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{
"name": "AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting",
"url": "http://www.aaas.org/meetings/",
"description": " <b>President's Invitation</b> <p> AAAS President and Nobel Laureate Peter C. Agre invites you to join a diverse array of leading scientists, engineers, educators, and policy-makers at the association's 176th meeting. It will attract attendees from all U.S. states and territories as well as more than 50 countries. </p> <b>Program Update</b> <p>Our large interactive conference combines renowned plenary and topical speakers with three specialty seminars and 147 symposia across 13 tracks.</p> ",
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"venue": "Coronado (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
"events": [
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"title": "AAAS Science and Human Rights Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Bethany Spencer, AAAS Science and Policy Programs",
"description": "Learn about the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition, a network of scientific association and science academies that recognizes a role for science and scientists in the relation of human rights.",
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{
"title": "Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Ed Runge, Texas A&M University",
"description": "",
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"audios": [
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"videos": [
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{
"title": "Committee on Council Affairs: Open Hearing",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 2:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
"description": "",
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"audios": [
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{
"title": "Committee on Council Affairs: Closed Hearing",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "Closed meeting",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
"description": "",
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"audios": [
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},
{
"venue": "Point Loma (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
},
"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
"events": [
{
"title": "National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS) Assembly of Delegates",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "",
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{
"title": "Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Stephanie J. Bird, Science and Engineering Ethics",
"description": "",
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"audios": [
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},
{
"title": "Biological Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Carol Newlon, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey",
"description": "",
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"audios": [
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"videos": [
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{
"title": "AJAS Oral Presentations: Engineering and Environmental Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "AJAS showcases the work of promising future scientists who represent their state junior academies. These premier high school students share the results of their award-wining research through short oral presentations.",
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{
"venue": "Room 11A (San Diego Convention Center)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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"title": "Integrated Science for Society and the Environment",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State University and Co-Organizer: Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico and Moderator: G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State University and Speakers:",
"description": "Socio-ecological research provides a new paradigm for understanding linkages between social and ecological systems. Environmental sustainability depends on this understanding -- without it, the development of workable policy solutions to some of the most recalcitrant environmental problems of today, ranging from fisheries depletion to invasive species, will remain difficult to design and even more difficult to achieve. New frameworks are needed to help us understand how humans perceive the critical services provided by ecosystems, how these perceptions change behavior and institutions, and how behavioral and institutional change in turn feeds back to affect ecosystem structure and function and thereby the ability of ecosystems to deliver future services. Scientists in the U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research Network, now in its 30th year, have developed such a framework to understand society and environment linkages in ecosystems as disparate as arctic tundra, eastern forests, deserts, croplands, and cities. In this symposium, we will provide three examples of how such a framework can provide insights not otherwise available into how ecosystems and society interact. Marine, urban, and rangeland studies demonstrate the value of an integrated, long-term, comparative research program in socio-ecological research and point to new policy options for managing environmental change.",
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{
"title": "Building Bridges Between Ocean Scientists, Educators, and Students",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gwen Noda, University of California and Co-Organizer: Linda Duguay, University of Southern California (USC) Sea Grant Program and Speakers:",
"description": "Overcoming challenges to communicating current ocean science research to the public, particularly teachers and their students, is one of the main goals of the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), a network funded by the National Science Foundation. COSEE West, one of 12 COSEE centers around the United States, has acted as a bridge and catalyst between ocean science researchers and the public in southern California for the past 7 years by creating a variety of models to adapt current ocean research to various levels of formal education and public audiences. Leveraging one lecture on current ocean science, teachers and the public were educated using three models. The lecture was open to the public, but scheduled as part of an educator workshop at a local aquarium, where it was video-taped and made available online along with activities from that workshop. It was also used as part of a 3-week, globally accessed, online educator workshop. Engagement in these models ranges from teachers interacting with scientists and learning lessons for use in the classroom to teachers bringing their students to lectures, engaging them in collecting data, and helping them share their findings with decision-makers at public meetings that are relevant to current issues in their community. This symposium contains the public science lecture, explanation of how it was leveraged in three education models, and an example of how ocean science research can inspire high school students to action through the engagement of their teachers.",
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{
"title": "Nuclear Waste Management: From Public Perception To Industrial Reality",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Didier Haas, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Moderator: Benn Tannenbaum, AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy and Discussant: Phillip Finck, Nuclear Energy Idaho National Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "Each year the world's nuclear power reactors create enough spent fuel to fill a football field to a depth of 1.5 meters, with a weight of about 10,500 tons. The spent fuel is thermally hot and can stay radioactive for thousands of years. After irradiation in the power reactors, the fuel assemblies are typically stored in water pools or in dry casks on site at the nuclear reactors for many years. High Level Waste disposal is viewed by many as Nuclear Powerís Achilles Heel, and some people are even convinced it constitutes an insoluble problem. It is certainly a question about which the perception of the specialists, aware of the progress achieved in the last two decades, differs deeply from the perception of the public-at-large and the media. This Symposium attempts to bridge part of this gap by providing up-to-date information on the status of spent fuel treatment and disposal across the world. In this presentation, speakers from Europe and the United States will present the main options, from the direct and final disposal of the spent fuel elements, to the recycling strategy, which involves the reprocessing in large chemical plants, and the recovery and the re-use of the energy-producing elements uranium and plutonium. The merits of both strategies will be addressed and compared.",
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{
"title": "Bridging Science and Society for Sustainability: The Role of Visualization",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Arnim Wiek, Arizona State University and Co-Organizer: Villy Christensen, University of British Columbia and Discussant: Stephen Sheppard, University of British Columbia and Speakers:",
"description": "Society and the environment are changing, often so fast that it is difficult to imagine how they may look a few years into the future, let alone decades. Society and environment are affected by various factors, ranging from daily activities to climate change and subsequent responses. There are choices to be made, and this requires consideration of serious trade-offs and the consequences of humankind's activities and interventions. The concept of sustainability has become a normative reference point for societal decisions related to the environment, economy, and society. This research supports the public decision process in its endeavor to transition towards sustainability and builds on an interdisciplinary suite of methods from sustainability science, environmental science, decision science, computer science, gaming, virtualization, education, and policy analysis. Recent research has focused on three distinct areas: first, how to best use visualizations to inform policy-makers and the public; second, in what decision situation visualization can play an advantageous role; and, third, the role of utopian/dystopian visuals and their credibility and impact. In this symposium, these streams of research and their strengths and weaknesses are being addressed through case studies.",
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},
{
"title": "Global Food Security, Land Use, and the Environment: Future Challenges",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jonathan A. Foley, University of Minnesota and Co-Organizer: David Tilman, University of Minnesota and Speakers:",
"description": "Agriculture plays a crucial role in sustaining the health, nourishment and economy of the world’s population. At the same time, many agricultural practices can disturb the environment in ways that degrade the quality of our environment and natural resources –- including our climate, soils, waterways, and even the air we breathe. In the coming century, agriculture will be faced with enormous, global-scale challenges, arising from the need to provide food security, economic development, and sustainable environmental services to over 9 billion people. This will be happening at a time where other major global systems -- including our climate, freshwater, population, economic, and ecological systems -- will be stressed beyond any historic levels. Perhaps more than any other issue, how we manage global agriculture will define the success of our civilization in the 21st century. In this session, we will consider the future of global agriculture and ask three critical questions: How can we meet the growing demands for food, feed, and biofuels for a human population that is projected to reach over 9 billion in the coming decades? How will changes in the environment, including global climate change, affect our ability to meet these demands? How can we simultaneously meet our agricultural demands while maintaining a healthy and sustainable biosphere, rich with biodiversity and functioning ecosystem services?",
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},
{
"title": "Consequences of Endocrine Disrupting Agents in the Laboratory and Home",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: John G. Vandenbergh, North Carolina State University and Co-Organizer: A. Wallace Hayes, Harvard School of Public Health and Discussants: John G. Vandenbergh, North Carolina State University and A. Wallace Hayes, Harvard School of Public Health and Speakers:",
"description": "The symposium describes studies on the short- and long-term effects of fetal and early postnatal exposure to hormone mimics. This work can inform the public about two important issues: the use of animals in research and how mechanistic in vitro methods can reduce animal use; and the concern about the adverse health consequences to humans by exposure to endocrine disruptors from foods and some plastics used to contain these foods. Early exposure to naturally produced or injected testosterone has long-term consequences in animals. It is becoming clear that the presence of testosterone, estrogen, or their mimics during early development can also “organize” a variety of tissues to be more or less responsive to these hormones when they are activated at puberty and throughout adulthood. Such consequences have become more compelling with the recent discovery of multigenerational effects of endocrine disruptors via epigenetic mechanisms. Speakers will discuss the outcomes of early exposure to endocrine-active substances on brain development, behavior, reproductive organ development, fertility, precancerous conditions of the prostate and breast, and their relevance to humans. The importance of testing for these agents, including the development of non-animal methods, will also be addressed.",
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"audios": [
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"videos": [
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},
{
"title": "False Discoveries and Statistics: Implications for Health and the Environment",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Ron Brookmeyer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Co-Organizer: Robert E. Fay, Westat and Speakers:",
"description": "False discoveries permeate science. A false lead can have significant economic and opportunity costs to the scientific enterprise. However, dismissing a true finding to chance can be a serious setback to scientific progress. How can we control and measure the chance of false-positive scientific results without hindering scientific discovery? The probability of a false-positive finding increases with the numbers of statistical tests and analyses. With recently expanding possibilities for mass data collection, concerns about the effects of multiplicities on false-positive discoveries in the scientific endeavor have increased; however, that awareness has not permeated evenly throughout all branches of science. The panel will consider the problems of statistical multiplicities in science, approaches for addressing these problems, and their implications for science. Through that lens, the current state of two specific scientific areas will be explored, health and the environment, with respect to the impact of false-positive findings. Statistical multiplicities abound whether searching the genome, studying scores of behavioral and lifestyle factors, or monitoring countless environmental exposures that may affect health. The role of new statistical approaches will be discussed, such as the false discovery rate for controlling false-positive findings as well as the impact of false-positive findings on science, policy, and society.",
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},
{
"title": "Strategies for Diaspora To Be Enablers of S&amp;T Capacity-Building in Their Homelands",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Pallavi Phartiyal, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Co-Organizer: Lara Campbell, CUBRC Center for International Science and Technology Advancement and Moderator: Pallavi Phartiyal, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Discussant: Sonia Plaza, The World Bank and Speakers:",
"description": "The scientific and technological competitiveness of the United States has been traditionally fueled by its ability to attract the \"best and the brightest\" minds from other nations. This diaspora, representing a highly skilled work force, is considered “brain drain” for the home country. However, expatriates have the potential to build and strengthen capacity in their countries of origin despite being displaced and without permanently returning to their native lands. Recent advances in information technology and communications catalyze such global flow of scientific knowledge through diasporas into their native communities. This session explores ways in which expatriates in science and technology (S&T) have transformed brain drain into a gain for their countries of origin. Through the experiences of scientists, entrepreneurs, and policy-makers, the symposium presents two aspects of expatriate contribution to S&T infrastructure and competence in their native regions: the remarkable efforts of individuals who have developed thoughtful and effective projects, and the commitments by organizations and governments to engage their scientific diasporas. The panelists will discuss barriers, rewards, initiatives, and policies that can influence the outcome of such undertakings. The goal of the session is to present diverse and innovative avenues for scientists to build and strengthen S&T capacity in their countries of origin while being a vital part of the U.S. work force.",
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{
"title": "Mathematics and the Analysis of Fairness in Political Processes",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Michael A. Jones, Mathematical Reviews and Discussant: Michael A. Jones, Mathematical Reviews and Speakers:",
"description": "Politics may be viewed as the science of aggregating the preferences of individuals to determine policies to govern the collective activities of society. Science, and mathematics in particular, as applied by economists, political scientists, lawyers, computer scientists, and mathematicians, aids in the analysis and development of political processes, including voting, apportionment, and redistricting, to represent members of society fairly. Geometry, topology, game theory, discrete mathematics, and voting theory are part of the machinery and the foundation of our political processes and provide the abstract setting to understand how well our political processes work and to propose modifications and new solutions. In this symposium, mathematics will be used to analyze fairness in voting (elections for one or more candidates), apportionment (apportioning delegates in the Democratic primary, representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives, and seats in parliamentary systems), and redistricting (determining boundaries of political regions within states). Legal, social, and practical aspects and implications will also be discussed.",
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{
"title": "Understanding Climate-Change Skepticism: Its Sources and Strategies",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Riley E. Dunlap, Oklahoma State University and Discussants: Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University and Naomi Oreskes, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Accumulated scientific evidence, compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), suggests that global warming is occurring and that human activities are a major contributing factor. Yet, even as the science supporting anthropogenic climate change (ACC) becomes stronger and more consensual, ACC remains highly controversial in the public and policy-making domains -- especially in the United States. This symposium addresses a major contributor to this anomaly, the success of contrarian scientists and other key actors in promoting climate-change skepticism throughout society. Panelists will examine the roles of the fossil fuel industry, conservative think tanks, and contrarian scientists (and their interconnections) in challenging the reality and significance of ACC, as well as the complex set of forces that appear to motivate their respective efforts. Special attention will be given to how contrarian scientists and those who help promote their views have largely managed to bypass peer-reviewed scientific journals in successfully disseminating “outlier” positions on ACC. The empirically based presentations will illuminate the factors that breed climate-change skepticism and give it considerable credibility, particularly but not exclusively in the United States. Besides helping explain why the United States has been a laggard in terms of climate change policy-making, the symposium will illustrate the difficulties of providing scientific input for societal debate and decision-making.",
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},
{
"venue": "Room 6C (San Diego Convention Center)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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"title": "Watching the Watchmen and Cheering the Heroes: The Science of Superheroes",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Cortney Riese Sloan, National Academies and Co-organizers: Ann Merchant, National Academies and Jennifer Ouellette, National Academy of Sciences and Moderator: Jennifer Ouellette, National Academy of Sciences and Discussants: Milo Ventimiglia, and Masi Oka, and Speakers:",
"description": "Americans claim to respect and be interested in science and technology, but traditional science news coverage and Web sites rarely capture wide attention. Research has shown that when science is incorporated into quality entertainment TV and film portrayals, it can influence a much broader audience. By working with writers, producers, directors, and production designers, science can leverage the ability of entertainment channels to transmit positive messages that increase public awareness and understanding of science as well as shape attitudes and perceptions of scientists. Millions of average citizens encounter science through the science fiction shown on television and movie screens, and stories about superheroes are especially popular with younger audiences. Recognizing this reality, this†symposium looks at the popular TV show \"Heroes\" and the major Hollywood film \"Watchmen\" and how they can serve as vehicles for providing crucial ¬ìteaching moments¬î about science¬†-- despite the fantastical nature of fictive universes peopled with superheroes. A panel of writers, producers, and actors from the show and the film, and scientists with relevant expertise and experience in providing behind-the-scenes science advice, will discuss the differences between science on screen and off, the inherent challenges in depicting science in the popular media, and how scientists and entertainment professionals can work together to achieve mutually beneficial results.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Economics, Psychology, and Biology of Early Childhood Development",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 1:15 PM",
"category": "James J. Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago, and Distinguished Chair of Microeconometrics, University College London and University College Dublin",
"speaker": "Speaker: James Heckman, University of Chicago",
"description": "Dr. Heckman's work has been devoted to developing a scientific basis for economic policy evaluation, with special emphasis on models of individuals and disaggregated groups, and to the problems and possibilities created by heterogeneity, diversity, and unobserved counterfactual states. His recent research deals with issues such as evaluation of social programs, econometric models of discrete choice and longitudinal data, the economics of the labor market, and alternative models of the distribution of income. He has published more than 200 articles and several books. Heckman shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2000 with Daniel McFadden for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics. He also is a recipient of the Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Achievement in Labor Economics, the University College Dublin Ulysses Medal, and the Aigner award from the Journal of Econometrics. Dr. Heckman is considered to be among the 10 most influential economists in the world. He received his Ph.D. degree in economics from Princeton University in 1971.",
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"title": "New NSF Partnership Creates Smarter Entertainment and More-Entertaining Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 4:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Leslie Fink, National Science Foundation",
"description": "The National Science Foundation (NSF) and its partners announce a new collaboration that combines the breadth of NSFís science and engineering expertise, facilities, and technologies with top academic and industry experts in cinema, television, and interactive arts. Portrayals of science on screens large and small provide opportunities for audiences to witness science and its processes the same way scientists do. With a $6.5 billion research portfolio, NSF funds some 40,000 projects ranging from astronomy to zoology ¬ó and from the vast expanses of the universe to the darkest ocean depths. These include not only the nation¬ís top scientists and engineers but also advanced instrumentation, such as particle accelerators, giant magnets, powerful telescopes, sophisticated research vehicles, earthquake simulators, and robots. The partnership establishes a pipeline that combines these state-of-the-art research assets with film, TV, interactive media, and technology development projects to create smarter entertainment. It will also provide the research community with entertainment-quality communication products to engage public audiences in outreach activities.",
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"title": "AAAS Awards Ceremony and Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Rita Elmore, AAAS Development Office",
"description": "All annual meeting registrants are invited to attend the AAAS Awards Ceremony and Reception. The prestigious AAAS Awards have recognized excellence in research, education, and public service on behalf of science and technology since 1823.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Sustainable Solutions for Doubling Crop Productivity by 2030",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 1:15 PM",
"category": "Robert T. Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto Co., St. Louis",
"speaker": "Speaker: Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D., Monsanto Co.",
"description": "Food and water security. Energy demands. Climate change. Human nutrition and health. These are the looming issues for todayís global society, and agriculture is at the center of them all. Now, more than ever before, the continued growth and development of prosperous, urbanized societies depends upon advancements in sustainable agricultural technology. In order to meet the needs of a projected global population of nine billion, agriculture must produce more food worldwide in the next 50 years than has been produced in the past 10,000. Building upon advances already made in plant breeding and agricultural biotechnology, innovations in the coming decade such as drought tolerance, improved use of nutrients such as nitrogen, enhanced pest resistance, intrinsic yield increases and improved nutritional profiles will be available in crops such as maize and soybean as well as in vegetables. In maize, soybean and cotton, there is a clear path forward to increase yields while at the same time significantly decreasing the key resources (water, land and energy) required to produce each unit of output. Producing more while using less is a guiding philosophy of agricultural research today. Monsanto is a leader in this effort, and its research and development pipeline serves as an excellent illustrative example of what is possible.",
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"venue": "Marina Ballroom E (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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{
"title": "Science Careers Speed Networking Breakfast",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Brianna Blaser, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "Hoping to make some new contacts while you're at the AAAS meeting? Join us at this speed networking breakfast. Through a series of short meetings with other attendees, you will make several new connections and get a chance to practice introducing your self using your elevator pitch. Bring your business cards.",
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{
"title": "Minority and Women Scientists and Engineers Networking Breakfast",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 7:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Yolanda S. George, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "",
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},
{
"title": "AAAS Report: Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Yolanda S. George, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "The report, which will be presented during this event, represents a blueprint for change in undergraduate biology education developed by leaders in the biological sciences as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Major themes include an outline of overarching and unifying key concepts and competencies; classroom practices; and strategies for change. For more information, contact Yolanda George, AAAS Education and Human Resources, ygeorge@aaas.org.",
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"category": "Director, Global Design Effort for the International Linear Collider, and Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena",
"speaker": "Speaker: Barry C. Barish, California Institute of Technology",
"description": "Among Dr. Barish's noteworthy experiments were those performed at Fermilab using high-energy neutrino collisions. These experiments were among the first to observe the weak neutral current, a linchpin of electroweak unification theories. Today he directs the ILC, the highest priority future project for particle physics worldwide that promises to complement the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in exploring the TeV energy scale. In the 1980s, Barish initiated an ambitious international effort to build a sophisticated underground detector which provided some key evidence that neutrinos have mass. In 1994, he became principal investigator of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project. As director of the LIGO Laboratory from 1997 to 2005, he led a team of scientists who built two facilities to detect and study gravitational waves from astrophysical sources. Dr. Barish is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts, and is a Fellow of AAAS and the American Physical Society. He earned his Ph.D. degree in experimental high energy physics at the University of California, Berkeley.",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Marian Porges, NBC News and New York Film Academy Journalism Program",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Samantha Christey, European Research Council Executive Agency",
"description": "The workshop will explain the aim and synergies of funding schemes and provide answers to practical questions such as: What kind of support for research careers is available from Marie Curie Actions, the European Research Council (ERC), and EURAXESS-- Researchers in Motion, a one-stop shop for researchers seeking to advance their careers and personal development by moving to other countries? What are their main features? What are the selection criteria? How long is the selection process? How does the application process work? How many researchers are funded each year? What are the chances of success? Where can information be found about the EURAXESS portal? In addition, Marie Curie Fellows and ERC starting grantees will be present to share their experiences with these funding initiatives and answer questions.",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Debra Egan, Council for International Exchange of Scholars and Co-Organizer: Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute",
"description": "The organizers will explore components of the Fulbright Scholar Program that contribute to faculty development, international collaboration, and the development of international scientific exchange programs. Administrators will learn how to use the various components of the Fulbright Scholar Program to internationalize their campuses, including through bringing visiting Fulbright Scholars to U.S. campuses. The format will include time for questions and a discussion of opportunities with prospective applicants.",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Cortney Sloan, National Academies",
"description": "Much attention has been paid to how we can attract young people to the fields of science and engineering. The National Academies report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm, prompted a national conversation on the topic while the Grand Challenges for Engineering project and report of the National Academy of Engineering inspires enthusiasm for the future. The independent documentary, ìImagine it!2 The Power of Imagination,¬î was created by independent filmmakers to engage a new generation of science leaders. This ambitious film seeks to ignite a movement to improve learning by integrating creativity and imagination with science and technology. Learn how you can join the all-star cast of scientists and engineers to pass on the curiosity and passion that originally engaged you in the sciences.",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Anice Anderson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Robert W. Sussman, Washington University, St. Louis",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"speaker": "Organizers: Jose Fernandez, AAAS Membership Services and Alison Chandler, AAAS Membership Services",
"description": "Get to know your online colleagues and favorite science bloggers at this meet-up. If you write or read science blogs, or if you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube, this is the place to be.",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 4:00 PM",
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"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jeff Grabmeier, National Association of Science Writers",
"description": "Students selected to participate in the NASW mentorship program and professionals who are their mentors should attend this event to meet their matches and learn about the program.",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Diane Rein, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo",
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"speaker": "Coordinator: Heather Malcomson, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: David Shonting, Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
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"title": "Reception Honoring the 25th Anniversary of Project 2061",
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"speaker": "Coordinator: Lester Matlock, AAAS Project 2061",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lise Menn, University of Colorado",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"speaker": "Coordinator: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"speaker": "Coordinator: Barbara Goldstein, AAAS Project 2061",
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"title": "Climate Literacy, Day Two",
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"title": "Exhibit Hall Coffee Break, Day Three",
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"speaker": "Coordinator: Nicole Maylett, AAAS Meetings",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"start_time": "2010-02-19 9:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Guill Wientjes, Ohio State University and Co-organizers: William Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Gary M. Pollack, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Discussant: Danny D. Shen, University of Washington, Seattle",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Huw F. Thomas, University of Alabama",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"title": "Physics and Art: A Gateway to the Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Christopher M. Smith, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics and Moderator: Herbert Levine, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "The art within science can be an invaluable tool for engaging and transforming how the general public views science. A classic example is the multitude of genetically engineered florescent proteins that are expressed in bacteria and whose colonies have been used to create some amazing Petri plate art. The art in science, which captures the viewerís eye, beacons the viewer to ask the inevitable question, How did they do that? or How do they know that? Hence, art can be an invaluable tool to stimulate scientific curiosity. The universe is our classroom; by studying aspects of the innate and the living, and on spatial scales from cells to stars, physical scientists continue to contribute to a better understanding of life, art, and the production of new art, an unexpected by-product of their research. This symposium will use art and what we know and want to know about art as a staging ground to provide insight into the why, where, and when painters and photographers created their masterpieces; how basic concepts and research in physics has contributed to new methods in art preservation and development of novel materials for art, and a better understanding of biological processes. This symposium will convey the spirit and dependence of art and science and how we can use elements of both worlds to pique scientific curiosity and nurture that curiosity into scientific literacy.",
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"title": "The Arrow of Time",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Sean M. Carroll, California Institute of Technology and Moderator: Sean M. Carroll, California Institute of Technology and Speakers:",
"description": "The arrow of time is one of the most unmistakable features of our physical, biological, and social universe. The fact that we remember the past but not the future, the increase of entropy in closed systems, the difference between the hot Big Bang and the cold empty fate of our universe, and the fact that we always die after we are born rather than before, are all evidence for a unique and consistent arrow of time. But the origin of time's arrow remains a mystery, and the way in which it connects the birth of the universe to our everyday lives as human beings is only gradually coming to light. In the 19th century, Ludwig Boltzmann explained the microscopic origins of entropy in the language of atoms; entropy increases because there are more ways to be high entropy than low entropy. But we don't know why the universe began in a low entropy state in the first place; this is a question at the forefront of cosmology and fundamental physics. Because we live in the aftermath of the low-entropy Big Bang, entropy is increasing all around us. The hot Sun in a cold sky keeps our environment far from equilibrium, driving large-scale biological evolution and our conscious perception of the flow of time. This symposium will bring these ideas together, to examine the arrow of time in fundamental physics and in our everyday lives.",
