66th Joint Annual Meeting of the BKX, NIS
March 25-29, 2009
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE -AT -A -GLANCE
| Wednesday, March 25, 2009 | The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA | |
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| 12:00 Noon – 10:00 PM | Registration and Check-In | Conference Registration Area |
| 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM | Exhibitors Set-Up | (Location to be assigned) |
| 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | (Location to be assigned) |
| 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Judges Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | [TBA] | |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | DINNER ON OWN | |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | BKX Council Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |
| 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Opening Plenary Session & Reception Speaker – Oliver Smithies, PhD 2007 Nobel Laureate in Medicine | (Location to be assigned) |
| 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | NIS Council Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |
| Thursday, March 26, 2009 | The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA | |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast – On Own | (Location to be assigned) |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | (Location to be assigned) |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon | Undergraduate Student Presentations | (Location to be assigned) |
| Biology A | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Biology B | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Chemistry A | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Computer Science/Mathematics | (Location to be assigned) | |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon | Graduate Student Symposium (Session B) | (Location to be assigned) |
| 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM | Luncheon On Own | (Location to be assigned) |
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| 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Undergraduate Student Oral Presentations (con’t) | |
| Biology A | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Biology B | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Late-breaking Sessions | (Location to be assigned) | |
| Psychology/Science Education | (Location to be assigned) | |
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | NIS Business Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | BKX Business Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |
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| 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | NIS Memorial Lecture and Dinner Guest Speaker – [TBA] | (Location to be assigned) |
| Friday, March 27, 2009 | Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA | |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – On Own | |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Board Buses for Norfolk State University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 8:45 AM – 9:00AM | Buses to Norfolk State University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Workshops @ Norfolk State University | |
| Malikah Abdullah-Israel, PhD | I. Functional Plant Genomics | (Location to be assigned) |
| Ahmad Aftab, PhD | II. Wireless Networking of Implanted Sensors | (Location to be assigned) |
| Carl Bonner, PhD | III. Nanotechnology and Material Sciences | (Location to be assigned) |
| Tanaga Boozer, PhD, JD | IV. HBCUs and Patents | (Location to be assigned) |
| Joseph C. Hall, PhD | V. Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences | (Location to be assigned) |
| Christopher Jones, PhD | VI. Global Warming | (Location to be assigned) |
| Matthew Kinnard, PhD [Moderator] | VII. Research, Research Training and Outreach Activities and Opportunities for Faculty - NIH | (Location to be assigned) |
| Deepak Kumar, PhD | VIII. Negotiating Molecular Signals in Cancer | (Location to be assigned) |
| Darryl Murray, PhD | IX. Student Career Opportunities - NIH | (Location to be assigned) |
| Office of the Director, IC-CAE, NSU | X. Opportunities for Scientist in the Intelligence Community - Crime Lab (Hands-On) | (Location to be assigned) |
| Carlos Salgado, PhD | XI. Fan Mountain Observatory | (Location to be assigned) |
| Rosie Sneed, DVM, PhD | XII. Study Techniques for College Success | (Location to be assigned) |
| Adolphus Toliver, PhD | XIII. Grantsmanship - NIH | (Location to be assigned) |
| Rochelle Woods, PhD | XIV. Applying to Graduate School | (Location to be assigned) |
| 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | BKX Lecture and Luncheon Guest Speaker-Arlene Maclin, Professor of Optical Engineering Director, Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC-CAE), Norfolk State University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Graduate Session A | (Location to be assigned) |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Campus Tour – Norfolk State University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Buses Depart for Hotel | (Location to be assigned) |
| 5:30 PM | FREE NIGHT | |
| Saturday, March 28, 2009 | Hampton University, Hampton, VA | |
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| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – On Own | |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | High School Poster Session | (Location to be assigned) |
| 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Undergraduate Poster Session | (Location to be assigned) |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | High School Ceremony | (Location to be assigned) |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Boarding Buses to Hampton | (Location to be assigned) |
| 11:30 AM– 12:00 Noon | Buses to Hampton University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM | Lunch Buffet @ Hampton University | (Location to be assigned) |
| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | TOWN HALL MEETING AT HAMPTON Topic – [TBA] | (Location to be assigned) |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Group Picture | (Location to be assigned) |
| 3:45 PM -4:45 PM | Tour of Hampton University Campus | (Location to be assigned) |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Board Buses for Hotel | (Location to be assigned) |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Buses to Hotel | (Location to be assigned) |
| 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | FREE- TIME | |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | AWARDS BANQUET Keynote Speaker – Yvonne Maddox, PhD Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health | Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center - Waterside Drive on the Waterfront |
| 10:00 PM | Karaoke and Dancing | (Location to be assigned) |
| Sunday, March 29, 2009 | The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA | |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | BKX and NIS Executive Board Meeting | (Location to be assigned) |