2012 AAAS Annual Meeting (16-20 February 2012)

Karen Bakker: Water Privatization, Urbanization, and Development
Professor of Geography and Director, Program on Water Governance, University of British Columbia; Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology

Michael Hayden: Translating the Benefits of the Genetic Revolution for Humankind
Professor of Medical Genetics; Director, Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia; Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

Steven MacLean: International S&T Collaboration
President, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Section Business Meeting

Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences
Open to all registrants

12:45 PM-2:15 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Enhancement

Lecturing and Tutoring at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Research Collaboration with Emerging Nations: Canada�s Experience in India and Brazil

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Symposium Track: Communication

Community-Engaged Scholarship: Co-Producing Knowledge for Societal Impact

Symposium Track: Culture

Culture and Controversy in Science Education Engagement

Symposium Track: Energy

Energy Storage for Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the Power Grid

Seminar: Unlocking Biology's Potential

Predictive Medicine

Symposium Track: Discovery

Things that Go Bump: The Latest Discoveries in Particle Physics

1:00 PM-2:45 PM

NAAS Council of Science Academies
By invitation only

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) Poster Session

AAAS Committee

Meeting of the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPP), Day One
By invitation only

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Symposium Track: Collaboration

Analogy in Applications of Mathematics and Statistics to Other Disciplines

Symposium Track: Communication

Beyond Climate Models: Rethinking How To Envision the Future with Climate Change

Symposium Track: Policy

Can Community Models Help Solve Global Challenges?

Symposium Track: Climate

Climate Change and Human Evolution: Problems and Prospects

Symposium Track: Collaboration

Documenting a Changing Ocean Through International Multidisciplinary Collaborations

Symposium Track: Energy

Food, Feed, and Fuel: Optimizing Economic and Sustainable Biofuel Production

Symposium Track: Energy

Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale: Building Consensus Out of Controversy

Symposium Track: Development

Marine Biological Diversity: Who Owns the Greatest Reservoir of Unexplored Diversity?

Symposium Track: Education

New Findings in Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education

Symposium Track: Development

Searching for the Right Space for Innovation

Symposium Track: Energy

The Climate and Health Impacts of Cooking with Biomass

Symposium Track: Culture

The Effects of Early Experience on Lifelong Functioning: Commitment and Resilience

Symposium Track: Health

The One Health Vision: From Institutional Support to Local Practice

Symposium Track: Environment

Toward Stabilization of Net Global Carbon Dioxide Levels

Symposium Track: Environment

Water Security: Multidisciplinary Responses to a Global Challenge

2:30 PM-3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Coffee Break, Day One
Open to all registrants

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Be SAVI: Collaborate Internationally Through NSF's Science Across Virtual Institutes

Career Development Workshop: Career Enhancement

Funding Opportunities in Europe for Creative Minds from Anywhere in the World

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Seminar: Unlocking Biology's Potential

Delivering on the Promise of the Human Genome Project

Symposium Track: Development

Making Science Work for Development: Case Studies and Best Practices

Symposium Track: Communication

Sharing Science with the Public Worldwide: Resources for Informal Education Outreach

Symposium Track: Health

Stem Cell and Cell Therapy Approaches to Understanding Cell Injury and Wound Healing

3:00 PM-4:45 PM

AAAS Affiliate

NAAS Delegates Forum
By invitation only

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Mentorship Program Meeting
By invitation only

3:45 PM-4:45 PM

Career Development Workshop: Communication Skills

Bad Presenter Bingo: The Science Communication Game You Don�t Want To Win

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Plenary Lecture: Mike Lazaridis, The Power of Ideas
Vice-Chair, RIM Board of Directors; Founder and Board Chair, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Reception in Honor of New and Other Education Section Fellows
By invitation only

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

AAAS Awards Ceremony and Reception
Open to all registrants

AAAS Section G (Biological Sciences) Fellows Reception
By invitation only

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Reception
Open to all registrants

AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Reception
Open to all registrants

CRDF Global Reception
Open to all registrants

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Section Business Meeting

Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Astronomy
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Chemistry
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Education
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Information, Computing, and Communication
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Linguistics and Language Science
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Mathematics
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Medical Sciences
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Neuroscience
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Physics
Open to all registrants

Section Business Meeting

Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering
Open to all registrants

7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Water Security in Canada
Open to the Public