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"title": "Traffic, Crowds, and Society",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Nicola Bellomo, Polytechnic University of Turin and Co-Organizer: Andrea Bertozzi, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "This session is focused on the contribution of mathematics to vehicular traffic and mainly on crowd traffic.The contribution of mathematics can be very important.The collective behavior of these systems is difficult to understand based only on the description of the dynamics of a few individual entities. Namely, the overall dynamics†are determined by individual interactions, while modeling of individual dynamics does not straightforwardly lead to the mathematical description of the collective dynamics. A crucial role is played by the heterogeneous behavior of individuals that includes their ability to organize interactions according to well-defined strategies.This self-organizing ability is not the same for all individuals and has to be regarded as a random variable that may be modified by interactions at the microscopic level. Moreover, crowd modeling has recently been studied by applied mathematicians in a broad sense. The modeling can lead to depict clustering phenomena such as grouping of criminals.Modeling of vehicular traffic must take into account the complex networks that nowadays characterize theinfrastructure of modern nations. Similarly, modeling of crowd dynamics needs to be developed within complex geometries,¬†for which¬†shape can be optimized to avoid disastrous consequences in extreme conditions, for instance, in panic situations. All this suggests that a fruitful interaction of mathematics and transportation technology will benefit the society in which we live.",
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"title": "Particles and People: How Basic Physics Benefits Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Elizabeth Clements, Fermi National Accelerators Laboratory and Co-Organizer: Katie Yurkewicz, Fermi National Accelerators Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "From the earliest days of accelerator science in the 1930s to the latest 21st century initiatives, the bold and innovative ideas of technologies of basic physics have entered the mainstream of society to transform the way we live. Although stories abound about how basic physics benefits education, the economy, and society as a whole, the worldwide economic crisis brings questions of “What is the investment in this expensive science getting us right now?” This symposium will highlight the medical, industrial, and educational applications of basic physics. The panel will describe specific benefits of basic physics for society and how economists might quantify those applications in an economic impact study.",
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"title": "Real Numbers: Mathematical Technologies for Counterterrorism and Border Security",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jonathan D. Farley, Johannes Kepler University Linz and Co-organizers: Tony Harkin, Rochester Institute of Technology and Anice Anderson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Moderator: Jonathan D. Farley, Johannes Kepler University and Speakers:",
"description": "Since 2001, tremendous amounts of information have been gathered regarding terrorist cells and individuals potentially planning future attacks. There is now a pressing need to develop new mathematical techniques to assist in the analysis of this information, both to quantify future threats and to quantify the effectiveness of counterterrorism operations and strategies. Concepts and techniques from mathematics have already been applied to counterterrorism. The following is a partial list of such problems: strategies for disrupting terrorist cells; border penetration and security; terrorist cell formation and growth; data analysis of terrorist activity; terrorism deterrence strategies; and emergency response and planning. A primary intention of the symposium is to present talks by representatives from industry, academia, the national labs, and the military that are accessible to the broader public, especially policy-makers, politicians, and members of the intelligence and law enforcement communities.",
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"title": "SETI Turns 50",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jill C. Tarter, SETI Institute and Discussant: Seth Shostak, SETI Institute and Speakers:",
"description": "In the fall of 1959, Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison published a paper in",
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"title": "Astrobiology and the Future: Science, Ethics, and Societal Issues on Earth and Beyond",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Margaret Race, SETI Institute and Moderator: Seth Shostak, SETI Institute and Discussant: John Rummel, East Carolina University and Speakers:",
"description": "Astrobiology encompasses space exploration and research across diverse science fields -- using interdisciplinary science and technology to study the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe -- from the molecular level to the cosmos. As the field of astrobiology discovers more about cosmic processes, evolutionary pathways, habitability, and the very nature of life, it also raises unusual questions in ethical, legal, and societal areas. With ambitious plans for space missions extending in distance, duration and complexity, a host of concerns have arisen in nonscience areas, including environmental management and planetary protection, private versus public sector actions, treaty provisions, and even the significance of discovering extraterrestrial life. This panel presents an overview of the issues ahead and provides details on recent efforts to bridge science and societal perspectives by integrating astrobiologists, engineers, lawyers, ethicists, theologians, and social scientists in focused deliberations. Policies and actions must surely be informed by up-to-date science on Earth and beyond -- likewise, it is appropriate to consider how nonscientific information and perspectives can contribute to deliberations about our collective futures.",
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"title": "Are Neutrinos the Reason We Exist?",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Kurt Riesselmann, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Discussant: George Fuller, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "The Big Bang must have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter, but the universe is made of matter and all antimatter annihilated and disappeared. The standard model of particle physics does not explain this imbalance between matter and antimatter. Neutrinos, which are among the most abundant particles in the universe, may hold the answer. New experiments in Japan, Europe, and the United States will try to reveal the neutrinos’ secrets by looking for clues in nuclear reactions, high-intensity neutrino beams, and astrophysical observations. They will examine whether neutrinos are their own antiparticles, look for the violation of the matter-antimatter symmetry in neutrino oscillations, and search for active galactic nuclei that may be the source of ultra-high-energy neutrinos. Their results will help us understand whether neutrinos are the reason we exist.",
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"title": "How Computational Science Is Tackling the Grand Challenges Facing Science and Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Edward Seidel, National Science Foundation and Co-organizers: Carmen Whitson, National Science Foundation and JosÈ Mu√±oz, National Science Foundation and Moderator: Edward Seidel, National Science Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "On February 25, 1985, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a new partnership with four of the nation’s leading universities to invest in the creation of supercomputer centers to help solve some of the nation’s most pressing “grand challenges.” The NSF supercomputer center program was established as a critical cornerstone to promote discovery, harness innovation, push our knowledge, and help the next generation fulfill its promise. The centers were designed to help U.S. researchers retain their global lead in scientific computation, acquired after World War II through federal investments. They also were meant to broaden access to advanced computing facilities for researchers unable to tap into supercomputer networks under the aegis of other federal agencies. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of this national research initiative and to forecast key research and technological goals over the next quarter century, this symposium will explore how computational science, and its enabling cyberinfrastructure, is tackling some of the “grand challenges” facing science and society today and explore growth in the future as science undergoes a fundamental shift to a computer- and data-dominated enterprise. Each presenter will highlight a historical breakthrough made possible by computational science in the last 25 years and discuss how cyberinfrastructure-enabled research is bridging scientific problems to societal challenges in the next quarter-century.",
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"title": "General Meeting of the Section Officers",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 8:15 AM",
"category": "Open to all Section Officers",
"speaker": "Organizer: Nicole Maylett, AAAS Meetings",
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"title": "Ensuring Marine Policy Is Responsive to Social Dynamics and Management Experience",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Patrick Christie, University of Washington and Co-Organizer: Richard Pollnac, University of Rhode Island and Discussant: Patrick Christie, University of Washington and Speakers:",
"description": "Marine policy-making is in a state of reform. Marine ecosystem-based management and marine protected areas have emerged in response to declines in ocean conditions. Understanding societal interests, responses, and capacities is fundamental to effective policy-making and program implementation. This symposium, based on the findings of a National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis working group and new Coastal Management journal theme issue, will present the analysis of thousands of interviews and field experience of practitioners in various countries. This symposium will include some of the first comprehensive and comparative analyses of the human dimensions of marine ecosystem-based management and the marine protected area (MPA). Findings explore local social dynamics, cooperative planning processes, conflict and conflict resolution, effective program management, and education. This research has direct relevance to important and ambitious emerging programs such as the Large Marine Ecosystem program and the Coral Triangle Initiative, which influence large areas of ocean space.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Neural and Cognitive Underpinnings of Language Across Modalities",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 1:15 PM",
"category": "Karen Emmorey, Director, Laboratory for Language and Cognitive Neuroscience, and Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University",
"speaker": "Speaker: Karen Emmorey, Ph.D., San Diego State University",
"description": "Emmorey's research focuses on what sign languages can reveal about the nature of human language, cognition, and the brain. She studies the processes involved in how deaf people produce and comprehend sign language and how these processes are represented in the brain. She also investigates how experience with a signed language impacts nonlinguistic visual-spatial cognition, such as face processing, memory, and imagery. Her research interests include how language modality impacts spatial language, the linguistic functions of eye gaze in sign language, and the nature of bimodal bilingualism. Her investigations of the neural correlates of language and nonlinguistic cognitive functions draw on data from neuroimaging techniques (i.e., functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography). She is the author of four books and more than 50 journal articles. Emmorey received her Ph.D. degree in linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles.",
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"title": "A California Roadmap for Identifying Chemicals that Affect Breast Cancer Risk",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Sarah Janssen, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Co-Organizer: Gabriela Chavarria, NRDC and Speakers:",
"description": "People are exposed to a myriad of chemicals in their daily life. Modest toxicity information exists for only some of these chemicals, including their ability to alter breast development and disease risk. Yet, breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women. In animal models, early life exposures to low doses of chemicals, particularly endocrine disrupting substances, increase the risk for breast cancer by affecting mammary development and lifetime susceptibility to cancer. Chemical regulations currently under development as part of Californiaís Green Chemistry Initiative will require new decision-making tools for identifying and prioritizing chemical hazards. Over the past year, an expert panel convened by the University of California, Berkeley has examined the biological pathways governing breast carcinogenesis and the toxicity tests that can improve scientist¬ís ability to detect chemicals likely to affect breast development and carcinogenesis. The panel recommends improvements to chemical toxicity screens to increase their relevance for human breast cancer. Panel recommendations are based on currently available toxicity tests and biomolecular and pathology studies. They define a testing scheme for identifying chemicals that may affect breast development and cancer susceptibility, reproductive harm, and other cancers. Identifying such environmental factors will inform effective regulation of chemical hazards and improve breast cancer prevention efforts.",
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"title": "Applying Biogenomics to Ecology: From the Molecular to the Ecosystem Level",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Teresa Lettieri, JRC†Institute for Environment and Sustainability and Moderator: Teresa Lettieri, JRC¬†Institute for Environment and Sustainability and Speakers:",
"description": "Over the past few years molecular biology techniques have revolutionized ecological research. The availability of simple and inexpensive ways to genetically characterize individuals and species has allowed us to quantify genetic diversity, track the movement of individuals, and characterize new species. One of these technologies is DNA microarray which has progressed rapidly in the hands of biological researchers for assessing gene expression analysis. It can provide a global view of how organisms respond to stressors (chemical pollutants, ultraviolet light, temperature changes, etc.) and has a great potential role as molecular biomarkers to anticipate the harmful effects of stressors in the aquatic ecosystem. The panel will meet the need in thoroughly explaining the role of molecular biology applied to environmental studies, and especially taking on board future perspectives in this field. The session will be divided into three parts: Molecular Biology and its Environmental Applications; Scientific Achievements in Molecular Ecotoxicology; and Looking into the Future.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Understanding Earthquakes Through Large-Scale Simulations",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 1:15 PM",
"category": "Thomas Hillman Jordan, Director, Southern California Earthquake Center, and W. M. Keck Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles",
"speaker": "Speaker: Thomas Hillman Jordan, Ph.D., University of Southern California",
"description": "Jordan directs the Southern California Earthquake Center, a distributed organization involving more than 60 universities and research institutions. His research is focused on system-level models of earthquake processes, earthquake forecasting and forecast-evaluation, and full-3D waveform tomography. His other scientific interests include continental formation and tectonic evolution, mantle dynamics, and statistical descriptions of geologic phenomena. He is an author on approximately 190 scientific publications, including two popular textbooks. He currently chairs the International Commission on Earthquake Forecasting for Civil Protection, is a member of the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, and serves on the Governing Board of the National Research Council. Jordan received his Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology in 1972.",
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"title": "Improving Oral Health: Smiles for Life",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Huw F. Thomas, University of Alabama and Moderator: Huw F. Thomas, University of Alabama and Speakers:",
"description": "Scientific evidence linking oral health to general health continues to accumulate. Oral diseases and disorders affect an individual's health and well-being throughout life. But despite many improvements in oral health, significant disparities in oral disease (dental caries) experience remain, with the poor, the young, and elderly shouldering the greatest burden. This program will explore the many facets of oral health disparities in vulnerable populations to better understand and implement the most apposite strategies necessary for their reduction. A global perspective of disease prevalence will be presented with a discussion of community approaches to reducing disease experience. The biological and behavioral approaches to disease prevention will also be discussed in light of our current scientific knowledge. Finally, current and future development of health policies that address the costs and modes of care delivery will be discussed.",
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"title": "Land-Ocean Linkages and Dynamics of High-Productivity Ecosystems in the Sea of Cortes",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Exequiel Ezcurra, University of California and Moderator: Philip Hastings, UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Discussant: Saul Alvarez-Borrego, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education and Speakers:",
"description": "Understanding the effects of climatic anomalies on coastal deserts and neighboring marine ecosystems is essential, as these habitats depend on pulses for their renewal and their productivity can change wildly from one year to the next. Oscillations in oceanic temperatures can strongly modify marine productivity, whereas ocean-modulated atmospheric anomalies impose similar cycles of drought and rain in deserts. Additionally, in oceans and deserts the abundance of life is not spread evenly but tends to clump at distinct locations where biological productivity concentrates: in deserts, the collection of water drives these aggregations; in the sea, it is normally nutrient upwelling, rocky reefs, and coastal lagoons that provide the nutrients that sustain large aggregations of life. One of the places where these phenomena are most visible and economically most important is the Gulf of California, where natural resource productivity is concentrated around oasis-like ecosystems. These “productivity hotspots” maintain a large amount of the region’s biological energy flow and sustain the bulk of regional life-supporting services. The symposium will analyze how oceanographic anomalies affect resource availability in these coastal and marine environments; how the spatial distribution of high-productivity ecosystems affects resource conservation, fisheries, and freshwater; and what the value is of the environmental services provided by high-productivity environments.",
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"title": "Unraveling the Mysteries of the Deep: Effects of Human Activities on Marine Megafauna",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University and Discussants: George Schillinger, Stanford University and Larry Crowder, Duke University and Speakers:",
"description": "The need to understand the viability and vulnerability of marine megafauna populations has intensified over the past two decades. The challenges of studying organisms that spend the majority of their lives in the ocean have hindered scientific understanding and, as a result, have hampered the development and implementation of policies needed to protect these species. This symposium presents a new paradigm that places human impacts on large pelagic species into an oceanographic, ecological and anthropogenic context. Speakers will address the key question, \"How are humans affecting these vulnerable populations?\" by exploring one or more elements of this three-pronged approach: 1) identifying habitat requirements, 2) improving the understanding of species ecology, and 3) mapping and quantifying the footprint of human activities in marine ecosystems. Research will be discussed that explores marine megafaunal species ecology within an oceanographic context and integrates socioeconomic analyses to consider human impacts on the ecosystems on which these species rely.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: The Future of Stem Cell Research",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 1:15 PM",
"category": "Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, Director, Stem Cell Research Program, and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego",
"speaker": "Speaker: Lawrence S. B. Goldstein, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego",
"description": "Goldstein is passionate about the promise of research with human embryonic stem cells ó pliable, generic cells from the early embryo that scientists can convert into the body¬ís specialized cells to study basic biological processes, disease, and organ regeneration. Funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the state of California, his research may help to identify the cause of Alzheimer¬ís disease and to better understand cancer and Huntington¬ís disease. He also has had an active role in national science policy. He has served on many public science advisory committees, and has written about, spoken about, and been interviewed on science issues by the news media. He also has testified before the U.S. Congress about federal funding and stem cell research. He has more than 100 publications. As a cofounder and consultant of the biotechnology company Cytokinetics, he has also had an active role in private industry. Goldstein received his B.A. degree in biology and genetics from UCSD in 1976 and his Ph.D. degree in genetics from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1980.",
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"title": "Will Coral Reefs Disappear? Separating Fact from Conjecture",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Joanie Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research and Co-Organizer: Kimberley Yates, U.S. Geological Survey and Speakers:",
"description": "Coral reefs support the most diverse ecosystems in the ocean, largely because of the complex structures they build. However, climate change and ocean acidification threaten their very existence. This session will explore the chemical, biological, and physical factors that control reef growth, and how climate change and ocean acidification are likely to affect these processes. Coral reefs form over thousands of years. The rate of growth depends on how much calcium carbonate is produced by reef-building organisms (mainly corals and calcareous algae) balanced against how much reef material is removed through erosion and chemical dissolution. Reefs build when the rate of carbonate production outpaces the rate of carbonate removal, and shrink when the reverse happens. Some estimates suggest that most reef building will reverse by the middle of this century. Global warming has already reduced the abundance of corals and other reef-builders. For those organisms that remain, ocean acidification is slowing their rate of carbonate production while hastening both bioerosion and carbonate dissolution. However, even under natural conditions, reef growth varies dramatically from region to region, and vast differences are expected in how reef building responds to climate change in the future. Indeed, some reefs have probably already shifted from a state of construction to one of destruction. If so, what will this mean for reef ecosystems and for human communities that depend on them?",
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"venue": "Manchester Ballroom (Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego)",
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"title": "AAAS Fellows Forum",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
"description": "This annual forum is held for AAAS Fellows and includes the induction of newly elected Fellows.",
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"venue": "Room 6E (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Human Dimensions of Geoengineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Brad Allenby, Arizona State University and Co-Organizer: Peter A. Wilderer, European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Speakers:",
"description": "Today’s world has been called the “Anthropocene,” roughly, the era of humans. It is increasingly characterized by complex, integrated human/natural/built systems. Because the dialogs on global systems of concern, such as climate change, are relatively young, however, they still reflect the dominance of the discourses from which they arise, predominantly scientific and environmental. Because these systems integrate across many different disciplines, from economics and cultural preferences, to different and in some cases mutually exclusive ideologies, purely scientific or environmental approaches, while of great relevance, are insufficient in themselves to achieve the understanding and subsequent policy development that will lead to robust and sustainable progress. Moreover, the failure to expand the relevant discussions leads to brittle and vulnerable initiatives that are prone to failure and, when they do fail, do so without any backup options (some have argued that the Kyoto Treaty process is an example of this). To explore some of these dynamics within the limitations of a brief set of presentations, the session focuses on geoengineering as a response to climate change, from an engineering and social science perspective, rather than the climate change science perspective, which has until now dominated the discussion and which tends to reflect a mono-ontological approach with inadequate legal, political, or economic sophistication.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Infectious Diseases Have No Passport: Battling HIV, TB, and STDs on the Mexico-U.S. Border",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 1:15 PM",
"category": "Steffanie Strathdee, Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, Harold Simon Professor, and Chief of the Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego",
"speaker": "Speaker: Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego",
"description": "Strathdee, an infectious disease epidemiologist, has spent the last two decades focusing on HIV prevention in underserved, marginalized populations in developed and developing countries. Since 1994, she has published more than 325 peer-reviewed publications on HIV prevention and the natural history of HIV and related infections. She is engaged in several research projects on HIV prevention in international settings including Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Afghanistan. She also leads three NIH-funded studies of HIV risk behaviors among drug users and sex workers on the Mexico-U.S. border as well as a Fogarty-funded Global Health Program Frameworks grant. She also directs UCSD's Global Health Initiative, where she leads the Center on Migration and Health. In 2009, Strathdee and her binational research team from UCSD and Mexico received the Leadership Award in International Collaboration from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She received her Ph.D. degree in epidemiology from the University of Toronto, and is an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.",
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"title": "Food Allergies: The Enemy Within",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Doris Florian, JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements and Co-Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Simon Cox, Media Wise and Discussant: Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Speakers:",
"description": "Around 2 percent of adults (and 8 percent of children) suffer from food allergies across the globe. For some, the intake of even small amounts of an allergen can cause serious health problems -- some of which can be life-threatening. To date, there is no effective treatment available. Science provides the basis for food safety, while legislation ensures that appropriate controls are made to protect consumers. Incidences of food allergies appear to be increasing, and some argue that consumer fear and avoidance of certain foodstuffs may actually contribute to this increase. The symposium's scope will range from suitable analytical methodology for the detection of allergen traces to policy requirements, health issues, and communication.",
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"title": "Tracking and Tracing Our Food Supply: The Way Forward",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Ewen C. Todd, Michigan State University and Speakers:",
"description": "Today’s food supply is complex with multiple companies involved in providing grocery products. Efficient tracking products from farm to fork is essential for good business practices, establishing trust between partners, and rapidly removing recalled products from the market. Recalls because of risk to health undermine the public’s confidence in the food supply whether it is salmonella in peanuts or an allergen in infant food. This symposium will explore new technologies being developed to improve tracing and tracking of our food supply. A combination of mobile phones, barcodes, and DNA tests allow ranchers to input data on their animals to inform meat purchasers about the detailed history of the animals. The next step is to develop a system for tracking produce. Global positioning technology is now being integrated into the epidemiological arsenal of identification tools, such as spotting wild animals in spinach fields. The public is unclear what action to take when a recall announcement is made over the media. So, retailers are now exploring more direct approaches to purchasers such as telephone and e-mail contacts, warning messages on receipts, and even radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking. However, there are potential privacy issues if credit cards and loyalty cards are used. Research is exploring acceptance by producers, retailers, and consumers. In the future, however, new advances in communication technology will reduce the risk of illness and improve consumer confidence in the food supply.",
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"title": "Science in Motion: Addressing Complex Health Problems Through Upstream Solutions",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Patricia L. Mabry, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Co-organizers: Christine Bachrach, NIH and Dana M. Sampson, NIH and Moderator: Paula Braveman, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "In its report, \"Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America\" (April 2009), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America published recommendations for improving the health and longevity of U.S. citizens. These recommendations go beyond the traditional health-care system to include homes, communities, schools, and workplaces and suggest making academic research on social inequalities more accessible to policy-makers. They also encourage working in a nonpartisan fashion to create sustainable, relevant, and flexible action plans. This panel will feature reactions to these recommendations from a variety of disciplinary perspectives: community-based participatory research, health policy, and systems science. After an overview of the recommendations, panel members will provide evidence for the recommendations outlined in this report, provide rationales for the breadth and nature of the recommendations, and make the case for invoking public-private partnerships in this endeavor. The goal is to inspire audience members to follow through on the recommendations and direct their research efforts at some of the pressing upstream issues (i.e., behavioral and social determinants of health).",
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"title": "The Science of Well-Being and Implications for Societal Quality of Life",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Ed Diener, University of Illinois and Moderator: Ed Diener, University of Illinois and Speakers:",
"description": "Research will be presented that describes the nature of human well-being, including factors such as subjective well-being (life satisfaction and positive feelings), social prosperity, material sufficiency, and psychological prosperity (for example, positive engagement). Each speaker will focus on the factors that have been found to influence well-being and the interventions that have been shown to enhance them. In addition, the effects of psychosocial and subjective well-being for the effective functioning of individuals and societies will be described. For instance, people who are high in subjective well-being perform better in the workplace, have better social relationships, and tend to live longer. Thus, it is important for societies to enhance the well-being of people not only because this is a desirable goal in itself, but also because it will help societies meet other goals as well. Because of the bidirectional causality between well-being and effective functioning in many circumstances, societies should monitor the well-being of citizens in national accounts of well-being that parallel the national economic accounts. Well-being in different societies, and within several societies, will be presented to explain the factors that can influence well-being.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: The Case for Original Research in the High School Science Classroom",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 1:15 PM",
"category": "Jay Vavra, Biology Teacher, Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High, San Diego, CA",
"speaker": "Speaker: Jay Vavra, Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High",
"description": "Vavra is a high school biology teacher at High Tech High (HTH), a charter school that emphasizes project-based learning in San Diego. He has developed a series of innovative inquiry-based research projects involving collaborations with local biotechnology companies and the integration of humanities, math, and science. With his help, his students published four books on the urban ecology of San Diego Bay. He also led students on two expeditions to Africa as part of a collaboration with Tanzanian wildlife officials and post-graduate students from Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, and Uganda to develop methods for assisting with species identification in order to combat the bushmeat crisisóthe illegal trade of meat from protected species usually disguised as an unprotected source. For his innovative teaching practices, Vavra received the Genzyme-Invitrogen Biotech Educator of the Year Award, Amgen Science Teacher Award, and the National Education Association Christa McAuliffe Teaching Award. He has a Ph.D. degree in marine biology from the University of Southern California.",
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"title": "Targeting HIV/AIDS Prevention: New Research and Future Avenues",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Rochelle A. Diamond, California Institute of Technology and Co-Organizer: Andrew M. Hebbeler, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow and Moderator: Andrew M. Hebbeler, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow and Discussant: Kenneth Mayer, Brown University and Speakers:",
"description": "The emergence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s led to the rapid identification of unprotected sexual intercourse as a major route for HIV transmission. Indeed, HIV was initially identified in men who have sex with men (MSM), and globally, HIV transmission by MSM accounts for a significant avenue of HIV acquisition. Recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the proportion of newly acquired infections in MSM are underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries due to prevailing social attitudes and stigmas regarding this population. For HIV prevention to be successful, focused, evidence-based interventions must be introduced that are compatible with the behaviors of specific target populations, such as MSM. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), vaccines, and universal mandatory HIV testing followed by immediate highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) represent noninvasive avenues that could be used to reduce HIV acquisition among sexually active people and in particular MSM. The objective of this symposium is to bridge epidemiology and basic science to promote the development of MSM-targeted prophylactic or therapeutic interventions that ultimately may lead to eradication of HIV transmission.",
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"title": "Translating the Science of Vector-Borne Disease to the Improvement of Global Health",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Nancy E. Beckage, University of California and Co-Organizer: Joseph M. Vinetz, University of California and Moderator: Nancy E. Beckage, University of California and Discussants: Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Anthony A. James, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Vector-borne diseases take an enormous toll on mankind, disproportionately affecting the poor and dispossessed in resource-poor settings. This symposium will examine the pathogen-mosquito vector relationships of two pandemic vector-borne diseases, malaria and dengue. Malaria, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium, and dengue, caused by flaviviruses, are transmitted by mosquitoes. While malaria is primarily a rural disease and dengue is an urban disease, the molecular approaches to pathogen-vector interactions of both diseases have important common themes. Delineating the molecular mechanisms by which these pathogens interact with their mosquito vectors is fundamental to developing novel strategies to interrupt disease transmission. Speakers in this symposium will describe their discoveries of molecular targets for blocking pathogen-vector interactions, mechanisms by which pathogens induce immune responses in the mosquito, mechanisms of malaria pathogenesis and vaccine development using human challenge models, development of transgenic mosquitoes to reduce the burden of malaria and dengue, and associated ethical and real-world field challenges to deploying transgenic insects to combat disease. The threat of parasites and pathogens to global health is increasing with globalization of our planet, and vector-borne disease management will be a key element in protection of humans against distribution of infectious agents by natural processes or bioterrorism.",
