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2015 AAAS Annual Meeting (12-16 February 2015)

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Sunday, 15 February 2015

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Career Development Workshop: Communication Skills

Crafting a Compelling Visual Presentation

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Seminar: Innovations in Imaging Earth

Advances in Earth Observation: Enabling New Insights into Global Environmental Change

Physics and Astronomy

Imaging the Unseen: Advanced Adaptive Optics Enabling Scientific Discovery

Biology and Neuroscience

Insights from Social Networks: Visualizing Big Data from Cells to Cell Phones to Societies

Engineering, Industry, and Technology

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Principles for Additive Manufacturing

Education and Human Resources

Learning Science from Scientific Data

Climate Change, Environment, and Ecology

Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia: Planning for Regional Action

Education and Human Resources

Paving Smoother Pathways for All Students: Systemic Undergraduate STEM Reform

Communication and Public Programs

Scientists Engaging with Reporters, the Public, and Social Media: Survey Findings

Public Policy

The Human Microbiome: Implications of the Microcosm Within Us

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Virtual Labs: Transforming the Social, Behavioral, and Information Sciences

8:30 AM-11:30 AM

Global Perspectives and Issues

21st Century Global Food Security and the Environment: Improving or Deteriorating?

Physics and Astronomy

Building Galaxies: Some Assembly Required

Biology and Neuroscience

Emerging Trends in Visualizing Physical Models and Rapid Prototyping for Biological Systems

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Human Mathematical Abilities: From Intuition to the Classroom and Back

Sustainability and Resource Management

Information Accelerators: Using Online Tools To Address Sustainability Challenges

Biology and Neuroscience

When Experts Collide: Driving Cross-Cutting Innovation in Biological Imaging and Informatics

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Presentation Rx Clinic (Day 4)
For speakers and moderators only

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Librarians Session: Association of College and Research Libraries

9:00 AM-12:30 PM

AAAS Governance

AAAS Council Meeting

9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Career Development Workshop: Communication Skills

Turning a Science Crisis into a Communication Opportunity

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

AAAS Affiliate

National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) Business Meeting

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Biology and Neuroscience

3D Chemical Imaging: New Frontier Across Disciplines

Communication and Public Programs

Citizen Science: Advancing Innovations for Science, Information, and Engagement

Sustainability and Resource Management

Drivers of Tropical Forest Regeneration

Anthropology, Culture, and Language

History Written in Skeletons: Intersections of History, Archaeology, and Biology

Seminar: Innovations in Imaging Earth

Imaging Earth

Climate Change, Environment, and Ecology

Marine Ecosystems in Hot Water: Some Like It Hot (But Some Do Not)

Biology and Neuroscience

Multisensory Development, Plasticity, and Learning: From Basic to Clinical Science

Information and Data Technology

Privacy in an Era of Big Data: Directions, Advances, and Reflections

Public Policy

Science Policy Professionals in the Era of Big Data: In Honor of Stephen D. Nelson

Global Perspectives and Issues

Science for Haiti Reconstruction: Advances in Science and Science Education Capacity

Physics and Astronomy

The Cosmic Microwave Background: Window into New Physics

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Career Development Workshop: Career Pathways

Applying Science for Society: Opportunities at the Intersection of Science and Policy

11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Family Science Days and Meet the Scientists Series, Day Two

11:45 AM-12:45 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Management, Resources, and Tools

Boost your Career through Collaborations

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Naledi Pandor: Why Science In, With, and For Africa Matters
Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa
SARTON LECTURE: Paul Farber: Darwinian Evolution and Human Race
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Modern Life Sciences, Intellectual History, Oregon State University

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Pathways

Working with Congress: Communicating in Difficult Fiscal and Political Times

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Global Perspectives and Issues

Earth Observation Systems and Citizen Scientists Tackle Urban Environmental Hazards

Global Perspectives and Issues

Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society: Better Analysis Through Better Information

Education and Human Resources

Innovations in Broadening Participation and Diversifying the Science Workforce

Medical Sciences and Public Health

Innovations in Clinical Trial Registers

Biology and Neuroscience

Reproducibility of Science: A Roadmap Forward

Anthropology, Culture, and Language

Visualizing Verbal Culture: Seeing Language Diversity

Information and Data Technology

Wise Computing: Collaboration Between People and Machines

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

AAAS Student Poster Competition and General Poster Session – Sunday
Open to all registrants

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Information and Data Technology

Advancing University Career Paths in Interdisciplinary Data-Intensive Science

Public Policy

Developing Data-Driven Policies To Cure and Prevent Age-Related Diseases

Seminar: Innovations in Imaging Earth

Geospatial Innovations in Imaging Information Intelligently

Communication and Public Programs

Going Public: Investing in Science Communication for Scientists

Communication and Public Programs

National Climate Assessment: Resource for Climate Literacy and Making Decisions

Physics and Astronomy

Scanning the Southern Skies: Harnessing Big Astronomy Data with the Square Kilometer Array

Physics and Astronomy

The Hubble Space Telescope: 25 Years of Imaging the Cosmos

Physics and Astronomy

Wave-Particle Duality of Neutrons, Atoms, and Molecules

2:00 PM-4:30 PM

AAAS Sections

Planning Meeting for the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Career Development Workshop: Communication Skills

TED-Ed: Telling and Teaching Your Story through Animation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Coffee Break, Day Three

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Engineering, Industry, and Technology

Correlating Properties of Nano-Building Blocks Via Hyperspectral Nano-Optical Imaging

Information and Data Technology

Improving Quality of Life by Transforming Images to Health Care Decisions

Education and Human Resources

Inclusive STEM High Schools: Innovative Pathways and Partnerships for Success

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Measuring Research Integrity: Survey of Organizational Research Climate

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Social Influences on Health Service Use Following Disasters

Anthropology, Culture, and Language

The Linguistics of Status, Influence, and Innovation: A Computational Perspective

Biology and Neuroscience

What Are Race and Sex Doing in Our Genomes? Perspectives on Human “Types”

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

NOGLSTP LGBTQ+ Reception

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Career Development Workshop: Career Pathways

Expanding Your Professional Marketability through Science Outreach

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Karl Deisseroth: Optical Deconstruction of Fully-Assembled Biological Systems
Plenary Lecture

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

AAAS Council and Section Officer Reception