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Major Conferences & Programs

Major Conferences & Programs in 2010

March 11-14, 2010 – San Francisco, CA -FAST Fifth Annual Conference: “Sustainability” with a gala dinner for 250, a film festival, workshops on entrepreneurism, and science tours.

April 13, 2010 – Madison, NJ - FAST-ISE Forum on Human Values & Sustainability. This day-long conference for 150 is co-hosted with the Institute for Sustainable Economy at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

October 20-22, 2010 – Location TBA - FAST Global Conference on Anti-counterfeiting and Organized Crime

 

FAST Conferences in 2011 and beyond

2011 March 16-19 – Heidelberg, Germany - FAST Sixth Annual Conference: “Social Science” This location was chosen because 2011 is the 625th Anniversary of the University of Heidelberg.

2010 Fall – Location TBA - FAST Global Conference. Send your nominations to FAST on the topic and location.

2012 March – Location TBA - FAST Seventh Annual Conference. Send your nominations to FAST on the topic and location.

2012 Sept. 6-15 - Jeju, Korea - FAST Symposium at the IUCN’s quadrennial World Conservation Congress. More than 6,600 leaders attended the 2008 IUCN Congress in Barcelona.

 

Forums & Other Programs:
During the course of the year, FAST and its partners co-organize numerous smaller programs and forums. Call FAST and help organize an event at your institution.

January 20 & 21, 2010 – San Francisco, CA - Distinguished Alumni Luncheon and a pre-conference networking program

April 23, 2010 – Boston, MA - FAST Women in Science Meeting , in conjunction with the Museum of Science's WIS Luncheon

April 2010 – University of Denver, Colorado - FAST Forum on International Research, a regional forum for 50 scientists and researchers.

May 30-June 4 – Kansas City, MO - Lead a delegation of Fulbrighters at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference & Expo

June 7-10, 2010 - Washington, DC - FAST staff at the Joint Annual Meeting of the National Science Foundation's Human Resource Development Programs

July 27, 2010 - Washington, DC - FAST staff at the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Meeting

July 2010 – Location TBA - FAST Summer Institute

October 2010 – Buenos Aires, Argentina - Lead a delegation of S&T Fulbrighters to the 33rd Annual Conference of the Fulbright Association

November 4-7, 2010 – Newport, RI - Participate in the 13th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education.

November 2010 – Location TBA - FAST’s Intro to Global Science Research Trip


 



FAST Working Groups

The FAST Working Groups have physical face-to-face meetings and the groups also collaborate on-line.  The inaugural meetings of several working groups are listed below.

FAST Entrepreneurs

        March 13, 2010 - Inaugural meeting
·   FAST Consulting / Advisory Service
·   Social Entrepreneurism Sub-Group
FAST Global Health Initiative
        March 13, 2010 - Inaugural meeting
·   Nursing Education Sub-Group
·   Supporting the Deaf Community Sub-Group
FAST Science Partnerships
        March 13, 2010 - Inaugural meeting
·   Digital Libraries/Access to Digital Information


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