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"title": "Healthy and Plentiful Animal-Based Foods: Science Offers New Possibilities",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Rodney A. Hill, University of Idaho and Co-Organizer: Larry Branen, University of Idaho and Moderator: Rodney A. Hill, University of Idaho and Speakers:",
"description": "Provision of nutritious, affordable foods for a rapidly growing world population is a significant challenge. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for the use of genetically engineered animals in our food production systems, providing new opportunities and challenges for science in improving animal-based food production. Other new technologies such as nanotechnology and synthetic biology hold promise to interface with genetic engineering to decrease the cost of food production and to improve food safety. However, we must also consider the potential risks associated with these technologies. Are there unseen risks associated with eating foods derived from genetically engineered animals or animals that have been treated with nano-based medications? What lessons have we learned from the development of genetically engineered plant-based foods? How will regulators stay ahead of these fast-advancing technologies and what are the challenges in formulating policy to ensure public safety? This symposium will provide a bridge to bring public awareness to the science that underlies these technologies and the ways in which they interface and explore the potential risks and benefits.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: How Marine Species React and Adjust to Ocean Acidification and Climate Change",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 1:15 PM",
"category": "Stephen R. Palumbi, Professor of Biological Sciences, Director of Hopkins Marine Station, and Harold A. Miller Professor in Marine Sciences, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA",
"speaker": "Speaker: Stephen R. Palumbi, Ph.D., Stanford University",
"description": "Palumbi's research group engages in the study of the genetics, evolution, conservation, population biology, and systematics of a diverse array of marine organisms. His own research interests are similarly widespread, and he has published on the genetics and evolution of sea urchins, whales, cone snails, corals, sharks, spiders, shrimps, bryozoans, and butterflyfishes. A primary focus is the use of molecular genetic techniques in conservation, including the identification of whale and dolphin products available in commercial markets. Current conservation work centers on the genetics of marine reserves designed for conservation and fisheries enhancement, with projects in the Philippines, Bahamas, and the western U.S. coast. His recent book,",
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"venue": "Room 7B (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Communicating on the State and Local Level: How Can Scientists Support Policy-Makers?",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Peyton West, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Co-Organizer: Erin Heath, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Moderator: Peyton West, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Discussant: Erin Heath, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Speakers:",
"description": "In recent years, state legislators and school board members have frequently attempted to undermine scientific research and education. As a result, scientists are often called on to work with policy-makers, but many lack the tools and resources to do so effectively. In particular, few scientists have been trained in communication and public engagement, and lawmakers and the public thus often view science and scientists as elitist and out of touch. Changing these perceptions requires a long-term effort, but this symposium aims to provide some of the groundwork. Specifically, it will explore successful communication and public engagement strategies and how they can be put to use on some of the most talked-about scientific policy issues of the day: evolution, stem cell research, and climate change. Speakers will include public engagement specialists as well as scientists who have extensive experience in working with lawmakers, the media, and the general public. The symposium will take a practical approach, focusing on providing tools, resources, and contacts to help scientists become effective advocates for science and science education at the state and local level.",
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"title": "Scientific Rationality and Policy-Making: Making Their Marriage Work",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Dimitrios Kyriakou, JRC†Institute for Prospective Technological Studies and Speakers:",
"description": "Scientific rationality and policy-making may be wedded, but are they happily married? In a climate of deep recession and profound revisiting of principles and worldviews, the relationship between the two assumes even greater importance. The way scientific analytical approaches inform policy-making may affect the depth and scope of policies, their design, and implications. A clearer understanding of this relationship can help explain what science can and what it cannot be expected to do. Overall, a closer, more mature rapport between scientific rationality and policy-making, though desirable, is not automatically obtainable, and like any relationship, it takes a lot of work. Since socioeconomic issues occupy most of the policy agenda, much of policy analysis and policy-making is necessarily underpinned by analysis informed by social science and inspired by preferences and values for which understanding is further removed from natural science. Here are important phenomena running in parallel: first, the relationship between natural sciences and social sciences, the latter being closer to the policy-maker's concerns, while trying to emulate the authoritativeness of the former, most evidently in economics; second, the key role of preferences/values for which study is usually beyond the remit of science; and third, views of science and technology as a god from a machine (deus-ex-machina), which can cure all ills and be the driver of economic growth.",
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"title": "A Wobbly Three-Legged Stool: Science, Politics, and the Public",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lewis M. Branscomb, University of California and Moderator: Lewis M. Branscomb, University of California and Discussant: Neal Lane, Rice University and Speakers:",
"description": "The Administration is committed to solving society’s grand challenges, with energy, health, and education policy topping the list. President Obama wants science to have a key role in a new, more pragmatic approach to governance. In our constitutional democracy an informed public must be able to judge the performance of those they elect. This requires a triangle comprised of political institutions, the community of experts, and a responsible public, all of whom are well informed. How will the public become informed about energy policy, for example? Studies tell us the public strongly supports energy independence, new sustainable sources, and incentives for energy efficiency. But fewer than half of those interviewed could name a renewable energy source or a fossil fuel, raising the question of how firm the public’s views are. Studies show, however, that people make judgments based primarily on their values, belief systems, world views, and emotions. Facts play a much more minor role. This gap cannot be bridged by loading the public with facts, or trying to make the public more science literate. How should scientists deal with this awkward reality? How can science help create a more rational, pragmatic, and far-sighted society capable of addressing the challenges we face? Are new innovative methods required to engage the voters in supporting more rational public policies?",
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"title": "Speaking Scientific Truth to Power",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lisa M. Lambert, Council of Canadian Academies and Co-organizers: Maria Trainer, Council of Canadian Academies and Christina Stachulak, Council of Canadian Academies and Moderator: Mark L. Winston, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre and Discussant: Mark L. Winston, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre and Speakers:",
"description": "To effectively address important issues such as climate change, nanotechnology, infectious diseases, energy resources, and innovation, the public and decision-makers need access to credible, independent assessments of the underlying science. A still small, but growing number of the worldís science academies provide a standing capacity to undertake such assessments outlining emerging issues, gaps in knowledge, and the implications for society and for public policy of advances in science worldwide. Independent, evidence-based expert assessments facilitate access to the best available scientific knowledge, bringing to light what is known, and what is not known, about the science that is relevant to important public issues. Nevertheless, this information is of little use if it is relegated to a dusty bookshelf. As such, it is essential to engage the public and decision-makers so that this knowledge may be applied in the real world for the advancement and betterment of society. This begs the question how do the world¬ís science academies and other facilitators of such assessments engage the public and decision-makers and what are some of the lessons learned and best practices?",
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"title": "Past, Present, and Future of Forensic Science in the United States",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Sarah P. Chu, Innocence Project and Speakers:",
"description": "In 2004, Congress commissioned the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to undertake a long-awaited study to examine thoroughly and comprehensively the fundamental underpinnings of forensic scientific evidence and its applications in our criminal justice system under the Justice for All Act of 2004. A blue-ribbon committee, comprising scientists, academics, a retired federal judge, and other notables, convened in 2007 to study the forensic sciences. The NAS released its report \"Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward\" on February 18, 2009. Its findings were staggering: “The forensic science system, encompassing both research and practice, has serious problems that can only be addressed by a national commitment to overhaul the current structure that supports the forensic science community in this country.” In addition to addressing the key findings of the report, this session will provide a historical background of the forensic sciences and discuss the present issues in the field, court-based state-level solutions, and the role of the scientific community in federal legislative solutions.",
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"title": "DNA Identifiability: Ethical Issues and Policy Challenges",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Joel T. Wu, Mayo Clinic and Co-Organizer: Barbara Koenig, Mayo Clinic and Moderator: Joel T. Wu, Mayo Clinic and Discussants: Ellen Wright Clayton, Vanderbilt University and Barbara Koenig, Mayo Clinic and Speakers:",
"description": "Only a few ìbits¬î of DNA are needed to identify an individual, making the concept of anonymity in the genetic context untenable. Current regulatory frameworks that fail to recognize the identifiability of DNA affect not only the interests of individual patients and study participants, but also the broader medical and public health research enterprise, which is built on public trust. The success of research such as large-scale biorepository-based epidemiologic and long-term cohort studies, and the integration of electronic medical records and DNA data into clinical care and public health, depends on resolving issues of identifiability in order to preserve this trust. Based on recommendations from a multidisciplinary bioethics work group, the panel will discuss the global expansion of genomic research, current frameworks for the protection of DNA data, and the ethical and social issues that arise from large-scale collection, use, and distribution of DNA data. Can DNA data be anonymous? What values and interests do individuals have in their DNA? How do researchers and policy-makers affirm the interests of participants while promoting scientific progress? How do we reconcile different values, ethical norms, and scientific standards among different communities and countries? The symposium will present work group recommendations for enhancing the protection of participants in genomic research while preserving the integrity and usability of scientific data.",
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"title": "The Future of the National Science Foundation on Its 60th Anniversary",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: John Tsapogas, National Science Foundation and Co-Organizer: Ann Ferrante, National Science Board Office and Moderator: Patricia D. Galloway, National Science Board and Discussant: Steven C. Beering, National Science Board and Speakers:",
"description": "The United States has led the world in scientific discovery and innovation for more than 60 years. It has attracted the best scientists and engineers to its educational institutions and industries from around the world. In today’s rapidly evolving competitive world, the United States can no longer take its supremacy for granted. Nations in Europe and Asia are on a fast track to challenge the United States in scientific excellence and technological innovation. Over the last 60 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played an important part in keeping the United States competitive on the global stage, by ensuring that the nation remains vigorous, healthy, and competitive in research, education, the technical work force, scientific discovery, and innovation. The maintenance of a competitive and healthy scientific enterprise requires sustained investments and informed policies. The current challenges in science will undoubtedly affect NSF’s future structure, the composition of NSF’s programs, and the size of future investments in those programs. The panel, comprised of the current NSF director and the four previous directors of the NSF, will present their perspectives and advice on what they believe is required for NSF to maintain its global leadership in science and engineering as they draw on their previous experiences at NSF and discuss the future challenges that are likely to occur.",
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"title": "Ethical and Societal Dimensions of Biosecurity and Dual-Use Research",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lida Anestidou, National Academies and Co-Organizer: Jo Husbands, National Academies and Moderator: Lida Anestidou, National Academies and Discussant: Simon Whitby, University of Bradford and Speakers:",
"description": "The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center and the subsequent mailing of letters containing ",
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"title": "The American Community Survey and the Census: A New Foundation for the Social Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: William Eddy, Carnegie Mellon University and Moderator: William Eddy, Carnegie Mellon University and Speakers:",
"description": "The year 2010 is special for science and society in the United States because the federal government is going to conduct its Decennial Census of Population, mandated in Article 1 of the Constitution. It will cost upwards of $15 billion and employ roughly 800,000 people for a short time. The Census of Population has been a critical data base for all of the sciences of our society, e.g., political science, sociology, economics, demography, and public health. Almost all of the population information that is used by the social sciences is based on the Census. Nearly every household survey conducted by the federal government (and many state, local, and private organizations) on topics as diverse as education, health, transportation, energy, and unemployment is based on census data. Following the 2000 Census, it was decided that the Census “long form,” which collected detailed household information on a fraction of the population, would be replaced by the American Community Survey (ACS), an extremely large complex monthly survey. Thus, with little fanfare, the ACS has become the critical foundation for understanding multiple aspects of our dynamic society. It samples about 3 million households per year and interviews the occupants to learn the detailed information that was, up through 2000, collected in the Census itself. This symposium will explore the relationship between the “old” Census and the “new” ACS as the basis for the social sciences.",
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"title": "Value and Limits of Scientific Research: Past and Future R&amp;D Budgets",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Joanne P. Carney, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Co-organizers: Jennifer Poulakidas, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and Tobin L. Smith, Association of American Universities and Moderator: Jennifer Poulakidas, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and Discussant: Tobin L. Smith, Association of American Universities and Speakers:",
"description": "The Obama administration has redefined many aspects of our nation’s agenda on matters of science and technology (S&T) policy. In the past year alone, diminished federal funding for research has shifted to a renewed commitment to scientific research through increased investments via the stimulus package and a goal to increase U.S. research and development (R&D) investments to 3 percent of the gross domestic product. This focus on investing in R&D as a means to address national and global issues such as economic competitiveness, climate change, energy security, health research, and math and science education has raised the prominence of the critical role of our nation’s research enterprise. With that distinction, however, comes certain expectations. Can the S&T community deliver the knowledge, ideas, and solutions to the challenges that our nation and the world faces today? What impact will policy decisions have on the balance between basic and applied research and between scientific disciplines? This symposium will explore the future direction of U.S. S&T policy through the lens of the new administration’s R&D portfolio. Panelists will present the strategic perspective of the White House, assess the role that government agencies play in implementing that vision, and examine the perils of attaching short-term expectations with the long-term environment that is necessary for fundamental research.",
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"title": "Intelligence of Dolphins: Ethical and Policy Implications",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Stephanie J. Bird, Science and Engineering Ethics and Co-organizers: Thomas I. White, Loyola Marymount University and Dena K. Plemmons, University of California and Moderator: Stephanie J. Bird, Science and Engineering Ethics and Discussant: Jerry R. Schubel, Aquarium of the Pacific and Speakers:",
"description": "The dolphin brain has a large cerebral cortex and a substantial amount of associational neocortex. Most anatomical ratios that assess cognitive capacity place it second only to the human brain. More important, recent research in marine science has revealed that dolphins have a remarkable degree of cognitive and affective sophistication. For example, dolphins can recognize their image in a mirror as a reflection of themselves -- a finding that indicates self-awareness similar to that seen in higher primates and elephants. These and other studies, which have found that dolphins are also capable of advanced cognitive abilities such as problem-solving, artificial language comprehension, and complex social behavior, indicate that dolphins are far more intellectually and emotionally sophisticated than previously thought. Considerable research indicates that they are significantly different from fish and other marine species, and this research has significance for commercial policy and practice. This symposium will present the scientific findings and explore their ethical and policy implications.",
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"venue": "Marina Ballroom G (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "You Earned a Bachelor's Degree in Science, What's Next?",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 9:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Diane Kneeland, University of Texas, Austin",
"description": "Many students pursuing a bachelor's degree plan to work for 1 to 3 years before attending graduate or professional school, and some want to start a career. This workshop explores available career pathways. Special emphasis is placed on using the science degree to work in education, health care, and other high needs areas. Several certification programs, such as alternative teaching certification, clinical laboratory science specializations, public health certificates and Master's programs, and biotechnology certificate programs, will be described. The speaker has collected case studies and developed practical advice, resources, and statistics from 7 years' experience as a career adviser at one of the largest undergraduate science programs in the country.",
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"title": "Beyond the Resume: Techniques and Strategies for Networking and Marketing",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:45 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Dan Westland, Kelly Scientific Resources",
"description": "The workshop will discuss techniques and strategies for professional and social networking and offer scientists the latest practices needed to successfully develop their careers. Topics will also cover best practices in resume/CV and interview preparation. This interactive workshop is designed to engage scientists in a lively presentation of valuable career guidance and networking opportunities. Kelly Scientific Resources is comprised of experienced career consultants with industry experience and broad scientific networks. They are scientists advising scientists.",
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"title": "Comparing and Contrasting Careers in Academe, Industry, and Government",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 11:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Richard Bretz, Miami University",
"description": "This workshop will compare research and development (R&D) careers for physical and life scientists in academe, including research universities and 2- and 4-year colleges; industry; and government, with the goal of helping graduate students and postdocs make an informed choice among them. Included for each of these career paths will be discussions of type of work, job responsibilities, degree of translational (applied) research, and development, with examples and how they apply. Participants will have the opportunity to question the presenter, to work in small groups, to do a self-analysis of career objectives, and to discuss career path options.",
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"title": "Career Boosters for Women and Minority Scientists",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 2:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: James Austin, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "Today many research institutions, professional organizations, and government agencies run support programs to help women and ethnic minorities access scientific careers and further enhance workforce diversity. But many underrepresented scientists may still be at a disadvantage when looking for a Ph.D. degree or a postdoc or faculty position. This workshop will look at the additional barriers that women and minority scientists may encounter and offer practical advice on how to overcome them. Drawing on first-hand experiences and the expertise of mentors and recruiting principal investigators, this workshop aims to help underrepresented scientists go onto the next rung of the academic career ladder.",
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"title": "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender: On Campus and at Work",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Rochelle A. Diamond, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)",
"description": "This workshop features a roundtable discussion on what it is like to be openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) on campus and in the scientific and technical workplace.The goals of NOGLSTP include educating the scientific and general communities about LGBT issues in science and the technical workplace; educating the LGBT community about relevant topics in science; communicating with professional societies and associations; improving its members employment and professional environment; opposing phobia and stereotypes by providing role models of successful LGBT scientific and technical professionals; and fostering networking and mentoring among our members. NOGLSTP is an AAAS affiliate.",
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"title": "Unleashing the Power of Networking To Advance a Career in Life Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 9:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Tamara Lewis Johnson, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases",
"description": "At each stage of oneís profession, networking is an essential tool for shaping a career in Life Sciences. Learn the key elements of networking and apply them to real-world career strategies in the job market. This workshop will cover the basic principles of networking through the use of role playing and case studies. Those who participate will hone their networking skills and learn about federal resources for cultivating a career in the Life Sciences.",
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"title": "Working with Congress: Making Science a Part of the Policy-Making Process",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:45 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Joanne P. Carney, AAAS Science and Policy Programs",
"description": "Both the U.S. President and Congress recognize the important role that science plays in policy-making. The political agenda is dominated by a broad range of high priority science issues, such as climate change, nuclear nonproliferation, and energy security, that impact the research community. Now more than ever, scientists and engineers need to be more effective in their interactions with lawmakers, and improved communication is a key step toward improving the policy-making process. This workshop will provide scientists with the necessary tools to successfully engage in a dialogue with policy-makers.",
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"title": "How To Publish in Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 11:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Brianna Blaser, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "An editor from",
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"title": "When There Is a Chill in the Air: Managing Your Academic Environment",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 2:30 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University",
"description": "Female and minority graduate students and postdocs tend to be less integrated in science and engineering departments, and many report dissatisfaction with the climate and culture of graduate school. This workshop is designed to help graduate students and postdocs learn to recognize micro-inequities, including subtle sexism and discouragement; clarify and manage problematic aspects or incidents in their own graduate school experience; and identify and create opportunities for professional development and community building. Attendees will participate in components of a resilience-building program that offers skills and strategies to survive and prosper in highly competitive, chilly, and male-dominated environments.",
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"title": "Get Involved in Your Local Schools: Run for School Board",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Donna Gerardi Riordan, DGR Strategies and Co-Organizer: Jon D. Miller, Michigan State University",
"description": "This workshop encourages AAAS members to get actively involved in their local schools, and to consider running for their local school board, It allows current members who serve on or have served on school boards to share their experiences. Many groups and organizations actively encourage their members to become active in school board affairs and to run for election to a school board. Scientific organizations have been slow to do this. This year, panelists will give brief talks about the reasons they decided to run. Hand-out materials will be provided with more details about how to get on a ballot and run for election.",
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"title": "Careers Away from the Bench",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Brianna Blaser, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "Could you be missing out on an exciting and rewarding career outside of academic or industrial research? Increasingly, Ph.D.-level scientists are becoming aware of other career opportunities beyond bench research. Join this panel discussion to consider what your career path might look like in these \"nontraditional\" areas. Scientists working outside of research will discuss their career paths. Expect to learn about career options, how to parlay your current skills and values into a new area, ways to research career options, and how to develop the skills you might need.",
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"title": "Networking's Golden Rules",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: David Jensen, CareerTrax",
"description": "Jensen has written about networking for more than 20 years. In this workshop, he will work with the audience to explain how networking proceeds, particularly as it relates to job search networking. Job search networking is difficult because it is often about making contacts with people who don't know you at all. This \"cold contact networking\" is the most difficult of all. The workshop will de-mystify the process and provide a template of how this works when job seeking.",
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"title": "Lessons of Engagement: Learning from Policy-Makers and the Public",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 2:30 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jameson M. Wetmore, Arizona State University",
"description": "This workshop will explore the reasons why it is important that scientists be able to understand and communicate with the public and policy-makers; programs in place in the United States to help young scientists get these skills; and personal examples of how obtaining these skills can shape a scientific career. Panelists are all graduate students or young scholars who were recently involved in programs that introduce these topics and have subsequently changed their career paths.",
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"venue": "Oceanside (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "Medical Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Sondra Schlesinger, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis",
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"title": "Psychology",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Nora Newcombe, Temple University",
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"title": "AJAS Oral Presentations: Medicine and Cellular Biology",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "AJAS showcases the work of promising future scientists who represent their state junior academies. These premier high school students share the results of their award-wining research through short oral presentations.",
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"venue": "Room 6F (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: An Integrated Approach to a Low Carbon Energy Future",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 1:15 PM",
"category": "Kristina M. Johnson, Under Secretary for Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC Washington, D.C.",
"speaker": "Speaker: Kristina M. Johnson, U.S. Department of Energy",
"description": "Before joining the U.S. Administration, Dr. Johnson was the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of Johns Hopkins University and formerly dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering where she helped to set up interdisciplinary efforts in photonics, bioengineering and biologically inspired materials, and energy and the environment. She is an electrical engineer who has 142 refereed papers and proceedings and more than 129 U.S. and foreign patents or patents pending which include pioneering work on liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays and pattern recognition systems for cancer prescreening. Among numerous awards, she received the 2008 John Fritz Medal, widely considered the highest award in the engineering profession. Dr. Johnson is a fellow of the Optical Society of America, IEEE, and SPIE, and is a Fulbright Scholar. She has served on the Board of Directors of Mineral Technologies Inc., Boston Scientific Corp., AES Corp., and Nortel Networks. She helped found several companies, including ColorLink Inc, SouthEast Techinventures, and Unyos. She received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.",
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"title": "Co-Evolution of Science and Society for Sustainability Innovation",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Masaru Yarime, University of Tokyo and Discussant: James Buizer, Arizona State University and Speakers:",
"description": "In the era of knowledge-based societies, rapid knowledge creation and easy access to knowledge bases are considered to make key contributions to innovation. Particularly for making steady steps toward sustainability, it is crucial to implement innovation by integrating diverse fields of science and technology. Because scientific and technological progress is developing rapidly and the sources of knowledge are widely distributed in the field of sustainability, no single organization has all the necessary capacities to stay on top of all the various areas, and collaboration across organizational boundaries has become of critical importance. Collaboration between academia and society, however, is not always working effectively, because of various technical, economic, and organizational challenges, including establishment of academic approaches to trans-disciplinary research, its institutionalization, and coordination of seeds in science and needs in society. This session addresses a key question of how science and society co-evolve, creating, diffusing, and using scientific and technological knowledge for sustainability innovation. Experiences in different countries will be shared and examined for effective actions in the future. The structure, functions, and evolution of collaboration between academia and society will be discussed, drawing implications for strategy, public policy, and institutional design for bringing forth sustainability innovation.",
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"title": "Can Geoengineering Save Us from Global Warming?",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Alan Robock, Rutgers University and Co-Organizer: Margaret Leinen, Climate Response Fund and Moderator: Alan Robock, Rutgers University and Discussant: Eli Kintisch, AAAS/Science and Speakers:",
"description": "Geoengineering schemes have been proposed to temporarily counteract global warming, as nations work to implement mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While many general geoengineering concepts have been put forward in recent years, no concrete proposals that address the range of scientific and social issues related to such activities have been submitted for consideration. This session focuses on climate modification through the manipulation of solar energy input to Earth, but also discusses ocean fertilization. Examples of the former include the injection of reflective aerosols into the lower stratosphere and seeding of marine clouds to modify their albedo, and placement of mirrors beyond the atmosphere to deflect incoming sunlight. Speakers will address the efficacy of proposed schemes as well as their side effects, which could include unwanted regional climate changes, ozone depletion, and reduction of solar power and blue skies. In addition, the practical, historical, and ethical dimensions will be discussed. Speakers will also discuss the fundamental problem that since a significant fraction of anthropogenic carbon dioxide will remain in the atmosphere forever (more than 1,000 years), geoengineering to reduce solar radiation would have to be maintained for a very long time, until current carbon dioxide emissions are eliminated and a large amount of the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere is captured and sequestered.",
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"title": "Sarton Memorial Lecture: Knowledge in the Early Modern Era: The Origins of Experimental Error",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 1:15 PM",
"category": "2010 George Sarton Memorial Lecture in the History and Philosophy of Science: Jed Z. Buchwald, Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena",
"speaker": "Speaker: Jed Z. Buchwald, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology",
"description": "Buchwald has written books and articles on the histories of optics and electromagnetism, and continues to work and publish in these areas. Since arriving at Caltech, his interests also include issues that arose in the 18th and 19th centuries from attempts by scientists and others to engage with new archaeological discoveries and with historical chronology. This led to collaboration with his colleague, Moti Feingold to write a book on Isaac Newton's attempt to redate the past using astronomical evidence. Along the way they have discovered what they believe to be important issues concerning the understanding and manipulation of data before the development of statistical methods. Buchwald was previously director of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT. He won the McArthur Fellowship in 1995. George Sarton, professor of the history of science at Harvard from 1940 to 1951, is widely regarded as one of the key figures in the establishment of the history of science as a discipline in its own right. In 1960, the History of Science Society, under the auspices of AAAS, established the George Sarton Memorial Lecture. The first lecturer was Rene Dubos. The lecture is coordinated through the AAAS History and Philosophy of Science Section and delivered at the AAAS Annual Meeting.",
