"The Emergence of 'OMIC' Technologies in Addressing Health Disparities"
67th Joint Annual Meeting of the NIS/BKX
March 24 - 28, 2010
Tentative Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA
12:00 Noon - 10:00 PM Registration and Check-In
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM Exhibitors Set-Up
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Judges Meeting and Luncheon
Noon - 3:00 PM Self-Guided Tours- Aquarium of the Americas; Museums;
Tour the City
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM BKX Council Meeting
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM NIS Council Meeting
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Opening Plenary Session & Dinner
Speaker – TBA
Thursday, March 25, 2010 The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast – On Own or Concession Stand
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and Check-In
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Undergraduate Student Presentations
Biology A
Biology B
Chemistry
Computer Science-Physics-Math- Engineering-Earth Sciences
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Graduate B Student Symposium
12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM SUMMA LECTURER AND BOX LUNCH
Roger Y. Tsien, PhD, 2008 Nobel Laureate Co-Winner in Chemistry,
Professor of Pharmacology at University of California, School of Medicine, San Diego
and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California, San Diego
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Undergraduate Student Oral Presentations (cont’d)
Biology C
Biology D
Psychology/Science Education A
Psychology/Science Education B
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM Exhibitors/Vendors may set-up for Marketplace Expo
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Evening Expo at the Marketplace with Free Food Concessions
**Note to Students - Bring business cards to event to exchange with exhibitors**
Friday, March 26, 2010 Dillard University and Southern University at New Orleans
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast – On Own or Concession Stand
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and Check-In
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Board Buses – Note **Bring School Caps to wear at Gentilly
Clean-Up Event
Tour of Ninth Ward
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Buses en route to Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Tour – Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Buses en route to Dillard University
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM TOWN HALL MEETING & BOX LUNCH
Dr. Kevin U. Stephens, Sr., MD, JD
Director, New Orleans Health Dept. and Project H.E.A.L.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Group Picture (wear school caps and Joint Meeting T-shirt)
Assemble in ‘site assignment’ groups
Board Buses to Gentilly Clean-Up Sites
1:00 PM - 4:00PM Gentilly Clean-up Event
Coordinator – Mr. Nick Harris,
Assistant Vice President for Community and Economic Development, Dillard University
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Reassemble and return to Hotel
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM NIS Student Meeting
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM BKX Student Meeting
DINNER ON OWN
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM NIS Business Meeting
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM BKX Business Meeting
Saturday, March 27, 2010 The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast – On Own or Concession Stand
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM High School Poster Session
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Undergraduate Poster Session
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM High School Ceremony & Luncheon
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Graduate Session A
12:15 PM – 2:15 PM BKX Lecture and Luncheon
Guest Speaker- TBA
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM FREE TIME
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Group Picture
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM AWARDS BANQUET
Keynote Speaker – John Ruffin, PhD
Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Sunday, March 28, 2010 The Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM NIS and BKX Executive Board Meeting