Thursday, March 21

Afternoon Airport pickupAirport
 
6:00pmPickup for DinnerHilton Garden Inn lobby
 We’ll meet you in the hotel lobby and take you for a night out in Pittsburgh.
 
6:15–9:30pmWelcome DinnerSamantha’s House
 Mingle with current HCII PhD students and get a taste of what CMU graduate student life is like.
 

Friday, March 22

8:30amMorning pickupHilton Garden Inn lobby
 We’ll meet you in the hotel lobby and take you on a guided tour of the Oakland neighborhood as you walk from the hotel to Carnegie Mellon.
 
9:00–9:15amWelcome to HCII, with Justine CassellNewell Simon Hall 3305
 Have some breakfast and meet our Department Head 
   

9:15–10:20am

Introduction to the HCII program, with Anind DeyNewell Simon Hall 3305
 Continue with breakfast and hear about the HCII PhD program 
 
10:20–10:30amBREAK 
 
10:30–12:00pmFaculty talksNewell Simon Hall 3305
 Hear about the research HCII faculty are conducting 
 
12:00–1:30pmLunchThe Porch
 Dine with the faculty at The Porch: 221 Schenley Dr.
 
1:45–2:00pmPrep Talk, with Gabriela MarcuKiesler-Kraut Commons
 Get your faculty meeting schedules and a sense of how faculty-advisor matching works, and how to make the most of your faculty meetings
 
2:00–5:00pmOne-on-one appointments, with FacultyFaculty Offices
 Meet one-on-one with faculty (please let us know if there is somebody not on your schedule that you’d particularly like to meet with) 
 
5:00–6:00pmLab Tours and DemoNewell Simon Hall
 Get a taste of the places, spaces, and things we have made.
 
6:00–6:45pmFree timeReturn to Hotel
 
6:45pmPickup for Open House ReceptionHilton Garden Inn lobby
 We’ll meet you in the Hilton Garden Inn lobby and give you a ride to dinner
 
7:00–9:00pmDinner ReceptionAnind’s house
 Enjoy an informal dinner reception with HCII Faculty and PhD students
 
9:00pm to ???Friday Night ActivitiesPittsburgh
 Hang out with the PhD students to see where they go out on a Friday night 
 

Saturday, March 23

10:00amPickup for BreakfastHilton Garden Inn lobby
 We’ll meet you in the lobby and give you a ride to brunch
 
10:20–1:00pmBrunchVarious venues
 Enjoy brunch with the faculty in the historic neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, followed by some student home tours and a campus tour.
 
1:00–2:30pmStudent PresentationsNewell Simon Hall 3305
 Hear about research our PhD students are conducting, and about how "Pittsburgh is great" 
 
2:30–3:00pmWrap up, with Anind Dey and Queenie KravitzNewell Simon Hall 3305
 Have some snacks and ask any questions about academics, logistics, administration, ... 
   
3:00–4:00pmCampus ToursCMU campus
 Walk around CMU’s campus for a brief tour with a current student 
   
4:00–5:30pmResidence ToursCampus neighborhoods
 Tour a few of our students’ residences to glimpse graduate student lifestyles 
 
6:00–10:00pmDinner out on the TownHilton Garden Inn lobby
 Current PhD students will meet you in the hotel lobby, take you out to dinner, and show you what they love about the city.
 

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