Annual Report 2008.pdf - SAMSI

Stephen Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Richard Smith, University of North Carolina
Laurent Younes, The Johns Hopkins University
3:45-5:00 Available for Small Group Discussions
XII. Infinite Possibilities Conference Conference
Schedule
Friday November 2, 2007
Talley Student Center
7:30 am Registration Talley Student Center
Second Floor Lobby
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Talley Ballroom
Kimberly Weems and Jo-Ann Cohen, North Carolina State University
Ralph Smith, North Carolina State University and SAMSI
8:55 am Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Camille Daniel, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
9:00 am Keynote Address: “Coming Full Circle”
Freda Porter, Porter Scientific, Inc.
9:45 am Greetings from Building Diversity in Science
Tanya Moore, Building Diversity in Science
9:45 am High school students depart for the Science House.
10:00 am Panel Discussion: Talley Ballroom
Best Practices for Balancing Your Personal and Professional Lives
Moderator: Freda Porter, Porter Scientific, Inc.
Panelists: Kim Barnette, Delta Decisions of DC, LLC
Sylvia Bozeman, Spelman College
Andrea Hernandez, Hostos-Lincoln Academy
Dawn Lott, Delaware State University
10:00 am Messy, Fun, and Beautiful: Chaos and Fractals The Science House
Sharon Shulze and Janet Bailey, The Science House
(High School Students Only)
11:15 am Coffee Break
11:30 am Falconer Mentoring Circles South Gallery and Walnut Room
Facilitators: Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University
Rehana Patel, Harvard University
12:15 pm Lunch South Gallery and Walnut Room
12:45 pm High school students return to main program.
1:10 pm Introduction of Invited Speaker Talley Ballroom
Leona Harris, The College of New Jersey
1:15 pm Invited Lecture: “Statistics and Public Policy”
Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University
2:00 pm Health and Wellness Session Talley Ballroom
Joy Kagendo-Charles, North Carolina State University