2010 AAAS Annual Meeting (18-22 February 2010)

Sarton Memorial Lecture: Knowledge in the Early Modern Era: The Origins of Experimental Error
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

Topical Lecture: The Case for Original Research in the High School Science Classroom
Jay Vavra, Biology Teacher, Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High, San Diego, CA

Topical Lecture: Understanding Earthquakes Through Large-Scale Simulations
Thomas Hillman Jordan, Director, Southern California Earthquake Center, and W. M. Keck Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Enhancement

Not Science as Usual: Become an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

Career Development Workshop: Personal Development

When There Is a Chill in the Air: Managing Your Academic Environment

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

AAAS Student Poster Competition
Open to all registrants

Climate Literacy, Day Two
Open to all registrants

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Internship Fair
Closed meeting

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Funding Opportunities in Europe for Researchers from Anywhere in the World

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Seminar: Marine Sciences and Society

Arctic Sea-Ice Loss: What This Means for the Conservation of Arctic Marine Ecosystems

Symposium Track: Health, Medicine, and the Environment

Consequences of Endocrine Disrupting Agents in the Laboratory and Home

Symposium Track: Communicating Science

Earthquake Science and Advocacy: Helping Californians Live Along the San Andreas Fault

Symposium Track: Communicating Science

Facing the Uncertain Future of International Science Journalism

Symposium Track: Understanding Environmental Change

Getting to the Roots of Agricultural Productivity

Symposium Track: Beyond the Classroom

Reemergence of Science, Technology, and Education as Priorities in the Arab World

Symposium Track: Public Health and Wellness

Targeting HIV/AIDS Prevention: New Research and Future Avenues

Symposium Track: Cognitive Function and Development

Unexpected Discoveries on Brain Function and Development from Model Organisms

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

AJAS Oral Presentations: Behavioral Sciences
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Creativity and Innovation
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Engineering
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Medicine and Cellular Biology
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Medicine and Microbiology
Open to all registrants

AJAS Oral Presentations: Physics and Computer Sciences

AJAS Oral Presentations: Plant and Animal Sciences
Open to all registrants

Symposium Track: Protecting Marine Resources

Denial, Detente, and Decisions: Fisheries Science at the Crossroads

Symposium Track: Global Science and Policy

Privacy in a New Global Context: Trapped Between Culture, Laws, and Technology

Symposium Track: Physical Sciences Frontiers

Real Numbers: Mathematical Technologies for Counterterrorism and Border Security

Symposium Track: Health, Medicine, and the Environment

Rethinking the Science, Biology, and Importance of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine

Symposium Track: Education in the Classroom

Science Literacy: How To Train Teachers, Engage Students, and Maximize Learning

Symposium Track: Energy Today and Tomorrow

Societal Strategies for Addressing the Climate and Energy Challenge

Symposium Track: Science, Policy, and Economics

The Future of the National Science Foundation on Its 60th Anniversary

Symposium Track: Beyond the Classroom

Tomorrow's Scientists and Engineers

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

AAAS Governance

Committee on Council Affairs: Open Hearing
Open to all registrants

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Enhancement

Get Involved in Your Local Schools: Run for School Board

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

European Scientists in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

AAAS Governance

Committee on Council Affairs: Closed Hearing
Closed meeting

Symposium Track: Communicating Science

Communicating Science to the Public: Culture and Social Context in East Asia

Seminar: Marine Sciences and Society

Does Size Matter? Rationales for Large Marine Reserves

Symposium Track: Health, Medicine, and the Environment

False Discoveries and Statistics: Implications for Health and the Environment

Symposium Track: Public Health and Wellness

Improving Oral Health: Smiles for Life

Symposium Track: Cognitive Function and Development

Music-Language Interactions in the Brain: From the Brainstem to Broca�s Area

Symposium Track: Communicating Science

Plato’s Progeny: Academies of Science

Symposium Track: Education in the Classroom

TIMSS 2007: Exploring the Dramatic Improvements in Performance in Two States

Symposium Track: Public Health and Wellness

Translating the Science of Vector-Borne Disease to the Improvement of Global Health

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

NASW Special Meeting
Closed meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Science Librarians Orientation
Open to all registrants

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

AAAS Awards Ceremony and Reception
Open to all registrants

AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Reception
By invitation only

U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation International Reception
Open to all registrants

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Eric S. Lander: Science and Technology in the First Year of the New Administration
President and Director, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Mass., and Co-Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Washington, D.C.

7:45 PM-9:15 PM

AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPP) and AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellowships Reception
By invitation only