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AAAS: Call for Symposia–Deadline 30 April 2004
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AAAS: Call for Symposia Proposals - Deadline 30 April 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------- AAAS 2005 Annual Meeting To Focus on "The Nexus: Where Science Meets Society" Washington, D.C., April 2 -- Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, AAAS President and President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will chair the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting. Session proposals are invited by the deadline of 30 April 2004 and may be submitted online (http://www.aaas.org/meetings). Some 17 tentative session tracks were proposed by the AAAS Program Committee, with topics ranging from emerging diseases in developing countries to genomics, nutrition, public safety, "disappearing cultures" and more. A complete listing of 2005 tracks is available online (http://www.aaas.org/meetings/MPE_08_Sym_Tracks.shtml). Given the setting for the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., some discussions are expected to address science policy matters such as the U.S. Congress's view of science and technology -- from nanotechnology to emerging waste management technologies as they relate to homeland security. But, the proposed 2005 session tracks also will cover a rich array of other issues, including environmental questions of particular relevance to the Chesapeake Bay region, reproduction and regeneration science from aging and stem-cell research to tissue engineering, and more. With 2005 declared the World Year of Physics, the AAAS Meeting also will provide insights to physical science frontiers as well as networking opportunities for these researchers. Young and senior scientists alike will take part in a physics-themed social mixer, for example. Hearings on topics that affect young scientists will provide a forum for open discussions. Workshops ranging from grant-writing to writing children's books also will be offered. In addition, teachers will be invited to earn continuing education credits at the 2005 Meeting, and plans are underway to offer CMEs to professionals in the dental and medical industries. Free public events will continue to be a highlight at the AAAS annual meeting. On the exhibit floor over the weekend, Family Science Days will again offer hands-on workshops, demonstrations and a health fair, coupled with a fun, interactive scavenger hunt. For more information on how you and your colleagues can get noticed at this meeting of great minds, please visit (http://www.aaas.org/meetings). |
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