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AGENDA
| Monday, September 21, 2009 (Auditorium) |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Registration
(Lobby – 12th and H Street Entrance, AAAS Building) |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Grant and Financial Specialists Available To Answer Questions (Conference Room 207)
Cheryl Clark, Grant Specialist, Grants and Interagency Agreement Management Division (Formerly Grants Administration Division)
Luis E. Rivera, Financial Officer, Las Vegas Finance Office |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome
Cynthia Robinson, Director, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
Opening and Keynote Address
William H. Sanders III, Dr.P.H., Director, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) |
| Panel Sessions (Auditorium) |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Juggling Family and Work
The panel on "Juggling Family and Work" will aid fellows in figuring out the intricate balance between maintaining a career and a healthy family environment.
Moderator: Caroline Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., Former STAR Graduate Fellow
Panelists: Emily Monosson, Ph.D., Former AAAS Fellow; Matthew Pando, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, ExonHit Therapeutics; David Wagger, Ph.D., Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.; Gina Wesley-Hunt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Montgomery College |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Booth (Second Floor)
Exhibitors – AAAS and National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) |
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| 11:05 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. |
Successful Grant Writing
The panel on "Successful Grant Writing" will help budding environmental professionals gather the tools necessary to write successful grant applications as they seek to pursue research opportunities in the future.
Moderator: Mark Solomon, Ph.D., GRO Graduate Fellow
Panelists: Ron Turco, Ph.D., Purdue University; Denice Heller Wardrop, Ph.D., P.E., Pennsylvania State University |
| 12:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Editorial Panel: Guidelines/Comments for Selecting the Best Papers for Publication
This panel will focus on guidelines for selecting the best papers for publication.
Moderator: Karen McClure, Former EPA Staff Member
Panelists: Barbara Meyers Ford, Meyers Consulting Services; Pamela J. Hines, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, AAAS; Sue Silver, Ph.D., Ecological Society of America |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Break and Travel to the Reception on Capitol Hill |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Reception on Capitol Hill (Rooms B338 and B339 in the Rayburn House Office Building)
Sponsored by:
AAAS, NCSE/Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD), and the American
Chemical Society (ACS)
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Grant and Financial Specialists Available To Answer Questions (Conference Room 207)
Cheryl Clark, Grant Specialist, Grants and Interagency Agreement Management Division (Formerly Grants Administration Division)
Luis E. Rivera, Financial Officer, Las Vegas Finance Office |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. |
Introduction (Auditorium)
Brandon Jones, Ph.D., Fellowship Team Leader, NCER |
| 8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Plenary Address: The Current Context for Science and Public Policy
Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, AAAS |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. |
New Opportunities for Building an Evidence-Based Environmental Justice Program
Charles Lee, Director, Office of Environmental Justice |
| 9:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. |
Three theme panels meeting separately: |
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Microbiological Response to Environmental Challenges
(Abelson and Haskins Conference Room)
Co-Rapporteurs: Lisa Kirk and Bennett Streit, Current Fellows. Professor Om V. Singh, University of Pittsburgh, Participating Expert
From cell-cell communication and gene upregulation to protein evolution and function.
The microbiological response of an organism to an environmental challenge starts off the chain of events that eventually leads to an ecological-based response. With the microbiological effects often being the trigger, an understanding of the molecular-based changes that an organism has in response to an environmental toxin will lead to the possible development of methods by which we can potentially detect and treat the contaminant. Catching the early signs of a potential environmental threat will in turn help in the prevention of more large-scale, ecosystem-based effects that develop over time.
In this session, we will discuss ways in which the understanding of the molecular details of responses by organisms to toxins can be studied at a molecular base level and also how our understanding of the microbiological process can lead to better development of methods for detection, treatment, and remediation of environmental contaminations. |
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Community-Based Research
(Revelle Conference Room)
Co-Rapporteurs: Mari Eggers and Erica Holloman, Current Fellows. Chitra
Kumar, EPA, and Nigel Fields, EPA, Participating Experts
For many of us, our work in and with our community—whether local, regional, or national—is essential to or is the focus of our research. We come from many disciplines such as environmental justice, anthropology, sociology, political science, public policy, public administration, public health, environmental health, and so forth. What are our common challenges? How do we manage both the demands of scientific research and the need to honor the integrity and priorities of the communities with which we work? What can we learn from the principles and practices of community-based participatory research? What are our personal and intellectual sources of inspiration, guidance, values, and methods that inform our work? What other disciplines or practices are helping us in our work? |
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Ecosystems: A Discussion
(Auditorium)
Co-Rapporteurs: Geoff Cook and Christina Tanner, Current Fellows. Brandon Jones, EPA, and Treda Grayson, Ph.D., EPA, Participating Experts
As scientists, we tend to focus our studies on different levels of biological organization, from molecular biology to individual-based models, and from population dynamics to community ecology. All of these, however, can be viewed within the broader context of an ecosystem. Ecosystem-based management strives to view our individual systems of interest in a more holistic light. It provides a venue where our work as individuals can contribute to a better understanding of ecosystems, their structure and function, and the services they provide. Together, this better understanding, from the molecular to the ecosystem level, will provide us with novel solutions to the environmental challenges facing us, the next generation of scientists.
In this session, we will discuss the broader ramifications of your current research with those striving to provide a better understanding of the various components that comprise ecosystems, with the common goals of better protecting, managing, and conserving our environment. |
| 12:25 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:25 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. |
Moving From Environmental Science to Environmental Policy (Auditorium)
David Blockstein, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, NCSE; Carl Maxwell, Legislative Director, American Chemical Society |
| 2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:35 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. |
Panel continues discussions and finalizes conclusions for reporting out (Abelson and Haskins Conference Room, Auditorium, and Revelle Conference Room) |
| 3:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Panels Report Out (Auditorium) |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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