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Wednesday, 15 February
Thursday, 16 February
Friday, 17 February
Saturday, 18 February
Sunday, 19 February
Monday, 20 February

Sunday, 19 February

7:30AM–8:45AM
SPECIAL EVENT

Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship Alumni Breakfast
Renaissance Grand, Mezzanine, Parkview
By invitation only

8:00AM–5:00PM
AAAS AFFILIATES

AWIS Executive Board Meeting, Day Two
Renaissance Grand, Mezzanine, Portland
Closed meeting

8:30AM–10:00AM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Broadening Participation in America's STEM Work Force: A Report to Congress
America's Center, Level Two, Room 231

Chloroquine as an Antimalarial: Past, Present, and Future
America's Center, Level Two, Room 226

Climate Change, Risk Management, and the Next 100 Years
America's Center, Level Two, Room 229

The Dichotomy of Intellectual Property as Both an Incentive and an Impediment to Innovation: Are There Better Alternatives?
America's Center, Level Two, Room 228

How Insects Fly
America's Center, Level Two, Room 224

Implementation of Randomized Trials and Experimental Research in Science Education
America's Center, Level Two, Room 220

Man the Hunted: The Origin and Nature of Human Sociality
America's Center, Level Two, Room 232

Microbial Oceanography: The Very Great Is Achieved by the Very Small
America's Center, Level Two, Room 227

Nontraditional Scientists: Doing Research To Promote an Understanding of Science
America's Center, Level Two, Room 241

Supporting Clinical Research: Money, Money, Who Should Pay the Money?
America's Center, Level Two, Room 222

8:30AM–11:30AM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Anti-Evolutionism in America: What's Ahead?
America's Center, Level Two, Room 221

Environmental Sustainability in Rapidly Developing Countries: Lessons from China
America's Center, Level Two, Room 230

Expanding Universe of Digital Data Collections
America's Center, Level Two, Room 225

Great Space Observatories: Challenges and Rewards
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 3

Managing Rivers, Floodplains, and Flood Hazard for the New Millenium
America's Center, Level Two, Room 223

Pharmaceuticals: Science, Policy, Profits, and Public Health
America's Center, Level Two, Room 240

Veterinary Ethics: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities
America's Center, Level Two, Room 242

Vital Organs in the Earth System: What Is the Prognosis?
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 1

8:30AM–11:30AM
SEMINAR

Physics and Economics of Virtual Worlds: Physics of Virtual Worlds
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 2

9:00AM–1:00PM
AAAS GOVERNANCE

AAAS Council Meeting
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 6–7
Open to all registrants

10:00AM–2:00PM
AAAS COMMITTEES

AAAS and American Bar Association National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Westmoreland
By invitation only

10:00AM–5:00PM

Exhibit Hall Open
America's Center, Level One, Exhibit Hall 1–2
Open to all registrants and the public

10:15AM–11:45AM
WORKSHOPS

Broader Impacts: A Toolbox for Fulfilling NSF's Broader-Impacts Review Criterion
America's Center, Lobby Level, Washington Room C

Personal Public Relations for the Scientist: Brand Yourself as an Expert in Your Field
America's Center, Lobby Level, Washington Room B

Preparing for the Future: Understanding Retirement Investments
America's Center, Lobby Level, Washington Room F

10:30AM–NOON
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Educational Interventions that Support Young Scientists
America's Center, Level Two, Room 231

First Human Entry into the Americas: A Critical Assessment of New Models and New Evidence
America's Center, Level Two, Room 232

It Takes a Village: Partnering Schools with the Community To Raise Future Chiefs
America's Center, Level Two, Room 227

Neuroscience of Ethics: Material Foundations of Moral Agency
America's Center, Level Two, Room 223

Public Opinion and Public Engagement for Emerging Technologies: Part 2 — Nanotechnology as a Case Study
America's Center, Level Two, Room 241

Risk and Society
America's Center, Level Two, Room 228

Science Communication for All
America's Center, Level Two, Room 229

TIMSS Science Video Study: Viewing Science Teaching in Five Countries
America's Center, Level Two, Room 220

