Annual Meeting Program

November 15-17, 2002
Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston Island, Texas

In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, November 14-15, Changing the Face of Science and Engineering

Friday, November 15

1:00-2:00 p.m.
Orientation for New Delegates and New Chapter Officers

2:00-2:45 p.m.
McGovern Science & Society Lecture - Mario Molina, MIT

2:45-3:00 p.m.
Break

3:00-3:45 p.m.
Assembly of Delegates I

3:45-4:00 p.m.
Break - Scientific & Chapter Posters

4:00-4:45 p.m.
Constituency Group Meetings I

4:45-5:00 p.m.
Break - Scientific & Chapter Posters

5:00-5:45 p.m.
Regional Assemblies I

6:00-7:00 p.m.
Reception hosted by the Sigma Xi International Committee

7:00-9:30 p.m.
Banquet, Procter Prize Lecture - Benoit Mandelbrot
Learn more about Benoit Mandelbrot

Initiation of Honorary Member - Richard Harris

Saturday, November 16

8:00-8:55 a.m.
Regional Assembly II

9:00-10:15 a.m.
Workshops

1. Chapters 101: Chapter Management
2. Chapter Revitalization
3. Science and the News Media
4. Chapter Diversity Programs
5. Chapter Opportunity: Workshops on Visualization

10:15-11:00 a.m.
Break - Scientific & Chapter Posters

11:00-11:45 a.m.
Assembly of Delegates II

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Young Investigator Lecture - Paschalis Alexandridis
Nanoscale Organization via Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly

12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break - Scientific & Chapter Posters

2:00-3:15 p.m.
Workshops

1. Chapters 102: Programs
2. Expanding Your Membership Base and Nurturing Chapter Leadership
3. Sigma Xi’s Packard Initiative: Where Do We Go From Here?
4. Communicating Science: Telling the Research Story in Pictures
5. New Features of the Sigma Xi Web Site: Design A Chapter Web Site

3:15-4:15 p.m.
Student Research Conference Posters, Refreshments

4:15-5:10 p.m.
Constituency Group Meetings II

6:30-9:00 p.m.
Reception at Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid

Sunday, November 17

8:00-9:00 a.m.
Regional Assemblies III

9:00-9:15 a.m.
Break

9:15-10:15 a.m.
Constituency Group Meetings III

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30-11:15 a.m.
Assembly of Delegates III

11:30 a.m.
Complimentary Airport Transportation
Buses depart at 11:30 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; and 12:00 p.m.