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2008 SACNAS National Conference featured International Polar Year theme-related activity: SACNAS IPY Forum, taking place on Thursday, October 9, from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. followed by an IPY fieldtrip from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. To learn more about the forum, please download the SACNAS IPY Forum Agenda & Speaker Biographies (PDF) and/or scroll down to view session details in the agenda below.



Events Location: Salt Palace Convention Center
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 .:back to top
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM :. Preconference Event - 253 A
Math Institutes Modern Mathematics Workshop: Session I (Continues on Thursday)
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM :. Preconference Event - 253 B
Math Institutes Modern Mathematics Workshop: Session II (Continues on Thursday)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM :. Conference Attendee Resources - East Registration Lobby
Registration and Information/Campaign Area
Thursday, October 09, 2008 .:back to top
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM :. Conference Attendee Resources - East Registration Lobby
Registration and Information/Campaign Area
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM :. Breakfast - 254 A-B
Leadership Institute/Mathematics Program Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM :. Breakfast - Lower Level South Foyer
SACNAS IPY Forum Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Scientific Symposium - Ballroom I-J
SACNAS IPY Forum: The Poles--Harbingers of Global Change
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM :. Offsite/Field Trip
Tours of the University of Utah Biomedical Research Core Facilities
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 150 D-F
Leadership Institute: Junior Faculty & Professionals
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 150 G
Leadership Institute: Postdocs--Creating Your Individual Development Plan
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 151 G
Leadership Institute: The SACNAS Professional at Mid-Career--Negotiating the Forks in the Road
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM :. Discipline-specific Workshop - 254 A-B
Mathematics Mini-Course, The State of the Planet: How Mathematics Can Help
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM :. Preconference Event - 253 A-B
Math Institutes Modern Mathematics Workshop (Continued from Wednesday)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 151 A-C
Chapter Leadership Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM :. Lunch - Grand Ballroom
SACNAS IPY Forum, Leadership Institute, and Mathematics Program Lunch
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Address: Kenneth M. Golden, Ph.D.
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM :. Scientific Symposium - Ballroom I-J
SACNAS IPY Forum: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): An Interdisciplinary Report
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM :. Discipline-specific Workshop - 254 A-B
Clearing Up Common Misconceptions in Statistics
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 150 G
NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award Workshop: Know Your Kangaroo
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM :. Orientation - 250 A
Exhibitor Orientation
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibitor Move In
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM :. Offsite/Field Trip - Buses depart lower level south lobby
SACNAS IPY Forum Fieldtrip: Cold Ice vs. Hot Desert: Records of Change Through Geologic Time
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM :. Orientation - 150 G
A Precollege Program: A Road to Change
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM :. Orientation - 254 A-B
Graduate Student Orientation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM :. Orientation - 151 D-F
IPY Program Mentor & Session Chair Meeting
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM :. Orientation - 250 A
Mentor & Professional Orientation
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM :. Orientation - Ballroom I-J
Undergraduate Student Orientation
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM :. Student Presentations - 250 A
Student Presentations Judging Subcommittee Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM :. Dinner - Grand Ballroom
Welcome Reception and Dinner
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM :. Ceremony - Grand Ballroom
SACNAS Opening Ceremony
5:50 PM - 6:40 PM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Plenary Presentation: Polar Palooza
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 151 A-C
Conversations with Scientists: Astronomy & Physics
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: Biochemistry
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: Cancer Bio., Endocrin., Health/Medicine, Health Disp., Immun., Industry (Pharma/Biotech), Pharmaco
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: General Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Plant & Animal Physiology, & Zoology
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: Genomics and Bioinformatics, Genetics, and Genetic Education/Counseling
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: Marine Biology, Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, and Oceanography
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Ballroom I-J
Conversations with Scientists: Biological Sciences: Microbiology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, & Developmental Biology
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 150 G
Conversations with Scientists: Chemistry
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 253 A-B
Conversations with Scientists: Computer and Information Science
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 151 G
Conversations with Scientists: Engineering
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 151 D-F
Conversations with Scientists: Evolution and Ecology
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 254 A-B
Conversations with Scientists: Mathematics
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 150 A-B
Conversations with Scientists: Neuroscience and Mathematics/Science Education Research
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - Grand Ballroom
Conversations with Scientists: Polar Research, Climate Studies, Geosciences, and Environmental Sciences
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 150 D-F
Conversations with Scientists: Social and Behavioral Sciences
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM :. Mentoring - 252 A-B
Conversations with Scientists: Statistics
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM :. Professional Development - Ballroom I-J
Inquiry, Apply, Interview & Enroll: The Complete Program on How to Go to Graduate School
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Orientation - 250 A
Judges Orientation
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM :. Special Interest Forum - Lower Level South Foyer
Chapter Presentations
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM :. Special Interest Forum - 150 G
How to Start a Precollege SACNAS Club
Friday, October 10, 2008 .:back to top
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM :. Student Presentations Set Up - Exhibit Hall A-C
Friday Student Poster Set Up
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM :. Conference Attendee Resources - East Registration Lobby
Registration and Information/Campaign Area
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM :. Breakfast - Grand Ballroom
Friday Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:10 AM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Address: Mary K. Beckerle, Ph.D.
