GOMD 2024 – Special Events

Special Events at GOMD 2024!

GOMD 2024 offers several special events to encourage invaluable networking opportunities with colleagues!

Your registration fee includes three evening receptions with food and drink provided and two coffee breaks per day (mid-morning and afternoon).

Students also have the opportunity to opt-in to an award luncheon and an off-site evening career panel and reception for students and young professionals.

Welcome Reception

Sunday, May 19, 2024

5 – 6:30 p.m. Grand 2 & 3

Have a drink and some light appetizers on us while you reconnect with old friends and meet new colleagues at this kick-off event. Drink tickets will be provided for your first drink and a cash bar will also be available with an assortment of beer, wines, and soft drinks.

Poster Session and Reception

Monday, May 20, 2024

6 – 7:30 p.m. Grand 2 & 3

Network with colleagues and check out the many scientific posters to include the annual student poster competition. The first drink is on us, along with light appetizers. There will be a cash bar also available with an assortment of beer, wines, and soft drinks.

Conference Celebration

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

7 – 10 p.m. Grand 2 & 3

Enjoy food, drink, and Las Vegas-style entertainment with colleagues at the Conference Celebration. Gone is the banquet of years’ past with a sit-down dinner and long remarks, replaced with food stations, networking opportunities, live entertainment, and FUN! We will provide two drink tickets and a cash bar will also available with an assortment of beer, wines, and soft drinks.

Have a Guest Joining You at GOMD?

If you have a guest with you at GOMD, we do offer a Guest Pass for $150 that will give your guest access to the networking sessions and the Conference Celebration. Our Customer Service team can assist you in adding this product prior to the start of the conference, or stop by registration on site and one of our staff members can assist you. All attendees at GOMD events do require a conference badge.

Career Panel and Dinner

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Sponsored by the Glass and Optical Materials Division

7-9 p.m., Nacho Daddy Restaurant

NOTE:  This no-cost event requires pre-registration through the GOMD registration site and is capped at the first 50 students and/or young professionals to sign up.

Venture into Downtown Las Vegas to the Nacho Daddy restaurant for a career panel and networking in our own private room. Attendance is limited due to the size of the private room.

Norbert J. Kreidl Award Luncheon

Sponsored by AGC

Tuesday, May 21

12:15- 1:15 p.m., Pebble Beach

This award lecture is open to all, but the sponsored box lunches are respectfully reserved for those students who have pre-registered prior to the start of the conference through our GOMD registration system. If you did not pre-register, you are welcome to bring in a lunch with you to attend the lecture!