69th Joint Annual
Meeting of the NIS, BKX
March 21-25, 2012
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE –
AT – A – GLANCE
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 LOEWS
VANDERBILT HOTEL, NASHVILLE, TN |
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12:00 Noon – 10:00 PM Registration and Check-In |
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2:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Exhibitors Set-Up |
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1:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Judges Meeting |
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NOON – 5:00 PM |
[TBA –
Tour Nashville/free-time activities]
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
NIS Meeting
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7:00
PM – 9:00 PM
Opening Plenary Session & Dinner
James Hildreth, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean, College of
Biological Sciences, Universtiy of California, Davis
Leading HIV Researcher and Developer
of the Chemical Condom |
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9:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
BKX Council Meeting |
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 LOEWS VANDERBILT
HOTEL , NASHVILLE, TN |
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6:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast – On Own |
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10:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Exhibit Hall
Open
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8:00
AM – 10:00 AM |
Undergraduate Student Presentations |
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Biology A (AB) |
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Biology B (BB) |
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Chemistry (CH) |
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Computer
Sci./Math/Physics/Engin./Environ. Sci. A (CMPE-A) |
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10:00
AM –12:00 Noon |
Graduate Student Symposium A & B (GSSA/GSSB) |
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Judges
Tallying Session |
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12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM
Distinguished Lecture and Luncheon
Dr. Thomas LaVeist Director, Center for Health Disparities Solutions Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health
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2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
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4:00
PM – 6:00 PM
Undergraduate Student Oral Presentations (contÕd) |
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Biology C (BC) |
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Computer Sci./Math/Physics/Engin./Environ.
Sci. B
(CMPE-B) |
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Psychology/Science Education
Session (PSE) |
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Judges tallying Session |
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
GRAD. &
UNDERGRAD. ROUNDTABLE |
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6:00
-7:00 PM* |
*Judges Tally
Sess.- Results due by 7:00 pm to Awards Committee [see Anita Taylor] |
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7:00 PM |
FREE NIGHT
– Dinner On Own |
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69th Joint Annual
Meeting of the NIS, BKX
March 21-25, 2012
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE –
AT – A – GLANCE
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Friday, March 23, 2012 LOEWS
VANDERBILT HOTEL, NASHVILLE, TN |
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6:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast – On Your Own |
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9:00 AM- 11:30 AM |
Exhibition Hall open |
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9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Poster Presentations Session
and Exhibit Hall |
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11:30 AM – 1:00 PM HOT ZONE SUMMIT - STDs on College Campuses: A Major Health Concern
Guest Panelists [TBA] |
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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Group
Photo |
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1:45 PM – 2:45 PM |
NIS Business Meeting |
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BKX Student Meeting |
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1:45 PM- 3:00 PM |
Exhibition Hall |
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
NIS Student Meeting |
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BKX Business Meeting |
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4:15 PM – 5:30 PM |
Judges Session [Scoring/Tallies] |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
NIS Memorial Lecture
– The HeLa Saga
with Special Guest – Mr.
David ÒSonnyÓ Lacks Jr. |
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**7:00
PM – 8:00 PM |
[**Judges
Tally Session if needed- Results due by 8:30 pm to Awards Committee [see
Anita Taylor] |
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7:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Evening Marketplace Expo
with Free Food Concessions |
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 LOEWS VANDERBILT
HOTEL, NASHVILLE, TN |
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6:00 AM – 7:00 AM ***1-5 k mile
walk for health WALKATRON*** -show your school PRIDE and wear your school
tee/jacket/hat |
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7:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast – On Your Own
or Complimentary |
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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM |
High School
Poster Session
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9:30 AM – 10:15 AM |
High School Ceremony and Brunch
Guest Speaker –Mr. Bryan Kent Wallace
Instructor, Department of Physics
Fisk, University |
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10:15 AM – 11:00 AM |
▪ Presentation of High School
Student and Teacher Awards ▪ Photo Session of Winners/Photo Session of all Participants ▪ Closing of Session |
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11:00 AM – 11:15 AM |
Departure – HS Students & Teachers
depart hotel |
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69th Joint Annual
Meeting of the NIS, BKX
March 21-25, 2012
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE –
AT – A – GLANCE
Saturday, March 24, 2012
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY and/or FISK UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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11:15 AM – 12 Noon |
Board buses & in-route to Tennessee State
University |
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12:00 Noon – 12:15 PM |
Group Photo at
Tennessee State University or Fisk University [*if time permits*]
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12:15 PM – 2:15 PM |
BKX
Seminar and Luncheon Guest Speaker
– Dr. Henry Moses
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry,
Meharry Medical College
Executive Director, Meharry Medical
College Alumni Association, INC |
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2:30 PM – 4:15 PM WORKSHOPS at Tennessee State University |
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I. Student Career Opportunities – Darryl Murray, PhD, National Institutes
of Health |
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II. Expanding Your Global Horizon – Lisa Cain, PhD |
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III. Applying to Graduate School, Rochelle Woods, PhD, University of Michigan |
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IV. Nano Technology (TBA) |
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V. The BIG Three: Heart
Disease, Cancer and Diabetes [TBA] |
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VI. [TBA] |
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VII. [TBA] |
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VIII. The GRE & MCAT
Prep Exams—Kaplan |
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VI. Study Techniques for College Success, Rosie Sneed, DVM, PhD and Karen
Redden, PhD, University of the
District of Columbia |
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X. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and
Vulnerable Populations for Emergency Preparedness, Darlette
Meekins, Virgina Department of Transporation |
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4:30 PM – 5:50 PM |
Tour of Tennesse State
University and/or Fisk University |
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5:50 PM – 6:15 PM |
Buses
Return to Hotel
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7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
AWARDS BANQUET
Keynote Speaker - George Hill, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Multicultural Affairs,
Assistant to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs,
Vanderbilt University |
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10:00 PM – Until |
Karaoke and Dancing |
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Sunday, March
25, 2012 LOEWS VANDERBILT HOTEL, NASHVILLE, TN |
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8:00 AM – 10:00 AM 69th
NIS/BKX Joint Meet. Exec.Committe Business Meeting
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Bring your suggestions - Open joint NIS and BKX future 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM meetings sites and planning session |
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