Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, Jan 21

Early Arrivals for Optional tours 

Wednesday, January 22

 All Day Main Arrivals  
 

Optional Excursions 

 Meet @ Nexus Tour desk in lobby
 4:00 - 6:00 pm AMSMIC Registration Desk open  Lobby
 6:30 - 8:30 pm Welcome Reception & Dinner  Sky Terrace pool area


Thursday, January 23

7:00 - 8:00  Breakfast Buffet

Gourmet Marché Restaurant

7:00 - 8:00 New Chair Bootcamp Breakfast Gourmet Marché (reserved)
8:00 - 12:15 pm AMSMIC Meeting I Conference Center Ballroom
8:00-8:15

Opening Remarks / Introductions

  • James Samuel, AMSMIC President

8:15-9:05

Keynote 1: Andreas Baumler


9:05-9:45

ASM Update: The ASM new Strategic Roadmap: empowering microbiologists to shape the future of their own field - Stefano Bertuzzi, ASM CEO & Theresa Koehler, ASM President

 
9:45-10:00 coffee break  
10:00-11:00 

Executive Coaching for Department Heads - Matthew Fenton


 
11:00-11:30

New Chair Presentations I (1 slide each)

  

AAMC Meeting Report - Jim Kaper  
11:30-12:30 Group Buffet Lunch (including social guests)
 Gourmet Marché
1:00-7:00 AMSMIC Group Tour: Piton Catamaran Snorkel & Sunset Sail  Meet in hotel main lobby 
7:30-9:00 Dinner Dine-around (sign up at AMSMIC Reg. Desk)  

   

Friday, January 24

 7:00 - 8:00  Breakfast Buffet  Gourmet Marché
 7:00 - 8:00  AMSMIC Council Meeting    Gourmet Marché (reserved)
 8:00 - 12:05 pm AMSMIC Meeting II  Conference Center Ballroom
 8:00-8:15 AMSMIC Business Meeting I: Elections  
 8:15-9:15

AAI Update - Loretta Doan, CEO


 9:00-10:00 Social Guest program: Tai Chi class with Valerie Boss
 
 9:15-10:05

Keynote 2: Jason Carlyon

 
10:05-10:20 coffee break  
10:20-11:15

Breakouts: TBD

  
11:15-11:20
AMSMIC Business Meeting II: Election Results

11:20-12:05

New Chair Presentations II (1 slide each)

 
12:05 - 1:05 Lunch 
your choice of resort options
1:30 - 5:30 pm

Optional Tours:

Meet in hotel main lobby 
 6:30 - 9:00

Dinner Dine-Around (sign up at AMSMIC Reg. Desk)

OR Friday Night Street Party in Castries

Onsite restaurants 

On your own


Saturday, January 25

 7:00 - 8:00  Breakfast Buffet Gourmet Marché
 7:00 - 8:00 

Women Chairs Breakfast

Mitzi Nagarkatti, discussion leader

Gourmet Marché (reserved)
 8:00 - 12:40 pm AMSMIC Meeting III Conference Center Ballroom
 8:00-9:00

NIAID Update - Kelly Poe, PhD

 
 9:00-9:50

Keynote 3

 
 9:50-10:30 Research!America - Mary Wolley  
 10:30‐10:45 coffee break 
 
 10:45-11:45

Breakouts 3

 
 11:45-12:40

AMSMIC Business Meeting III 

  • Treasurer's Report - D. Voth
  • Education Committee Report - J. Kerry
  • Preview 2026 Meeting - Gene Oltz
 
 12:40-1:45 Lunch
your choice of resort options
 2:00 - 5:00

Optional Tours: 

Meet in hotel main lobby 
 6:30 - 9:30 pm Group Dinner on the Beach
Beachfront


Sun Jan 26

7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast Buffet Gourmet Marché
All day Departures (airport transfers included) Meet in hotel main lobby 

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