin Sasthav & Charles Scaife, Hydropower & Climate Science, US Department of Energy (Horizon 2017)

8:15 p.m.
WYSE Networking Mixer, Horizon Hall Atrium
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Wednesday, June 28
Exploring and Understanding the Environment
8:30 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
9:30 a.m.
Overview for the Day, Mason Square Multipurpose Room
9:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker Mason Square Multipurpose Room
11:30 a.m.
Lunch
11:45 a.m.
Community Action Plan Case Study Group, Case Study Classrooms
3 p.m.
Community Plan Presentations, Mason Square Multipurpose Room & Auditorium
5:15 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
8 p.m.
Demystifying College Admissions, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
9 p.m.
National Mall Preparations, Hub Ballroom
9:30 p.m.
WYSE Color Group Feud, Johnson Center - Dewberry Hall
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Thursday, June 2
A Day In the Nation's Capital
9 a.m.
Travel and Transportation
9:45 a.m.
Capitol Group Photo, U.S. Capitol Grounds
12 p.m.
Lunch, Various Locations
3 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
4:30 p.m.
Prepare for Gala, Mason Fairfax
6:30 p.m.
Travel and Transportation
7 p.m.
WYSE Gala, Westin, Herndon, VA
10:30 p.m.
Security Check
Friday, June 30
Part of the Solution - Your Future
8:30 a.m.
Color Group Meeting #7, Various Locations
10 a.m.
Check out and Bus Boarding
10:30 a.m.
First Airport Shuttle Leaves Campus
11 a.m.
Car Riders Depart Campus
11:30 a.m.
Second Airport Shuttle Leaves Campus