2015 CONFERENCE DETAILED AGENDA Wednesday, March 18, 2015 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tour of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1:15 pm: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel. Meet in the Main Lobby. Interested individuals must register for this tour no later than February 13, 2015 by emailing [email protected] for NASA pre-screening. No exceptions after Feb 13. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm NAI Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation Only) Location: The Boardroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Early Conference Check-in Location: Foyer of the Georgian Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm President’s Welcome Reception Location: Georgian Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California Thursday, March 19, 2015 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Conference Check-in and Information Table Location: Foyer of the Viennese Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 9:00 am to 12:00 pm General Session A Location: Viennese Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 10:00 am to 10:40 pm Keynote Speaker Introduction of Keynote Speaker ______________________________________ Keynote Address Esther Sans Takeuchi, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University NAI Charter Fellow 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Luncheon Location: The Horse Shoe Garden (outdoors) The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm General Session B Location: Viennese Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 3:20 pm to 4:00 pm Keynote Speaker Introduction of Keynote Speaker _________________________ Keynote Address Steven Chu, Ph.D., Former Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Professor of Physics and Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Stanford University Recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm California Institute of Technology Architectural Tour 3:00 pm: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel for Caltech. Meet in the Main Lobby. Buses will pick up passengers at the same location as drop off at 4:30 and 5:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Break 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Buses depart the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena for the California Science Center. Meet in the Main Lobby. Two bus times are available 6:00 pm and 6:15 pm. 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm Evening Reception California Science Center Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037 (Plated dinner provided, dress is business attire) Master of Ceremonies: Paul R. Sanberg, President, National Academy of Inventors 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm Buses depart the California Science Center to return the Langham Huntington Hotel. Buses will be waiting at the drop off location. Two buses are available starting at 9:30 pm. Friday, March 20, 2015 7:30 am to 8:30 am Technology & Innovation Editorial Board Breakfast & Meeting (Invitation Only) Location: The Promenade The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 8:00 am to 11:00 am Conference Check-in and Information Table Location: Foyer of the Viennese Ballroom The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California 9:00 am to 10:30 am General Session C 10:30 am to 11:00 am Keynote Speaker Introduction of Speaker ___________________ Keynote Address Richard DiMarchi, Ph.D., Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University 11:30 am to 12:00 pm Travel to the Athenaeum at Caltech for the Fellows Luncheon 11:30 am: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel. Meet in the Main Lobby. Buses will pick up passengers at the same location as drop off at 4:00 pm immediately following the Fellows Induction Ceremony. 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm NAI Fellows Luncheon Location: West Patio of the Athenaeum California Institute of Technology 551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Late Conference Check-in and Information Table Location: West Patio of the Athenaeum California Institute of Technology 551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Walk to the Beckman Auditorium for the Fellows Induction Ceremony (Guide will be provided) 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Fellows Keynote Speaker Location: Beckman Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker Thomas F. Rosenbaum, President, California Institute of Technology Keynote Address Andrew Faile, Deputy Director for Patent Operations U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm 2014 NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony Location: Beckman Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology Inducted by Andrew Faile Deputy Director for Patent Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 4:30 pm Conference Ends 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Buses depart California Institute of Technology and return to the Langham Huntington Hotel. Buses will be waiting at the drop off location. Two buses are available starting at 4:30 pm. 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm NAI Fellows Reception (Invitation Only) Location: Main Lounge of the Athenaeum California Institute of Technology 551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106
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