#SICB2018

SICB 2018 Annual Meeting Highlights

Major Lectures

Plenary Lecture: Carl Zimmer, science-writer, author, and columnist for The New York Times - Science and Scandal: Reporting on Biology In An Age of Controversy (View/Download Presentation Slides here)

Bartholomew Award Lecture: Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley - Cold Truths: Evolutionary Impacts of Winter on Terrestrial Ectotherms

Bern Lecture: David Norris, University of Colorado at Boulder - Five Decades of Environmental Comparative Endocrinology

John A. Moore Lecture: Katayoun Chamany, Eugene Lang College for Liberal Arts, The New School - From STEM to STREAMD: Responsibility, Arts, and Design for Inclusive Learning

SICB-Wide Symposia

From Small and Squishy to Big and Armored: Genomic, Ecological and Paleontological Insights into the Early Evolution of Animals

Science Through Narrative: Engaging Broad Audiences

Behavioral and Physiological Adaptation to Urban Environments

Workshop Highlights

A Challenge to Define Stress

Science Through Story

Visual Note-taking

Beyond Traditional Mentors

Biology on a Budget

Awards Presented

George A. Bartholomew Award – Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley

M. Patricia Morse Award – William Hoese, California State University, Fullerton

Dorothy M. Skinner Award – Kirstin Brink, University of British Columbia

The Student Support Committee announced funding of 28 Grants in aid of Research (GIAR) and 7 Fellowships of Graduate Student Travel (FGST) awards, which were granted to students from all 11 SICB divisions. The newly establishedSteven Vogel Award was presented to Sarah Amonett, University of Mississippi.

Best Student Presentation Winners receive awards sponsored by Wiley/Blackwell. Congratulations to all winners!

Storybooth Videos – videos of short stories about science experiences


Just in: Changes to the Final Program
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Meeting Links

• General Information about the meeting, location, registration etc. in the Meeting Brochure (PDF)
• Notes from the Underground: Travel and City Information
• SICB Annual Meeting Broadening Participation: BP Mentorship Program




Hotel and Travel


• Hotel and Travel Page (Hotel Reservations, etc.)


Exhibitors and Advertisement


• Visit our Sponsors & Exhibitors Page



Program


• Slides from SICB Annual Meeting 2018, San Francisco, CA, Plenary Lecture by Carl Zimmer
• Interactive Online Schedule
• Schedule Grid incl. Events (.pdf)
• Final Program Book (.pdf, ~5.7 MB in size)
• Abstract Book (.pdf, ~2.2 MB in size)
• Symposia
• Workshops & Programs




Information for Presenters


• Guidelines for Oral Presentations and for Chairing Oral Sessions
• Poster Guidelines


Awards & Contests



• American Microscopial Society: Call for Microscopical Photos - Annual Buchsbaum Photo Contest
  Do you have a favorite photomicrograph you'd like others to see? It could be the winner! The 2018 Buchsbaum Photo Contest, sponsored by the American Microscopical Society, will be held during the SICB meeting in San Francisco, California. The contest is a memorial to Ralph Buchsbaum, pioneer in cell and tissue culture of animals and champion of photomicrography, and its aim is to encourage microscopical-biological photography. Details can be found on the American Microscopical Society 's website: http://amicros.org/?page_id=9


Registration


• Online Registration
• Meeting Brochure (PDF) including printable registration form (for registration via FAX or postal mail)
• Registration Fee Schedule



Students


• Roommate Matching Service
  
  Child Care
  
  See Travel Page.