2017 AAAS Annual Meeting (February 16-20, 2017)

Friday, February 17, 2017

6:30 AM-8:15 AM

AAAS Sections

General Meeting of the Section Officers
Open to all registrants

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

AAAS Committees

AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (CSFR), Day Two
By Invitation Only

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Career Development Workshop: Career Pathways

Circles of Mentoring: Pathways to Professional and Personal Growth

The COMPASS Message Box: Distilling and Communicating Your Science

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

AAAS Section Business Meetings

Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences
Open to all registrants

AAAS Section Business Meetings

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Open to all registrants

9:00 AM-4:30 PM

Science Video Screening Room, Day One

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Friday Morning Coffee Break
Open to all registrants

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Maps and More: How to Layer Data on Top of a GIS Base Layer.
Open to the Public

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

AAAS Section Business Meetings

Engineering
Open to all registrants

9:30 AM-4:30 PM

Presentation Rx Clinic (Day 1)

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Symposium Track: Anthropology, Culture, and Language

Beringia and the Dispersal of Modern Humans to the Americas

Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs

Bringing Scholarly Communication into the 21st Century

Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy

Bringing the Excitement of the 2017 Solar Eclipse to the Public

Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology

Energy Technology Policies in Europe and the U.S.: Learning From Our Differences

Symposium Track: Public Policy

Ethics and Principles for Science and Society Policymaking: The Brussels Declaration

Symposium Track: Public Policy

Evidence-Based Science Advice in the Age of Information: A Canadian Perspective

Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food

Monitoring Food Security: The Role of New Technologies

Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology

Science for the Land-Sea Interface: Informing Coastal and Nearshore Marine Policy

Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health

Shifting Perspectives on Dementia, Science, and Health Policy

Seminar: Gene Editing: Science and Policy Implications

The Ethics of Gene Editing: Should Concerns Beyond Safety Matter in Science Policy?

Symposium Track: Education and Workforce

Using Evidence to Inform Policy for Undergraduate STEM Education

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

AAAS Affiliates

AAAS Meeting of Affiliates
By Invitation Only

AAAS Section Business Meetings

Social, Economic, and Political Sciences
Open to all registrants

10:30 AM-10:45 AM

The Technology of the Future: Flash Talks

Socially Assistive Robotics: Creating Robots That (Provide) Care

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Career Development Workshop: Communication Skills

Advancing Your Scientific Career With Personal Branding and Social Media Savvy

How Can the Global Science Enterprise Effectively Respond to Sustainable Development Goals?

10:45 AM-11:00 AM

The Technology of the Future: Flash Talks

The Emerging Role of Mobile Phones in Health

10:45 AM-2:30 PM

AAAS Affiliates

NAAS Delegates Assembly and Forum
By Invitation Only

11:00 AM-11:15 AM

The Technology of the Future: Flash Talks

Atomtronics: A Very Short Introduction

11:00 AM-4:00 PM

Science Careers Job Fair
Open to all registrants

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Henry L. Roediger, III: Making It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences

Alta Charo: Human Gene Editing: Recommendations from U.S. National Academies
Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Daniel Nocera: Global Energy Challenge: Solutions from Science to Technology Transition
Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy, Harvard University