FYI: “Grand Challenges, Great Opportu nities”

[Henk Elegeert]

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2006 AAAS Annual Meeting: “Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities”

Gilbert S. Omenn
AAAS President
Gilbert S. Omenn

ST. LOUIS — From efforts to prevent “the next New Orleans,” to the
search for habitable planets, from evolution on the front line and
global health challenges — including infections, anti-aging therapies,
obesity, childhood lead exposure and nicotine addiction — the 2006 AAAS
Annual Meeting promises a wide range of breaking-news headlines.

America’s largest general science conference also offers free family
science activities and public lectures by leading scientific experts.

Set for February 16-20 in St. Louis, the AAAS Annual Meeting offers an
unsurpassed technical program for scientists, educators, policy-makers
and reporters, as well as public events for families and job-seekers.
The meeting is expected to draw some 9,000 individuals from roughly 60
countries, including hundreds of journalists.
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BREAKING NEWS

For reporters, the 2006 AAAS Annual Meeting promises 30 press briefings,
plus additional press breakfasts and networking opportunities. Specific
headlines from the AAAS Meeting will remain strictly embargoed until the
time of each event. But, in general, broad topics to be addressed during
press briefings will include, for example:

     * The latest predictions on Sun-like targets that could harbor
worlds suitable for life — based on findings from a network of some 350
radio antenna dishes called the Allen Telescope Array, plus other
research tools.

     * New studies of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which
some have called “the next New Orleans,” the U.S. region most likely to
suffer catastrophic levee failures and flooding, unless floodplains
experts can quickly apply lessons learned.

     * Anti-aging news, including recent genetic and molecular
biological research that has uncovered gene manipulations that slow the
aging rate in yeast, nematodes, fruit flies and mice.

     * “Weird dinosaur science” updates from legendary Jack Horner of
Bozeman, Montana’s Museum and a half-dozen other dino experts.

     * Recent obesity findings based on animals given reduced-calorie
diets, both with and without a simultaneous increase in exercise levels.

     * Health news related to autism, nicotine addiction, seafood
safety, lead exposure and children’s IQ and more.

     * An all-star cast of speakers who will address “Evolution on the
Front Line” during a half-day event for teachers, scientists and
policy-makers. Speakers will range from Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) and
the Vatican’s Chief Astronomer, the Rev. George Coyne, to Linda
Froschauer, president-elect of the National Science Teachers
Association, and Emmy-award winning TV show host Jeff Corwin of Animal
Planet’s “Corwin’s Quest.”

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