2009 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & International Research
Preliminary Program of Events

November 12-15, 2009
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston)

Green – open to all registrants, public welcome with a paid registration

Blue – designated for Chapter Delegates and Sigma Xi Leaders

Yellow – designated for Student participants

THURSDAY, November 12, 2009

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
1:00– 2:30 p.m.	Delegate Information Session and Assembly of Delegates I
2:30– 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00– 4:30 p.m.	Regional Caucuses
4:30– 4:45 p.m.	Travel Break
4:45– 6:15 p.m.	Constituency Caucuses
6:30 p.m.	Dinner on your own

FRIDAY, November 13, 2009

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 10:00 a.m.	Assembly of Delegates II and Chapter Awards
10:00- 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30– 11:45 a.m.	Workshops Policy and Research Initiatives of the European Community in Energy Science and Human Rights Coalition Workshop Diversity Matters: A Twenty Year Tale of Minority Faculty Participation at the University of Michigan
12:00 noon- 1:15 p.m.	Walston Chubb Innovation Award Luncheon and Lecture - Timothy Phillips Down to Earth Science: Clay-based Therapy for Mycotoxin Exposure in Humans and Animals (Included with Delegate Registration - Students may purchase a ticket)
1:15– 1:30 p.m.	Travel Break
1:30- 2:30 p.m.	Regional Caucuses	1:30-4:00 p.m. Student Poster Setup and Exhibitor Networking
2:30– 2:45 p.m.	Travel Break
2:45– 3:45 p.m.	Constituency Caucuses
3:45– 5:00 p.m.	Professional Research Poster Presentations with Extended Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
5:00– 6:00 p.m.	William Procter Prize Award & Lecture – Deborah Jin Fun with Ultracold Atoms
6:00– 8:00 p.m.	Dinner on your own
6:00– 10:00 p.m.	Preliminary Judging Judges have the opportunity to preview posters in advance of the student presentations on Saturday
8:00– 10:00 p.m.	Sigma Xi Café & Film Viewing Enjoy dessert, music and a cash bar along with the film viewing of Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist

SATURDAY, November 14, 2009

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 9:00 a.m.		Student & Judge Orientation Light Continental/Power-up Breakfast (Included for students and judges only)
9:00– 11:30 a.m.	Research Poster Session Student Poster Competition Professional Research Posters
11:30– 1:00 p.m.	Young Investigator Award Luncheon and Lecture - Brandt F. Eichman Molecular Machines that Protect Your DNA (Included with all registrations)
1:15– 2:30 p.m.	2009 Energy Symposium The following plenary speakers have been invited to address science and public policy concerns regarding the critical issue of Energy. John Ahearne (Moderator) - Executive Director Emeritus of Sigma Xi, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense. Hans B. Püttgen - Energy Systems Management Chair and Director of the Energy Center at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Georgia Power Professor Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Christine A. Ehlig-Economides - Professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University and founder of the Center for Energy, Environment and Transportation at the Crisman Institute.	Student Workshop Impacting the Future of Science Education: Balancing the Equation On the most recent international PISA test, the United States ranked 21st out of 30 industrialized countries in science and 25th out of 30 in math. It doesn’t have to be this way. Hear how you can join hundreds of other science and engineering majors in Teach For America who are addressing this issue first hand by committing to teach for 2 years in a low-income math or science classroom. To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org
2:30– 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00– 4:45 p.m.	2009 Energy Symposium - Continued Michal Moore - Senior Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary in Alberta. Former Commissioner with the California Energy Commission. Vernon Roan - Director, University of Florida Fuel Cell Laboratory and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida.	Student Workshop 3:00–4:15 p.m. Lab Management The workshop will cover the role of the laboratory manager in administering and coordinating the technical activities of a research group in relation to the operation of specialized laboratories. Topics will include scope of work performed, required training and qualifications, types of laboratory environments and regulatory issues for research labs. There will be a short exercise included.
5:00– 6:30 p.m.	John P. McGovern Lecture - David Michaels Scientists and the Regulatory System: Forging a New Relationship Presentation of Student Awards
7:00– 10:00 p.m.	Sigma Xi Banquet ($75 ticket required - Reception 7:00-7:30 p.m. - Cash bar)

SUNDAY, November 15, 2009

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 9:00 a.m.	Assembly of Delegates III
9:15 a.m.	Buses to IAH airport. Ticket required. The first bus starts loading at 9:15. Last bus leaves at 9:45.