- Monday, January 6: Winter Member Meeting
- Tuesday, January 7: Conference Day 1
- Wednesday, January 8: Conference Day 2
- Thursday, January 9: Conference Day 3
Monday, January 6, 2020
NCSE 2020 Winter Member Meeting
Time | Location | Event |
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8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. | West Registration Desk | Registration Open |
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Diplomat Ballroom | Breakfast for NCSE Winter Member Meeting |
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | Diplomat Ballroom |
NCSE 2020 Winter Member Meeting and Academic-Federal Dialogue |
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. | Bird Cage Walk (outside Diplomat Ballroom) | Reception for NCSE Member Institutions |
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Conference Day 1
Time | Location | Event |
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7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. | West Registration Desk | Registration Open |
7:30–8:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Breakfast |
8:30–9:00 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Welcome Tony Michaels, Ph.D., Immediate Past Chair, NCSE Board of Directors Keynote: Science Forward: The Science Push and the Policy Pull Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment |
9:00–10:00 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Plenary: NCSE Retrospective and Look Ahead A. Karim Ahmed, Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer, NCSE Board of Directors; Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center Moderated by Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment |
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Coffee Break, NASA Hyperwall Presentation, and Poster Viewing |
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
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Concurrent Sessions Group A
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12:00–1:30 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
2020 NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award on Science, Service, and Leadership Michael Crow, Ph.D., President, Arizona State University Introduction by James Buizer, Interim Director of the Arizona Institutes for Resilient Environment and Societies, University of Arizona; NCSE Board Director Armchair discussion led by Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University; NCSE Board Director Lunch Served |
1:45–3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Group B
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3:15–4:15 p.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Poster Presentations and Facilitated Networking Break |
4:30–5:30 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Armchair Keynote: Navigating New Norms at the Science-Policy Interface Marcia McNutt, Ph.D., President, National Academy of Sciences Moderated by Valerie Luzadis, Ph.D., Chair, NCSE Board of Directors; Professor, The State University of New York, ESF |
5:30–7:00 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
NCSE's 30th Anniversary Celebration Reception A Visual Journey: The Environment Through the Storytelling Lens Introduction by Frank Sesno, Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University; NCSE Board Director |
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Conference Day 2
Time | Location | Event |
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7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | West Registration Desk | Registration Open |
7:30–8:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Breakfast |
7:30–8:20 a.m. |
Early Bird Sessions
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8:30–9:15 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Keynote: In Pursuit of a Common Goal: Diversity in STEM Freeman Hrabowski, Ph.D., President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Introduction by Rita Colwell, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University; President, CosmosID, Inc.; NCSE Board Director |
9:15–10:00 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Plenary: Diverse Voices on Climate Resilience Xiye Bastida, Fridays For Future NYC Moderated by Laura Weiland, Director, Omega Center for Sustainable Living |
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Coffee Break, NASA Hyperwall Presentation, and Poster Viewing |
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Group C
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12:00–1:30 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Keynote Introduction: A Snapshot From the State Department on Science Diplomacy Today Marcia Bernicat, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Plenary: 21st Century Science-Policy Passport: The International Perspective Hannele Pokka, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Finland Moderated by Randy Burd, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Long Island University; NCSE Board Director Lunch Served |
1:30–2:15 p.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Poster Presentations, NASA Hyperwall Presentation, and Networking Coffee Break |
2:15–3:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Group D
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4:00–5:30 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science, Policy, and the Environment Moderated by Lynn Scarlett, Chief External Affairs Officer, The Nature Conservancy |
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Conference Day 3
Time | Location | Event |
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7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | West Registration Desk | Registration Open |
7:30–8:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Breakfast |
7:30–8:20 a.m. | Executive Room |
Breakfast Book Talk Creative (Climate) Communications, Max Boykoff, University of Colorado Boulder |
8:30–8:45 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Keynote Introduction: Fires and Floods: Reflections From the Frontlines of Climate Impacts in Northern California Hon. Shirlee Zane, Supervisor, County of Sonoma, California, Sonoma Water; NCSE Board Director |
8:45–9:55 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Action Plenary: Integrating Academic Science in Long-Term Disaster Recovery and Resilience Michael Mahoney, Senior Geologist, FEMA Facilitated by: |
9:55–10:00 a.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Special Announcement from EPA and NCSE on Climate Resilience Collaboration Joel Scheraga, Senior Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
10:00–10:30 a.m. | Ambassador Ballroom | Networking Coffee Break, NASA Hyperwall Presentation, and Poster Viewing |
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Group E
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12:00–1:30 p.m. | Regency Ballroom |
Armchair Keynote: Sustainability and a Bold Path to a Clean Energy Economy Holmes Hummel, Ph.D., Founder, Clean Energy Works Moderated by Paul Shrivastava, Ph.D., Chief Sustainability Officer, The Pennsylvania State University Lunch Served |
1:30–2:00 p.m. | Regency Ballroom | Introduction to Workshops |
2:00–3:30 p.m. |
Workshops
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3:30–4:00 p.m. | Regency Ballroom | Workshop Reflections and Conference Closing |