Tsunamis: Their Hydrodynamics and Impact on People
America's Center, Level Two, Room 224

Women in Industrial Research: American and European Perspectives
America's Center, Level Two, Room 226

11:00AM–1:00PM
AAAS AFFILIATES

National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) Business Meeting
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Kingsbury
Closed meeting

11:00AM–5:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

Family Science Day
America's Center, Level One, Exhibit Hall 1–2
Open to all registrants and the public

11:30AM–2:00PM
SPECIAL EVENT

Astronomy Nexus: Connecting with Colleagues and the Cosmos
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 5
Open to all registrants

NOON to 1:30PM
WORKSHOP

Polishing Professional Presentations: Presenting Your Work and Yourself
America's Center, Lobby Level, Washington Room E

12:30PM–1:15PM
TOPICAL LECTURES

Robert T. Fraley, Monsanto Co.
America's Center, Level Two, Room 241

James S. Jackson, University of Michigan
America's Center, Level Two, Room 240

Donald Kennedy, Science
America's Center, Level Two, Room 242

1:00PM–5:00PM
POSTER SESSION

General Poster Session
America's Center, Level One, Exhibit Hall 1–2
Open to all registrants

1:45PM–3:15PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Encouraging Fair and Sustainable Use of the Biological Wealth of Developing Countries
America's Center, Level Two, Room 241

Evaluation of Large, Follow-On Medical Studies
America's Center, Level Two, Room 229

A Giant Flare from a Magnetar: Blitzing the Earth from Across the Galaxy
America's Center, Level Two, Room 227

Management and Leadership of Multi-Institutional and Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations
America's Center, Level Two, Room 222

Opportunities and Initiatives To Minimize Children's Exposures to Pesticides
America's Center, Level Two, Room 240

Preventing Severe Storm Damage
America's Center, Level Two, Room 231

Science of Autism
America's Center, Level Two, Room 226

Scientific Research, Traditional Knowledge, and the Research Commons
America's Center, Level Two, Room 228

1:45PM–4:45PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Agricultural Biotechnology in the Public Sector: Overcoming Challenges To Reach Developing Country Markets
America's Center, Level Two, Room 221

Arches: Gateways from Science to Culture
America's Center, Level Two, Room 224

Cognition and Medical Decisions: Does the Quantity of Information Enhance the Quality of Knowledge?
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 1

Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy Mix
America's Center, Level Two, Room 242

Gender Bias: Obstacles to Excellence Recognition
America's Center, Level Two, Room 223

Imaging Dynamical Diseases in the Brain
America's Center, Level Two, Room 225

Matching Scales: Human-Ecological Interface in the Marine Ecosystem
America's Center, Level Two, Room 230

Particles, Policy, and Public Health
America's Center, Level Two, Room 220

1:45PM–4:45PM
SEMINAR

Physics and Economics of Virtual Worlds: Virtual Societies and Economies
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 2

1:45PM–5:00PM
SPECIAL SESSION

Evolution on the Front Line: An Event for St. Louis-Area Teachers
America's Center, Level One, Ferrara Theater
Open to teachers, policy-makers, registrants, and invited guests

2:00PM–5:00PM
AAAS SECTIONS

Planning Meeting for the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
Renaissance Grand, Level One, Landmark 6–7
Open to all section officers

3:30PM–5:00PM
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA

Consumer Awareness Toward Sustainable Oceans
America's Center, Level Two, Room 241

Delta SEE: An Alternative Approach to Informal Science Education
America's Center, Level Two, Room 226

Disasters and Development: Natural Disaster Mitigation and Developing Countries
America's Center, Level Two, Room 240

Does Blood Lead Affect Child Development at Levels Below 10 Micrograms per Deciliter?
America's Center, Level Two, Room 231

Engaging the Public on Controversial Science: Adapting Communication Strategies to the Media and the Audience
America's Center, Level Two, Room 229