EVENTS/FUNCTIONS

Saturday, January 4 – Day 1

Tuesday, January 7 – Day 4

Wednesday, January 8 – Day 5

SICB GRID 2003

Divisions:

DAB Animal Behavior

DCE Comparative Endocrinology

DCPB Comparative Physiology & Biochem

DDCB Developmental & Cell Biology

DEDB Evolutionary Developmental Biology

DEE Ecology & Evolution

DIZ Invertebrate Zoology

DNB Neurobiology

DSEB Systematic & Evolutionary Biology

DVM Vertebrate Morphology

Co-sponsoring Societies

ABS Animal Behavior Society

AMS American Microscopical Society

PES/ESA Physiological Ecology Section of

the Ecological Society of America

TCS The Crustacean Society

SPECIAL SESSIONS & EVENTS

Times as noted

Opening Session-Past Presidentioal Address-Martin Feder-Days of Miracle and Wonder: The Future of Integrative and Comparative Biology

6:30-7:30pm Grand Ballroom Centre/East

Bartholomew Award/Lecture-Adam Summers-From Mexico to molecules-an interdisciplinary investigation of cartilaginous skeletons

Grand Ballroom Centre

6:30pm-7:30pm

Bern Lecture-Hubert Vaudry-Synthesis of biologically active steroids in the brain of amphibians. Regulation by neutransmitters and neuropeptides Grand Ballroom East 6:00-7:00pm

Windsor West 9:45:11:30am

SYMPOSIA

8:00am-5:00pm unless otherwise noted in program

• Endocrine Signaling-GB West
• Performance in Nature-GB Centre
• Cystic Fibrosis-Essex
• Fireflies at Fifty-Civic South

• Canadian Arctic-GB Centre
• Plasticity and Polyphenisms-GB East
• Vision Research-Essex
• Evolution of Fishes (pm)-GB West

• Evolution of Fishes (am)-GB West
• Plast/Polyphen Minisym (am)-Dom S
• Vision Minisymp (am)-City Hall
• Genes to Ecosystems-GB Centre
• Hormones and Metabolism-GB East
• Neurobiology-Essex
• Fish Evolution Minisymp-Conf B/C

• Hochachka (am)-GB East
• Kowalevsky Minisymposium (am) GB Centre

8:00am-5:00pm unless otherwise noted in program

Development (pm)-Windsor West

Evo-Devo (pm)-Garden 10/11

Evolution-City Hall

Morphology-Dominion South

Morphology-Dominion North

Physiology (am)-Conference B/C

Reg Biology (pm)-Conference B/C

Ecol & Behavior (pm)-Garden 10/11

Evo-Devo Devo (am)-Windsor West

Int & Comp Issues (am)-Garden 10/11

Morphology-Dominion South

Morphology-Dominion North

Physiology-Conference B/C

Reg Biology-Civic South

Env Biology (pm)-City Hall

Env Biology (am)-Garden 10/11

Evolution (pm)-Dominion South

Morphology-Dominion North

Physiology (am)-Conference B/C

Reg Biology-Civic South

Regulatory Biol (am)-Civic South

Regulatory Biol (am)Conference B/C

POSTER SESSIONS

Sheraton Hall

Please treat the viewing times as equivalent to the period when oral papers are presented (i.e., not a time for socializing). Box lunches will be available for purchase outside the poster/exhibit area

Poster Session 1 set up:

5:00-8:00pm

Poster Session 1

Set up: 7:00-9:00am

Viewing: 9:00am-6:00pm

Odd # Authors 11:40am-1:20pm

Poster Session 1

Viewing: 9:00am-6:00pm

Even # Authors 11:40am-1:20pm

Poster Session 1 tear down: 5:00-6:00pm

Poster Session 2 set up: 6:00-7:00pm

Poster Session 2

Set up: 7:00-9:00am

Viewing: 9:00am-6:00pm

Odd # Authors 11:40am-1:20pm

Poster Session 2

Viewing: 9:00am-1:20pm

Even # Authors 11:40am-1:20pm

Tear down: 1:30-2:30pm

EXHIBIT HOURS

Sheraton Hall

Coffee breaks-9:40am-10:20am &

2:40pm-3:20pm

Continental Breakfast-7-9am

Noon-1pm unless otherwise noted in program

Box lunches will be available for purchase outside the poster/exhibit area—you can bring them with you to your committee meeting

Executive Committee

3:00-5:30pm City Hall

2002 SICB Nominating Committee

7:00am-8:00am-Garden 7

Div Chrs Pres/Pres-Elect-Garden 7

Division Program Officer & Affiliated Societies-Garden 9

SICB Membership Diversity Committee 8:30pm Garden 7

Pub Affairs Comm11:30am Garden8

Student Support Comm

9:00pm-10:00pm-Garden 8

Advisory Committee

7:00am-8:00am Wake Suite

Editorial Board-Garden 9

SICB Division Secretaries-Garden 7

AMS Executive Committee

8:00-11:00pm Garden 7

Vendor Appreciation Breakfast

8:00am-9:00am Long Bar

Program Advisory-Garden 7

Education Council-Garden 9

Executive Committee Meeting

7:00am-9:00am City Hall

BUSINESS MEETINGS

5:15pm-6:15pm unless otherwise noted

DNB Business Mtg-Conf B/C

DCPB Business Mtg-Dominion South

DDCB Business Mtg-City Hall

DIZ Business Mtg-Dominion North

DEE Business Mtg-Wiindsor West

DCE Business Mtg-Garden 10/11

DSEB Business Mtg-City Hall

DVM Business Mtg-Dominion North

TCS Business Mtg-Garden 9

AMS Business Meeting

8:15-9:30am Windsor West

SICB Business Meeting-GB East

WORKSHOPS & PROGRAMS

Times as noted

Student First Timer Orientation

5pm-6pm Essex

DPOs and New Orkeans Symposium Organizers 6:15-7:00 pm-Garden 9

ADInstruments Wksp 6:15-8:15pm Essex

Evolution Town Meeting

7:30-8:30pm GB Centre

Firefly Workshop

7:30-8:45pm Grand Ballroom East

8am-Noon GB West

Media Workshop (Killer Website)

9:00am-Noon Conference D/E

Phylogenetics for Dummies Wkshp

7:00pm-9:00pm Conference D/E

NSF Funding Opportunities with Bill Zamer 7:30-8:30pm Civic South

NSF Open Session with Bill Zamer

11:45am-12:45pm Windsor West

Grad/Postdoc Workshop

6:15-7:30 pm Dominion South

Crustaceans in Art-6:30-7:30 pm Conference B/C

SOCIAL EVENTS

Times as noted

Welcome Reception

7:30-9:30pm Grand Foyer

Companion Orientation Prog/

Cont.Bkfst 9:00-10:00am Long Bar

SICB Grad/Postdoc Lunch

11:30am-12:50pm Grand East

SRC Bkfst 6:30-8:00am Bistro on Two Rest

DCPB Social 6:15-7:30 pm Exec Suite 4th Floor

DVM Social6:15-7:30pm Dominion North

DIZ/DEE/AMS Social

6:30-8:00pm Long Bar

DCE Social 7:30-10pm Pinnacle

DEDB Social 6:15-7:30pm Dominion South

Shoals Marine Lab Social/Reunion

8-10pm Garden 8

AMS Luncheon

11:40am-12:50pm Long Bar

DNB Social 6:15-7:15pm Long Bar

AWIS Reception

6:30-7:30pm City Hall

Society-wide Dessert Social in Honor of Students and Postdocs

7:30-9:30pm Grand Foyer