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Saturday, 19 February
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Monday, 21 February

Saturday, 19 February

7:00AM-10:00AM
SPECIAL EVENT

• Women and Minorities in Science Networking Breakfast
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Delaware
  By invitation only

8:00AM-9:30AM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• Astrotomography: New Techniques for Imaging Objects in Space
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson A
• Atomic Legacies: Broadening the Perspective
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite A
• The Earth Sciences and National Security
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson B
• Exploring New Worlds: New Results from the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 1
• Improving Science Learning Through SCALE-UP
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite B
• New Developments in Human and Social Dynamics: Exploring Cognition
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional B
• Origin and Evolution of the Modern Human Diet
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Executive
• Sharing Geospatial Data Across the Homeland Security Enterprise
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Level 2B, Empire
• The Highest-Energy Particle Colliders
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 3

8:00AM-9:30AM
SEMINAR

• Inundated with Data: What Is High-Throughput Biology?
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson C

8:00AM-10:00AM
SPECIAL EVENT

• AAAS Fellows Forum: Raymond L. Orbach, U.S. Department of Energy
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Cotillion Ballroom
  By invitation only

8:00AM-11:00AM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• The Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure: Formation and Consequences
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room E
• Climate Change Is in the Air: Studies of Global Warming from Satellites
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite C
• Continuing To Learn from TIMSS-Trends in Mathematics and Science Study and
  PISA-Program for International Student Assessment
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite A
• Defining Male and Female: Biology and the Law
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Palladian
• Emerging Diseases: Old Threats and New Challenges
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Diplomat
• Nanotechnology and the Public
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 2
• New Findings Challenge Foundations of Fisheries Management
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite B
• Non-Overlapping Magisteria?
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional A
• Penetrating the Deep: Technologies for the Exploration of the Sea
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite C

8:00AM-5:00PM
AAAS AFFILIATES

• Executive Board Meeting of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Day One
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Nathan Hale
  Closed meeting

9:00AM-10:30AM
AAAS AFFILIATES

• AJAS and NAAS Workshop
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Harding
  Open to all registrants

9:00AM-11:00AM
AAAS AFFILIATES

• Annual Meeting of the Foundation for Science and Disability
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8206
  Closed meeting

9:00AM-NOON
SECTION BUSINESS MEETINGS

• Neuroscience
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8219
  Open to all registrants
• Psychology
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Thomas Paine
  Open to all registrants

9:45AM-11:15AM
SEMINAR

• Inundated with Data: From Genes to Proteins
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson C

9:45AM-11:15AM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• Access to Scientific Literature: A Policy Perspective
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 1
• Attacks on and Security Measures for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Level 2B, Empire
• Cognitive Interfaces: Neural Control of Machines
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite B
• Detecting the Unseen with Cosmic-Ray Muons
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson B
• Human Dignity and Science Policy
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 3
• Mottness and the Riddle of High-Temperature Superconductivity
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson A
• New Developments in Human and Social Dynamics: Dimensions of Diversity
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional B
• New Ideas About Old Bones: Bone Biomechanics and Human Evolution
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Executive
• The Teaching and Learning of Science: A Contextual Approach
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite A

10:00AM-NOON
SECTION BUSINESS MEETINGS

• Anthropology
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Congressional
• Chemistry
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Ethan Allen
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8212
• Statistics
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8216

10:00AM-NOON
AAAS COMMITTEES

• Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Science, Day Two
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Embassy
  Closed meeting

10:00AM-4:00PM
CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Science NetLinks Internet Content for the Classroom: Trainer Session
  AAAS Headquarters, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Cabot Laboratory; use entrance at 12th and H Streets <
  Ticket required

10:00 am-5:00 PM

• Exhibit Hall Open
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level, Exhibit Hall ABC
  Open to all registrants

10:15AM-11:45AM
CAREER AND EXHIBITOR WORKSHOPS

• Gender and Ethnic Diversity in Academic Science
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room A
• The Impact of Neurotransmitters In Seemingly Unlinked Disease States
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room D
• Writing and Reviewing Children’s Science Books
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room C

10:30AM-NOON
AAAS AFFILIATES

• NAAS Assembly of Delegates
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Hoover
  By invitation only

11:00AM-5:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• Family Science Day
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level, Exhibit Hall ABC
  Free and open to the general public

11:30AM-12:30PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• AAAS Awards Ceremony
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Cotillion Ballroom
  Open to all registrants

NOON-1:30PM
CAREER AND EXHIBITOR WORKSHOPS

• Innovative Teaching Strategies for STEM Educators
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room A
• Science Writers on Science Writing
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room B
• The Scientific Workforce: Debunking the Urban Myths
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room C
• Writing Science that Sells
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room D