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 D
Brain, Mind, Learning: Research at the Science of Learning Centers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 E
Cutting Edge Research in the Biophysics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 F
Empowering American Indian and Chicano Students Through Research on Cultural Aspects of Learning
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 253 A-B
Evolution and Ecology: What Can We Learn from Slime-Sucking Fish and Long-Tailed Voles?
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 C
Exploring and Describing Novel Materials Properties
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 B
Exploring the Universe of Astronomy: From Planet Hunting to Dark Energy
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 E
Geobiology: Interdisciplinary Tools for Understanding Life's Response to Climate Change Through Time
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 D
Holocene Climate and Environmental Change in the Americas
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 C
Imaging of Polar Regions
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 B
Is Climate Change Uncertain?
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 A
Mathematical Models of . . .
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 F
Model Organisms: Insights into Human Disease and Development
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 A
There is No Place Like 'ome - Uncovering the New Era of Genomics
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM :. Mentoring - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
Chapter Advisors Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM :. Gathering Room - 150 A-B
Native Community Gathering Room
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibitor Move In
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 D
An Inconvenient Truth: How Do I Get Involved? New Approaches to Understanding about Global Climate
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 253 A-B
Climate Change and the Sustainability of Ecosystem Services
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 A
Computational Biology
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 E
Confronting Global Climate Change in the Marine Environment: Current and Future Challenges
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 C
Emergent Research Areas in Engineering
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 E
Frontiers in Cellular and Developmental Biology
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 B
Frontiers in Physics During the IPY
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 A
Genetic Education for Native Americans: MicroRNAs and Possible Cultural Issues
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 D
Mental Health Research: Explorations of the Brain and Mind
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 F
Redefining Boundaries of Mathematics Teaching for Chicano-Latino/a Youth:
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 250 B
Statistical Perspectives on Health Disparities in the Hispanic Population
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 C
The Chemistry at Nature's Interface
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM :. Scientific Symposium - 251 F
The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
11:45 AM - 6:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibit Hall
11:45 AM - 6:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibit Hall Lounge and Cyber Café
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM :. Lunch - Exhibit Hall A-C
Lunch and Speed Networking with Exhibitors
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM :. Student Presentations Set Up - Multiple Rooms
Student Oral Presentations Set Up
1:15 PM - 4:15 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - Room 150 G
Polar Palooza Precollege Teacher Workshop
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM :. Student Presentations - Multiple Rooms
Graduate Student Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibit Hall Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 5:45 PM :. Student Presentations - Exhibit Hall A-C
Student Poster Presentations Session I : Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM :. Postdoc Presentations Set Up - 254 A-B
Postdoc Poster Set Up
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM :. Student Presentations Set Up - Exhibit Hall A-C
Friday Student Poster Take Down
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM :. Dinner - Grand Ballroom
Friday Dinner
6:45 PM - 8:10 PM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Plenary Presentation: Why Is Indigenous Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Important to Western Science?
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM :. Committee Meeting - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
SACNAS Postdoc Committee Meeting
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM :. Special Interest Forum - 251 A
Movie Night at SACNAS: Exploring Issues in Evolution and Ecology Through Film
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - 150 D-F
Council for the Advancement of Puerto Rico Research and Innovation
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - Ballroom I-J
General Reception Sponsored by the University of Utah
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - 151 D-F
MAPping your Future: Careers and Opportunities in Genomics and Bioinformatics
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - 150 G
Mathematic Institutes Reception and the REU Open Forum
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - Lower Level South Foyer
Native Community Reception
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - 254 A-B
Postdoc and Graduate Student Networking Reception & Postdoc Poster Session
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM :. Reception - 151 G
Reaching OUT: A Reception for LGBTQA People
9:30 PM - 10:00 PM :. Postdoc Presentations Set Up - 254 A-C
Postdoc Poster Take Down
9:45 PM - 11:45 PM :. SACNAS Dance - 255 A-F
SACNAS Dance Pachanga!
Saturday, October 11, 2008 .:back to top
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM :. Student Presentations Set Up - Exhibit Hall A-C
Saturday Student Poster Set Up
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM :. Gathering Room - 150 A-B
Native Community Gathering Room
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM :. Breakfast - 254 A-B
Life Members, Friends of the Society, Founders, Sponsors, and Partners Honor Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM :. Breakfast - Grand Ballroom
Saturday Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician?
