Agenda
The 2026 Call for Presenters is open!
The planning committee is looking for two types of presentations.
– 4 or 8 hour pre-conference sessions (to be held Tuesday, January 27, 2026)
– 1, 2 or 3 hour informational breakout sessions (to be held Wednesday and Thursday, January 28 and 29, 2026)
- Presentations are selected by committee members who are industry representatives and not by Bismarck State College.
- Presentations cannot be used as a deliberate advertisement for a company’s product and must have an educational/informative focus for participants.
- A formal paper does not have to be submitted.
- Any requests for speaking fees or travel reimbursement will be approved at the discretion of the planning committee.
- Presenters are not guaranteed booth space at the conference, nor will the committee save booth space for any presenters. Booth spaces are assigned in order of registrations received. If you have additional questions regarding booth space, please contact our program manager alison.zarr@bismarckstate.edu.
- The Call for Presenters is open until August 31, or until all conference sessions have been filled. The EPIC planning committee reserves the right to close the Call for Presenters, based on their discretion and needs.
- If you have questions about this process, please contact our program coordinator, Jackie Lausch at jacqueline.lausch@bismarckstate.edu or 701-224-5600.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Pre-conference (Sessions require separate registration.)
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Pre-conference Sessions
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Registration and Setup
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Social (open to the public)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Day 1
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Check-in, Registration and Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase Open
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session and Opening Keynote Manley Feinberg
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase Open
10:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Breakout Sessions 1 & 2
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions 3 & 4
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Sponsor Ice Cream Social
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
General Session and Closing Keynote Shawn Riley followed by Grand Prize Drawings (must be present to win)
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Appetizer Social (Exhibit Hall)
6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Casino Night – Radisson Hotel, Bismarck (new location!)
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Day 2
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Check-in, Registration and Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase Open
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session and Opening Keynote Shawn Riley
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase Open
10:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Breakout Sessions 1 & 2
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
1:50 – 2:15 p.m.
Sponsor Ice Cream Social
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
General Session and Closing Keynote Manley Feinberg followed by Grand Prize Drawings (must be present to win)
2:30 p.m.
Exhibit Tear Down
