2025 IBSC Annual Conference

2025 IBSC Annual ConferenceBelmont Hill School

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

June 22-25

Download the conference program (3 MB).

 

Schedule

Schedule is subject to change.

Sunday, June 22    
1:00 – 3:00 PM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
1:30 – 3:30 PM

Registration, School Tour, and Refreshments

Main Tent
3:45 – 5:30 PM Opening Plenary Session Jordan Athletic Center Field House
5:30 – 8:30 PM Welcome Reception Main Tent
5:30 – 8:30 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel every 30 minutes. Lower Parking Lot

 

Monday, June 23    
6:30 - 8:00 AM Walk in the Woods Guided Audubon Tour Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:00 AM Woodshop Open Studio Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:30 AM Rowing on the Charles River Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
7:15 - 8:30 AM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:30 - 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Main Tent
8:15 - 8:45 AM Chapel Talk Featured Workshop with Michael Thompson Hamilton Chapel
9:00 AM Conference Start  
9:00 - 10:30 AM Plenary Session Featuring Shabana Basij-Rasikh
IBSC Update
Jordan Athletic Center Field House
10:30 - 11:00 AM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building, Jordan Athletic Center Field House
11:00 AM – 12:00 noon Workshop Block 1  
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
Lacrosse Game
Main Tent
Athletic Fields
1:30  - 2:30 PM Workshop Block 2  
2:30 - 3:00 PM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building, Jordan Athletic Center Field House
3:00 - 4:30 PM Plenary Session Featuring Noubar Afeyan 
2025 IBSC Hawley-Jarvis Award
Jordan Athletic Center Field House
4:30 - 5:30 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel. Lower Parking Lot
  Evening on Your Own  

 

Tuesday, June 24    
6:30 - 8:00 AM Walk in the Woods Guided Audubon Tour Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:00 AM Woodshop Open Studio Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:30 AM Rowing on the Charles River Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
7:15 - 8:30 AM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:30 - 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Main Tent
8:15 - 8:45 AM Chapel Talk Featured Workshop with Jason Gay '88 Hamilton Chapel
9:00 AM Conference Start  
9:00 - 10:10 AM

Workshop Block 3
Featuring IBSC Action Research Presentations 
9:00 AM Presentation 1
9:40 AM Presentation 2

 
10:10 - 10:30 AM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building, Jordan Athletic Center Field House
10:30 AM - 12:00 noon Plenary Session Featuring a Higher Education Panel
Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun
Harvard University President Alan M. Garber
Williams College President Maud S. Mandel
IBSC Action Research Award
Jordan Athletic Center Field House
12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch Main Tent
1:15 - 2:15 PM Workshop Block 4  
2:15 - 2:45 PM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building, Jordan Athletic Center Field House
2:45 - 4:00 PM Plenary Session Featuring Niobe Way Moderated by Joseph Nelson Jordan Athletic Center Field House
4:00 - 4:30 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel. Lower Parking Lot
6:45 - 7:30 PM Buses depart the conference hotel for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:00 - 10:30 PM Special Reception
Have dinner, dance, and explore select exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
8:00 - 10:30 PM Buses depart the special reception for the conference hotel every 30 minutes.  

 

Wednesday, June 25    
6:30 - 8:00 AM Walk in the Woods Guided Audubon Tour Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:00 AM Woodshop Open Studio Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
6:30 - 8:30 AM Rowing on the Charles River Pre-registration required. (Coming soon.)
7:15 – 8:30 AM Buses depart the conference hotel for the school. Sheraton Boston Hotel
7:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Main Tent
8:15 – 8:45 AM Chapel Talk Featured Workshop with Belmont Hill's Multicultural Alumni Partnership Hamilton Chapel
9:00 AM Conference Start  
9:00 – 10:00 AM Workshop Block 5  
10:00 – 10:15 AM Refreshment Break Melvoin Academic Center, Morse Building
10:15 – 11:15 AM Workshop Block 6  
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Closing Plenary Session Featuring Gus Worland Jordan Athletic Center Field House
1:00 – 1:45 PM Grab and Go Lunch Main Tent
1:00 – 2:00 PM Buses depart the school for the conference hotel. Lower Parking Lot