Plan Your Day

• Explore the Showcase schedule and app to find session times and locations.
• Review presentation abstracts to learn what to expect from each presentation.
• Access the event map and trolley schedule.

Student presenters should review the Student Presenter Guidelines page for additional instructions.

Throughout the day, you will be able to attend poster fairs, oral presentations, demonstrations, panel discussions, recitals, art exhibitions and performances. During these events, you can interact with UAlbany students and ask questions about their work.

Here are some resources to help you make the most of your visit:

• Brief Text: How to Read Research Posters & Interact with Authors
• Short Video: Interpreting Research Posters at UAlbany Showcase

Showcase sessions will be held in various locations on UAlbany's Uptown Campus and at ETEC, the University’s hub for innovation, scholarship, applied research and commercial development.

• Parking: There will be free parking for attendees in any student parking area.
• Mass Transit: UAlbany is accessible by multiple CDTA bus routes.
• Trolley: Most presentations will be within walking distance of each other. However, a free UAlbany trolley will be available for trips around the Uptown Campus and for rides to and from ETEC. 

Access the event map and trolley schedule.

Visiting school groups: Please review our school group arrival and bus parking information.

UAlbany offers a wide selection of dining options. 518 Market accepts cash payment, but all other vendors only accept credit and debit cards.

Visiting school groups: Please review our school group dining voucher information.

• Backpacks and large tote bags are prohibited in Showcase venues.  
• All participants must adhere to the University’s Prohibited Items & Activities during Events Policy. This policy includes a prohibition on weapons, as well as tobacco and smoking products.
• Visiting school groups must provide adult chaperones for their students, with a ratio of 10 or fewer students per chaperone, as required by New York State education law.