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AAAS: Call for Symposia Proposals * Deadline 30 April 2004
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AAAS 2005 Annual Meeting To Focus on "The Nexus: Where Science Meets =
Society"

Washington, D.C., April 2 -- Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, AAAS President and =
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will chair the 2005 AAAS =
Annual Meeting. Session proposals are invited by the deadline of 30 April =
2004 and may be submitted online (http://www.aaas.org/meetings).

Some 17 tentative session tracks were proposed by the AAAS Program =
Committee, with topics ranging from emerging diseases in developing =
countries to genomics, nutrition, public safety, "disappearing cultures" =
and more. A complete listing of 2005 tracks is available online (http://www=
.aaas.org/meetings/MPE_08_Sym_Tracks.shtml).

Given the setting for the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., =
some discussions are expected to address science policy matters such as =
the U.S. Congress's view of science and technology -- from nanotechnology =
to emerging waste management technologies as they relate to homeland =
security.

But, the proposed 2005 session tracks also will cover a rich array of =
other issues, including environmental questions of particular relevance to =
the Chesapeake Bay region, reproduction and regeneration science from =
aging and stem-cell research to tissue engineering, and more.

With 2005 declared the World Year of Physics, the AAAS Meeting also will =
provide insights to physical science frontiers as well as networking =
opportunities for these researchers. Young and senior scientists alike =
will take part in a physics-themed social mixer, for example.

Hearings on topics that affect young scientists will provide a forum for =
open discussions. Workshops ranging from grant-writing to writing =
children's books also will be offered.

In addition, teachers will be invited to earn continuing education credits =
at the 2005 Meeting, and plans are underway to offer CMEs to professionals =
in the dental and medical industries.=20

Free public events will continue to be a highlight at the AAAS annual =
meeting. On the exhibit floor over the weekend, Family Science Days will =
again offer hands-on workshops, demonstrations and a health fair, coupled =
with a fun, interactive scavenger hunt.

For more information on how you and your colleagues can get noticed at =
this meeting of great minds, please visit (http://www.aaas.org/meetings).