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"title": "Climate Change in Working Landscapes: Sustainability Science and Policy Perspectives",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Ashwini Chhatre, University of Illinois and Moderator: William C. Clark, Harvard University and Discussants: Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University and Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University and Speakers:",
"description": "Governance of complex adaptive social-ecological systems is pivotal in responding to climate change at multiple spatial and temporal scales. This symposium reports on the frontiers of thinking about the policy and institutional dimensions of mitigation and adaptation interventions and their implications for such human-dominated \"working landscapes.\" Moving beyond the role of institutions in dealing with tradeoffs among competing policy objectives along different outcome dimensions†-- income generation, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services provision, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon sequestration¬†--¬†panelists will discuss the challenge of devising complex multi-level governance systems for working landscapes.¬†They will address the following suite of questions: Given ecological heterogeneity and legacies of past land uses, what combination of land uses comprises the best alternative in any given context? What is the appropriate level and scope of institutions geared toward resolving conflicts -- between competing benefits (local versus global, carbon versus biodiversity), among multiple claimants to benefits from a resource, and between equity and sustainability? The symposium represents cutting-edge theory and interdisciplinary research, bringing together natural and social sciences, taking forward the dialog on the grand challenges of sustainability science.",
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"title": "Topical Lecture: Improving Access To Potable Water Throughout The World",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 1:15 PM",
"category": "Kellogg J. Schwab, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Water and Health",
"speaker": "Speaker: Kellogg J. Schwab, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health",
"description": "With colleagues, Schwab initiated the Johns Hopkins University Global Water Program. It integrates researchers from public health, engineering, behavior, policy, and economic disciplines to address the critical triangle of water, food, and energy and achieve sustainable, scalable solutions for domestic and international water needs. His research focuses on environmental microbiology and engineering with an emphasis on the fate and transport of pathogenic microorganisms in water, food, and the environment. With federal and state health laboratories, Schwab has investigated waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis. He also investigates how human pathogens, such as noroviruses, hepatitis A virus, rotaviruses,",
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"title": "Infusing Science into Sustainable, Master-Planned Communities",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Carla Carlson, University of Minnesota and Moderator: Carla Carlson, University of Minnesota and Speakers:",
"description": "The 5,000-acre new community of 30,000 people that evolves over the next 25 years far surpasses the dreams of the good people of Lake Wobegon. The University of Minnesota, working with local units of government and other partners, has designed a concept master plan for a sustainable community that is anchored in its academic mission: research, education, and public engagement. Speakers describe plans for energy efficiency and self-sufficiency; sustainable building design and materials; the design for health, with an emphasis on disease prevention; and quality environment in this unique, university-founded community. Examples include the integration of innovations in engineering, agriculture, ecosystem restoration, and lifelong learning, ranging from early childhood development through adult education. Speakers also address the status of the sustainable \"eco-cities\" that are in various stages of planning and development around the world. They provide examples of the successes and challenges of incorporating science and technology into a community fabric. The session highlights outcomes that include engaging citizens in research, contributing to regional economic development, and developing models that can be implemented elsewhere. Discussion of these emerging, mixed-use communities centers on the forces of the market, place making, and the environment, as well as the mechanisms that can help to ensure the continuous integration of science and discovery over the decades.",
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"title": "Can Science Feed the World?",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Tracey Elliott, Royal Society and Speakers:",
"description": "This session will explore the power and promise of science to improve food security. In November 2009, the Royal Society published the report of its study on biological approaches to enhance food-crop production. It presents a balanced assessment of the challenges to world food-crop yields, the different biological approaches that could be used to enhance supplies, and their likely consequences and impacts. Global food security is rapidly rising on the political agenda. The United Kingdom's chief scientific adviser warned in 2008 of a \"perfect storm\" of food shortages, scarce water, and insufficient energy resources which threaten to unleash public unrest. In the face of increasing population and climate change, questions over food supplies are of utmost urgency. Specific problems will require specific solutions, drawing on a diverse range of scientific research and technological possibilities.",
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"venue": "Marina Ballroom D (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 11:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 1:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Charles Bergquist, NPR Science Friday",
"description": "Join host Ira Flatow for a live broadcast of",
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"title": "National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Internship Fair",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jenny Cutraro, Naitonal Association of Science Writers",
"description": "Are you a student member of NASW? Bring your clips and resumÈ to the NASW Internship Fair. Meet recruiters form outlets such as Science and Discover, learn about internship opportunities, and network with other science writers. Proof of NASW membership is required for admittance to the fair.",
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"venue": "Carlsbad (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "Foundation for Science and Disability Meeting",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:00 AM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Laureen Summers, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
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"venue": "Room 5A (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "NSF Information Partners Workshop",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Cindy Holloway, National Science Foundation",
"description": "Public information officers (PIOs)†and communications professionals will hear about¬†the National Science Foundation's new communication tools and media partnerships that will enhance their¬†outreach efforts. The¬†workshop will occur concurrently with one for researchers and will include some larger group discussions and separate, targeted breakout sessions. Contact¬†",
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"title": "One Health: Attaining Optimal Health for People, Animals, and the Environment",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Barbara Hyde, American Society for Microbiology and Moderator: Ronald Atlas, University of Louisville and Speakers:",
"description": "One Health is a concept that addresses contemporary health issues created by the convergence of human, animal, and environmental domains. The health of each domain is inextricably interconnected, yet practices in human and veterinary medicine and environmental issues often do not recognize these links. The panel will address these interconnections and interdependencies, noting how environmental degradation creates favorable settings for the expansion of infectious and other diseases and that the majority of diseases now recognized in humans are multihost pathogens that cross species lines.†An increasing interdependence with animals and their products is a critical risk factor to our own health and well-being with regard to infectious diseases. Achieving optimal health for people, animals, and the environment through an integrated, holistic strategy is one of the critical challenges facing us today.",
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"title": "Innate Immunity: Theme and Variations",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: David H. Raulet, University of California and Co-organizers: Christine A. Biron, Brown University and Sondra Schlesinger, Washington University School of Medicine and Speakers:",
"description": "Innate immunity, more ancient than adaptive immunity in evolution, comprises a broad array of cells and recognition strategies. In contrast to the dramatic diversity of the adaptive immune response -- B cells and T cells -- innate immunity targets less diverse features identifying microbes or diseased cells. Examples are cell wall components or other defining features of microorganisms, or molecules regulated by specific cell stress pathways that are activated in host cells as a result of infection or transformation. In invertebrates, innate immunity is the sole form of immune defense and yet can be quite effective. In vertebrates, innate immunity provides considerable protection by itself and also has a major role in promoting and shaping adaptive immune responses. Key developments in this emergent field include the definition of innate immune receptor families in invertebrates and mammals that recognize pathogens and cancer cells, disease susceptibility in humans with specific genetic defects in innate immunity, and cytokine-mediated mechanisms that protect normal cells during the course of an innate immune response. The speakers in this symposium will highlight the roles of innate immunity in organisms as diverse as flies and humans.",
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"title": "The Impact of Genomics",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Stephen G. Oliver, University of Cambridge and Speakers:",
"description": "Biology has undergone a complete revolution in recent years because of the impact of genome sequencing. Complete read-outs of the genetic information of organisms from almost every branch of the tree of life are now available. Moreover, the rate at which new genome sequences are completed will increase because of recent advances in the DNA sequencing technology. This symposium aims to examine the impact that genomics is having, and will continue to have, on science, medicine, and agriculture. In science, it will discuss the new technologies that have been developed to study gene action and interaction in a comprehensive manner. It will also demonstrate how genomics has refined our views of the process of evolution and enhanced our ability to carry out experiments to directly elucidate its mechanisms on a molecular level. The use of functional genomics technology to study the mechanisms involved in animal development will also be discussed. The comprehensive nature of genomics and functional genomics has allowed the production of computer reconstructions of metabolic and other networks in the cell and ushered in the new era of systems biology, which holds such promise for the improvement of biotechnological processes, agriculture, and medicine. Finally, the impact of genomic techniques in human and plant genetics will be presented, and it will be explained how this will help us feed ourselves in a changing climate and treat the complex diseases that afflict us.",
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"title": "Rethinking the Science, Biology, and Importance of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Irving Weissman, Stanford University School of Medicine and Co-organizers: Sondra Schlesinger, Washington University School of Medicine and Carol Newlon, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Speakers:",
"description": "Stem cells include in their progeny both more stem cells by self-renewal and mature cells by differentiation. Adult stem cells of one tissue type are restricted to produce cells of that type, and only the correct adult tissue stem cell will be useful in sustained regeneration of that tissue. For example, human blood-forming stem cells can generate all blood cell types in a mouse, and human brain-forming stem cells contribute appropriately to all brain cell types in the mouse brain. In contrast, in early fetal development, there are about 20 to 40 cells inside the blastocyst, at least some of which, at the single cell level, can contribute to the formation of all adult cell types. These are called pluripotent cells, from which it is possible to derive embryonic stem cell lines, and these can be used to learn much about human development and differentiation at a molecular and cellular level. The topics of this symposium include brain stem cells and the plasticity of neurons, recent advances in nuclear reprogramming of adult cells to create pluripotent stem cells, and cancer stem cells. It may be that only the cancer or leukemia stem cells are capable of self-renewal, and it is these cells that need to be understood at a molecular level, to develop the next generation of cancer therapeutics. The main focus of this symposium will be on the scientific advances in stem cell research and on the medical translations, but ethical and political issues will also be discussed.",
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"title": "Moving Across Scales: Mathematics for Investigating Biological Hierarchies",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Louis J. Gross, University of Tennessee and Moderator: Louis J. Gross, University of Tennessee and Speakers:",
"description": "Biology can be described as a tangled web of diverse processes operating at many spatial and temporal scales that interact to produce the complexity of our living world. The role of theory in biology is to make sense of this complexity, derive general properties of living systems based on the constituents, provide insight into how such systems arose and suggest methods we might effectively use to reduce the negative impacts of human actions on the living components of our planet. As with all areas of science, mathematics is the language we use to effectively describe, analyze, and predict responses of living systems. A particular challenge in mathematical modeling of biological systems is the multiple scales of interaction and the hierarchical modular nature of biology at all levels from that within the cell to that of an ecosystem. Mathematical approaches that deal with multiple scales and provide methods to determine the emergence of properties of aggregated systems from that of the components are at the forefront of hybrid modeling. Much of this effort in mathematics has been motivated by biology. This symposium presents researchers who have used multiscale mathematical approaches to provide novel insight for diverse levels of biological organization. History shows that methods found to be useful in analyzing a particular biological system are readily transferable to other systems. Attendees will find novel areas of biology for which these methods are applicable.",
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"title": "Protecting the Consumer: Can \"Omics\" Keep the Promise?",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Elke Anklam, JRC Institute for Health and Consumer Protection and Speakers:",
"description": "The toxicology testing world is undergoing a major transformation. Raised social and political expectations for a better environment and a healthier life are demanding that industry delivers more evidence that their products are safe. Combine this with an economic climate that needs stimulation rather than restriction, the emergence of completely new classes of substances such as nanomaterials, and heightened public concern surrounding testing using animals or human embryonic stem cells -- it is not unreasonable to think that something has to give. The scientific community has responded, however, with the belief that the answer lies in taking a more science-based approach to risk assessment. The push is toward a deeper understanding of how a substance interacts with our bodies and our environment by analyzing the chain of molecular and biological events that lead to undesirable outcomes. At the heart of this revolution are modern technology-based test methods that are capable of producing vast amounts of data describing the detailed workings of an organism from the molecular to the physiological level. Commonly referred to as \"omics\" approaches, they may be the key to us eventually understanding the machinery of life. But are we still being seduced by the promise rather than the reality? Are we really capable of exploiting these extraordinarily powerful tools? Is the paradigm really shifting for regulatory safety testing, and how much of a role is \"omics\" playing?",
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"title": "Mutators Versus Antimutators in Evolution and Medicine",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Robert C. von Borstel, University of Alberta and Moderator: Robert C. von Borstel, University of Alberta and Discussant: Robert C. von Borstel, University of Alberta and Speakers:",
"description": "Mutator and antimutator mutations arise continuously in all organisms from riboviruses to humans. They affect rates of both spontaneous and induced mutations and thus can affect evolutionary processes, the frequency of heritable genetic diseases, and diseases with origins in somatic mutation. Alternatively, both upregulation and down-regulation of mutation rates can occur as cells shuttle between stressful and benign environments, and long tenure in certain environments can drive adjustments in the normal rate of spontaneous mutation. Moreover, cells can experience unregulated bouts of transient hyper-mutation that can affect both evolution and mutation-driven disease. The stress responses increase mutagenesis specifically when cells are maladapted to their environments. The level of genetic variability that maximizes the fitness of a population varies with the degree of its adaptation to the environment. Evolution of bacterial populations may happen through alternating periods of high and low mutation rates. These provide a remarkable potential for the tuning of the rates of generations of genetic variability in the function of adaptation to environmental conditions. Organisms mutate and selection takes place, followed by lowering of mutation rates by antimutator activity, when niches are filled and organism are at equilibrium. Cancers are driven by mutator genes. Are the extremely rare, spontaneous, complete cancer remissions responding to antimutator activity?",
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"title": "Using GIS and Spatial Analysis To Better Understand Patterns and Causes of Violence",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: William Alex Pridemore, Indiana University and Discussant: Robert Nash Parker, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Interpersonal violence represents a serious social, public health, and economic burden in the United States. The evidence is now clear that human ecology and social organization play a substantial role in the spatial distribution of violence rates. Although geographic information system (GIS) tools and spatial analysis hold considerable promise in better understanding the patterns and causes of violence, the application of these methods to the study of violence is still new, and substantial theoretical and methodological questions remain. This panel provides concrete examples of how spatial analysis can be used to address substantive topics such as gang violence, the risk of violent victimization based on one’s daily movements within local space, and the association between alcohol outlets and assaults. At the same time, the studies illustrate important methodological questions -- including spatial dependence, the nature of diffusion effects, the conceptualization of space, and space-time interaction -- that must be considered. The result will be a discussion that reveals the theoretical, methodological, and practical potential of GIS and spatial analysis in better understanding how the environment, and our movement within that environment, affects violence and victimization.",
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"venue": "Marina Ballroom D/E (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "AAAS Council Meeting",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 12:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
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"title": "Planning Meeting for the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 2:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all Section Officers",
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"venue": "America's Cup A (Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego)",
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"title": "National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS) Delegates Forum",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 2:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:00 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"venue": "Rancho Las Palmas (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "Social, Economic, and Political Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Richard Lempert, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor",
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"title": "Communicating Science in East Asia Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 5:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Coordinator: Ji Yun Lee, Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOFAC)",
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"title": "Information, Computing, and Communication",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Maureen C. Kelly, ContentKinetics",
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"title": "History and Philosophy of Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University",
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"title": "AJAS Oral Presentations: Physics and Computer Sciences",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "AJAS showcases the work of promising future scientists who represent their state junior academies. These premier high school students share the results of their award-wining research through short oral presentations.",
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"venue": "Torrance (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "Meeting of the AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Bethany Spencer, AAAS Science and Policy Programs",
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"title": "Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Marvin Druger, Syracuse University",
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"title": "General Interest in Science and Engineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: JoAnn M. Valenti, Independent Consultant, Tampa, FL",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"title": "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, New Fish: Society Needs Marine Biodiversity Research",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Heather Mannix, Consortium for Ocean Leadership and Moderator: Ellen Prager, Earth2Ocean Inc. and Discussants: Michael Feldman, Consortium for Ocean Leadership and Kate Stoeckle, Johns Hopkins University and Speakers:",
"description": "A school of fish the size of Manhattan Island, a crab with fur, a habitat at the bottom of the ocean that reaches 407 degrees Celsius, yet sustains an ecosystem -- these discoveries represent just a small sliver of what can be found in the ocean, which is largely unexplored. For the first time, through the Census of Marine Life, researchers are assembling a comprehensive picture of what lives in the ocean. What they have found, however, goes far beyond the discovery of individual species to confirming real connections to human society. Seafood is a vital component of human diets around the world. Millions of jobs rely on marine life, including the transportation and marketing of seafood products, as well as the industries of commercial and recreational fishing and tourism. Advances in medicine, health and the pharmaceutical industry become possible with the discovery and analysis of new species. Each organism in the ocean plays a role in providing these services in the overall ocean ecosystem, the majority of which we are just beginning to understand. This symposium will explore the areas in which biodiversity research, technology and discoveries can benefit society through informing the development of sustainable fisheries and marine protected areas, monitoring endangered species, understanding the impacts of climate change, and providing open-access to data and biological ocean observing.",
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"title": "Limits to Sustainability of Coral Reef Fisheries",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, University of California and Discussants: Timothy McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society and Jennifer Jacquet, University of British Columbia Fisheries Center and Speakers:",
"description": "Coral reefs are overfished; there are too many people and too few fish for harvest to continue at its present rate. While some level of fishing may be ecologically sustainable, it remains an open question whether fishermen can make a living in such a scenario. Can artisanal fishing on coral reefs be sustainable at an economically viable level? What are the ecological limits to reef fishery sustainability? These are important questions because reef resources are critical to the welfare of tens of millions of people in developing countries. Although many answers may be location-dependent, this symposium will explore current research on coral reef ecology, fisheries management, sociology, and economics to develop a framework for how to manage fishing on coral reefs. Applying their expertise on reefs from Indonesia to Jamaica to Papua New Guinea, presenters will attempt to identify the scale (e.g., numbers of fishermen, types of gear) at which sustainable harvest is possible. They will discuss hindrances to sustainability, provide examples of sustainably fished reefs, describe an ideal reef fishing regime, and suggest how best to move management in that direction.",
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"title": "Confronting Ocean Acidification: Options for Management and Policy",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Susan Park, National Research Council and Co-Organizer: Victoria J. Fabry, California State University and Moderator: Susan Park, National Research Council and Speakers:",
"description": "This symposium moves beyond scientific findings to highlight current measures and recommend additional actions to advance the management of ocean resources in the face of ocean acidification. A major challenge facing both the scientific and policy communities is how to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide. Among the potential effects of increased carbon dioxide emissions is its uptake by the oceans and the resultant decrease in seawater pH, a process known as ocean acidification. Scientists are only beginning to investigate this process; however, the potential effects of ocean acidification point to many environmental and socioeconomic consequences. These impacts, along with other effects of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, are already influencing decisions by federal and state agencies regarding fisheries management, ecosystem restoration, coral reef protection, protected species management, and other living marine resource management.",
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"title": "Repairing Our DNA: Bridging Molecular Mechanism and Human Health",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Graham C. Walker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Speakers:",
"description": "All living organisms must contend with the consequences of damage to their genetic material, DNA, that is induced by a variety of agents. Exogenous agents include X-rays, ultraviolet light, and a wide variety of chemicals, including many found in cigarette smoke. Endogenous agents include certain chemicals produced during normal metabolism, whereas other DNA aberrations can be introduced by mistakes during DNA replication. At a cellular level, a failure to deal adequately with such DNA damage can result in cell death or mutation, while at an organismic level, it can result in an increased incidence of cancer, accelerated aging, immune system disorders, neurological disorders, and a host of other problems. All organisms, from very simple bacteria to humans, have an impressive set of molecular systems that enable them to repair or temporarily tolerate DNA damage. Many of these systems prevent mutations from being induced by accurately repairing the DNA damage, while others introduce mutations as the molecular price of helping the cells tolerate the damage. Most of these DNA repair systems evolved a long time ago, so that critical knowledge about human DNA repair systems has been gained by studying simpler model organisms. This symposium will bridge science and society by showing how basic scientific investigations of the molecular mechanisms of DNA repair are offering crucial insights into cancer and other human diseases and also suggesting new therapeutic approaches.",
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"title": "Management and Governance in a Melting Marine Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council and Co-Organizer: Gabriela Chavarria, Natural Resources Defense Council and Moderator: Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council and Discussant: Oran Young, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "While Arctic warming has been front and center in the climate debate, much less attention has been devoted to managing accelerating human activity made possible by sea ice retreat within the context of a rapidly changing marine environment. The symposium will focus on international management and governance options that can best promote marine ecosystem resilience in the face of ocean warming, loss of sea ice, acidification, and the additional impacts of new hydrocarbon development, fishing, shipping, and tourism made possible by sea ice retreat. The panel will briefly review the existing international governance regime in the Arctic and offer a range of options for improving it, with a special focus on integrated, ecosystem-based management and mechanisms to maximize resilience in Arctic ecosystems and protect essential ecosystem functions.",
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"title": "Denial, Detente, and Decisions: Fisheries Science at the Crossroads",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Alison Rieser, University of Hawaii at Manoa and Co-Organizer: John Lynham, University of Hawaii at Manoa and Discussant: Felicia C. Coleman, Florida State University and Speakers:",
"description": "There is now consensus in the scientific community that fisheries and oceans need to be managed on an ecosystems basis. This consensus coincides with recognition of a crisis in global fisheries brought on by the failure of management institutions. Is fisheries science up to the challenge of reforming institutions as well as repairing overfished ecosystems? Is a more integrated, interdisciplinary science of fisheries conservation on the horizon? Speakers will assess the present state of fisheries and fisheries science and how society can make the transition to a new, more integrated science based on a better understanding of how people and institutions behave. To do so, it will consider the evolution of fishery science, the response of current and previous generations of scientists to the collapse of fish stocks, and the contribution of social sciences to the management of fisheries, particularly economics and studies of decision-making.",
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"title": "Adam Smith Meets Jacques Cousteau: Using Economics To Protect Marine Resources",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Benjamin Halpern, University of California and Co-Organizer: Anne Guerry, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Speakers:",
"description": "For centuries, economists have studied the way that humans spend money and how they value goods and experiences, generating a wealth of knowledge that guides policy decisions. Recently, there has been great interest among conservationists in applying lessons and tools from natural resource economics to management and conservation challenges, where increasing human populations and the continued degradation of natural systems demand novel solutions. Six talks will discuss key advances in applying economics to marine resource management that highlight how current management is failing to achieve better outcomes that are well within reach. The panel will show how accounting for nonmarket ecosystem services leads to fundamentally different management decisions than conventional approaches that focus only on market-based services, how economic approaches to assessing tradeoffs highlight the ability to create win-win management solutions, and how the application of portfolio theory (decreasing risk by diversifying investments) to resource management produces fundamentally better solutions. Governments have been moving toward comprehensive management of marine resources, offering a great opportunity to affect real conservation change around the world with powerful new approaches. The session will provide the information and tools necessary to move in this direction.",
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"title": "Designing the Future Ocean: Baseline Data Needs for Marine Spatial Planning",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Alison Chase, Natural Resources Defense Council and Co-organizers: Gabriela Chavarria, Natural Resources Defense Council and Lisa Suatoni, Natural Resources Defense Council and Moderator: Leila Monroe, Natural Resources Defense Council and Speakers:",
"description": "Marine spatial planning (MSP) is the process of analyzing and allocating ocean space for specific uses to achieve specified ecological, economic, and social objectives. Increasingly considered to be the most promising and effective approach to address the myriad of pressures on ocean resources, effective MSP is based on sound science. As governments begin to embrace MSP, they face these initial questions: What baseline data (i.e., ecological, socioeconomic) are needed? What information already exists and what information must be obtained? What is the best way to synthesize the information? What tools exist for mapping the data? Speakers will highlight the major types of scientific information needed for marine spatial planning, identify approaches to synthesize the information, and present recent case studies of such efforts.",
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"title": "Forum for Sustainability Science Programs",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 6:00 PM",
"category": "Pre-registration required",
"speaker": "Organizer: Arnim Wiek, Arizona State University and Co-Organizer: Amy Fuller, AAAS International Office",
"description": "The most demanding challenge that societies around the globe face is how to balance environmental, economic, and social interests under a long-term perspective. Universities are increasingly responding to this challenge by developing academic programs in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development or \"Sustainability Science.\" Since its inauguration in 2007, the Forum has provided ample opportunity to key university actors in Sustainability Science to discuss collaborative approaches to building this emerging field. Discussion on curriculum development at the 2009 Forum revealed that an important prerequisite is having a clear understanding of the core competencies in sustainability to be conveyed in academic programs. While many universities have established core competencies for their own programs, to date, no large-scale attempt has been made to compare competencies across sustainability programs. This yearís Forum addresses this need by conducting small-group round table discussions that are based on the results of a large-scale survey on core competencies in sustainability. The ultimate goal of the Forum is to outline a set of commonly agreed-upon competencies in sustainability. If you are interested in attending this invitation-only event, contact Amy Fuller at afuller@aaas.org.",
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"title": "Decoding the Secret Pathologies of Dolphins: Significance for Human and Ocean Health",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Carolyn Sotka, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oceans and Human Health Initiative and Co-Organizer: Paul Sandifer, NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative and Discussant: Teri Rowles, NOAA†National Marine Fisheries Service and Speakers:",
"description": "Bottlenose dolphins are one of the most loved and recognizable ocean animals because of their human-like charisma, curiosity, and closeness to us in coastal waters but have more in common with people than meets the eye, such as ecological and physiological similarities. Dolphins are air-breathing mammals, feed near the top of food webs, and are affected by the same algal toxins, chemical contaminants, and infectious pathogens that cause illness in humans. Dolphins also have large brain-to-mass ratios like humans and share a unique way of carrying glucose in blood. Dolphins are valuable sentinel species to discover health effects associated with living in and near a changing ocean. In this session, a panel of U.S and Canadian government and academic scientists present the latest findings from dolphin and animal model research with relevancy to human health. Topics include how exposure to emerging and legacy chemicals could affect dolphin health, seafood quality, and coastal decision-making; what evolutionary advantage a natural diabetes-like metabolism in dolphins may provide; new information from animal models to expand understanding of epilepsy; and direct connections among emerging infectious diseases found in dolphins, humans, and pets. The session illustrates how dolphins and close relatives porpoises are sensitive indicators of ocean health threats and important models that provide cutting-edge insight into exposure, transmission, etiologies, and potential treatment for people.",
