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THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST

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Topic

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Opens at 3 PM

REGISTRATION OPENS
MAIN LOBBY

6:00-9:00 pm

WELCOME RECEPTION
PALM TERRACE

Nabil Arrach
Introduction

HAPPY HOUR &
COCKTAILS
PALM TERRACE

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND

PREVIDA ROOM

7:00-8:00 am

CONTINENTAL
BREAKFAST

8:00-8:15 am

REVELA ROOM
WELCOME TO
GENES

DR. NABIL ARRACH

8:15-8:45 am

KEYNOTE:
IVF: A TRIBUTE TO
THE PIONEERS

DR. RUSTY POOL

SEGMENT 1:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ART

REVELA ROOM

8:50-9:15 am

CAN MORPHOKINETICS
PREDICT ANEUPLOIDY?

DR. MINA ALIKANI

9:15-9:40 am

ADVANCING EMBRYO
SELECTION WITH AI
POWERED TECHNOLOGIES

DR. OMAR PAREDES

9:40-10:05 am

AUTOMATION VERSUS
DE/HUMANIZATION IN IVF LAB

DR. JOSE HORCAJADAS

10:05-10:20 am

ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION

DRS. SANGITA JINDAL /
JUERGEN LIEBERMANN

10:20-10:50 am

PREVIDA ROOM

COFFEE BREAK

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND (CONTINUED)

SEGMENT 2: ENDOCRINOLOGY & ART

REVELA ROOM

Time

Topic

Speaker

10:55-11:20 am

INDUCTION OF ENDOMETRIAL
RECEPTIVITY FOR FROZEN
EMBRYO TRANSFERS: A RATIONAL
APPROACH TO ESTROGEN AND
PROGESTERONE ADMINISTRATION

DR. RICHARD PAULSON

11:20-11:45 am

GENETIC VARIATIONS CONTRIBUTE
VARIABILITY IN STIMULATION
RESPONSE

DR. NASTARAN FOYOUZI

11:45am-12:10 pm

NOVEL USES OF
MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE
IN CONTROLLED OVARIAN
STIMULATION.

DR. WILLIAM FREIJE

12:10-12:25 pm

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

DRS. FERNANDA PACHECO /
MILI THAKUR

12:30-1:30pm

PREVIDA ROOM

3 COURSE LUNCH

SEGMENT 3:
IVF LAB

REVELA ROOM

1:35-2:00 pm

CANCEL CULTURE: IVF OUTCOMES
FROM SECOND STIMULATION CYCLES
FOLLOWING FIRST CYCLE
CANCELLATION.

DR. SANGITA JINDAL

2:00-2:25 pm

VITRIFICATION: IS THERE
SPACE FOR A MORE
RAPID APPROACH?

DR. JUERGEN LIEBERMANN

2:25-2:50 pm

SEQUENTIAL VS SINGLE
STEP FORMULATION AND
EMBRYO METABOLOMICS

DR. DENNY SAKKAS

2:50-3:05 pm

ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION

DRS. JASON SWAIN /RICHARD PAULSON

3:05-3:35 pm

PREVIDA ROOM

COFFEE BREAK

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND (CONTINUED)

WORKSHOPS

SALON D

Time

Topic

Speaker

3:35-3:40 pm

INTRO-TO WORKSHOPS,
NEXT STEPS, DISCUSS
SCHEDULE

DR. SHEELA ALI

3:35-3:40 pm

END OF DAY
REMARKS

DR. SHEELA ALI

3:40-5:15pm

WORKSHOP STATIONS

3:40-5:15pm

1. EMBRYO VITRIFICATION AND
DEVICE HANDLING

DR. TONY ANDERSON

3:40-5:15pm

2. RI WITNESS

JOAQUIN BLANCO SANCHEZ

3:40-5:15pm

3. BIOPSY RINSING AND
LOADING EFFICIENCIES

DR. SHEELA ALI/ LAUREN BELL

3:40-5:15pm

4. PROTEX (RSI
TECHNOLOGIES)

DR. JUERGEN
LIEBERMANN/
DIANA PENINGER

BOAT PARTY

6:00 pm

MEET AT HOTEL MAIN
LOBBY

GROUND FLOOR

6:15 pm

CHARTER BUS TO PIER

HOTEL ENTRANCE

6:30-7:00 pm

COCKTAIL HOUR

PIER 1-HORNBLOWER
LANDING

7:00-8:00 pm

BOAT BOARDING

MAIN DECK

DR. NABIL ARRACH/
ANGELICA MURY

8:00-9:00 pm

BUFFET OPENS/
BAR REMAINS OPEN ALL NIGHT

MAIN DECK

9:00-10:00 pm

DANCING

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD

Time

Topic

Speaker

7:00-8:00 am

PREVIDA ROOM

CONTINENTAL
BREAKFAST

8:00-8:15 am

WELCOME

DR. SHEELA ALI

SEGMENT 4:
PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING
TECHNOLOGY

REVELA ROOM

8:20-8:45 am

CAN THE IVF LAB INFLUENCE,
EMBRYO ANEUPLOIDY

DR. JASON SWAIN

8:45-9:10 am

CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE
OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS

DR. NABIL ARRACH

9:10-9:35 am

WHOLE GENOME
SEQUENCING OF EMBRYOS

DR. SANTIAGO MUNNE

9:35-10:00 am

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

DRS. CRISTINA CARVALHO / DR.
MINA ALIKANI

10:00-10:30 am

PREVIDA ROOM

COFFEE BREAK

SEGMENT 5:
GENETICS & IVF

REVELA ROOM

10:35-11:00 am

GENETIC COUNSELING IN ASSISTED
REPRODUCTION: AN OVERVIEW OF
BRAZIL

DR. CRISTINA CARVALHO

11:00-11:25 am

POLYGENIC VARIABLES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON IVF
TREATMENT AND OUTCOME.?

DR. MILI THAKUR

11:25-11:50 am

ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION

MADI GLORIOSO / DR.
SANTIAGO MUNNE

11:50 am-12:00 pm

FAREWELL

DR. NABIL ARRACH

12:00 pm

PREVIDA ROOM

LUNCH BOXES
TO-GO

DR. NABIL ARRACH

Conference Location

The conference will be at the Omni San Diego Hotel at 675 L St.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

FROM SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 14 MINUTES/4 MILES
Follow the airport exit signs toward Harbor Drive/Downtown San Diego. Merge onto Harbor Drive going south along the San Diego Bay. Follow Harbor Drive as it turns to the left at Seaport Village. Turn left onto 5th Avenue. Make an immediate right onto L Street. Proceed 1 block on L Street. The hotel is located on the right on the corner of 6th Avenue and L Street.

PARKING

Overnight valet parking:
Monday – Sunday: $46 per car/per night with in/out privileges
EV charge stations http://www.blinkcharging.com/ available for our guests located in valet garage* * Hourly valet parking: $10 per car, per hour
Public Self Parking: a variety of parking garages are within 1 block of the hotel (prices vary) * Valet Garage Clarence: 6’8″
No Oversized Vehicles
No Service Vans
No Camper Shells or Roof Racks

*The hotel parking garage cannot accommodate oversized vehicles or trailers.