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM :. Conference Attendee Resources - East Registration Lobby
Registration and Information/Campaign Area
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM :. Student Presentations - 250 A
Student Presentations Judges Question/Answer Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM :. Precollege Workshops - Student - Ballroom I-J
Community Day: Precollege Student Institute Welcome & Keynote
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM :. Feedback Session - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
Evaluation Focus Group I
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibit Hall & Community Day
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibit Hall Lounge and Cyber Café
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM :. Student Presentations - Exhibit Hall A-C
Student Poster Presentations Session II : Exhibit Hall
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM :. Precollege Workshops - Student - Ballroom I-J
Community Day: Precollege Student Institute--Polar Palooza Presentation
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM :. Feedback Session - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
Evaluation Focus Group II
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM :. Student Presentations Set Up - Exhibit Hall A-C
Saturday Student Poster Take Down
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibitor Move Out
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM :. Exhibit Hall - Exhibit Hall A-C
Exhibitor Feedback Session
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM :. Lunch - Grand Ballroom
Saturday Lunch
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Address: James J. McCarthy, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM :. Keynote Address - 150 G
Meet the Keynote: James J. McCarthy, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 250 A
Building Research Capacity at Tribal Colleges and Universities: Priorities and Opportunities
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 251 A
Career Development in the Sciences: What Can Professional Societies Do for You?
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 252 A-B
Fellowship and Internship Opportunities at the NIH
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 F
Fellowships and Opportunities for a Successful Postdoc Experience
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 251 D
Graduate School Funding Opportunities
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 250 B
Linking Research and Education in the Sciences: The International Polar Year and Beyond
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 251 F
Preparing for Success in Advanced Studies
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 E
Promoting Excellence in Mathematics for Latina/o and Native American Students
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 250 D
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Self-advocacy for Scientists
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 251 C
Stages of Graduate School: Survival Kit to your Success
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 251 E
Study Methods and Scheduling: Preparing for the GRE
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 251 B
Tell Me About Yourself: The One-Minute Biosketch
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Professional Development - 250 C
Traditional Ecological Science, Part I: Bi-cultural Science Education for Science Teachers
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 150 D-F
ANDRILL: Hot Topics--Cool Science: Using Authentic Science to Teach Climate Change
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 G
Cavorting Penguins and Meandering Icebergs: Connecting Classrooms to Antarctic Research and Integrating Polar Science into Curricula
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 A-C
Cool Astronomy: Exploring the Infrared Universe
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 D-F
Using Family History to Improve Your Health
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Student - Ballroom I-J
Fun with Urine...and Other Things
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 B
An International Polar Year Adventure in Barrow, Alaska: At the Edge of the Arctic Ocean
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 251 E
Applying to Graduate School in Math or the Physical Sciences
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 251 B
Career Development for Ph.D.s and Postdocs
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 A
Geoscience Education and Native Americans: Changing the National Dialogue on Our Environment
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 251 A
M.D./Ph.D.: Is it Right for Me?
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 D
Science Writing Careers for SACNAS Scientists
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 250 C
Traditional Ecological Science, Part II: How to Become a TEK/Climate Change Activist in Your Local Community
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Professional Development - 150 G
What's in a life sciences graduate application? Workshop Yours Today!
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 G
Polar Literacy Activities for the Classroom
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 150 D-F
Teaching Climate Change Using Dominant and Critical Perspectives
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 D-F
Transforming Students with Biotechnology in the Classroom
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Teacher - 151 A-C
Using Interactive Statistics in Teaching K-12 Science & Math
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM :. Committee Meeting - 252 A-B
National Society of Hispanic Physicists
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM :. Precollege Workshops - Student - Ballroom I-J
Community Day: Precollege Student Institute Conclusion
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM :. Mentoring - Room 150 G
Mentoring Program Wrap-up and Evaluation
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM :. Dinner - Grand Ballroom
Saturday Dinner
7:00 PM - 7:25 PM :. Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom
Keynote Address: Juan M. Restrepo, Ph.D.
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM :. Ceremony - Grand Ballroom
Awards Ceremony
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM :. Keynote Address - 150 G
Meet the Keynote: Juan M. Restrepo, Ph.D.
8:45 PM - 11:45 PM :. Pow Wow - 255 A-F
SACNAS 16th Annual Pow Wow and Social Dance
Sunday, October 12, 2008 .:back to top
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM :. Breakfast - South Lower Level Foyer
Sunday Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM :. Leadership Workshop - 150 D-F
COAChing Strong Women in the Art of Strategic Persuasion
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM :. Professional Development - Ballroom I-J
Writing an Effective Abstract
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM :. Feedback Session - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
Evaluation Focus Group III
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM :. Professional Development - Ballroom I-J
Research Poster Design 101
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM :. Feedback Session - Kenneth Knight Boardroom
Evaluation Focus Group IV

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