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"title": "Science Meets Society: Walking the Talk",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Viviane Willis-Mazzichi, European Commission, Joint Research Center and Co-Organizer: Raffaella Di Iorio, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Moderator: Viviane Willis-Mazzichi, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Speakers:",
"description": "Science and technology touch so many aspects of daily life. In this period of global crisis, which challenges models of production and consumption, it is crucial, therefore, to enrich the democratic fabric of our societies with opportunities for citizens to appropriate relevant knowledge and for scientists to draw closer to citizens' concerns. The issues at stake are complex, public interests are multiple, and science and technology have many dimensions. Truly integrated solutions can emerge from engaging all those concerned in open dialogue and mutual learning to combine different types of knowledge, expertise, and experience that offer complementary insights. In Europe and the United States, innovative forms of engagement between science and civil society involving science centers, museums, universities, and civil society organizations have emerged. They are supported by public policies aimed at sharing science with the public; citizens' panels and consensus meetings for in-depth discussion of societal issues in which the use of science is a key component; and partnerships between universities, research organizations, and civil society organizations leading to co-production of knowledge relevant to civil society concerns. The symposium will discuss how these renewed modes of public engagement reinvigorate participant motivation and enrich outcomes while crossing national, cultural, and economic boundaries.",
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"title": "Nanotechnology: Will Nanomaterials Revolutionize Energy Applications?",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: S. Thomas Picraux, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Moderator: S. Thomas Picraux, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Discussant: S. Thomas Picraux, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "New approaches to sustainable energy production and utilization are essential to the future of society. Nanotechnology has attracted much attention recently by opening up new concepts in efficient energy harvesting, storage, and conversion. A key aspect is the use of nanomaterials to tailor materials properties and achieve multifunctional performance not possible with bulk materials. What are the new advances being enabled by nanotechnology and what are the challenges that must be overcome to integrate nanomaterials into 21st century renewable energy technologies? These are the questions to be addressed in this symposium. It combines two forefront research areas, nanotechnology and energy, in an area of high current interest and relevance to society. Advances in nanomaterials research promise major impact on multiple areas of energy applications, and these areas contain common themes based on the ability to \"tune\" properties at small dimension. The areas to be presented -- solar electric, solid state lighting, batteries, and thermoelectrics -- are connected in their science, and all stand at the threshold of major new progress in energy harvesting and utilization. The presentations will provide an opportunity to appreciate the interconnectedness and to see the new opportunities being discovered for nanomaterials.",
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"title": "Facing the Uncertain Future of International Science Journalism",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Cristine Russell, Harvard University and Co-organizers: James Cornell, International Science Writers Association and Donald Kennedy, Stanford University and Moderator: Cristine Russell, Harvard University and Discussants: Deborah Blum, University of Wisconsin and Donald Kennedy, Stanford University and Speakers:",
"description": "Science and technology is front and center in many of the key public issues in the news today, including swine flu, climate change, alternative energy, stem cell research, HIV/AIDS, and the teaching of evolution, to name a few. From the local to the global stage, more informed coverage is needed to help citizens understand scientific, environmental, health, and technological problems and the implications for them personally as well as for domestic and foreign policy. Unfortunately, at a time when it is most needed, science journalism is suffering in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries due to dramatic changes in the media industry, both economically and technologically. Reporting jobs for specialty science journalists are declining rapidly at traditional newspaper, magazine, and television outlets; science sections are disappearing; and the coverage is shifting increasingly toward personal health and fitness rather than science and public policy. Fortunately, science journalism is flourishing in some parts of the developing world, such as Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, where there is a great need for expanded coverage of emerging science and technology. Also tremendous new multimedia opportunities are ahead for journalists to reach new audiences through the rapid expansion of Web and social media sites. This session will explore the state of science journalism worldwide and how best to ensure its survival and growth in the future.",
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"title": "Plato’s Progeny: Academies of Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lynn E. Elfner, Ohio Academy of Science and Co-Organizer: Jay B. Labov, National Research Council and Speakers:",
"description": "This session will compare and contrast the history, examine the contemporary organization and discuss the future value of academies of science as bridges from science to society. Owing their origin to the \"Akademia\" of Plato, academies of science have developed worldwide as organizations that establish and maintain criteria for the methods and soundness of research and scholarly activities; recognize scholarship; disseminate and archive centuries of knowledge; provide a common meeting ground for discussion of cutting-edge research; provide advice to governmental agencies; foster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; and engage in public outreach to benefit society. Academies of science have earned respect from the media, the public, and, in general, the worldwide academic community. Being an Academy Fellow distinguishes one in the academic world and to the public. American prototypical academies include the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academies. Most academies include disciplinary divisions or sections, and some now embrace interdisciplinary functions directed at global issues such as climate change, disease, energy, and the development of human capital. Some include arts and letters. Worldwide, more than 250 academies of science exist, including over 40 state and municipal academies in the United States. Some include arts and letters. The Inter-Academy Council organizes academies internationally.",
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"title": "Genetics and Ethics: Different Views on the Human Condition",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Walter Doerfler, University of Cologne and Co-Organizer: Hans G. Ulrich, Erlangen University and Speakers:",
"description": "Science and the religions are asking similar questions about the origin of the universe and the conditions of the human species. Both cultures are taking very different approaches. In this symposium, representatives from the fields of genetics and theology have agreed to a joint experiment and will explore these problems together. There are two aspects to this endeavor: First, can we help each other in the quest for an improved understanding of the complexities of the universe? And, second, should we join forces to communicate science and religion to a public that is ever more at a loss to grasp a rapidly changing world? All religions have to update their traditional, history-based views and accommodate the findings of modern science. Over the past 7 years, the organizers of this symposium have held joint lectures on “genetics and ethics.” These lectures were received with great interest by students of different fields and age. This symposium will help focus on a crucial aspect of rendering science, in particular, the new genetics and its medical applications, more acceptable to the bewildered public. Stem cell research, organ transplants, gene therapy, reproductive medicine, patient-tailored medications, genetic medicine, and others will challenge all of us to find highly individualized answers. The latest developments in science will have to be rendered comprehensible for everyone.",
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"title": "Science in the Theater",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Vince LiCata, Louisiana State University and Moderator: Vince LiCata, Louisiana State University and Speakers:",
"description": "There has been a slow but steady increase in interest in science-based theater and film over the past several years. Theatre, unlike film, affords more intellectually complex and in-depth explorations of scientific subjects. Popular examples, such as \"Copenhagen\" or \"Proof,\" push this mini-genre forward. How much \"hard science\" do or should such plays contain? Can or should plays be used as a teaching tool? In the current incarnation of this genre, there are many creative nonfiction plays about real scientists and/or actual scientific milestones, realistic scientists being introduced as believable characters into other dramatic storylines, and purely fictional stories with accurate science in them that is central to the plot. In this symposium, published playwrights will discuss science in the theater in the context of their own efforts.",
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"title": "Covering Global Climate Change and Adaptation from the Ground Up",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Cristine Russell, Harvard University and Co-organizers: Deborah Blum, University of Wisconsin and Phillip Hilts, MIT's Knight Science Journalism Fellowships and Moderator: Cristine Russell, Harvard University and Discussants: David Dickson, SciDev.net and James McCarthy, Harvard University and Speakers:",
"description": "While countries grapple at the national and international level with how to curb greenhouse gas emissions, concern is growing about how to cope with the widespread environmental impact that may be occurring or may be inevitable in years to come from emissions already in the atmosphere. Experts suggest that climate change may contribute to or worsen drought and diminish access to fresh water and food supplies, increase wildfires, and threaten coastal communities as sea level rises. The possible impacts and their severity will vary widely by region. The media play a crucial role in conveying accurate information about both the science and the possible impacts in local areas, as well as what can be done to help communities adapt to the changes to come. This is a particular challenge in developing countries that might be hardest hit by climate change but do not have a trained group of science and environmental journalists. This symposium will provide a variety of viewpoints about how the media in both developed and developing countries can better cover the local story on the front lines of climate change. Numerous efforts are underway to improve coverage by training local reporters and networking them through local, national, and international science journalism organizations. How to improve local coverage of this global problem will be explored, and the audience will be encouraged to exchange ideas about what is being done in communities around the globe.",
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"title": "Children of Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Their Health and New Genetic Issues",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Marvin L. Meistrich, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Speakers:",
"description": "Since the first children were born using in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978 and IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in 1992, several million children have been conceived using these techniques. In some countries, ICSI-conceived babies account for 4 percent of newborns. IVF and ICSI facilitate the transmission of genetic material and associated epigenetic marks of these genes to offspring that would not have otherwise occurred. They also circumvent the normal maturation steps of the genetic material, expose that material to artificial laboratory conditions, and bypass selective barriers involved in normal fertilization. Nevertheless, these methods appear to be effective methods for treatment of infertility and relatively safe despite a small increase in congenital abnormalities of the offspring. The symposium will review the biological considerations in the development of the IVF and ICSI technology and provide an update on the further developmental outcomes of these children. The concerns associated with the transmission of genetic defects in the parents, which would have otherwise been selected against by the failure of reproduction, will be addressed. In addition, novel genetic abnormalities arising from fertilization by developmentally abnormal gametes, including de novo chromosomal abnormalities, trinucleotide expansion diseases, and disorders of abnormalities in genomic imprinting will be described and evaluated.",
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"venue": "City Corridor (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Poster Session: Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 4:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Coordinator: Betty Calinger, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "AAAS and the Graduate STEM Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program at the National Science Foundation are sponsoring a special meeting for funded projects and interested members of the STEM community on Thursday, 17 February, at the San Diego Convention Center. GK-12 projects will present information on topics related to the core goals of the program including: developing effective partnerships with K-12 teachers, students, and schools; communicating science to the public; and integrating STEM research into the K-12 classroom. The special meeting will culminate in a poster session on Friday afternoon that highlights the work of the GK-12 projects and offers information about the GK-12 program to interested Annual Meeting participants. For more information, contact AAAS Education and Human Resources, (202) 326-6629.",
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"title": "AAAS Council and Section Officer Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 6:30 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
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"venue": "Room 8 (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Up in Flames: Fire in a Changing Environment",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Susan G. Conard, U.S. Forest Service (retired) and Moderator: Barbara Illman, U.S. Forest Service and Speakers:",
"description": "The news is replete with accounts of wildfires burning homes, killing vegetation, disrupting wildlife, or polluting the air or water. Wildfire is at its core a natural phenomenon that most of the world’s terrestrial ecosystems have experienced for millennia. Adequate vegetation cover, occasional dry periods, and a source of ignition are the recipe for fires to start and carry across the landscape. Fires are often part of a natural process of renewal that can help to maintain healthy ecosystems. Alternatively, ecosystems damaged by fire can be susceptible to invasive species, severe erosion, or other disturbances. Vegetation fires currently release carbon equivalent to 20",
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"title": "Dust in the Earth System",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: E. Arthur Bettis III, University of Iowa and Co-organizers: Paul M. Bertsch, University of Kentucky and Nicholas Lancaster, Desert Research Institute and Discussants: Daniel Jaffe, University of Washington and Kris Wilson, Emory University and Speakers:",
"description": "Environmental pollution from natural and anthropogenic causes is considered to be one of the most serious worldwide environment-related health problems and is expected to worsen with changes in the global climate. Dust storms from the atmospheric transport of soil have become an increasingly important component of emerging air quality issues across the globe. Recent studies have shown that significant health impacts can result from the dust itself as well as from the accompanying pollutants, pesticides, metals, salt, plant debris, and other inorganic and organic materials, including viable microorganisms. Dust is important not only as a potential pollutant, but also as an active climate component in controlling radiative properties of the atmosphere and (through iron fertilization) on ocean and atmospheric carbon dioxide. Geologic records of dust are diagnostic of past climate and vegetation changes and can provide direct evidence of past atmospheric circulation and winds. Dust and associated eolian sand records are critical to understanding episodic drought and landscape sensitivity and provide key data for understanding the long-term role of dust in the Earth system by serving as “ground truth” for empirical observation of current conditions. This session will serve as a forum to discuss dust and its effects in the Earth system while considering societal impact at the local and global levels by exchanging information, ideas, and perspectives across diverse disciplines.",
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"title": "Coastal Adaptation",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: So-Min Cheong, University of Kansas and Co-Organizer: Robert Nicholls, University of Southampton and Moderator: Barbara Ransom, National Science Foundation and Discussants: Barry Smit, University of Guelph and Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University and Speakers:",
"description": "Coastal adaptation has become an increasingly important area of study as the significance of climate change rises, and coastal hazards have continued to damage coastal space and communities. Coastal adaptation action solely for climate change is not possible given the financial, infrastructural, and political constraints. A more realistic approach is to use existing methods and strategies of coastal adaptation that inform and meet new challenges of climate-change-induced vulnerabilities. In the past, conservation of wetlands, coral reefs, and habitats coupled with engineering solutions have mitigated the impact of coastal hazards. Recently, policy solutions such as coastal setback lines, rolling easements, building codes, and zoning resurfaced as potent forces to combat coastal hazards coupled with climate change. The panel will address three main solutions†-- vegetation, engineering, and policy¬†-- and examine their interaction with climate change impact. Each solution will be assessed in light of competing and complementary ways to mitigate and adapt to harmful coastal change. Can they build on one another to facilitate adaptation? Then,¬†the speakers¬†will relate them to case studies of sea-level rise and the economics and societal effects of these solutions in the context of adaptive capacity. They will be followed by discussions of physical and societal barriers and opportunities to coastal adaptation in light of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.",
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"title": "Getting to the Roots of Agricultural Productivity",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Daniel Bush, Colorado State University and Co-Organizer: Jonathan Lynch, Pennsylvania State University and Speakers:",
"description": "Producing a healthy and sustainable food supply for 10 billion people by 2050 is perhaps the greatest environmental, scientific, and social challenge of the 21st century. Meeting this challenge will require a substantial increase in crop productivity, yet yields in developing countries are limited by drought and poor soil fertility, exacerbated by ongoing soil degradation. At the same time, moreover, there is increasing competition for land use not associated with agriculture. Alleviation of these challenges through intensive fertilization and irrigation is economically and ecologically untenable in the poorest regions with the greatest food insecurity. Our growing understanding of the biology of plant roots has opened the possibility of developing crops with increased yields on poor soils without intensive inputs -- a \"second Green Revolution.\" Three core issues will be addressed in this symposium: first, improving the roots ability to acquire essential nutrients from poor soils by breeding for optimal root architecture; second, developing crops that are tolerant of soils with toxic levels of aluminum, a principal constraint to plant growth in acid soils; and, third, discovering modifications in root function that increase a plant's ability to acquire water under drought conditions. Each speaker will draw on cutting-edge research results as well as high impact studies under field conditions in their talks.",
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"title": "NASW Special Meeting",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 4:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "Closed meeting",
"speaker": "Coordinator: Tinsley Davis, NASW",
"description": "NASW members are invited to attend a short reception and special meeting to vote on updates to the constitution and by-laws. For complete information on the updates and the meeting, visit www.nasw.org.",
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"title": "Sustainability Science: Transformative Research Beyond Scenario Studies",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Arnim Wiek, Arizona State University and Co-Organizer: Katja Brundiers, Arizona State University and Discussants: Anne R. Kapuscinski, Dartmouth College and Thomas J. Baerwald, National Science Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "Scenario analysis has become a prominent approach for sustainability research and problem solving, bridging scientific and societal efforts toward sustainable transitions. Yet, sustainability science -- calling for strong bridges between science and society to link knowledge to action -- requires going beyond future studies. Based on analytical and anticipatory knowledge, sustainability science reaches out to a rigorous inclusion of normative knowledge through scientific and participatory assessments (which future can be considered sustainable and why), as well as for action-oriented knowledge through strategic development (how to achieve a sustainable future given political, financial, and other constraints). This concept converges with the notion of transformative research -- a research creating radically innovative insights and effectively contributing to solutions for the severe sustainability problems facing our society. This symposium departs from a comparison of current participatory scenario studies and explores how participatory research, at the interface between science and society, can incorporate normative and action-oriented knowledge while complying with scientific standards and societal requirements such as saliency, credibility, and legitimacy. The international orientation of the symposium sheds light on potential synergies between approaches from the United States and Europe, while identifying viable ways for transatlantic collaborations in sustainability science.",
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"title": "Preserving the Global Commons Through Conservation and Cooperation",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jennifer Jacquet, University of British Columbia Fisheries Center and Co-Organizer: John Hocevar, Greenpeace USA and Moderator: Jennifer Jacquet, University of British Columbia Fisheries Center and Speakers:",
"description": "We live in an increasingly globalized world with increasing pressure on common spaces and common property resources, including marine resources and the atmosphere. How can we encourage cooperative management of these spaces and resources? New research into reputation might reveal answers to this question. Recent studies in evolutionary biology and the social sciences have shown that many biological systems, and especially human societies, are organized around altruistic, cooperative interactions. Reputation is a natural extension of cooperation. A good reputation is valuable currency and is gained by playing by the rules of a social community. But it may be beneficial to act uncooperatively in a social dilemma (or with regards to common property resources), unless the news of defection is made available to those in the community, most often through gossip. Therefore, gossip can be used to help the environment. In a world obsessed with celebrity news and fueled by fast and far-reaching social media such as YouTube and Twitter, reputation has become a currency that could make or break a business or organization. This symposium examines the mechanism by which reputation is built -- or destroyed -- through gossip and uses real-life examples to evaluate the effectiveness of using public perception to advance conservational goals.",
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"title": "Progress in the Use of Earth Observation for Fighting Hunger",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Oliver Leo, JRC†Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen and Co-Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Oliver Leo, JRC¬†Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen and Speakers:",
"description": "The power of satellite imagery-derived information for alleviating food insecurity is well known. Spatial information based on remote sensing has being used for nearly 30 years in famine early warning systems and for supporting vulnerability assessments and mapping. The interest for timely information at the regional scale continues to increase, triggered by recent global challenges to food security such as soaring food prices or the rapidly growing numbers of undernourished people. However, while the remote sensing research community is one of the most prolific in producing high-level scientific outputs, when it comes to implementing and running operational systems and providing decision-makers with reliable and clear information only few organizations worldwide can provide continuous and standard services. Effective communication from the scientific level to the decision-makers often remains a problem and the final impact on improving food security for vulnerable societies is not well known. For these reasons, it appears of high interest to present recent progress in bridging the gap between science and society in the use of satellite information in a food security context and to provide an overview of the systems that are faced daily with the challenge of translating science into action. The European Commission Joint Research Center, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have worked over many years in developing new methodologies and will present recent results and future challenges.",
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"venue": "Room 17B (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "The Road to Personalized Medicine",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"category": "Translational and Personalized Medicine",
"speaker": "Organizer: Donna L. Mendrick, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Co-Organizer: Vishal S. Vaidya, Harvard Medical School and Moderator: Donna L. Mendrick, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Discussant: Donna L. Mendrick, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Speakers:",
"description": "The goal of personalized medicine is to deliver the right drug to the right person at the right dose in an effort to reduce the cost of high-quality health care and minimize human suffering due to adverse events. As an example of the former, it has been estimated that hospitalization due to adverse drug reactions in Britain alone cost US$847 million per year. New tools are required to improve decision-making during drug development and in the clinic. To achieve this goal, biomarkers are needed to improve preclinical detection of human adverse events for enhanced selection of new drug candidates, detect an individual patient’s sensitivity to a particular compound before systemic drug administration, and identify earlier signs of adverse events to better manage patients’ reactions after exposure. This session will provide insight into technological advancements spurring the discovery of new biomarkers in areas such as genes (i.e., pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, and toxicogenomics), proteins (i.e., proteomics), and metabolites (i.e., metabolomics). Translational (animal to human and vice versa) approaches to biomarker identification and qualification for use will be presented. Experiences with human clinical trials that implement pharmacogenetic (gene variant) biomarkers of safety and efficacy will be described.",
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"title": "Evaluating and Funding Translational Research",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
"category": "Translational and Personalized Medicine",
"speaker": "Organizer: Maria T. Vassileva, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and Co-organizers: Katrina Kelner, AAAS/Science and Juli Staiano, AAAS Development Office and Discussant: Gary Firestein, University of California, San Diego and Speakers:",
"description": "During the past 10 years, basic scientists have provided clinicians with new tools for use in patients and for impact assessment, and clinical researchers have made novel observations about the nature and progression of disease that stimulate basic investigations. A new breed of scientist, the clinician-researcher, has evolved to take on translational medicine challenges. To prevent barriers between clinical and basic research, increased further by the complexities of conducting interdisciplinary research, different funding mechanisms became available at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), such as the Clinical and Translational Science Awards, and at nonprofit organizations such as the Biomarkers Consortium and the C-Path Institute. A novel set of review criteria for interdisciplinary projects also was developed by funding agencies to stimulate translational research. This session focuses on the criteria for evaluating translational research and the effectiveness of the NIH Roadmap and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Critical Path Initiative. It will also cover new paradigms for drug development with an emphasis on biomarker and imaging endpoints. Finally, the speakers will attempt to glance at the future, predicting where translational medicine might be in 2020.",
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"title": "Genome Analyses and Sequencing To Advance Drug Discovery and Treatment",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
"category": "Translational and Personalized Medicine",
"speaker": "Organizer: William Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Discussants: Scott Weiss, Harvard Medical School and William Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Speakers:",
"description": "This seminar will address the rapidly moving scientific and technological field of genomics and its utility in elucidating the biological basis of human diseases and developing molecular diagnostics that can be used to individualize drug therapy of human diseases. Lectures will cover the first successful whole genome sequencing of a human cancer and the potential of this strategy to reveal genomic determinants of human cancers and to identify potential novel targets for developing new anticancer agents; and pharmacogenomics and how this field is changing the drug discovery paradigm and the way medications are \"personalized\" based on each patient's genome. Topics include whole-genome sequencing using \"next-generation\" technologies, genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses (> 1 MM SNPs) and candidate gene strategies, and ultimately the computational, ethical, and privacy issues surrounding the generation of whole genome data for individual patients. This field of science and technology will touch every area of health care in the coming decade.",
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"title": "Impact of Biomedical Progress on Health Span and Health Care of the Elderly",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Edward J. Goetzl, University of California and Moderator: Edward J. Goetzl, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Progressive expansion of the elderly population has enhanced the challenge of delivering cost-effective medical preventative measures and care for the complex conditions of senior members of society. To explore ways in which current advances of basic and clinical scientific research enable improvements in health span, this session considers how such developments have promoted our understanding and management of the aging-affected conditions of metabolic dysregulation, cancer, and immune-inflammatory dysfunction. Deterioration and redistribution of pathways of energy generation and utilization with aging, which affect both physical function and cognition, have been characterized and may respond favorably to nutritional and hormonal measures. Beyond a more than 10-fold higher incidence and mortality of cancer in the elderly is their diminished tolerance of conventional treatments. Optimization of cancer management in the elderly is coming from elucidation of aging-associated properties of tumors, design of new geriatric tools for assessment of cancer, and development of treatment modalities suited to their altered pharmacobiology. Decreases in supplies of new immune cells, magnitude and adaptability of protective immune responses, and effectiveness of immune control mechanisms result in diminished host defenses and increased autoimmunity and inflammatory reactions, which may improve with administration of isolated immune proteins and drugs selectively targeting specific defects.",
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"title": "Marine Spatial Planning: A New Approach for Balancing Ocean Uses and Ecosystem Health",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
"category": "Marine Sciences and Society",
"speaker": "Organizer: Morgan Gopnik, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Co-Organizer: Mary Turnipseed, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University and Moderator: Morgan Gopnik, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Speakers:",
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"title": "Arctic Sea-Ice Loss: What This Means for the Conservation of Arctic Marine Ecosystems",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
"category": "Marine Sciences and Society",
"speaker": "Organizer: Tara Connelly, Natural Resources Defense Council and Co-Organizer: Gabriela Chavarria, Natural Resources Defense Council and Moderator: Gabriela Chavarria, NRDC and Discussant: Charles Clusen, Natural Resources Defense Council and Speakers:",
"description": "Sea-ice, a distinguishing feature of polar oceans, has a significant influence on the life history, diet, and general ecology of polar marine organisms. Present-day sea-ice loss is fundamentally altering the structure and function of the various components of marine ecosystems in the Arctic, from primary producers to top predators. In addition, the observed and projected reduction in perennial sea-ice coverage will leave room for increased human activity such as transportation, commercial fishing, and oil and gas activities. Understanding the current science and recognizing the limitations in what is known is an important first step in addressing these impacts for future conservation efforts in the Arctic. This step includes understanding the physical processes responsible for present and future sea-ice changes at both the regional and pan-Arctic scales and detailing the direct and indirect influences of sea-ice on the structure and function of Arctic marine ecosystems. Appropriate management and conservation of the Arctic Ocean must include the future response of Arctic ecosystems to sea-ice melt due to climate forcing in order to be effective and relevant. This session†will explore sea-ice variability in a currently melting Arctic, offer background on the linkages between sea-ice and Arctic marine ecosystems, examine how they may be responding to reduced ice coverage, and discuss the data and steps that are needed for an effective Arctic conservation plan.",
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"title": "Does Size Matter? Rationales for Large Marine Reserves",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "Marine Sciences and Society",
"speaker": "Organizer: Emily Frost, Pew Charitable Trusts and Co-organizers: Angela T. Bednarek, Pew Charitable Trusts and Terry Hughes, James Cook University and Moderator: Meg Caldwell, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University and Discussant: Jay Nelson, Pew Charitable Trusts and Speakers:",
"description": "Research has demonstrated the value of the world’s great terrestrial parks, from Yellowstone to the Serengeti, in preserving ecosystems, protecting wide-ranging species, and supporting non-extractive industries. Do large ocean reserves offer similar benefits? Overfishing, pollution, climate change, and other human activities are rapidly degrading marine ecosystems. Yet only 0.08 percent of the world’s oceans are protected in \"no-take\" reserves that prohibit fishing and other extractive activities. By comparison, 5.8 percent of terrestrial habitats are designated as no-take parks. Moreover, most marine reserves are small, inshore protected areas. Only a handful of large, no-take oceanic reserves, such as Papahânaumokuâkea Marine National Monument in the northwest Hawaiian Islands, have been established. Could these large reserves, all protected within the last 6 years, presage an expansion in ocean science and conservation similar to the great terrestrial conservation initiatives of 100 years ago? This session will examine the successes of large terrestrial parks, compare marine and terrestrial reserves of similar scale, and explore conservation benefits of large marine reserves, including increased resilience to climate change. Speakers will discuss what is being learned from existing large, no-take marine reserves and consider ongoing and potential efforts to establish additional large protected areas.",
