2004 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
November 11-14, 2004
Le Centre Sheraton
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

While all activities are open to all registrants, this program is color coded to help you focus on activities that might be of particular interest to you.

Items in Green are offered for all participants

Items in Blue are designated for Chapter Delegates and Sigma Xi leaders

Items in Yellow are designated for Student participants

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Time	Pre-Conference Activities
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.	These activities are open to all interested participants. Registration for the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference is not required, though each of these activities has its own registration fee. Canadian/International North East Symposium Musée McCord, Registration Required (separate fee) Professional Career Pathways Sheraton Le Centre, Registration Required (separate fee)

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
4:00- 5:00 p.m.	New Delegate Orientation
5:15- 6:15 p.m.	Assembly of Delegates I
7:30- 9:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception

  Friday, November 12, 2004

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:30- 9:15 a.m.	Assembly of Delegates II	Poster Set Up
9:15- 9:30 a.m.	Orientation for Student Research Judges (following assembly)
9:30- 10:30 a.m.	Chapter Workshops
10:00- 10:30 a.m.		Student Orientation
10:30- 11:30 a.m.	Welcome Students Procter Prize Lecture - Murray Gell-Mann Simplicity, Complexity, Regularity, and Randomness
11:45 a.m. -1:45 p.m.	Networking Lunch
2:00- 3:30 p.m.	Constituency Meetings Baccalaureate Comprehensive Area/Industry/Government Judging	Judging
3:30- 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00- 5:30 p.m.	Constituency Meetings Research & Doctoral Canadian/International Judging	Judging
Evening	Sigma Xi Café, Club Lounge - 37th Floor

  Saturday, November 13, 2004

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
7:30- 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast Chemistry: Fenster & Schwarcz
9:00- 10:30 a.m.	Regional Meetings Mid-Atlantic Northwest Southeast Judging	Judging
10:45 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.	Regional Meetings North Central Northeast Southwest Judging	Judging
12:30- 2:00 p.m.	Boxed Lunch followed by Young Investigator Lecture - Jason Nieh Let's Get Virtual: The New Wave of Computing
2:00- 3:00 p.m.	Chapter Workshops	Student Workshops
3:15- 4:15 p.m.	Workshops: Science and Society
4:30- 5:45 p.m.	McGovern Lecture - David Suzuki The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottomline Presentation of Student Awards
7:00 p.m. cash bar 7:45 p.m. dinner	Sigma Xi Banquet Induction of Honorary Member - Dennis Overbye

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 8:55 a.m.	Regional Meetings Mid-Atlantic Northwest Southeast North Central Northeast Southwest
9:00– 9:55 a.m.	Constituency Meetings Baccalaureate Comprehensive Area/Industry/Government Research & Doctoral Canadian/International
10:00– 10:30 a.m.	Assembly of Delegates III

E-mail: annualmtg@sigmaxi.org