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Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, Jan 21
Early Arrivals for Optional tours
Wednesday, January 22
| All Day | Main Arrivals & Resort Hosted Activities | |
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Optional Excursions (Nexus discount code: AMSMIC10) |
Nexus Tour Desk |
| 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 Chairs Welcome Breakfast | Gourmet Marché (reserved) |
| 9:00 - 11:00 | Social Guest Activity: Wood Carving w/local artist Roger Johnson | Garden Gazebo |
| 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | AMSMIC Meeting I | Conference Center Ballroom |
| 8:00-8:15 |
Opening Remarks / Introductions
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| 8:15-9:05 |
Keynote 1: Andreas Baumler |
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| 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 |
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| 9:45-10:00 |
coffee break |
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| 10:00-11:00 |
AAI Update - Loretta Doan, CEO |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
New Chair Presentations I (1 slide each) |
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AAMC Meeting Report - Jim Kaper |
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| 11:30-12:30 |
Group Buffet Lunch (including social guests) |
Gourmet Marché |
| 1:30-6:30 | 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 AM - 12:00 PM | AMSMIC Meeting II | Conference Center Ballroom |
| 8:00-8:15 | AMSMIC Business Meeting I: Elections | |
| 8:15-9:15 |
Executive Coaching for Department Heads - Matthew Fenton
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| 9:00-10:00 |
Social Guest Activity: Tai Chi class with Valerie Boss |
on the beach |
| 9:15-10:05 |
Keynote 2: Jason Carlyon |
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| 10:05-10:20 | coffee break | |
| 10:20-11:15 |
Breakouts:
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| 11:15-11:30 |
AMSMIC Business Meeting II: Election Results | |
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11:30-12:00 |
New Chair Presentations II (1 slide each) |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (including social guests) | your choice of resort options |
| 1:30 - 5:30 |
Resort Activities & Optional Tours:
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Meet in hotel main lobby |
| 6:30 - 9:00 |
Dinner Dine-Around (sign up at AMSMIC Reg. Desk) |
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 AM - 12:00 PM | AMSMIC Meeting III | Conference Center Ballroom |
| 8:00-9:00 |
NIAID Update - Kelly Poe, PhD |
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| 9:00-9:50 |
Keynote 3: Igor Brodsky |
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| 9:50-10:30 |
Research!America - Mary Wolley |
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| 10:30‐11:00 |
coffee break |
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| 11:00-12:00 |
AMSMIC Business Meeting III
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| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch (including social guests) | your choice of resort options |
| 2:00 - 5:00 |
Resort Activities & Optional Tours:
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On your own |
| 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Group Farewell Dinner |
On the Beach |
Sunday, Jan 26
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Gourmet Marché |
| All day | Departures (airport transfers included) | Meet in hotel main lobby |