Special Events

Thursday, February 16, 2017

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

2017-2018 Leshner Fellows Reception
By Invitation Only
Book Signing with Hope Jahren, Author of “Lab Girl”
Presented by AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize
Open to all registrants

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

AAAS President's Reception
Open to all registrants

Friday, February 17, 2017

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Breakfast With Scientists
By Invitation Only

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Science Video Screening Room, Day One

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Travel Fellowship and Mentoring Program
By Invitation Only

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

New AAAS Member Reception: Science Champions
By Invitation Only

6:30 PM-7:45 PM

AAAS Awards Ceremony and Reception
Open to all registrants

7:00 PM-7:30 PM

AAAS Education Section Fellows Reception
By Invitation Only

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

AAAS Anthropology Section Reception
Open to all registrants
AAAS Biological Sciences Fellows Reception
By Invitation Only
AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Reception
Open to all registrants
AAAS/Science Librarian Reception
By Invitation Only

Saturday, February 18, 2017

7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Minority and Women Scientists and Engineers Networking Breakfast
By Invitation Only

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

AAAS Fellows Forum
By Invitation Only

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Science Video Screening Room, Day Two
Open to all registrants

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Internship Fair
By Invitation Only

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

AJAS Oral Presentations

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Speed Mentoring
Open to all registrants

2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Open Forum: Perspectives on the Future of STEM Graduate Education
Open to all registrants

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPP) and AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellowships Reception
By Invitation Only
AAAS International Reception
Presented by the Research Councils UK
Open to all registrants
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Reception
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Reception
Open to all registrants

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

Annals of Improbable Research
Open to all registrants

Sunday, February 19, 2017

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Science Video Screening Room, Day Three

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Speed-Pitching Your Video Production Project, Session One
Open to all registrants

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship Information and Networking Session
Open to all registrants

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Speed-Pitching Your Video Production Project, Session Two
Open to all registrants

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

What They Didn’t Teach You in Grad School
Open to all registrants

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

LGBTQA Scientists Reception
Open to all registrants

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

AAAS Council and Section Officer Reception
By Invitation Only
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Open Access to Scientific Research
Open to all registrants
Public Engagement With Science Networking Reception
Open to all registrants

Monday, February 20, 2017

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Meet with Science Editors

11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Multi-Site Public Engagement with Science Project Meeting
By Invitation Only