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Serendipity: Celebrating the Synchrony of Ideas, Colleagues, and Science in Unexpected Ways

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 116-117, First Floor (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Gail Kampmeier
Astri Wayadande
Patti Prasifka
Melody A. Keena
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
0751
Parlez-vous de l'entomologie? Serendipity and the French major
Gail Kampmeier, University of Illinois
1:50 PM
0752
Entomophobe to entomologist, instructor to industry scientist: embracing the unexpected in your career
Patti Prasifka, Dow AgroSciences
2:05 PM
0753
Aggie to government protector of forests
Melody A. Keena, USDA - Forest Service
2:20 PM
0754
How to be an entomologist when your affiliation is "None"
Rayda K. Krell, Rayda K. Krell, LLC
2:35 PM
Break
2:45 PM
0755
From bugs to kings, and the joys of field research and discovery
John M. Heraty, University of California
3:00 PM
0756
Blowing in the wind: the confluence of five hobbies and calling it science
Elson J. Shields, Cornell University
3:15 PM
0757
You don't have to be hungary to eat a donut: Scientific contributions of sugared pastry
Nathan M. Schiff, USDA - Forest Service
3:30 PM
Break
3:40 PM
0758
Developing an inordinate fondness for science communication: Tips and tools to help you reach a broader audience through the media
Holly Menninger, Cornell University
4:00 PM
0759
Flies, Food and Feet: only one should go into your mouth
Astri Wayadande, Oklahoma State University
4:15 PM
0760
Bridging science and policy: opportunities for scientists in the federal government
Richard G. Allen, US Environmental Protection Agency
4:30 PM
0761
Not my great, great grandmother's Darwin! Teaching evolutionary biology
Elizabeth F. Beckemeyer, Georgia Perimeter College
4:45 PM
0762
Lessons learned from blogging entomology
Andrew Deans, North Carolina State University
5:00 PM
Q & A Session on Communicating Science
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