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ABRCMS
ASM Education Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Ph: 202-942-9228
Fax: 202-942-9329

Email:abrcms@asmusa.org

© American Society
for Microbiology 2010

12:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Registration Open

12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

EXPLORE CHARLOTTE! EXPLORE CHARLOTTE!

2:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Exhibit Set-up

3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Myers-Briggs Workshop: Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for Self-Awareness & Group Learning

(Registration Required)

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

PRE-CONFERENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Dinner

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Conference Overview and 10th Anniversary Kickoff

Opening Keynote Address:

"Why Grey Matters"

Speaker: Juliet Garcia, Ph.D., University of Texas at Brownsville

8:15 – 9:15 p.m.

Networking with Disciplinary Society Representatives

9:30 – 10:00 p.m.

ABRCMS Student Travel Awardees Orientation

9:30 – 10:30 p.m.

GRADUATE STUDENT/POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST ORIENTATION AND MIXER

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Peer Mentoring Orientation (Mandatory for ABRCMS Peers Mentors and Mentees)

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scientists Session

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Exhibit Set-up

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

CONFERENCE ORIENTATIONS

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION

"In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Studies on the Cognitive & Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots"

Speaker: Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; & Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

DOCTORAL GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER SESSION I & POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP RECRUITMENT FAIR

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION

"The Dark Side of the Universe: Black Holes, Dark Matter, Dark Energy"

Speaker: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., Hayden Planetarium

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 1

2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Exhibits Open

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Career Coaching Corner/“Meet and Greet” Speakers

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 2

5:15 – 6:15 p.m.

ORAL PRESENTATION SESSIONS 1 – 10 (All Disciplines)

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY, ABRCMS! AWARDS DINNER & CELEBRATION

With special anniversary remarks by Jeremy Berg, Ph.D., National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

See full program for more details...

8:30 – 11:00 p.m.

ABRCMS 10th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVITIES –SHHH! IT’S A SURPRISE!

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast

8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

CONCURRENT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS (eight  sessions available)

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION

"Imaging the Glycome"

Speaker: Carolynn Bertozzi, Ph.D., Molecular Foundry, Lawrene

10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Exhibits Open

10:45 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 3

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"Exceptional Opportunities for Biomedical Research"

Speaker: Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

DOCTORAL GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER SESSION 2 & POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP RECRUITMENT FAIR

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

CONCURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

3:15 – 6:15 p.m.

Exhibits Open

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 4

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Career Coaching Corner Open/“Meet and Greet”  Speakers

5:15 – 6:30 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 5

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

EXHIBITORS, SPEAKERS, PROGRAM  DIRECTORS, AND JUDGES RECEPTION

(This event is NOT open to undergraduates, postbaccalaureates, graduate students, or postdoctoral scientists)

7:45 p.m.

FREE TIME! FREE TIME! FREE TIME!

8:45 – 10:00 p.m.

MARC/MBRS/RISE/SCORE Program Director Meeting

9:15 – 10:00 p.m.

BRIDGES Program Director Meeting

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Open Forum for Feedback

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Feedback Session – Main Exhibit Hall

8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

ORAL PRESENTATION SESSIONS 11-20 (All Disciplines)

9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Exhibits Open

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.

POSTER SESSION 6

10:45 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

POSTER SESSION 7

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Exhibit Takedown

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon Keynote Address:

"An Afternoon with Maya Angelou"

Speaker:  Maya Angelou,  Numerous Honorary Degrees, Educator, Poet, Author and Entertainer

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

CONCURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

FREE TIME! FREE TIME! FREE TIME!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

BANQUET, CONFERENCE WRAP-UP, & STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS CEREMONY

8:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Photo Session for ABRCMS Presentation Award Winners

10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Dance and Social (All Are Invited)