Agenda
Friday, November 20, 2009
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7:15 and 7:45 a.m. |
Bus Pickup: Attendees are asked to allow ample time for breakfast at the Beckman Center; no food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium, which is where the welcome and opening remarks take place at 8:30. |
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration (not necessary for individuals who attended Welcome Reception) |
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7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine Bonnie L. Bassler, Chair, NAKFI Steering Committee on Synthetic Biology |
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8:45 – 9:45 a.m. |
Keynote Address Ron Weiss, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Wendell A. Lim, Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
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9:45 – 10:00 a.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team and Grant Program Overview (Bonnie Bassler) |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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IDR Team Starters Meet to Review Assignments |
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10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Moderator
Panelists
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 1 |
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3:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Reception |
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6:00 – 8:00 p.m. |
Communication Awards Presentation and Dinner |
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8:00 p.m. |
Bus Pickup |
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8:30 – 11:00 p.m. |
Informal Discussions/Hospitality Room (optional) |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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7:00 and 7:30 a.m. |
Bus Pickup |
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7:15 – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 2 |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:30 a.m. – noon |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (5 to 6 minutes per group) |
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Noon – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Graduate Science Writing Students Meet with Barbara Culliton at Registration Desk for Lunch |
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12:45 – 1:30 p.m. |
Related Interdisciplinary Research Team Discussion (Groups 1A-1B, 3A-3B, 7A-7B) |
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1:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Session 3 |
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3:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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Poster Set-Up: Attendees to setup posters for 5:00 p.m. poster presentation and reception |
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5:00 p.m. |
Final Presentation Drop-Off: Interdisciplinary Research Teams to drop off presentations at information/registration desk, or upload to FTP site prior to 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. |
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5:00 – 6:30 p.m. |
Poster Presentation and Reception |
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All attendees are asked to stop by the registration desk to arrange for transportation if prearranged service does not work with schedule. |
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6:30 p.m. |
Bus Pickup: Attendees brought back to hotel for free evening. Attendees will be reimbursed $40 to be applied toward dinner upon submission of Travel Expense Reimbursement form. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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7:00 and 7:30 a.m. |
Bus Pickup: Attendees who are departing for the airport directly from the Beckman Center are asked to bring their luggage to the Beckman Center. Storage space is available. |
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7:15 – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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7:15 a.m. |
Taxi Reservations: Attendees are asked to stop by the information/registration desk to confirm their transportation to the airport or hotel. |
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8:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (10 to 12 minutes per group) |
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9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Interdisciplinary Research Team Reports (10 to 12 minutes per group) |
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11:00 a.m. – noon |
Q&A Across All Interdisciplinary Research Team Groups |
