Sierra Conference 2026
Join the UC astro grad community in this annual camping tradition in the Sierras
Present your research to your peers
Make a poster that will be included in our booklet handout!
First-time campers welcome!
Poster templates
Download templates here for posters corresponding to your UC campus.
Conference Info
Learn more information about Yosemite, reimbursement, and history of the conference.
UC Campus Contacts
- Los Angeles: Leonardo Clarke (leoclarke@astro.ucla.edu)
- San Diego: Emma Softich (esoftich@ucsd.edu)
- Berkeley: Peter Ma (peter_ma@berkeley.edu)
- Irvine: Olti Myrtaj (omyrtaj@uci.edu)
- Riverside: Isaac Ye Lin (ye.lin001@ucr.edu)
- Santa Barbara: Rebecca Zhang (manxuanzhang@ucsb.edu)
- Santa Cruz: Evan Davis (c.evan.davis@ucsc.edu)
- Merced: Emmy Wisz (mwisz@ucmerced.edu)
- Davis: Darshana Mehta (ddmehta@ucdavis.edu)
Key Dates
June 19, 2026 - Registration opens.
July 24, 2026 - Registration and Deadline
August 2, 2026: 2:00 PM - Check-in to Canyon View Campground begins.
August 5, 2026: 12:00 PM - Check out of Canyon View Campground
Conference Schedule
See the schedule for our conference here.