NCAS 110th Annual Meeting
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NCAS 110th Annual Meeting
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.775.4274
Fax: 910.522.5754
Email: maria.santisteban@uncp.edu
Location: Oxendine, Room 2232
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
If you would like to attend poster or oral presentations, workshops, or special sessions, you must register for the conference. Register early so that you can pay a reduced rate and make plans well in advance. All presenters must register early for the conference.
EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The plenary address and keynote address are free of charge and open to the public. Registration for these free events is required, however. Please arrive 20-30 minutes early to register inside the University Center Annex (Friday) or the Health Sciences Building (Saturday).
If you register and pay for the entire conference, you are entitled to attend as many events and presentations as you like.
Conference activities will be held in the following facilities:
- Chavis University Center
- Givens Performing Arts Center
- Health Sciences Building
- University Center Annex
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 5 |
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| 1:00-2:00 | Finance & Strategic Planning Committee Meetings, Chavis University Center, Rm 251 |
| 2:00-5:00 | Board of Directors Meeting, Chavis University Center, Rm 251 |
| 5:00-6:00 | Registration and Poster Setup for Senior Academy (NCAS) and Collegiate Academy (CANCAS), University Center Annex |
| 5:30-6:00 | Poster Judges Meeting, University Center Annex, Rm 203 |
| 6:00-7:30 | Poster Session (NCAS and CANCAS), University Center Annex Reception with Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, University Center AnnexLive Music: UNCP Faculty Jazz Trio |
| 7:30-8:00 | Poster Judges Meeting, University Center Annex, Rm 203 |
| 7:45-9:30 | Welcome Remarks & Plenary Address, Welcome Remarks: |
| 9:45-11:45 | CANCAS Social, University Center Annex Sponsored by the UNCP Biology Club & TriBeta (Psi Lambda) |
Saturday, April 6 |
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| 7:30-8:15 | Judges & Session Moderators Meeting |
| 7:30-8:30 | Setup of Exhibitor & Vendor Tables and Student Academy (NCSAS) Posters, Health Sciences Building |
| 8:30-1:30 | Student Academy (NCSAS) Posters Available for Viewing (attended from 12:45-1:45), Health Sciences Building |
| 8:30-5:00 | Exhibits of Sponsors & Vendors, Health Sciences Building |
| 8:30-10:00 | Panel: Preparing Students for College Science |
| 8:30-9:45 | Oral Session I, Health Sciences Building |
| 9:50-11:05 | Oral Session II, Health Sciences Building |
| 10:00-11:00 | Student Academy Brunch, Food Court in the Health Sciences Building |
| 11:15-11:30 | Welcome Remarks, Givens Performing Arts Center Auditorium Dr. Maria Santisteban, Local Arrangements Committee Chair |
| 11:30-12:30 | Keynote Address, Givens Performing Arts Center Auditorium Mr. David Micklos, Executive Director of the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory “Engineering Society: The American Eugenics Movement” |
| 12:30-1:45 | Box Lunches, Food Court in the Health Sciences Building |
| 12:45-1:45 | Student Academy (NCSAS) Poster Session Judges Meeting |
| 1:45-3:00 | Workshops (select one of the four options) "The Human Microbiome Project: An Opportunity for Student Learning,” led by Dr. Anne Rosenwald of Georgetown University "Teaching Science for Global Citizenship,” led by Dr. Jeffrey Coker, Associate Professor of Biology at Elon University “Human Cell Line Contamination: Denial, Acceptance, and Authentication,” led by Dr. James Fuller, Director of DNA Identification Testing for the Laboratory Corporation of America "Graduate and Professional School" (including a panel discussion followed by breakout sessions) led by Dr. Lawrence Reagan of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USC SoM) |
| 3:00-3:15 | Coffee Break, Food Court in the Health Sciences Building |
| 3:15-4:30 | Oral Session III, Health Sciences Building |
| 4:30-5:30 | Special Sessions (select one of the four options) “Research and Outreach at the Nature Research Center: What Can We Learn About Human Health From Primate Genomics and Armpit Microbes?” by Dr. Julie Horvath, Director, Genomics & Microbiology Research Laboratory at the Nature Research Center of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences "iPlant Collaborative Project" by Mr. David Micklos, Executive Director of the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory "Seed Industry Consolidation and Its Consequences" by Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Organic Seed Alliance. Session moderated by Dr. Debby Hanmer, Assistant Professor of Biology at UNCP "Beyond the Naked Eye: Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Probe Micro-Analyses" by Dr. Lee Phillips, Associate Professor of Geology at UNCP |
| 5:00-5:30 | CANCAS Officers Award Preparation Meeting, University Center Annex, Rm 217 |
| 5:30-6:30 | NCAS Business Meeting**, University Center Annex, Rm 203 |
| 5:30-6:30 | CANCAS Business Meeting**, University Center Annex, Rm 217 |
| 6:30-8:30 | Banquet & Awards Ceremony, University Center Annex |
| 8:30-9:00 | Board of Directors Meeting |
NCAS is the NC Academy of Science
CANCAS is the Collegiate Academy of the NC Academy of Science
NCSAS is the Student Academy of the NC Academy of Science
** Everyone is eligible to participate in the business meetings. All participants are considered members of the NCAS or CANCAS because membership is included in the registration for those who were previously non-members.
Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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