The 2018 meeting of the Pacific Division of AAAS will be held on the campus of the California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly Pomona), Pomona, California, 12 – 15 June 2018. We are pleased to announce that the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, will once again join us for this meeting. Additionally, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is planning a special program for pharmacy students as part of this meeting. Membership in AAAS or its affiliated societies is not required to participate in or present research at the meeting.
The theme for this year's meeting is From Atoms to Applications. All scientists, including graduate and undergraduate students, are invited to present their research results at the meeting, either orally or as posters. Persons paying the registration fee may attend all scientific sessions as well as participate in many other activities. Field trips require advance registration and payment of additional fees.
Returning for the meeting this year is the Division's Third Annual Maker Exhibit, an exhibit of all of those wonderful maker projects that are being assembled by so many folks in order to solve a variety of challenges and problems. Click HERE to download a flyer describing this program and the requirements to be part of the maker exhibit. Click HERE to apply to demonstrate a scientific maker device.
Plan to join us for a full schedule of activities:
- contributed oral and poster paper sessions
- symposia
- workshops
- field trips
- If you have an idea for an interesting educational field trip, contact Dr. Roger Christianson, 541-552-6747 or rchristi@sou.edu to discuss your idea. Information about planning an educational field trip for a Pacific Division meeting can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
- division banquet
- networking opportunities
- and much more!
Societies and Sections Sponsoring Programs
The following societies and
Pacific Division sections will sponsor symposia
and/or contributed paper and poster sessions
at the meeting:
o Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
o American Association of Pharmacy Colleges
o Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources
o Anthropology and Archaeology
o Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences
o Cell and Molecular Biology
(includes Medical and Dental Research in these areas)
o Chemistry and Biochemistry
o Computer and Information Sciences
o Earth Sciences
(includes Geology, Physical Geography, Geophysics, Paleobiology)
o Ecology, Environmental Sciences, and Sustainability
o Education
o Engineering, Technology, and Applied Sciences
o Evolution, Organismal Biology, and Biodiversity
o General and Interdisciplinary
o History and Philosophy of Science
o Materials Science
o Mathematics
o Pharmaceutical Sciences
o Physics
o Psychology
o Science and the Arts and Humanities
o Social, Economic, and Political Sciences
(includes Health Services)
Societies and Sections – Contact Information
Click HERE for society and section contact information.
Meeting Rooms
This year's technical sessions will be held on the campus of the campus of Cal Poly Pomona, in Pomona, California. All meeting rooms will be equipped with
computers running PowerPoint and computer projectors. Speakers
requiring other equipment must make their requests known at the time of abstract submission. Such
equipment will be provided, if available, and
may incur an expense for the presenter.
Presentation
Dates, Times and Rooms
The meeting rooms and presentation time schedule will
be published in the "Program with Abstracts" issue of the Proceedings (vol. 37, part 1), which will be provided to all meeting
registrants at the meeting Registration Center as they complete their meeting registration upon arriving on campus. The schedule,
which shows the days, times and locations of presentations will be available for download from this and from the AAAS
Pacific Division homepage no later than 1 June 2018.
Poster Sessions
Each poster will be assigned a display space of 48" H
x48" W (roughly 1.2 m x 1.2 m). Posters will be grouped by discipline and
subject matter. Each presenter will be given at least two hours for
poster display, although more time may be available. Presenters should
set up their posters no later than 15 minutes before the beginning of
their presentation session and are expected to be available to discuss
their work while their poster is on display. Posters
should be removed within 15 minutes of the close of the session. Student
posters will be judged for Awards of Excellence. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that students
be available for questions until all of the judges have seen their
posters.
Please check our current Newsletter for the most up to date information on posters.
A web site with much useful information pertaining to poster presentation is that prepared by G.R. Hess, K. Tosney, and L. Liegel, 2006, Creating Effective Poster Presentations. CLICK HERE to enter the site.
(http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters)
Students
The AAAS Pacific Division is pleased to offer a number of programs to encourage students to attend its annual meetings and to help further their career goals. These include:
for students presenting their original research at an annual meeting:
