Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences: Los Angeles

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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is hosting a Broadening Diversity workshop on April 6-7, 2018. This workshop is part of a western-US workshop series with a goal to introduce undergraduate students, especially those in underrepresented populations, to museum and biodiversity science careers.


General Information

Date: April 6-7, 2018 Location: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

Workshop Facilitators: Libby Ellwood, Mare Nazaire, Gabriela Hogue, Anna Monfils, and Gil Nelson

Logistics

Resources

Agenda: Saturday Workshop, 7 April 2018

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Day One
Breakfast (On your own) 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration - 7:30-8:30
Keynote Session
{Location}
8:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Moderator: David Ackerly
    Time  Title Presenter(s)
8:30-9:00 Welcome
Workshop Framing
Introduction to iDigBio and ADBC
David Ackerly, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Larry Page, Director of iDigBio and Curator of Fishes, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
9:00-9:30 James Hanken, Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
9:30-10:00 David Blackburn, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
10:00-10:30 Paula M. Mabee, Professor of Biology, University of South Dakota, formerly Director of the Division of Environmental Biology in the NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
10:30-11:00 Break - {Location}
Concurrent Session I - {Location} (11:00 a.m. - Noon)
Moderator:

Theme:
11:00-11:20
11:20-11:40
11:40-Noon
Concurrent Session II - {Location} (11:00 a.m. - Noon)
Moderator:

Theme:
11:00-11:20
11:20-11:40
11:40-Noon
Discussion Sessions I - (11:00 a.m. - Noon)
11:00-Noon
11:00-Noon
11:00-Noon
12:00-1:30 Lunch (On your own) - See page ## of {Link to logistics document} for restaurant suggestions
Concurrent Session III - {Location} (1:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.)
Moderator:

Theme:
1:30-1:50
1:50-2:10
2:10-2:30
2:30-2:50
2:50-3:10
Concurrent Session IV - {Location} (1:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.)
Moderator:

Theme:
1:30-1:50
1:50-2:10
2:10-2:30
2:30-2:50
2:50-3:10
Discussion Sessions II - (1:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.)
1:30-3:00
1:30-3:00
1:30-3:00
1:30-3:00
1:30-3:00
3:10-3:40 Break - {Location}
Poster Session - {Location} (3:40 - 5:00 p.m.)
Dinner (On your own)

Workshop Recordings