12:30PM-3:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• Graduate Women in Science Luncheon
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Hoover
  By invitation only

12:45PM-1:30PM
TOPICAL LECTURES

• Erik Demaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 3
• Charles Groat, US Geological Survey
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 1
• 2005 John P. McGovern Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences
  Fernando Nottebohm, Rockefeller University
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 2

1:00PM-4:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest: Briefing on Selected Topics
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Coolidge
  Open to all registrants

1:00PM-5:00PM
AAAS COMMITTEES

• Business Meeting of the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP)
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Ethan Allen
  By invitation only

1:00PM-5:00PM
POSTER SESSION

• Student Poster Session
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level, Exhibit Hall ABC
  Open to all registrants

1:00PM-5:30PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• AJAS Oral Presentations
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8211
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8212
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8216
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8217
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8218
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8219
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8224
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8229
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Balcony A

1:45PM-3:15PM
CAREER AND EXHIBITOR WORKSHOPS

• Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering: NSF’s Reports, Programs and Plans
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room B
• Practicing Science
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room A
• Science, Gender and After School: An Online Community of Practice
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room C

2:00PM-3:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Film (SB&F) Prize for Excellence in Science Books
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibition Level, Exhibit Hall ABC
  Open to all registrants

2:00PM-3:30PM
SEMINAR

• Inundated with Data: Beyond the Central Dogma
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson C

2:00PM-3:30PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate STEM Education
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite B
• New Developments in Human and Social Dynamics: Social Science for Public Policy
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional B

2:00PM-5:00PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• Adaptive Management in the 21st Century: Challenging Scientists and Natural Resource Managers To Work Together in Public Policy
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Executive
• Changing Scientific Publishing: Open Access and Implications for Working Scientists
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 1
• Energy for a Future Without Carbon Emission
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional A
• Enhancing Research Careers: American, European and Global Perspectives
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Palladian
• Himalayan High Ice: Climate, Water, Hazard, War and Peace
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite A
• Interactions of Noise and Signal in Complex Systems
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite C
• Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: Lessons from the Land
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson B
• Mathematics and Human Infectious Disease
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Wilson A
• Personalized Health Care
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite B
• The Prognosis for Science in the Next Four Years: The Players, the Money and the Policy Agenda
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 3
• Science and Policy Transformations for Sustainability
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Diplomat
• Science in the Arab World: Status, Institutions and Developing Relationships
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Level 2B, Empire
• Stopping the Bio Bad Guys: Biological Forensics and Detection
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room E
• UNESCO: Opportunities upon US Reentry
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 2

2:30PM-3:30PM
AAAS GOVERNANCE

• Committee on Council Affairs—Open Hearing
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Harding
  Open to all registrants

3:30PM-5:00PM
AAAS GOVERNANCE

• Committee on Council Affairs—Closed Hearing
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Harding
  Closed meeting

3:30PM-5:00PM
CAREER AND EXHIBITOR WORKSHOPS

• How To Include Workplace Communication in Science and Engineering Courses
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room A
• Opportunities from Obstacles—Science and Engineering in the 21st Century
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room B
• Strategies for Scientists To Connect with the Public
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room C
• Study and Research in Germany: Opportunities for Funding and Cooperation
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room D

3:45PM-5:15PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

• Breaking the Mold: Advancing Science Literacy with Inquiry-Based Curriculum
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Virginia Suite B
• Can We Feed the World Without Poisoning the Earth?
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Maryland Suite A
• Mathematical Oncology: Bridging the Scientific Divide
  Marriott Wardman Park, Exhibit Hall B North, Workshop Room F
• Mirror Neurons: Intention, Imitation and Language
  Omni Shoreham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional B

4:00PM-6:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) Reception and Awards Ceremony
  Marriott Wardman Park, Wardman Tower, Congressional
  Open to all registrants

5:00PM-6:30PM
SPECIAL EVENTS

• AAAS International Office Reception
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Delaware
  By invitation only
• AAAS Science and Human Rights Program Reception
  Marriott Wardman Park, Mezzanine Level, Hoover
  Open to all registrants
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Reception
  Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC
  Open to all registrants • RSVP requested at event@ostina.org or (202) 895.6754

6:30PM-7:30PM
PLENARY LECTURE

• Mamphela Ramphele, The World Bank
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Marriott Ballroom Salon 2 and 3
  Open to all registrants

7:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• German Reception
  "Tregaron", 3100 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008-3324
  Open to all registrants • No exhibition badge is needed for the reception.

7:30PM-10:30PM
SPECIAL EVENT

• Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Dinner
  Marriott Wardman Park, Lobby Level, Park Tower Suite 8212
  By invitation only