Sigma Zeta National Science & Mathematics Honor Society

TENTATIVE Convention Schedule Overview

Thursday
5 - 7 PM Registration - PAC Lobby

7:00-9:00 PM Student Social - The Lair
6:30-10:00 PM Faculty Executive Meeting - PAC214

Friday - The Hett
7:45 AM Registration and Poster Set-up
8:00 - 8:40 AM Opening Meeting 
8:40 - 10:00 AM Oral Presentations 
10:00 - 11:00 AM Poster Presentations 
11:00 - 12:00 Oral Presentations
1:00 -5:00 PM Field Trips
6:30 - 7:30 PM Banquet 
7:30 - 8:00 PM Keynote Speaker
Dr. Barbara Schaal, Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University
8:00-8:30 Awards Presentations
8:30 - 9:20 PM Committee Meetings

Saturday - Bothwell Chapel
8:00 - 8:15 AM Committee Meetings
8:20 - 9:40 AM Oral Presentations
9:40 - 10:20 AM Bread & Circuit Riders
10:20 - 11:40 AM Oral Presentations
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Closing Meeting
1:00  - 1:15 PM Chapter Photo Session

Previous Conventions

For Presenters

• Abstract Submission Form (Submit by March 10)
• Presentation Information
• Submitted Presentation Abstracts
• Convention Photo Archive

For Chapters Attending

• Committee Report Form
• Participant List
• Convention Schedule
• Chapter Registration Form (Submit by March 10)
• Convention Lodging
• Field Trips - Friday Afternoon
• Saint Louis Zoo – FREE  http://www.stlzoo.org
• Saint Louis Science Center – FREE  http://www.slsc.org
• Missouri Botanical Garden – Groups >15 $6/person,  http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
• St. Louis City Museum – Groups >15 $8/person plus tax,  http://www.citymuseum.org

Contacts: Robb Van Putte & Mickey Schutzenhofer

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Keynote Speaker : Dr Barbara Schaal

Title:  Basic Discovery and Society

 Fundamental or basic science has an essential role in the health and well being of individuals, societies and nations.   Scientific discoveries lead to advances in agriculture, medicine and industry.  The challenge is to foster a vigorous basic science enterprise while at the same time supporting an ecosystem that develops these discoveries into new technologies. 

Dr. Schaal is the Mary Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University.  She is a plant evolutionary biologist who uses DNA sequences and genomics to understand evolutionary processes such as gene flow, geographical differentiation, and the domestication of crop species. Her most recent work focuses on the evolutionary genomics of rice.

• Request for Grant Support to Attend National Meeting
• Mileage subsidy for attending chapters
  
  • Online Reimbursement Request Form (Word Form Version)
     - (see rate table below)
  • Mileage Reimbursement Table
    • 1 - 2 members attending $0.40/ mile (up to costs incurred)
    • 3 - 5 members attending $0.40/ mile
    • $0.40/mile additional for every additional 5 members attending (6 - 10, 11-15, 16 -20)
      
      

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