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"title": "Celebrating the Birth of the Laser: A Look Back After 50 Years",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 10:00 AM",
"category": "History and Future of Laser Technology",
"speaker": "Organizer: Alan Chodos, American Physical Society and Co-Organizer: Anthony J. Campillo, Optical Society of America and Moderator: Anthony J. Campillo, Optical Society of America and Speakers:",
"description": "In 1960, the laser was an embryonic research tool with no clear applications beyond the laboratory ó \"a solution in search of a problem.\" Since then, the laser has acquired immense commercial, industrial, and scientific importance. Its impact on how we live, from health care to entertainment to national security, has been enormous. This session tells the story of how the laser came to be, and provides a first-hand account of the birth and early growth of this ubiquitous scientific device. It¬†also recognizes¬†a major celebration, LaserFest.",
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"title": "Lasers at the Extreme: Ultra-Cold, Ultra-Fast, and Ultra-Hot Uses of Lasers",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 12:00 PM",
"category": "History and Future of Laser Technology",
"speaker": "Organizer: Thomas M. Baer, Stanford Photonics Research Institute and Moderator: Thomas M. Baer, Stanford Photonics Research Institute and Speakers:",
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"title": "Next Generation of Extreme Optical Tools and Applications",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
"category": "History and Future of Laser Technology",
"speaker": "Organizer: Christopher Ebbers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Moderator: Christopher Ebbers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Speakers:",
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"venue": "Marina Ballroom F (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
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"title": "Three Ways To Improve Your Scientific Writing Today",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 9:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Victoria McGovern, Burroughs Wellcome Fund",
"description": "This workshop will demonstrate to attendees the three tools that will improve their scientific writing immediately. These easy-to-apply strategies for better writing are useful to junior and senior scientists, native speakers of English, proficient non-native speakers, and those who are struggling with a new language.",
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"title": "International Scientific Careers: Pushing the Boundaries of Science in Singapore",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:45 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Sar Tan, Contact Singapore",
"description": "This workshop aims to inform attendees about exciting research opportunities in Singapore. Supported by a strong R&D commitment at a national level, Singapore will invest over US$8.5 billion from 2006 to 2010 in 17 world-class research institutes as well as new areas of scientific research. The discussion aims to highlight the areas of science and engineering research opportunities available in Singapore as well as to elucidate how scientists can benefit from a stint in Asia and what to expect in terms of their career development. The presenters are†scientists who have worked in or are currently doing research in Singapore.",
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"title": "National Science Foundation and Ethics Education in Science and Engineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 2:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Rachelle D. Hollander, National Academy of Engineering",
"description": "Hear about programs that satisfy the grant requirements of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are successful in gaining university approval and support. Participants include a professor who is creating ethics education resources online, a scientist who directed a research ethics program, a faculty member who developed successful research ethics activities in different settings, and NSF staff who were responsible for developing requirements. Attendees will be asked to provide examples of problems, successful approaches and programs, and best practices in initiating, implementing, and evaluating ethics activities. ìEthics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What Has Been Learned? What Should Be Done?\" will be distributed.",
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"title": "Getting Closer to the Clinic: Clinical and Translational Research Careers",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: James Austin, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "Although there has been an established training path for physician-scientists for decades, the training and career path for Ph.D. scientists who want to take their research beyond the bench is less clear. Supported, in part, by an existing grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, this workshop will address how to carve out a career in translational research, both informally and formally. It will address the issues that need to be considered, such as working with patients and establishing collaborations with physicians. The audience will hear from an expert panel of established and early-career scientists working in this field, with ample opportunity to ask questions and seek advice from panelists.",
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"title": "Learn How To Effectively Communicate Science in Diverse Situations",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 11:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jennifer Chu, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)",
"description": "Many scientists want to be able to communicate science effectively to a variety of audiences. The Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP) at UCSF has extensive experience supporting accessible, high-quality science education. SEP has developed the Scientist Teaching Workshops to prepare scientists to become better communicators and teachers of science. This workshop will discuss ways to integrate active teaching into instruction, while modeling techniques to assess students’ prior knowledge and actively involve all students. Strategies to shift traditional labs to more student-centered investigations will be included. The presenters will use a variety of approaches and explicitly discuss their use and application.",
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"title": "Not Science as Usual: Become an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 2:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Daniel Poux, AAAS Science and Policy Programs",
"description": "Come learn more about opportunities for scientists and engineers in federal policy-making. Plug the power of science into public policy by becoming an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. Since 1973, nearly 2,000 scientists and engineers have contributed their analytical skills to policy-making in Washington, D.C., while learning about the role of science in the federal government system. Career-enhancing opportunities are available in about 30 congressional offices and 12 federal agencies. A master's degree in engineering plus 3 years of post-degree experience or a terminal degree in any scientific discipline is required.",
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"title": "Voice of Young Scientists",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Alice Tuft, Sense About Science",
"description": "Not yet leaders in their field, what can early career researchers do to encourage good science and evidence in the public domain? Participants will have the opportunity to explore how to get their voices heard in debates about science, learn when to talk to the media about research, and discover other ways to promote good standards of evidence in public debates. A representative of the Voice of Young Science network will share experiences responding to misinformation and pseudoscientific claims along with helpful tips and advice. There will be an opportunity for audience interaction and a chance to discuss some of the obstacles early career researchers feel they face.",
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"venue": "Seaview (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"title": "Canada Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Valerie La Traverse, Canadian Embassy",
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"title": "AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Bethany Spencer, AAAS Science and Policy Programs",
"description": "Join us for refreshments and conversation with others interested in the dialogue on science, ethics and religion.",
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"title": "Annals of Improbable Research",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
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"title": "AAAS Luncheon and Presentation for Students and Scientists with Disabilities",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 2:00 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Winnie Rodriguez, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
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"venue": "Room 16B (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Women and Men in the Scientific Work Force: Issues of Networks, Partners, and Ethics",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Julia E. Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology and Speakers:",
"description": "Attention to gender-based issues in the academic science and engineering environment has addressed a range of issues critical to the attraction, retention, and advancement of women. This panel presents new and important empirical research on the setting in which women scientists work. In particular, it examines the environment in which women enter and work within academic science as well as the manner in which they approach their work. Drawing on detailed survey and interview data in three separate studies, the panel focuses on the gender differences in the structure and resources of the professional and career development networks of scientists as well as dual-career issues within the academic science environment. In consideration of gender differences in work, the panel also explores gender-based approaches to research ethics issues. In particular, it addresses these questions: How do the resources and structure of collaborative and career development networks in academic science differ by gender? How and why do dual couple hiring practices affect women in science? How and why do men’s and women’s approaches to broader ethical issues in science and engineering differ?",
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"title": "Mind Changes: Can Out-of-School Learning Contribute to Evolution Literacy?",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Martin Weiss, New York Hall of Science and Moderator: Eugenie C. Scott, National Center for Science Education and Discussant: Lynn D. Dierking, Oregon State University and Speakers:",
"description": "While public understanding and acceptance of evolution is partially determined by religious beliefs, cognitive factors also play a critical role. Misconceptions about the underlying science of evolution contribute to the public perception that creationism or intelligent design is on an equal footing with evolution and that children should be taught all points of view.Research into the public’s conceptions of evolution reveals persistent resistance to change through educational interventions. Recent research indicated that barriers to the public acceptance of evolution stem from intuitive reasoning processes that limit understanding of biological phenomena. Specifically, the research suggested that if children are introduced to evolutionary principles, particularly the pre-evolutionary concepts of variation, inheritance, selection, time, and adaptation (VISTA), at an early age, they are more likely to improve their grasp of evolutionary theory. Based on concurrent cognitive, developmental, and educational research, a group of researchers are testing the degree to which informal, museum-based, and age-appropriate interventions prepare children to accept the scientific basis of evolution, by targeting their intuitive pre-evolutionary concepts. This session will present the intervention design, results of research on its effectiveness with children and adults, and discuss implications of the project findings for a broader strategy to foster evolution literacy in the public.",
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"title": "Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jodi Lubetsky, Association of American Medical Colleges and Co-Organizer: Anthony Mazzaschi, Association of American Medical Colleges and Moderator: Sharon Long, Stanford University and Speakers:",
"description": "A committee formed by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute recently examined the natural science competencies for entering medical students and those that a graduating physician needs to practice science-based medicine effectively with the goal of achieving greater synergy and efficiency in the continuum of premedical and medical education. “Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians” concludes that a competency as opposed to a course-based approach will provide greater flexibility in the premedical curriculum and would permit undergraduate institutions to develop more interdisciplinary and integrative science courses. This session will highlight the panel's findings as well as identify opportunities and challenges in implementing the report’s recommendations.",
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"title": "Demonstrating the Legal Sustainability of Effective STEM Diversity Programs",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Daryl E. Chubin, AAAS Education and Human Resources and Moderator: Daryl E. Chubin, AAAS Education and Human Resources and Discussant: Wanda E. Ward, National Science Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "Science education and career development (or what is now called STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) are vital for several reasons: science is a national asset that drives innovation and economic strength; the United States has been a leader in producing research and development and the personnel responsible for its renewal; and the federal investment in science continues to shape what universities do and what K-12 schools teach. Yet the nation faces a demographic challenge: by 2050, the nation will be “majority minority.” Minorities represent less than 7 percent of the nation’s STEM work force and are grossly underrepresented in undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded in STEM fields. In addition, the United States is flagging in STEM degree production compared to the nations of Europe and Asia. It must prepare more of its citizens, reflecting the diversity of the nation, for careers in science and engineering. This symposium focuses on the legal climate for increasing participation of underrepresented groups (women and minorities) in STEM education and careers. Through collaboration with the Association of American Universities, general counsels and academic leaders have been engaged to review student- and faculty-centered programs and practices that have been effective in their institutions. Can they be made legally sustainable? A range of participants will address progress on the ground and in areas of legal opportunity.",
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"title": "Tomorrow's Scientists and Engineers",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jon D. Miller, Michigan State University and Co-Organizer: Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering and Moderator: Cora Marrett, National Science Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "This symposium will use data from a 20-year longitudinal study -- the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LYAS) -- that has followed the same individuals since 1987 when the respondents were in grades 7 and 10 to describe and discuss the flow of young people into the scientific work force. The LSAY students were a national sample of public school students in 1987, and they are now in their mid-30s. Approximately 6 percent of these young adults are science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) professionals, and 7 percent are employed in STEMM support occupations. Three of the papers will analyze these data in regard to the flow of young adults into specific kinds of occupations -- science, engineering, and health -- and three additional papers will provide a broader setting and place these results in the context of national efforts to increase the size and quality of the scientific work force in the United States. The ability of science to serve the needs of society depends on a flow of dedicated and competent young people into the STEMM fields, and this symposium will address the factors association with the newest generation to move into these fields.",
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"title": "Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Comparing European and U.S. Gender Policies in Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Marina Marchetti, European Commission,†Directorate General for Research and Speakers:",
"description": "The issues of women in science, and gender in research, have been attracting interest in both Europe and North America for some years. However, the ways of tackling the problems of the shortage of women scientists, the lack of women at the top in research, and the frequent overlooking of the role of gender in research have not been the same. It has been said that Europe has used a top-down approach (legislation), whereas the bottom-up approach (institutional change) has been favored in North America. Knowing about these different approaches generates questions such as: Where is the situation better? In Europe or North America? What is being done in Europe? In North America? Is there something that we can learn from each other? The symposium looks at the various policies implemented and their effects on the situation of women in science. The topics include comparing and contrasting European and North American policies in the field of women in science, and analysis of the results of the national policies on women and science in selected European states (including the specific \"women in science\" policies existing in the Scandinavian countries and Germany). In addition, the European Union funds cooperative research by supporting multi-country research projects in certain predetermined fields.",
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"title": "Civic Scientific Literacy in Developed and Developing Countries",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jon D. Miller, Michigan State University and Co-Organizer: Rajesh Shukla, National Council of Applied Economic Research and Discussants: Geoffrey Thomas, Kellogg College and Jeong-Ro Yoon, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Speakers:",
"description": "This symposium will address a critical global problem -- the rates of civic scientific literacy in developed and developing countries. The number of issues that require citizens to have a functional level of scientific understanding to make sense of available information and to think about choices is growing rapidly. Climate change, stem cell research, and infectious diseases are three examples, and the full list extends to medicine, agriculture, communication, and numerous other fields. Over the last 25 years, a solid empirical literature has emerged in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and there are promising new efforts in India, China, Brazil, and other developing countries. This symposium will review the existing work in this area and focus discussion on ways to build measures that will serve the educational and policy needs of all societies -- developed and developing. It is a bridge that needs to be built.",
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"venue": "Room 9 (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Public Engagement with Scientists: Ways to Listen To and Work with Lifelong Learners",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 3:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Tiffany Lohwater, AAAS of Public Programs and Co-Organizer: David Nelson, Center for Biology Education",
"description": "The Public Engagement with Scientists Consortium welcomes members from scientific associations, universities, and museums to explore ways to further develop the talents of scientists in engaging with learners of all ages. The focus is on ways scientists can talk with, listen to, and explore together with diverse participants in a variety of settings. The consortium seeks to enable visitors and scientists to respond to individual and community questions and concerns, using a model of mutual learning. The clinic is open to AAAS Annual Meeting registrants and the public. For more information, contact Tom Zinnen at zinnen@biotech.wisc.edu.",
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"title": "Sea Ice in the Changing Climate: Modeling a Multiscale Nonlinear System",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Kenneth M. Golden, University of Utah and Discussant: Kenneth M. Golden, University of Utah and Speakers:",
"description": "Viewed from space, the dramatic decline of the summer Arctic sea ice pack is probably the most obvious large scale change on the surface of our planet over the past decade. This drop in areal extent has significantly outpaced the predictions of most current climate models. Given the critical role that sea ice plays in the climate system as both an indicator and agent of change, understanding what may be missing and what must be treated more realistically in these models is essential to predicting the future trajectory of the polar sea-ice covers. The implications for global climate, the world ocean system, polar ecosystems, and for Native communities in the Arctic and for society as a whole, are far-reaching. As a material, sea ice is a composite of pure ice with brine and air inclusions on the sub-millimeter to centimeter scale, while the ice pack is structured on scales ranging from centimeters to hundreds of kilometers. Modeling the role of sea ice in the climate system involves mathematically characterizing nonlinear interactions of the ice with the ocean and atmosphere, and devising efficient methods of using information on smaller scales in parameterizing processes on larger scales. In this symposium, the panel explores the current state of large scale sea ice models and key processes from the micro-scale to the global-scale which must be understood better in order to improve the predictive capabilities of these models.",
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"title": "Algae for Food, Feed, Fiber, Freshwater, and Fuel",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Michael Webber, University of Texas and Moderator: Michael Webber, University of Texas and Discussant: Adelheid Kuehnle, Kuehnle AgroSystems Inc. and Speakers:",
"description": "Food, water, and energy resources are globally interconnected and under strain: nearly 1 billion people are near starvation, nearly 1 billion do not have adequate freshwater, and more than 2 billion people do not have proper sanitation. Moving to cleaner water/wastewater has implications for energy use. Moving to biofuels has implications for freshwater and food. Ramping up food production to meet global population growth has implications for energy and freshwater. Speakers will discuss in scientific, engineering, economic, and policy detail whether algae might be a potential solution. For example, algae can grow in saltwater in desert areas, sparing freshwater and arable land. They can also be used to treat wastewater, yielding freshwater and sanitation. Algae can be a source of oils for next-generation biofuels, with the residue a source of fiber or feed. Algae are already used for nutraceutical applications, so they could become a basic source of food calories for the world’s poor. In this session, leading experts from government, industry, and academia will present their views on the state of the science, engineering challenges, industrial practicalities, policy barriers, and promising R&D pathways for bringing algae out of the lab.",
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"title": "When Science Goes Global, Can Everybody Win?",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Sieglinde Gruber, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Co-organizers: Alessandro Damiani, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Mary Kavanagh, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Moderator: Mary Minch, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Discussant: Jose Rodriguez, European Commission and Speakers:",
"description": "Accelerating globalization creates opportunities for increasing scientific excellence and achieving sustainable development. It holds promise for resolution of major global challenges such as poverty, climate change, and food and water security. Globalization also has an impact on the way we produce, share, and use knowledge. Poles of research funding and excellence attract researchers and industry from all over the world. This flow of people, ideas and resources produces great benefits but also creates certain challenges. What of the countries that are net exporters of researchers? Often, scientific progress has depended on tacit knowledge, which is \"geographically sticky.\" However, where they are available, information technologies are making it ever easier to share the fruits of creativity and scholarship throughout the world. So, we must ask, \"Does geography matter? And if it does, how do we ensure that everyone benefits?\" This symposium will present a comparative analysis of the major trends and policies around the world: Where are researchers going? What are governments doing to attract people and to defend themselves from loss of scientific influence? What is the role of industry and universities in this evolution? What will the situation be in 10/20 years? The symposium will examine these questions against the backdrop of the larger concern: Can everybody win?",
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"title": "Reemergence of Science, Technology, and Education as Priorities in the Arab World",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Angel Leu, US. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) and Co-Organizer: Cindi Warren Mentz, U.S. Civilian Researchand Development Foundation and Moderator: Cathleen Campbell, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "At a time when U.S. cooperation is particularly important, many countries in the Arab world are making large investments in science and technology to help build a knowledge-based society and address important regional challenges. Among the challenges facing the region are an overreliance on extractive industries, underfunding of science and technology institutions, environmental threats of desertification, and extremely young and growing populations with inadequate employment opportunities. Science and technology cooperation with the United States and other countries is particularly important as Arab countries move toward developing and adopting a culture of knowledge to strengthen the future of the region. This international panel of science and technology specialists from the Arab region will lead a discussion of the progress that the Arab world has made, and needs to make, to build a knowledge society. U.S. specialists will provide case studies of how science and technology have been used to create a knowledge society in the United States. Regional panelists will focus on the role of science in their countries and how their organizations are addressing national challenges and moving towards a knowledge society.",
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"title": "TIMSS 2007: Exploring the Dramatic Improvements in Performance in Two States",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Patsy Wang-Iverson, Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation and Speakers:",
"description": "One way to bridge science and society is to better understand the role of formal education in creating a scientifically literate society and to examine programs and policies that lead to greater scientific learning. Though the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is primarily focused on comparisons among countries, several states have participated in the study as separate entities. Two of these states, Massachusetts and Minnesota, have participated in TIMSS twice. After their first participation, both states used the TIMSS data to reexamine their programs and policies in a bid to positively affect student learning. In 2007, both states once again participated in TIMSS, showing significant improvement in student learning. This symposium will focus on both the results of TIMSS and the factors that led to improved student performance.",
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"title": "Eyes on Screen: Communicating Science in the New Information Age",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin and Co-Organizer: Lynne Friedmann, Friedmann Communications and Moderator: Lynne Friedmann, Friedmann Communications and Speakers:",
"description": "Data on information use patterns in the United States suggest that the screen now trumps the printed page as the favored information conveyer. Americans extract their science information predominately from television and the Internet and, although still heavily print-based, communication within the science culture is also rapidly transitioning to online platforms. While print channels will continue to serve as important homes for narrative, both popular and professional, media and science outlets are experimenting with delivering science information on screen in thoughtful and analytical ways. In this session, the panel will explore some of those efforts.",
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"title": "Advanced Nuclear Energy Concepts for a Safe, Sustainable, Carbon-Free Future",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Co-Organizer: Robert Rosner, Argonne National Laboratory and Moderator: Richard A. Meserve, Carnegie Institution for Science and Discussants: Charles Forsberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dan Kammen, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "The public's acceptance of nuclear power has increased in recent years. However, several issues remain that, in the mind of the public and policy-makers, still present significant barriers to the further penetration of nuclear energy into the global marketplace. Among these, the most prominent are safety, sustainability, nuclear waste, and nuclear proliferation. Recently, concepts have been advanced that, if technically and commercially feasible, would greatly mitigate many, if not all, of these concerns. These concepts range from the creation of international nuclear fuel banks and waste disposal sites to potentially game-changing, disruptive technologies such as traveling wave reactors and hybrid fusion-fission energy schemes. This symposium will explore the technical feasibility of such advanced concepts as well as the societal and global policy implications of these schemes. A moderated panel discussion of global energy and nuclear power experts will explore the gaps in making these technologies a reality and key steps required to make progress toward safe, sustainable nuclear energy that minimizes nuclear waste disposal and nuclear proliferation concerns.",
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"title": "Research Translation and Environmental Health: A U.S.-Mexico Border Initiative",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Keith Pezzoli, University of California and Moderator: Keith Pezzoli, University of California and Discussants: Shannon Bradley, University of California and Lawrence A. Herzog, San Diego State University and Speakers:",
"description": "This symposium shares lessons being learned about research translation by a binational team of scientists, educators, multimedia experts, government partners, and community-based organizations. The team’s effort focuses on the water, climate, and poverty nexus and transboundary environmental risk along the U.S.-Mexico border. The team’s partnership-driven approach seeks solutions to complex problems. Many cutting-edge scientific, socio-technical, and cultural challenges are raised in the process. These challenges serve as the symposium’s organizing framework -- as conveyed in a 28-minute University of California, San Diego, documentary that will be shown before the presentations to help set the stage for discussion. The documentary features the team’s effort to integrate environmental health science (including ecotoxicology and biomolecular technologies) with climate-change science and regional watershed-based planning. The bulk of the funding for this work comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program. The program supports holistic approaches to research, including research translation and outreach, for the protection of human health. This is accomplished through interdisciplinary programs that integrate biomedical research with engineering, hydrogeologic, and ecologic components within the context of unique scientific themes.",
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"venue": "Room 2 (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "AAAS Conference on Promoting Climate Literacy Through Informal Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 7:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 4:30 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Barbara Goldstein, AAAS Project 2061",
"description": "On 17-18 February, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the conference brings together educators working in a variety of informal science education settings. Posters from the conference will be displayed in Exhibit Hall B1 from 19-21 February. They will reflect the wide range of exhibits, in-person and online activities, programs, visual media, and other formats that are being used to communicate with public audiences and engage them in the climate change issue.",
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"title": "Stress and the Central Role of the Brain in Health Inequities",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Michael J. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh and Co-Organizer: Bruce S. McEwen, Rockefeller University and Moderator: Michael J. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh and Speakers:",
"description": "There are enormous health disparities among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in the United States and between developed and developing nations across the world. These affect virtually every aspect of mental and physical health. A major cause of these disparities is stress, which can result from many factors in the physical and social environment. Stress is known to affect a variety of systems critical to health and is increased by the same factors that reduce health equity, including poverty, undernutrition, abuse, and racism. Stress experienced during the prenatal and neonatal period is particularly toxic. We know the brain plays a key role in determining the impact of stress on the whole body because it is both a target of stress and a determinant of the behavioral and physiological stress responses. Despite this knowledge, there has been much too little effort to address the challenges posed by health disparities within a community of investigators studying the brain and behavior. This symposium seeks to provide an overview of some of the key research studies in the area of early stress and brain health and thereby encourage a more active dialogue on the ways in which researchers can work to reduce health disparities.",
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"title": "Traumatic Brain Injury: The Violent and Silent Epidemic",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Mahlon DeLong, Emory University School of Medicine and Co-Organizer: David Wright, Emory University School of Medicine and Moderator: David Wright, Emory University School of Medicine and Speakers:",
"description": "Every 15 seconds, a U.S. citizen sustains a significant traumatic brain injury (TBI). Every 5 minutes, someone is permanently disabled as a consequence of TBI. Between 1.5 million and 2 million U.S. civilians sustain a TBI each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5.3 million civilians are living with some degree of disability from a traumatic brain injury. TBI has also been labeled the signature wound of the Iraq war, with up to 20 percent of combat personnel having suffered a TBI while in theater. The aggregate annual cost of TBI in the United States approached $60 billion in 2000. Despite the enormity of the problem, scientists have not identified an effective pharmacological agent that improves outcomes for TBI. Why have no agents been successfully developed, and what is being done about this devastating disease? New initiatives and research are finally bringing hope through a more fundamental understanding of the disease and the development of novel treatments. This symposium brings together three outstanding individuals to discuss 1) redefining TBI, the latest findings on the mechanisms, and new perspectives; 2) mild TBI, a silent epidemic -- new understanding of the injury and mechanisms involved; and 3) promising new treatments and current trials.",
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"title": "Language Processing for Science and Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Annie Zaenen, Palo Alto Research Center and Speakers:",
"description": "Spoken language was the first and remains the most pervasive communication and information technology. The invention of writing has quite some time ago extended our ability to communicate to those distant from us in time and space. The recent arrival of computers now provides us with new ways to access and share information encoded in speech or written language. The result is that we are confronted daily with more information than we can focus on or assimilate. Keyword search has provided a simple and surprisingly successful way to access this fire hose of information, but it is a blunt instrument. Currently, researchers are developing algorithms that enable computers to home in better on the information that users really want to find. To illustrate these recent developments, we discuss three aspects. The first contribution concentrates on developments that have a broad application to society as a whole. The two others focus on developments that at least for the moment are more relevant to the scientific community, namely, how language technology can extract information from scientific literature and how computers can be made not only to read texts but also reason about them.",
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"title": "The Brain on Trial: Neuroscience Evidence in the Courtroom",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Deborah Runkle, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Co-Organizer: Mark S. Frankel, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Moderator: Michael Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh and Speakers:",
