#wallace28
May 22-24, 2028
To be held on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus
Organized by the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa
and the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut
Tentative 2028 Dates:
- Call for proposals opens – July 12, 2027
- Call for proposals closes – October 4, 2027
- Proposal notifications – November 8, 2027
- Registration opens – December 6, 2027
- Early bird registration closes – March 6, 2028
- Registration closes – May 8, 2028
- Conference – May 22-24, 2028
Tentative 2028 Program:
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2028
- Breakfast on your own
- 8:00 – 9:00 Registration / Check-in
- 9:00 – 9:30 Opening and Welcome
- 9:30 – 10:30 Panel
- 10:30 – 10:45 Q&A
- 10:45 – 11:15 Refreshment Break and Group Photo
- 11:15 – 12:45 Paper Sessions (5 sets of 3 papers)
- 12:45 – 2:00 Lunch
- 2:00 – 3:15 Invited Featured Sessions (includes 15 minute Q&A)
- 3:15 – 4:00 Networking/Refreshment Break
- 4:00 – 5:30 Paper Sessions (5 sets of 3 papers)
- 5:30 – 6:30 Dinner
- 6:30 – 7:30 Keynote
- 7:30 – 7:45 Q&A
- 7:45 – 9:00 Dessert Reception with Ice Cream
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2028
- Breakfast on your own
- 9:00 – 10:15 Invited Featured Sessions (includes 15 minute Q&A)
- 10:15 – 10:45 Refreshment Break
- 10:45 – 12:15 Paper Sessions (5 sets of 3 papers)
- 12:15 – 1:30 Lunch
- 1:30 – 2:30 Julian C. Stanley Distinguished Lecture
- 2:30 – 2:45 Q&A
- 2:45 – 3:15 Refreshment Break
- 3:15 – 4:45 Paper Sessions (5 sets of 3 papers)
- 5:00 – 6:30 Poster Presentations and Reception
- Dinner on your own
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2028
- Breakfast on your own
- 9:00 – 10:00 Paper Sessions (5 sets of 2 papers)
- 10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment Break
- 10:30 – 11:30 Closing Keynote
- 11:30 – 11:45 Q&A
- Lunch on your own
2026 Wallace Symposium on Talent Development Attendees
The 2026 Wallace Symposium program, including presentation and poster titles and abstracts
Photos from the 2026 Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development
Photos from the 2024 Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development
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