2008 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research
Program of Events

November 20-23, 2008
Marriott Renaissance Hotel
Washington, D.C.

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

Peach – free and open to the public

Blue – designated for Chapter Delegates and Sigma Xi Leaders

Yellow – designated for Student participants

THURSDAY, November 20, 2008

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
2:00– 3:30 p.m.	Delegate Information Session and Assembly of Delegates I
3:30– 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00– 5:30 p.m.	Regional Caucuses
5:30 p.m.	Dinner on your own
8:00- 9:30 p.m.	Special showing of Irena Salina's award-winning documentary Flow

FRIDAY, November 21, 2008

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 9:30 a.m.	Constituency Caucuses
9:30- 10:00 a.m.	Break - Exhibit Hall
10:00– 11:15 a.m.	Chapter Awards Sessions Honorary Member Induction	Student Posters go up through noon
11:15 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.	Lunch Open Sessions (Grab a quick lunch then join us for one of these sessions beginning at 11:45 a.m.) A Burger, a Beer, and a Side of Science... Science Café's (WGBH) Submitting a Paper: What Editors Want GameBrix	12:00-1:30 p.m. Student and Exhibitor Welcome/Orientation and Networking Lunch (Lunch included with student registration fee.)
12:30– 2:00 p.m.	Children's Day of Science Sigma Xi has invited 100 local elementary school children to attend the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting. The fourth and fifth graders will participate in hands-on science activities and take a tour of the exhibit hall featuring poster presentations by graduate and undergraduate students. Meeting attendees are welcome to observe the children conducting their science activities.
12:45- 1:00 p.m.	Break	1:30-3:00 p.m. Student Networking in Exhibit Hall
1:00– 2:30 p.m.	Assembly of Delegates II Judge Orientation (Immediately following Assembly.)
2:30– 3:00 p.m.	Break - Exhibit Hall
3:00– 5:00 p.m.	Student Poster Presentations + Judging
5:15– 6:00 p.m.	William Procter Prize Award & Lecture – Charles Elachi Excitement and Challenges of Robotic Space Exploration
6:00– 8:00 p.m.	Dinner on your own
8:00– 10:00 p.m.	Sigma Xi Café Enjoy dessert, music and a cash bar
8:30– 9:30 p.m.	Science Café sponsored by the DC Chapter Pfisteria/Hysteria and the Chesapeake: The Burden of Skepticism by Dan Terlizzi, Water Quality Specialist, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program

SATURDAY, November 22, 2008

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 8:45 a.m.	Chubb Innovation Award Lecture - Patrick Usoro Driving Innovation with Mechamatronics	Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall Student Raffle Drawing (Included with student registration fee.)
8:45– 9:00 a.m.	Break
9:00– 10:00 a.m.	H2008 Panel - The Global Water Crisis Peter H. Gleick (Pacific Institute), Andras Szollosi-Nagy (UNESCO's Division of Water Sciences), Peter Thum (Ethos Water) and Thomas G. Mattia (Coca Cola Company) Moderator, Michael Crosby, interim vice chancellor for research at the University of Hawaii at Hilo
10:00– 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15– 11:15 a.m.	H2008 Breakouts Following the panel discussion, participants will divide into four break-out groups, each facilitated by one of the panelists/moderator.
11:15 a.m.– 12:15 p.m.	H2008 Plenary - Call to Action
12:30– 2:00 p.m.	Young Investigator Award Luncheon and Lecture - Mason Porter Communities in Networks (Lunch followed by award lecture. Lunch included with delegate registration fee.)	Lunch on Your Own (Students welcome to attend the Young Investigator Lecture starting around 1:00 p.m. A $40 lunch ticket may also be purchased.)
2:15– 3:30 p.m.	H2008 Science Sessions Water, XXIst Century Technology and Adoption Climate Change and Environmental Groundwater Across Southern Australia Water Policies in West Africa Dry Land Farming in the Hopi Peoples of Arizona—Continuation of Traditions from Centuries to the present time—A study in Hands-on Approach to Sustainable Agriculture
3:30– 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00– 5:30 p.m.	John P. McGovern Lecture - Robert Boily Challenges Facing Science & Technology Knowledge at the Dawn of the XXIst Century Presentation of Student Research Conference Awards Presentation of Student Film Competition Awards
7:00– 10:00 p.m.	Sigma Xi Banquet ($75 ticket required. Reception 7:00-7:30 p.m. Cash bar)

SUNDAY, November 23, 2008

Time	Delegates, Sigma Xi Leaders	Students
8:00– 8:45 a.m.	Regional Caucuses
8:45– 9:00 a.m.	Break
9:00– 9:45 a.m.	Constituency Caucuses
9:45– 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15– 11:00 a.m.	Assembly of Delegates III
11:00 a.m.	Complimentary buses to the airports. Two buses will go to Reagan National and one bus to Dulles.