"description": "The past two decades have seen amazing advances in our understanding of how the brain functions. In particular, new and improved imaging technologies have inspired research studies designed to elucidate how brain structure and function relate to behavior. Not surprisingly, new findings in neuroscience are beginning to gain visibility in the legal system, including the courtroom. In just the past few years, judges have been confronted with neuroscience-related issues such as the maturity of the adolescent brain, states of consciousness, and the foibles of human memory. This symposium will examine how one such issue, the connection between brain structure and function and violent behavior, is playing out in some criminal trials. The format of the session will imitate roughly that of a courtroom. Prosecuting and defense attorneys will call on two neuroscience experts to offer testimony regarding the degree to which a fictitious criminal’s brain defects may have predisposed or caused the violent behavior with which the defendant is charged and whether neuroimaging and other indices of brain function are advanced enough to be relied on for such decisions. The two lawyers will also offer often legal arguments related to the standards for the admissibility of new technologies, personal responsibility, and the proper balance of punishment and treatment in administering justice. And a judge will discuss the factors that guide judicial decision-making in cases like this.",
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"title": "Unexpected Discoveries on Brain Function and Development from Model Organisms",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: S. Lawrence Zipursky, University of California and Co-Organizer: Barbara Illman, U.S. Forest Service and Speakers:",
"description": "The behavior of an organism relies on the function of neural circuits. Neural circuits comprise complex ensembles of neurons interconnected through precise patterns of connections called synapses, specialized structures that underlie the regulated flow of information in the brain. How precise patterns of synaptic connections emerge during development and how these circuits control specific behaviors remain exciting frontiers in neuroscience. To gain insight into neural circuit function and development, scientists have turned increasingly to genetic technologies to manipulate specific cells within circuits and the function of specific genes in a model organism, such as a worm, fly, and mouse. In this symposium, recent progress in uncovering the cellular and molecular basis of neural circuit function and development will be presented.",
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"title": "Music-Language Interactions in the Brain: From the Brainstem to Broca’s Area",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Aniruddh D. Patel, Neurosciences Institute and Speakers:",
"description": "The past decade has seen an explosion of research on music and the brain. It is clear that music engages much of the brain and coordinates a wide range of cognitive processes. This naturally raises the question of how music cognition relates to other complex cognitive abilities. Language is an obvious candidate, since (like music) it relies on interpreting complex acoustic sequences that unfold in time. Whether music and language cognition share basic brain mechanisms has only recently begun to be studied empirically. An exciting picture is emerging. There are more connections between the domains than might be expected on the basis of dominant theories of musical and linguistic cognition. Furthermore, these connections have real-world implications for the study and treatment of disorders of speech and language. This symposium explores music-language relations from three different perspectives that combine behavioral and brain imaging methods: how speech is encoded by brainstem auditory structures; how “melodic intonation therapy” helps patients with non-fluent aphasia recover some of their spoken language fluency; and syntactic processing.",
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"title": "Role of Sleep in Memory from Development to Old Age",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Sara C. Mednick, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Why do babies need so much sleep? Is there a connection between poor sleep and attention deficits, risky decision-making, and behavioral problems in adolescents? Can sleep improve your memory? Is napping as effective as sleep? Can we stave off deterioration in cognition that occurs in older adulthood by treating sleep problems? We live in a society that is driven to work hard and sacrifice our sleep. It is, therefore, imperative that we begin to answer questions about the impact of decreased sleep on memory and cognition across the lifespan. The National Sleep Foundation reports that Americans get an average of 6.5 hours of sleep on weeknights, though 8 hours are recommended. Both men and women have decreased sleep (e.g., 67 percent of women report having poor sleep at least three nights a week). Studies of sleep in infants show that sleep deprivation begins in our earliest years, which may have consequences for infant learning and health. New studies show that two hallmarks of older adulthood, decreased sleep and cognitive decline, may be related. Moreover, sleep interventions can help reduce the decline in this age-group. This symposium brings new scientific discoveries about the impact of sleep on memory and cognition from the laboratory to the real world. We investigate the role of sleep on early brain development, infant language learning, adolescent and adult cognition and behavior, candidate mechanisms for sleep-dependent learning, and cognition in older adulthood.",
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"title": "The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty: Pathways and Impacts",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Greg J. Duncan, University of California and Discussant: Jack P. Shonkoff, Harvard University and Speakers:",
"description": "Poverty and its attendant stressors have the potential to shape the neurobiology of the developing child in powerful ways. Poverty in early childhood can reduce material investments in children’s learning and undermine the development of strong parent-child bonds. Newly available data linking family economic conditions throughout childhood to adult attainments demonstrate that individuals who were poor between conception and school entry work and earn less and are at higher risk for obesity three decades later. Poverty has also been linked to children’s behavior problems, although causal effects are less clear. The strongest evidence is that deep and enduring poverty in early childhood reduces school achievement, and several possible mechanisms have been suggested. With respect to health, research shows that susceptibility to a range of chronic diseases, presyndromal psychopathology, and developmental disorders is concentrated among children who have the following: compromised early environments, such as those found in impoverished families and communities; experiences of subordination and social marginality; and a neurobiological sensitivity to social context operating at the levels of behavior, neural circuitry, and gene expression. Taken together, these interactive risk factors delineate an experience-driven biology of disadvantage that places many children on developmental trajectories toward lifelong patterns of ill health and unrealized potential.",
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"title": "Language Learning in Deaf Children: Integrating Research on Speech, Gesture, and Sign",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jenny Saffran, University of Wisconsin and Moderator: Jenny Saffran, University of Wisconsin and Discussant: Rachel Mayberry, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "How do infants who cannot hear learn language? The two dominant approaches to this problem are typically considered in isolation. On the one hand, infants exposed to signed languages such as American Sign Language readily learn a native sign language via the visual modality. On the other hand, infants exposed to spoken languages such as English are often provided with devices such as cochlear implants, which facilitate the acquisition of a native spoken language. However, there has been remarkably little cross-talk between investigators focused on these two different modes of language learning. This symposium considers the nature of the language input to deaf infants and young children from both the visual and auditory perspective. Based on results from studies of deaf infants with cochlear implants, how do these infants learn new spoken words and recognize familiar spoken words, given the degraded acoustic signal provided by cochlear implant devices? The types of visual input provided to deaf infants in the form of gesture across cultures also will be considered along with the implications of early spoken and signed language input for later language acquisition. By bringing together new research findings on the nature of the input to language learning in deaf infants and young children, this symposium will suggest important dimensions of experience that lead to successful language outcomes.",
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"title": "From Gene Discovery to Cell Biology in Psychiatry: An Emerging Case",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Tyrone Cannon, University of California and Moderator: Tyrone Cannon, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Progress in identifying susceptibility genes for psychiatric disorders has been hindered by non-Mendelian transmission patterns, probable genetic heterogeneity, and an inability to detect premorbid and non-penetrant carriers of predisposing genes. In addition, evidence suggests that some susceptibility loci may be shared among conditions traditionally viewed as etiologically distinct. More recently, schizophrenia and other complex diseases have been reconceptualized as sets of quantitative traits that reflect intermediate phenotypes between predisposing genes and symptomatic expression. This symposium addresses recent progress toward achieving a mechanistic understanding of specific gene disruption in schizophrenia. We highlight recent translational work specifying the effects of sequence variations in genes associated with schizophrenia across the cognitive, anatomical, physiologic, cellular, and molecular levels and determining whether these genotype-phenotype relationships are paralleled in mice with experimentally induced alterations of these genes. We also discuss how the use of multiple manipulations of the same gene and an inducible transgene platform may facilitate isolating critical regions of genes that will aid in the identification of functional polymorphisms in humans. The focus will be on the Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene, but work extending this approach to other putative susceptibility loci, such as dysbindin, will be included.",
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"venue": "Newport Beach (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
"description": "",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"title": "Statistics",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Joan F. Hilton, University of California, San Francisco",
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"title": "AJAS Oral Presentations: Medicine and Microbiology",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "AJAS showcases the work of promising future scientists who represent their state junior academies. These premier high school students share the results of their award-wining research through short oral presentations.",
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"venue": "Cardiff (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
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"title": "AAAS Section G (Biological Sciences) Fellows Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Carol Newlon, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey",
"description": "Open to all current and newly elected Fellow of the section on Biological Sciences and to organizers and speakers in symposia sponsored by the Section on Biological Sciences.",
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"title": "U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation International Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Angel Leu, US. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)",
"description": "Join CRDF for a reception to highlight the critical role of international scientific cooperation in addressing global challenges and building scientific capacity.",
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"title": "AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship Luncheon",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 12:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Stacey Pasco, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "Jeffrey W. Kirsch, Ph.D., executive director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, is the featured speaker. A former public broadcasting executive producer and director of San Diego's KPBS-TV Science Center, Kirsch was recruited to lead the Fleet Science Center, home of the world's first IMAX Dome Theater. He serves as chair of the Museum Film Network, an international association of 15 museums that develops and sponsors high quality, scientific IMAX films to improve the public's appreciation and understanding of science.",
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"title": "Meet and Greet with Science Careers Forum",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Brianna Blaser, AAAS/Science Careers",
"description": "The Forum on",
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"venue": "Solana (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
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"title": "Engineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Marwan Simaan, University of Pittsburgh",
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"title": "Mathematics",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 7:45 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Edward Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University",
"description": "",
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"title": "Geology and Geography",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Jere Lipps, University of California, Berkeley",
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"title": "AJAS Oral Presentations: Engineering",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
"description": "AJAS showcases the work of promising future scientists who represent their state junior academies. These premier high school students share the results of their award-wining research through short oral presentations.",
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"venue": "Room 1A (San Diego Convention Center)",
"description": "",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"title": "Working Together for the Public: Challenges for Verification of Nuclear Activities",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Paul Thompson, Atomic Weapons Establishment, U.K. and Speakers:",
"description": "The role of nuclear safeguards has evolved from the simple verification of the correctness of a state's declaration, to the more complex challenge of ensuring that nonproliferation controls are respected. The advanced safeguards system plays a central role in areas of technology transfer for peaceful purposes. The additional protocol (AP) authorizes safeguards authorities to verify the absence of undeclared nuclear activities in all parts of a state’s nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mines, fuel fabrication plants, enrichment facilities, and nuclear waste sites, as well as any other location where nuclear material is or may be present, and this at nearly any time. This session aims to clearly demonstrate what technology transfers and expertise have taken place, what cutting-edge scientific techniques have been developed, and how they have actually enhanced international safeguards.",
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"title": "Bottom-of-the-Economic-Pyramid Technological Solutions: Lessons from Success Stories",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: William S. Kisaalita, University of Georgia and Discussant: William S. Kisaalita, University of Georgia and Speakers:",
"description": "Half the worldís¬†6 billion people live on US$2 a day or less;¬†1 billion, at the very bottom of the economic pyramid, lives on less than US$1 a day and are predominantly found in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. These regions are home to a population that is chronically or acutely malnourished. Furthermore, Sub-Saharan Africa, with 16 of the 18 most undernourished countries, remains the only region where per-capita food production continues to decline every year. Approximately 50 percent of the hungry are in smallholder farming households. The challenge of reducing or eliminating hunger is closely linked to success in other goals. For example, nearly 57 percent of malaria deaths are attributable to malnutrition. Governments in these countries are the primary source of recourses for science and technology (S&T). Despite the apparent recognition of the importance of S&T for socioeconomic growth and poverty reduction, the full benefit of S&T has not been achieved, calling for alternative approaches. In response, S&T approaches directly targeting smallholders that resemble venture capital companies (social entrepreneurs) are on the rise. Panelists in this session have success stories to share. Their presentations will teach lessons they have learned in the development and deployment of S&T solutions to problems at the bottom of the economic pyramid.",
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"title": "What Went Wrong with the Global Economy?",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Rolf Sinclair, Centro de Estudios Cientificos and Co-Organizer: J. Doyne Farmer, Santa Fe Institute and Speakers:",
"description": "The global economy has crashed. When did it start? Why did it happen? Why do we think we were taken by surprise? This symposium presents a perspective on these questions from physicists who have been working in economics. The speakers will discuss their recent work as well as discuss problems and approaches for future research. Throughout, they will stress what the methods and research style of physics have to offer for economics, and explain why it is complementary to that of economists. The speakers have been chosen carefully from those working in the new field of “econophysics” to represent a diversity of backgrounds and research interests, both in the United States and abroad.",
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"title": "Building International Security Through Lab-to-Lab Exchanges",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Benn Tannenbaum, AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy and Speakers:",
"description": "Beginning in the 1980s, the United States ran an exchange program that brought as many as 4,000 scientists annually from \"sensitive\" countries (e.g., China, India, Pakistan, and the states of the former Soviet Union) to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) labs, including exchanges with Russian and Chinese scientists at DOE weapons labs. These exchanges promoted trust and national security by building relationships among scientists at U.S., Russian, and other national security science laboratories. Scandals in the 1990s and a cooling of relations with Russia during the early 21st century have led to a decline in these exchanges, including a cessation of exchanges with Chinese scientists at the DOE weapons labs and a dramatic reduction in exchanges with Russian weapons scientists. However, given President Obama's speeches on arms control and the notion of ridding the world of nuclear weapons, it is time to increase and diversify these exchanges with Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and other strategically important countries. This symposium will examine the history of lab-to-lab exchanges during and after the Cold War and explore new ways national security science can be used to promote international relations.",
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"title": "The Next Big Thing: Keys in the Transformation from Science to Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Gerald Hane, Battelle-Japan and Discussants: Lewis M. Branscomb, University of California and William J. Valdez, U.S. Department of Energy and Speakers:",
"description": "What is the “Next Big Thing?” contemplated by scientists, research administrators, entrepreneurs, companies, and investors? Approaches to identifying the Next Big Thing and understanding its evolution are highly varied, as is the general ability to integrate such analysis into planning and policy. This session will explore various approaches used to assess emerging technologies and patterns of innovation in considering whether an area might emerge as the Next Big Thing in innovation. Of particular interest is the transformation of big discoveries to big societal impact. This session will offer views of the assessment of the Next Big Thing from a variety of perspectives including those of investors in emerging technology who play a pivotal role at this transitional phase, technology forecasters, and research funders. The session will also include analysis from an international perspective. Some of the questions that will be addressed include the following: What are key indicators of the emergence of the Next Big Thing in science and technology? What are indicators that the Next Big Thing in science is evolving into the next big thing in the economy? What are challenges and milestones in this evolution? What is the extent of feedback between use, innovation, and discovery in expanding and sustaining the growth of a new area? Are there lessons from past “Big Things” that might help to inform policy or management regarding current emerging technologies?",
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"title": "Privacy in a New Global Context: Trapped Between Culture, Laws, and Technology",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Stephan Lechner, JRC†Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen and Co-Organizer: Aidan Gilligan, European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC) and Moderator: Stephan Lechner, JRC¬†Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen and Speakers:",
"description": "Why did a serious government buy a stolen CD with millions of banking data from an individual? Who actually guards our sensitive data today, and who makes sure the guards do not misuse their position? Whom can we trust in the long run? The fragile global defense line of privacy started to collapse by a single incident in early 2008 under the pressure of the financial crisis, legal prosecution, and individual greed. And all of a sudden everything changed: Data were stolen and passed on, U.S. and European legal systems clashed, and profitable businesses were abandoned under political pressure. But how will we deal with this in the future? Will there still be a place for investors where their legal activities are safe from being disclosed to competitors? And how can a new global privacy balance be established -- instead of just making suspicious activities move to different places? All these questions need to be looked at from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. The symposium will show European, U.S., and Chinese approaches and explain how privacy, information security, and data control are linked from different cultural backgrounds, why and to what extent international laws have excavated privacy concepts already and what new risks are hidden in the globally interconnected information infrastructure. The symposium will also present results on interdependencies between the disciplines and point out areas with the most urgent need for research.",
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"title": "Mobilizing East Asian Science and Technology To Address Critical Global Challenges",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Asuka Hoshikoshi, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy and Co-Organizer: Yuko Nagano, NISTEP and Moderator: Christopher Hill, George Mason University and Speakers:",
"description": "China, Korea, and Japan ó three of the world¬ís major scientific and technological powers ¬ó are each seeking to focus their national government support of research, development, and STEM human resources activities to address shared global challenges. They include economic recovery and performance, climate change, and safe and secure food supplies to meet the needs of growing populations. In this symposium, China introduces potential strategies and policies that will boost the country¬ís innovation, particularly, the policies for promoting regional development of innovative cities and the policies to stimulate sustainable and innovative development of a Chinese economy in economic crises. Korea is introducing a new paradigm for national development to overcome the global economic crisis with sustainable development and job creation. It includes a vision and goals for green research and development (R&D) policy, an investment direction for green technology R&D, and a green technology development strategy and future path. Japan will introduce an evaluation of its current national S&T and innovation policy and analyze policy tools including human resource development and collaboration between companies and universities. Finally, it proposes a future framework to bridge a gap between knowledge and global issues.",
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"title": "Oceans Apart? Transatlantic Perspectives on Public Research and Business Innovation",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Eamonn Cahill, Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser and Moderator: Albert H. Teich, AAAS Science and Policy Programs and Discussant: Patrick Cunningham, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland and Speakers:",
"description": "A strong economy is a prerequisite for a prosperous and equitable society. Both the US and Europe are banking heavily on the potential of scientific and technological research to drive economic recovery and deliver future growth. Science Policy will be a major determinant of the extent to which this potential is fulfilled and therefore it is timely to review the emerging Science of Science Policy. This session will feature leading practitioners in this discipline from the US and Europe and will have a particular focus on measuring the link between Science Policy and Business Innovation.",
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"title": "Science Academies in Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Daniel Schaffer, TWAS and Co-Organizer: Tasia Asakawa, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) and Moderator: Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) and Discussant: Bruce M. Alberts, AAAS/Science and Speakers:",
"description": "Merit-based national science academies have been praised for the vast storehouse of knowledge that their members represent. But they have also been criticized for operating in blissful disregard of the critical concerns of their societies. They have been viewed more as brainy men's clubs than brainy men of action. That image has been undergoing a transformation over the past 15 years as science academies seek to become more relevant to society without compromising the principles that have been the source of their strength: an unwavering dedication to excellence. This session will examine the recent steps that have been taken by science academies worldwide to address the major challenges that they face in making their work relevant and useful both to their nations and the global scientific community. Emphasis will be placed on the activities of the InterAcademy Panel, a global network of merit-based science academies headquartered in Trieste, Italy.",
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"title": "Information Technologies and Remote Sensing for Understanding Human Rights Violations",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Lars Bromley, AAAS International Office and Speakers:",
"description": "Geography, remote sensing, and computing all have an important role to play in promoting and maintaining human rights around the world. Since 2006, with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, the Oak Foundation, and the Open Society Institute, the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program (SHRP) has been exploring these applications for the nongovernmental human rights sector. Engaging human rights organizations presents unique challenges for scientists. The complex nature of the information in question, whether derived from remote sensing or aggregated media reporting, requires time-consuming analytical processes often at odds with the relatively fast pace of human rights organizations. Beyond analyzing data from the geographic perspective, actual engagement of human rights organizations requires close collaboration to meet goals within specified timeframes. However, resulting information products must retain their academic rigor and survive extensive public scrutiny. This session will discuss experiences at SHRP and at Amnesty International, U.S., with use of geospatial technologies, geographic methods, and broader information systems. Specifically, presentations will include information on the role of remote sensing in human rights work, visualization methods for human rights advocacy and communication, and challenges to forecasting human rights violations from open information sources.",
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"venue": "Room 3 (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"title": "Scientific Approaches to Teaching Science in K-16 Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"category": "",
"speaker": "Organizer: Robert E. Fay, Westat and Speakers:",
"description": "The recruitment and training of the next generation of scientists depends critically on the success of K-12 and undergraduate education. The symposium exemplifies recent work by research psychologists to strengthen evidence-based approaches to science education. The particular focus is on directly teaching principles of scientific inquiry and reasoning. Science education necessarily emphasizes domain-specific knowledge; but to varying degrees, science education also attempts to instruct students on the general principles of scientific thinking. The symposium presents efforts to develop new approaches and tools to teach scientific principles and to deepen studentsí understanding of them. Recent work by cognitive psychologists has examined how scientists reason, both experimentally and in the natural setting of the research laboratory. This empirical research can inform the content of what students are taught about successful scientific research strategies. New research to develop computer-based methods aims to provide tools to teach students principles of scientific reasoning as a supplement to traditional science courses. One of the two studies includes an evaluation of its effect on low-socioeconomic status middle-school students. Together, this research offers the prospect of deepening students¬í understanding of science and its interconnectedness across fields of study.",
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"title": "Visualizations in the Mind and in the World: Implications for STEM Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Mary Hegarty, University of California and Moderator: Mary Hegarty, University of California and Discussants: Nora Newcombe, Temple University and Keith Devlin, Stanford University and Speakers:",
"description": "Visualization is central to thinking in science and engineering. Kekule’s visualization of the Benzene ring advanced the theory of chemical structure. Tesla, Einstein, and Feynman reported that visual imagery was central to their thinking. These visualizations existed in the minds of scientists; they were internal visualizations. External visualizations such as diagrams, graphs, scientific visualizations, and simulations also play an important role in science. These visualizations exist in the world, printed on paper or presented on computer monitors. Advances in computer graphics are constantly increasing the power of these visualizations to model complex natural phenomena. Despite the importance of visualizations in science, students are rarely taught to visualize or to critically evaluate how to best use external visualization techniques in scientific thinking. Research presented in this symposium will provide insights into how to train internal visualization skills and capitalize on external visualizations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Presenters will discuss relations between internal and external visualizations in scientific domains such as physics, geoscience, ecology, and chemistry. They will report new basic research on the brain bases of internal visualization and how the visualizations of scientists differ from those of artists. Finally they will examine how to best engage students in scientific thinking with powerful external visualizations.",
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"title": "First-Person Solvers? Learning Mathematics in a Video Game",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Keith Devlin, Stanford University and Speakers:",
"description": "Mathematics -- particularly at the K-12 level, although not exclusively so -- is well suited to learning in video games, which provide not only immersive environments in which situated, conceptual learning can take place, but also motivate the necessary repetitive practice of procedures. Although long recognized, this promise is only now becoming a reality. The long gestation period is due in part to the time it took for the initial studies and experiments to yield the required understanding of the medium for education, in part to the time it took for the gaming industry to produce flexible tools that made game development less of a “one-off” affair, and in part the need for the game developers to be convinced that there is a market to generate reasonable returns for the considerable up-front development costs. But the last 2 years have seen the release of a number of successful products, and others are under development. These first-wave mathematics education games will not get everything right, but as was indicated by a number of articles published in",
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"title": "Learning Science in Informal Environments",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Bruce V. Lewenstein, Cornell University and Moderator: Bruce V. Lewenstein, Cornell University and Discussant: Marcia Linn, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "The panel will provide insight into the findings of a report released last year by the National Research Council which has opened up new opportunities for research about and practice of science learning outside the classroom. Informal environments include everyday experiences,†such as¬†hunting, walking in the park, and watching a sunrise; designed settings, such as science centers, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and planetariums; and programs, such as afterschool science clubs or environmental monitoring through a local citizens' organization. Cross-cutting features that shape these environments include media as a context and tool for learning and the opportunities these environments provide for inclusion of culturally, socially, and linguistically diverse communities. The¬†report assessed evidence of science learning across settings and age-groups and over varied spans of time, identified qualities of learning experiences special to informal environments and shared with schools, and developed an agenda for research and development of the field.",
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"title": "Science Literacy: How To Train Teachers, Engage Students, and Maximize Learning",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Michael W. Klymkowsky, University of Colorado and Moderator: Melanie M. Cooper, Clemson University and Discussant: Melanie M. Cooper, Clemson University and Speakers:",
"description": "Scientific literacy is crucial; it is necessary for our future economic competitiveness and the general citizen’s understanding of the value, implications, and limitations of scientific knowledge. So, does our science education system effectively address these equally important outcomes? The answer is complicated by the fact that the ability to successfully produce a relative handful of scientists can obscure gross failures in the education of the public at large. Nevertheless, we can identify key factors that influence science education, including the ability of the system to engage diverse sectors of the population. Among these are the order in which concepts are presented; the methods used to facilitate and reinforce their learning; the strategies used to convince students of their ability to learn; and the methods (i.e., tests) used to monitor their comprehension, competence, and confidence. Are instructors comfortable with what they are called on to teach; are the concepts to be taught presented in an effective sequence and in sufficient depth; do the assessments used measure comprehension and competence; and do methods “turn on” or “turn off” student interest in and appreciation of science? There is substantial data that these goals are not generally met. The speakers will address these issues to promote a critical and cross-disciplinary discussion, and perhaps identify ways forward toward more effective and inclusive science literacy.",
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"title": "Worlds of Wonder: Can Video Games Teach Science?",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania and Co-Organizer: Douglas Clark, Vanderbilt University and Moderator: Marcia Linn, University of California and Discussant: Robert A. Tinker, Concord Consortium and Speakers:",
"description": "Controversy surrounds the value of video games and virtual worlds for science learning. Kids spend endless hours playing games and many argue that these motivating experiences can also teach science. We bring together leaders in realizing the promise of games for science learning and invite respondents and audience members to use the evidence to reach their own conclusions. The Whyville project illustrates how participation in virtual epidemic outbreaks with millions of players can help participants understand how disease spreads. Outbreak@The Institute allows mobile users on a university to take on the roles of doctors, epidemiologists, medical technicians and public health experts to contain a virus. In Surge, students use physics principles to navigate complex terrain. Using Second Life, the Exploratorium brings volcanoes up close and personal. Each project will present evidence showing the impact of their innovations on student understanding of science. Discussants will comment on how these approaches can engage students in new forms of science inquiry and develop a better understanding of complex science concepts.",
