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The RITA 2026 conference schedule is provided to help attendees plan their participation and make the most of the event. Please note that all sessions, speakers, times, and locations are tentative and subject to change. Updates will be posted as they become available, and attendees are encouraged to check this page regularly for the latest schedule information.
| Sunday, October 18 | ||
| Registration | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
| Hang Up Posters | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| Welcome & Inaugural Conference | 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | |
| Monday, October 19 | ||
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | |
| Keynote Speaker Paleo-disease Ecology - Carol Chambers | 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | |
| Keynote Speaker Rabies Origins Charles | 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | |
| Coffee Break Only 15 mins | 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations Phylodynamics of Rabies | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
| LUNCH | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | |
| Round Table RABIES Situation in the Americas | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | |
| Oral presentations Phylodynamics of Rabies | 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | |
| NARMP (By invitation only) | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | |
| International Steering Committee Meeting + Dinner | 8:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, October 20 | ||
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | |
| Special Conference NEW INTERVENTIONS FOR BAT RABIES | 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations NON-HEMATOPHAGUS BAT RABIES | 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations HEMATOPHAGUS BAT RABIES | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. | |
| LUNCH | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | |
| Oral Presentations Rabies Situation in Domestic Animals | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | |
| Oral presentations BAT RABIES - PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN RISK AREAS | 3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | |
SPONSORS DINNER RITA 2025 (By invitation only) |
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, October 21 | ||
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE RABIES VECTORS | 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | |
| IVANETTE KOTAIT AWARD | 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations ORAL RABIES VACCINES AND WILDLIFE RABIES INTERVENTIONS | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
| LUNCH | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | |
| Round Table NON-HEMATOPHAGUS BAT RABIES | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | |
| Oral Presentations DIAGNOSTICS AND MOLECULAR TOOLS | 3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | |
| Auction Logistics | 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | |
| RITA 2025 Auction | 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | |
| GALA DINNER | 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | |
| Thursday, October 22 | ||
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | |
| Special Conference NEW ANTIVIRALS FOR HUMAN RABIES | 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations HUMAN VACCINES AND ANTIVIRALS | 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | |
| GEORGE BAER AWARD | 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Oral presentations HUMAN RABIES AND PROPHYLAXIS | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
| LUNCH | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | |
| Round Table Grey Fox Rabies | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| POSTER SESSION +COFFEE BREAK | 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | |
| Oral presentations RABIES PATHOGENESIS | 3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | |
| Closing Conference & Ceremony | 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | |
| Friday, October 23 | ||
| COFFEE | 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | |
| WEBINAR 'Fox Rabies - AZ-RITA2026' | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
| Business Meeting Local Scientific Committee +International Steering Committee members +Invitees (By invitation only) | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | |