New Horizons in Science speaker FAQ 2019
Speaker information for New Horizons in Science 2019
WHERE YOU WILL SPEAK: All sessions will take place at the Nittany Lion Inn on the campus of Penn State University in State College, PA.
- Check-in desk for all speakers and attendees: Lobby of the Inn (adjacent to reception)
- Hotel address and phone: 200 West Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803 • 800-233-7505
At the check-in desk, please ask for Sylvia Kantor.
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GENERAL TRAVEL AND PARKING ADVICE If you arrive by car, please park in the Nittany Lion Inn parking deck and bring your ticket with you for validation. Travel problems? Last-minute emergencies? Call/text:
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AUDIO-VISUAL/TECHNOLOGY SETUPS AND SESSION MODERATORS
WHEN TO ARRIVE: Note that your A/V setup time may be 70 minutes or more ahead of your session, depending on whether your session follows a break. Setup times are scheduled during breaks because we have back-to-back sessions in some rooms.
PLEASE EMAIL A PDF FILE OF YOUR PRESENTATION, SUITABLE FOR SHARING WITH ATTENDEES, TO: Sylvia Kantor, sylviakantor@casw.org
| PRESENTER(S) | LOCATION | SETUP TIME | SESSION TIME | MODERATOR | A/V DETAILS |
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| Andrew Read | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 8:30 am Sunday 10/27 | 8:45 am Sunday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Hana El-Samad | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 8:30 am Sunday | 10:00 am Sunday | Ashley Smart | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Monica Medina | Alumni Ballroom DE | 9:45 am Sunday | 10:00 am Sunday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Leah Shaffer, Brandon Ogbunu, Angela Saini, Pat Shipman | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 11:05 am Sunday | 11:20 Sunday | Richard Harris | Shaffer will have a few slides. |
| Abhay Ashtekar | Alumni Ballroom DE | 11:10 am Sunday | 11:20 am Sunday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Steve Squyres | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 1:45 pm Sunday | 2:00 pm Sunday | Alan Boyle | Speaker will present from own laptop. Presentation includes NASA animations. House lighting will need to be limited for best visibility. |
| Richard Alley | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 3:15 pm Sunday | 3:30 pm Sunday | Cris Russell | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Felecia Davis | Alumni Ballroom DE | 3:15 pm Sunday | 3:30 pm Sunday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present from own laptop. Presentation includes video with audio. Waiting on details about connection needed. |
| Nicole Lazar | Alumni Ballroom ABC | 3:15 pm Sunday | 4:30 pm Sunday | Betsy Mason | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Chad Hanna | Alumni Ballroom DE | 3:15 am Sunday | 4:30 am Sunday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Dan Vergano, Antonio Regalado, Kiran Musunuru, Marilynn Marchione | Boardroom | 8:15 am Monday | 8:30 am Monday | Ros Reid | Both panelists will show slides. Marchione has sent slide file in advance. The moderator will post a list of discussion questions on a final slide. The moderator will collect the slide sets. |
| David Keith | Boardroom | 9:15 am Monday | 9:30am Monday | Bill Kearney | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Jason Wright | Assembly | 9:15 am Monday | 9:30 am Monday | Ros Reid | Speaker will have several videos with sound. Expects to be able to broadcast audio through an HDMI connection. |
| Karen Lips | Boardroom | 10:40 am Monday | 10:50 am Monday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Chet Sherwood | Assembly | 10:40 am Monday | 10:50 am Monday | Betsy Mason | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Beryl Benderly, John Cook, Tamar Haspel | Boardroom | 12:35 pm Monday | 12:50 pm Monday | Ros Reid | Cook will have slides. |
| Sez Atamturkur | Assembly | 12:35 pm Monday | 12:50 pm Monday | Wayt Gibbs | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Rob Jackson | Boardroom | 12:35 pm Monday | 1:50 pm Monday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Jonathan Lynch | Boardroom |
3:00 pm Monday |
3:10 pm Monday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
| Shyam Sundar | Boardroom | will hook up laptop as soon as previous speaker finishes | 4:10 pm Monday | Ros Reid | Speaker will present using own laptop. |
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