Schedule
Programme of events
The full day-by-day schedule for WOCAST 2026, from arrival to departure.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Arrival and Registration of Participants |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Reception and Accommodation/Hotel Check-in Assistance |
| 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Arrangement and Preparation of Technical Session Venues |
| 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Final Preparations by the Local Organising Committee and Session Chairs |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Welcome Cocktail and Networking |
| 5:30 p.m. | Close of Day One Activities |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Courtesy Visit to the Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Arrival of Participants |
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Procession/Arrival of Dignitaries |
| 9:05 – 9:10 a.m. | National Anthem |
| 9:10 – 9:15 a.m. | University of Uyo Anthem |
| 9:15 – 9:20 a.m. | Opening Prayer |
| 9:20 – 9:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks by the Chairman, Local Organising Committee |
| 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. | Welcome Address by the Host Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences |
| 9:40 – 9:50 a.m. | Goodwill Message from the Dean, Faculty of Computing |
| 9:50 – 10:00 a.m. | Goodwill Message from the Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Address by the Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo |
| 10:15 – 10:25 a.m. | Goodwill Messages from Invited Guests |
| 10:25 – 10:35 a.m. | Introduction of the Keynote Speaker |
| 10:35 – 11:15 a.m. | Keynote Address |
| 11:15 – 11:25 a.m. | Presentation of Awards |
| 11:25 – 11:35 a.m. | Group Photograph |
| 11:35 – 11:50 a.m. | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. | Plenary Lecture I — Professor Maurice George Ekpenyong, Director, Research and Development, University of Calabar, Nigeria "Harnessing Interdisciplinary Science and Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and National Transformation" |
| 12:35 – 1:20 p.m. | Plenary Lecture II — Professor Edgar Osakpanwan Osaghae, Research Professor, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja "From Artificial Intelligence to Quantum Intelligence: Harnessing Quantum Machine Learning for National Development and Economic Transformation" |
| 1:20 – 2:20 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:20 – 2:30 p.m. | Transition to Technical Sessions |
| 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Parallel Technical Sessions I |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Poster/Exhibition Session |
| 5:00 p.m. | Close of Day Two Activities |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration/Arrival of Participants |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Parallel Technical Sessions I |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Parallel Technical Sessions II |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Parallel Technical Sessions III |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Final Technical/Poster Presentations and Wrap-up |
| 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Transition/Preparation for Dinner |
| 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Conference Dinner |
| 6:00 p.m. | Close of Day Three Activities |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Hotel Check-out and Departure Arrangements |
| 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Departure of Participants |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Departure Assistance for Invited Guests, Keynote and Plenary Speakers |
| 12:00 noon | Official Close of WOCAST 2026 |