Clock change: US clocks move back one hour on Sunday, November 1, the day before the program begins. Sessions run 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Boston time (EST). Check the time in your time zone.

Details

Technical details

This page will be updated with practical details as the program approaches.

Session times

Sessions run Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Boston time (Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5). This is 15:00–17:30 UTC, or 7:00–9:30 a.m. PST, 3:00–5:30 p.m. GMT, and 4:00–6:30 p.m. CET.

Daylight saving time ends in the United States on Sunday, November 1, the day before the program begins, when clocks move back one hour. Clocks in the UK and the European Union moved back one week earlier, on October 25. During the program, Boston is therefore 5 hours behind London and 6 hours behind Central Europe, the same difference as in summer. All times listed on this site already reflect these changes. If you added the sessions to your calendar manually, please check that they appear at the correct local time.

Format

Sessions are held online as Zoom webinars. Webinar links will be shared with registered participants by email. Please ensure you will have access to a computer that can join Zoom webinars prior to registration.

Office Hours

Registered participants will be emailed per-topic sign-up instructions for office hour slots after registration. We encourage participants to reserve their slot as soon as they can.

Software and prerequisites

Sessions will include code demos. If you would like to follow along, required software, versions, and setup instructions can be found on the page for each session, linked from the schedule. Materials may be updated without notice.

Certifications

Unfortunately we cannot offer certifications of attendance or participation for May Institute Essentials.