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"title": "Education Research at Minority-Serving Institutions: What Have We Learned?",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Marilyn J. Suiter, National Science Foundation and Moderator: Cynthia Winston, Howard University and Discussant: Yolanda S. George, AAAS Education and Human Resources and Speakers:",
"description": "Significant opportunities to broaden the participation of all Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are elements of the increasingly global STEM enterprise: ideally, a human bridge between science and society. While minority-serving institutions play a significant role in the education and development of underrepresented minority students in the natural and physical sciences, a challenge lies in the absence of systematic knowledge on how and why these institutions have been able to sustain their success for decades. A program track for Education Research projects in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) was launched in 2006. The project focus is on evidence-based research studies that contribute to advancing our understanding of how to broaden the participation and propel or sustain success for underrepresented groups in the STEM enterprise. That research community poses as an excellent resource to allow us to learn important questions to pursue innovative research designs, mixed research methodologies, and implementation challenges. Session participants will share project goals and discuss research designs, best practices, challenges, and preliminary findings as well as consider how the outcomes might guide future directions in the NSF program. We anticipate productive scholarly debate and contribute to the understanding of research and best practices in professional development within undergraduate S&E education.",
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"title": "Role of Community Colleges in Increasing Minority Students in the STEM Pipeline",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Anne Jane MacLachlan, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "At state and national levels, community colleges are increasingly held to be the salvation for underrepresented first-generation students who desire to earn a bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field. Not much is known, however, about the progress of these students through a community college or the particular issues around STEM education in such institutions. Most community college research focuses on issues common to all community college students rather than those of STEM students. This symposium seeks to clarify aspects of what is known about STEM in community colleges through a global literature review of the structural aspects of community colleges that impinges on STEM major completion and transfer. This overview is augmented by two different perspectives on STEM achievement in California community colleges. The first examines the population entering and persisting in STEM majors in the state’s largest community college, which emphasizes the various difficulties STEM students face in addition to those of underrepresented first-generation students. The second is an analysis of Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), the most successful transfer program for underrepresented first-generation students in the state. The goal of this symposium is to illuminate the real obstacles on the student STEM pathway and the points of assistance that can be found on it. The intention is to clarify the confusion in policy discussions about what community colleges can actually attain in contributing to STEM achievement.",
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"title": "Can Singapore Mathematics Enhance Student Learning in the United States?",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Patsy Wang-Iverson, Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation and Discussant: Perla Myers, University of San Diego and Speakers:",
"description": "Education serves as a vital bridge between science and society. As a way to improve mathematics and science education, an increasing number of voices are calling for international benchmarking. A desire to look to other countries’ practices was catalyzed by the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which included a detailed curriculum analysis. A summary of mathematics topics taught in grades 1",
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"venue": "Hawaiian Corridor (San Diego Convention Center)",
"description": "",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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"title": "AAAS International Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Linda Stroud, AAAS International Office",
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"title": "Optical Society of America Laserfest Reception",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 6:30 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Barbara Hutchison, LaserFest (The Optical Society)",
"description": "Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the laser, its history, and its future potential. Join the scientific laser community in recognizing and honoring the importance of scientific research and development, its role in fueling economic activity, and the impact laser innovations have had on society and everyoneís daily life.",
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"venue": "Randle Ballroom (Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego)",
"description": "",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"title": "American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Breakfast with Scientists",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Coordinator: Lee Brogie, American Junior Academy of Sciences",
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"venue": "Room 4 (San Diego Convention Center)",
"description": "",
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"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
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"title": "AAAS/NSF Communicating Science: Tools for Scientists and Engineers",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 5:00 PM",
"category": "Pre-registration required",
"speaker": "Organizer: Tiffany Lohwater, AAAS Office of Public Programs and Co-Organizer: Cindy Holloway, National Science Foundation",
"description": "Scientists and engineers who foster information-sharing and respect between science and the public are essential for the public communication of and engagement with science. The AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology has partnered with the National Science Foundation to provide resources, both online (www.aaas.org/communicatingscience) and through in-person workshops, to help researchers communicate more broadly with the public. This interactive workshop will include why science communication is important; the defining of audience and message in communication with public audiences; media interviews; on-camera practice; public outreach opportunities; NSF's Broader Impacts requirement; and more. Pre-registration for this full-day workshop is required; visit www.aaas.org/communicatingscience for additional information and to register.",
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"title": "Toward Green Mobility: Integrating Electric Drive Vehicles and Smart Grid Technology",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Kathryn Clay, Alliance for Automotive Manufacturers and Co-Organizer: Tina Kaarsberg, U.S. Department of Energy and Moderator: Jim Kliesch, Union of Concerned Scientists and Speakers:",
"description": "Accelerated adoption of electric drive vehicles could greatly diminish our dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. President Obama has set a national goal of 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in our national fleet by 2015. Large-scale deployment of these vehicles, each partially dependant on the electrical grid for power, will require careful integration between the transportation and electrical generation sectors. As the electrical grid expands it role to become a transportation fuel provider, it becomes important to view the vehicles and electric “fuel” infrastructure as a system. Technologies to improve the integration of electric vehicles and the grid, known as “V2G” technologies, could allow vehicle batteries to provide services to the grid, enhancing its reliability and stability, and enabling it to store excess renewable energy for times of peak demand. In this session, panelists will discuss the origins of the V2G model and will assess the policy, economic, and technical requirements for the establishment of a resilient, efficient national vehicle-to-grid system. Key topics will include designing new generations of PHEV powertrains, grid systems, and the controllers to integrate them and assessing the lifecycle energy use and environmental impacts of V2G configurations; the use of market signals to encourage consumer participation; and models to predict the impact of V2G technologies on national energy demand.",
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"title": "Greening Cities Through Media, Education, and Science",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Marla S. McIntosh, University of Maryland and Co-Organizer: Albert G. Medvitz, McCormack Sheep and Grain and Moderator: Marla S. McIntosh, University of Maryland and Discussants: Andy Lipkis, TreePeople and Dale Bell, Media Policy Center and Speakers:",
"description": "As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban, the importance of healthy and economically secure cities becomes paramount. All too often, the quality of life in cities is diminished by deteriorating inner cities and urban sprawl. A new ecologically based approach to urban land use is urgently needed to address the negative and cumulative consequences of urbanization on human and environmental health. Cities are human-dominated but function as complex ecosystems subject to natural laws. For a sustainable planet, we must reverse the continuing decline of urban environments through innovative planning and design. Although planting trees and managing cities as functioning watersheds provide ecological services, such as carbon reduction, stormwater management, and climate control, it is the will of citizens that ultimately makes a difference. This symposium features speakers who, through innovative and strategic collaborations, have changed the actions and priorities of the people who live, work, and raise families within cities. They will share their unique experiences and perspectives on science education, organizing and mobilizing communities, and media policy that have helped to heal cities through adaptation, restoration and design inspired by natural systems. A panel discussion, with highlights from a new PBS Series \"Designing Healthy Cities,\" will emphasize the benefits of scientists working with the media and community groups to green cities.",
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"title": "Biofuels' Uncertain Future: Unraveling the Science and Politics of Indirect Land Use",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Holly K. Gibbs, Stanford University and Co-Organizer: Richard Plevin, University of California and Moderator: Michael O'Hare, University of California and Discussants: Holly K. Gibbs, Stanford University and Michael O'Hare, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "The science and politics of using plants as energy feedstocks (i.e., biofuels) have evolved a long ways since the debate began churning in full force in early 2007. Many issues have been resolved, but the uncertainty surrounding the indirect effects of biofuels demand in the United States on land-use decisions made across the tropics and elsewhere has remained at the forefront of discussions. These land-use changes initially triggered by increased demand for a crop-based biofuel have been identified as a major source of carbon emissions by some, while other posit that the science behind the global economics and land-use information is too uncertain. The ongoing controversy has threatened to stall efforts to create “low carbon fuel standards” that would help address climate change, particularly as policy-makers at the national level (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and the state level (California Air Resources Board) attempt to account for these land-use changes with new legislation. This symposium focuses on the controversy's political, regulatory, and economic dimensions and how they are interacting with emerging scientific knowledge and policy applications. Speakers, who include land-use scientists, lawyers, policy-makers, and economists, will emphasize strategies to manage the uncertainty in a policy context.",
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"title": "Combating Global Emissions:The Urgent Needfor aNew Strategy in the Asia- Pacific Rim",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Ellyn M. Murphy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Co-Organizer: Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Moderator: Ellyn M. Murphy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "The United States is on the cusp of implementing climate change policies that will require 50",
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"title": "Societal Strategies for Addressing the Climate and Energy Challenge",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 4:30 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Jane C.S. Long, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "This symposium addresses four coherent societal strategies that respond to the climate crisis and a few key issues in each strategy. First, the use of fossil fuels cannot be ceased immediately; emissions associated with burning them must be reduced. The session will address barriers to making carbon capture and storage a timely part of a carbon management portfolio and prospects for natural gas in fuel substitution. Second, the transition to a near zero",
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"title": "Consequences of Changes in Energy Return on Energy Invested",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Carey King, University of Texas and Moderator: Carey King, University of Texas and Speakers:",
"description": "For a new energy generation technology, system, or fuel to be useful for society, it must provide more useful work, or energy, than it takes for its own existence. The quantity energy return on energy invested is one metric that is often used to compare energy technologies. The higher the energy return on energy invested, the more energy and work is available for society to prosper. However, as fossil fuel resources are extracted, those that are the easiest to reach with high energy return on energy invested are exploited first. U.S. resources estimated at energy return on investment (EROI) of 100:1 are now being extracted at nearly 10",
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"title": "Urban Design and Energy Demand: Transforming Cities for an Eco-Energy Future",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Nancy Levinson, Arizona State University and Discussants: Steven A. Moore, University of Texas and Hillary Brown, New Civic Works and Speakers:",
"description": "Sustainability is the signal challenge of our time, yet we are overlooking the vital role of urban design in confronting this challenge. Most energy debate and investment focuses on supply -- on developing and scaling up new or alternative sources. But in our emphasis on adding supply, we are neglecting a crucial aspect of reducing demand. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings and transportation account for two-thirds of U.S. energy use. This session will highlight place-based research that shows how cities can reduce energy use through the comprehensive adaptation of existing systems, including shelter, transportation, power, water, landscape, and waste. \"Existing\" is key: our tendency, when faced with obsolete infrastructure, is to abandon what exists and build new -- an unsustainable practice. Speakers from architecture, urban design, and building science will show how diverse factors -- density, land use, multimodal transit, renewable fuels, water and waste conservation, landscape restoration, and building shape, size, material, and orientation -- can be coordinated, modeled, and measured to create resource-efficient (almost zero carbon) districts, reduce urban heat island, and integrate human and natural systems in suburbia. The panel, which will discuss European, Asian, and U.S. research, will argue that effective adaptation must engage not only the scale of components -- such as solar arrays or high-performance materials -- but also the larger scale of urban systems.",
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"title": "Geoengineering the Climate: The Royal Society Study",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Tracey Elliott, Royal Society and Speakers:",
"description": "Geoengineering, the deliberate modification of the Earth’s climate on a planetary scale, is a topic emerging from the fringes of debate and receiving increased attention from scientists, policy-makers, and the public. Ideas, such as adding sulphates to the stratosphere to reflect out sunlight, or fertilizing the oceans with iron to promote the growth of plants that absorb carbon dioxide, were once considered science fiction. However with global temperatures rising, along with the fear that humanity is not going to make the emissions cuts required to avert dangerous climate change, some are calling for climate intervention techniques to be researched immediately. In September 2009 the Royal Society Science Policy Center published \"Geoengineering Climate.\" This major science policy report assessed the potential benefits, drawbacks, and risks of the most prominent geoengineering proposals. In highlighting the range of political, social, and ethical questions raised by climate intervention, it brought to the fore the need for informed international debate and continued public engagement. This symposium will continue the discussion of if, when, and how research and deployment should proceed. It will review the numerous scientific challenges that remain and explore how deliberate intervention in the Earth’s climate should be governed.",
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"venue": "Room 10 (San Diego Convention Center)",
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"region": "California",
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"title": "Special Focus Meeting of Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 8:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 6:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all registrants",
"speaker": "Organizer: Betty Calinger, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "AAAS and the Graduate STEM Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program at the National Science Foundation are sponsoring a special meeting for funded projects and interested members of the STEM community on Thursday, 18 February, at the San Diego Convention Center. GK-12 projects will present information on topics related to the core goals of the program including: developing effective partnerships with K-12 teachers, students, and schools; communicating science to the public; and integrating STEM research into the K-12 classroom. The special meeting will culminate in a poster session on Friday afternoon that highlights the work of the GK-12 projects and offers information about the GK-12 program to interested Annual Meeting participants. For more information, contact AAAS Education and Human Resources, (202) 326-6629.",
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"title": "Smart and Secure Transmission Grids To Realize US and EU Renewable Energy Potentials",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Gianluca Fulli, European Commission, Joint Research Center, Institute for Energy and Co-Organizer: Giovanni De Santi, European Commission, Joint Research Center, Institute for Energy and Moderator: Gianluca Fulli, European Commission, Joint Research Center, Institute for Energy and Speakers:",
"description": "Today, the attention on electricity transmission grids ñ the backbones of the United States¬í and European Union¬ís economies ¬ñ is higher than ever. These networks are getting older, are confronted with complex market liberalization processes and have to host increasing amounts of renewable energy sources. Furthermore, in order to address the challenges of energy security and climate change, transmission grids need to become ¬ësmarter¬í by seamlessly integrating a wide range of users (generators, consumers and/or other grids). In this session, speakers from Europe and the United States will compare challenges and options for the EU and US transmission grids of the future, particularly by addressing the following questions: How much can power grids be stretched to integrate larger proportions of renewable energy? What really is a ¬ìsmart¬î transmission grid? To what extent do the electricity systems require upgrade and restructuring to move towards smartgrid concepts? Which role can improved regulation play in streamlining the changes on grid architecture and operation? Which new technologies are available to revamp the power grid? How can we strike a balance between the deployment of new technologies and increased coordination to cope with renewables and market integration? How can transmission planning take into account possible evolutions towards distributed generation schemes?",
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"title": "AAAS Meeting of Affiliates",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 10:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 12:00 PM",
"category": "Open to all affiliate representatives",
"speaker": "Organizer: Gretchen Seiler, AAAS Executive Office",
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"title": "What’s Next for the Net? The Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Computing",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Michael R. Nelson, Georgetown University and Discussant: Ramesh Rao, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "Today, about 2 billion people are connected to the Internet via personal computers and cell phones. In less than 10 years, hundreds of billions of devices and sensors will also be connected to the “Internet of Things.” Everything from cars to air conditioners to sprinkler heads to shipping boxes to dog collars will be connected. Sensors will provide petabytes of data on location, temperature, and other environmental data. They will enable more accurate tracking and management of automobile traffic, freight, and supply chains. Researchers in fields ranging from forestry to sociology will be able to study phenomenon in detail never possible before. Integrating the data from the Internet of Things will enable better simulations and modeling of our environment, natural disasters, and the behavior of crowds and organizations. This panel will examine the technological advances that are enabling the “Internet of Things” and the “Smarter Planet,” including low-power sensors, radio-frequency identification tags, and ubiquitous wireless networks. In addition, panelists will discuss the challenges involved in expanding the Internet by a factor of 100 or more and examine the barriers that could slow the deployment of such technologies at sensor nets and geo-location devices (e.g., privacy).",
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"title": "Managing the Exaflood: Enhancing the Value of Networked Data for Science and Society",
"start_time": "2010-02-19 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-19 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Bonnie C. Carroll, Information International Associates Inc. and Co-Organizer: Paul F. Uhlir, National Research Council and Moderator: Michael R. Nelson, Georgetown University and Discussant: Christopher L. Greer, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development and Speakers:",
"description": "The amount of data generated each year is likely to double every 2 years for the next decade as the cost of computing and networking plunges and the number of people and data-generating instruments connected to the Internet soars. George Gilder referred to this phenomenon as the \"exaflood.\" Some research projects routinely generate terabytes and even petabytes of data. Many others result in smaller, heterogeneous collections with valuable attributes. To realize the full benefit and value of these diverse and voluminous data requires effective data management techniques, institutional arrangements, and policies. How can research organizations ensure that data are properly archived and made available to all the researchers who might find them useful? How can the origin and accuracy of data be ensured and properly documented? What new approaches are needed to ensure that the preservation and access to data of great scientific and social value is a priority? Many organizations and advisory groups are now confronting these challenges. The symposium will bring together leading research and policy experts who will discuss the value proposition of the exaflood, provide compelling examples of applications that expand the boundaries of what is possible, and discuss some of the policy and management issues that must be resolved.",
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"title": "50 Years of Exobiology and Astrobiology: Past, Present, and Future Life in the Universe",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 11:30 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Linda Billings, George Washington University and Co-Organizer: Jeffrey Bada, University of California and Speakers:",
"description": "In 1960, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established an Exobiology Program to study the potential for life beyond the Earth. Over the years, at NASA and elsewhere, exobiology expanded to encompass studies of evolutionary biology, the origin and evolution of prebiotic elements and compounds in the universe, the search for extrasolar planets, and the future of life in the universe. Astrobiology today is an increasing focus of planetary exploration missions, especially missions to Mars and the Jupiter and Saturn systems. The aim of this session is to review the historical origins and contributions of exobiology and astrobiology, global development of the field, contributions to science and science education, and primary research questions and findings in the field, including an ongoing focus on social, philosophical, and ethical issues relating to this area of research. Presentations will cover the origin and history of NASA’s Exobiology Program; the tradition of cutting-edge research in exobiology and astrobiology; the rise and fall and rise of scientific and public interest in the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life; important early contributions of NASA’s exobiology research program; and current trends and new ideas in exobiology and astrobiology research, which is now a truly global endeavor, with research ranging from Earth’s two poles to the outer solar system, extrasolar planetary systems, and the interstellar environment.",
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"title": "Earthquake Science and Advocacy: Helping Californians Live Along the San Andreas Fault",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Mark L. Benthien, Southern California Earthquake Center and Discussants: Kathryn Long, California Emergency Management Agency and John Bwarie, City of Los Angeles Office of Council Member Greig Smith and Speakers:",
"description": "The Great Southern California ShakeOut program in November 2008 was the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history, involving more than 5 million southern Californians through a broad-based outreach program, media partnerships, and public advocacy by hundreds of partners. The basis of the drill was a scenario for a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas fault, which would cause broad devastation. The scenario was developed with the contributions of over 300 scientists, engineers, and other experts. In early 2009, the decision was made to hold the drill statewide on the third Thursday of October each year. A summary of the 2008 and 2009 drills will be shared in this session and plans for other ShakeOut drills elsewhere. A key aspect of the ShakeOut is the integration of a comprehensive earthquake scenario (incorporating earth science, engineering, policy, economics, public health, and other disciplines) and the lessons learned from decades of social science research about why people get prepared. The result is a “teachable moment” on par with having an actual earthquake (often followed by increased interest in getting ready for earthquakes). ShakeOut creates the sense of urgency that is needed for people, organizations, and communities to get prepared, to practice what to do to be safe, and to learn what plans need to be improved.",
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"title": "Communicating Science to the Public: Culture and Social Context in East Asia",
"start_time": "2010-02-20 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-20 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Masataka Watanabe, Japan Science and Technology Agency and Co-organizers: Sook-Kyoung Cho, Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science†and Creativity and Sun Mengxin, China Association for Science and Technology and Moderator: Bruce V. Lewenstein, Cornell University and Discussants: Patrick Vittet-Philippe, European Commission, Joint Research Center and Ilan Chabay, G√∂teborg University and Speakers:",
"description": "The purpose of science communication is to bridge science and society. It first appeared in the early 1990s as a response to the distrust of the public in scientists and the government. China, Japan, and Korea were promoting various projects for science education and public understanding of science and succeeded at least in science education, especially for instance in the Program for International Student Assessment, Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study, or Science Olympiad. But those are activities referred to as “public understanding of science.” The phrase and old concept has been replaced with “science communication and science culture.” It is based on the idea that knowledge should not be forced on people from above, but rather that science specialists and nonspecialists must communicate in a way that reflects consideration of the other’s position. Thus, each country has started to promote new projects based on the new concept. For instance, however, in Asia, when someone organizes a café scientifique, which is an important and effective tool for science communication, a European café style does not necessarily gain great success. Now people are attempting unique trials based on their culture. This session reports on science communication and science culture activities as well as promotional programs in each country and their own unique ideas.",
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"title": "Gray Is the New Green: How Energy Recycling Curbs Both Global Warming and Power Costs",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 8:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 10:00 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Thomas Casten, Recycled Energy Development and Discussant: Lawrence Ambs, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Speakers:",
"description": "As the United States struggles to figure out how to fight global warming while stimulating a sluggish economy, a win-win solution is waiting in the wings: industrial energy recycling. Occurring mainly at power plants and manufacturing facilities, this process turns waste energy (usually heat) into clean power and steam, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and power costs at the same time. Although energy recycling is often overlooked amid the romantic images of wind turbines and solar panels that permeate our political discourse, the hard numbers show it’s just as vital. Studies done for the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy suggest the nation has enough recoverable waste energy to provide 40 percent of our power and slash global warming pollution by 20 percent. Meanwhile, energy costs would fall due to increased efficiency. Yet the United States lags far behind numerous other countries on this issue. This symposium will explore the science, economics, and politics of energy recycling. Presenters will discuss the field’s most important technologies -- particularly cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power) and waste heat recovery -- while assessing the policy barriers that have kept them from flourishing in the United States. Recent policy developments and proposals will also be covered.",
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"title": "Doomsday Versus Discovery",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 1:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 3:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Renilde Vanden Broeck, CERN and Co-Organizer: Katie Yurkewicz, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Speakers:",
"description": "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland, is the world’s largest machine for scientific discovery. Buried 100 meters below Switzerland and France, the LHC will collide particles at never-before-seen energies in the hopes of revealing a new world of fundamental particles and forces and revolutionizing our understanding of the universe. The LHC’s status as the world’s largest accelerator, and its scientific potential, have attracted the attention of scientists, journalists, and critics from around the world. Criticisms of the LHC that focus on its possible dangers -- so-called “doomsday scenarios” -- have been well publicized by the news media, despite independent studies proving the safety of the accelerator. News reports and independent Web sites have fuelled suspicion and fear among the general public, culminating in two lawsuits seeking to halt operation of the accelerator. This session will investigate the discovery versus doomsday debate from three viewpoints: a physicist, a journalist, and a philosopher and historian of science.",
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"title": "Science of the Small: Nano-Bio-Technology Under the Biological Microscope",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 3:30 PM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 5:00 PM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Barbara Illman, U.S. Forest Service and Co-Organizer: Vicki Colvin, Rice University and Speakers:",
"description": "Nanobiotechnology is a relatively new interdisciplinary area of science that is increasingly focused on how best to examine, elucidate, and control the boundary between the nanoscopic environment and the biological world. Controlling this interface allows researchers to connect artificial nanomaterials seamlessly with biological function, investigate subcellular and molecular activities on the nanoscale, and, from this understanding, create new therapeutic approaches. They can also design new tools that are inspired by the fundamental structures of nature and hybridized with synthetic materials. When researchers cannot understand and effectively control this interface, accidental interactions may lead to undesirable effects on organisms and ecosystems. This session will cover nano-particle interaction with living systems and the environment, preventing undesirable effects of nanomaterials, and nanofabrication and instrumentation to study biosystems.",
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"title": "Marine Reserves in a Changing World: Connecting Research with Human Needs",
"start_time": "2010-02-22 9:45 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-22 11:15 AM",
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"speaker": "Organizer: Steven Gaines, University of California and Co-organizers: Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Oregon State University and Sarah Lester, University of California and Moderator: Steven Gaines, University of California and Discussants: Andrew Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire and Richard Pollnac, University of Rhode Island and Speakers:",
"description": "Marine reserves have gained traction as a powerful area-based management tool for protecting marine resources. As a result, the number of scientific studies about the effects of marine reserves has more than doubled in the past decade. This evidence suggests that full protection inside no-take reserves can increase the numbers and sizes of marine plants and animals. However, as networks of marine reserves are established alongside human communities, diverse audiences are asking more complex questions about the collective impact reserves have on marine systems and how they may affect the people who live and use ocean resources nearby. Although natural and social scientists have long worked separately to answer these questions, a new focus on the integration of diverse disciplines has led to insights about the ecological, economic, and sociological effects of marine reserves. The session will address the effects marine reserves can have on human behavior and economics, the effects of humans on marine reserves, and the successes and challenges of no-take areas.",
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"venue": "Los Angeles (San Diego Marriott Hotel &amp; Marina)",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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"title": "National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) Business Meeting",
"start_time": "2010-02-21 9:30 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-21 11:30 AM",
"category": "By invitation only",
"speaker": "Organizer: Rochelle Diamond, California Institute of Technology",
"description": "",
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},
{
"venue": "Reuben H. Fleet Science Center",
"description": "",
"location": {
"address1": "150 Anza Boulevard",
"address2": "",
"city": "Burlingame, California, USA, 94010",
"region": "California",
"postalCode": "95054"
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"phoneNumber": "1-650-589-3400",
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"title": "AAAS Public Science Day",
"start_time": "2010-02-18 9:00 AM",
"end_time": "2010-02-18 2:00 PM",
"category": "By invitation only Pre-registration required",
"speaker": "Organizer: Betty Calinger, AAAS Education and Human Resources",
"description": "AAAS and the Ruben Fleet Science Center are sponsoring an event for invited area elementary schools on Thursday, 17 February. Students and teachers will take part in fun science activities organized and hosted by the Fleet Science Center. The San Diego Zoo, Natural History Museum, and Air and Space Museum are partners with the Fleet Science Center. If your school is interested in participating, contact AAAS Education and Human Resources, (202) 326-6629.",
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}
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}
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