Program Committee News
Programming Process for ASPET Annual Meeting Changed
Mission
The Program Committee has oversight of the scientific programming of the Society. They plan the scientific program for the annual meeting, as well as coordinate and advise on the programs for colloquia/small meetings and approve requests from ASPET Regional Affiliates for sponsorship of their annual meetings.
The Program Committee operates on the following timeline for planning the scientific program for the ASPET Annual Meeting. Individuals interested in proposing a symposium should follow the symposium guidelines and submit the proposal to the appropriate division.
Composition
The Program Committee consists of representatives of each of ASPET's Divisions and five at-large members appointed by the Council.
Scott A. Waldman (2014), Chair
John R. Glowa (2015)
Randy A. Hall (2014)
Jack A. Hinson (2014)
Leonard L. Howell (2014)
Nancy L. Kanagy (2014)
Rajasekaran Senthil S. Kumar (2013)
Robert J. Leadley, Jr. (2013)
Jeffrey Paul (2014)
Jill M. Siegfried (2015)
Hollie Swanson (2013)
Andre Terzic (2014)
Joann Trejo (2014)
Michael W. Wood (2013)
Christine K. Carrico, ex officio
Danielle Jordan, Staff Liaison
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April 21, 2012
Program Committee met and selected symposia for EB ’13.
June-November 2012
ASPET Office contacts symposium/session organizers for information to include in Call for Abstracts.
Symposia and other sessions for EB’13 scheduled into days and rooms.
July 2012
Draft of Call for Abstracts due to printer.
September 2012
Preliminary program posted on Web.
ASPET Office contacts session chairs to get speaker information and talk titles.
September 2012
Call for Abstracts mailed.
Abstract submission site opens on Web.
November 8, 2012
Deadline for abstract submissions for EB’13.
Early December 2012
Program Committee meets to program abstracts for EB’13.
January 15, 2013
Final Program for EB’13 goes to printers.
January-April 2013
Program Committee members solicit ideas for symposia and “hot topics” from Division rank and file.
April 20-24, 2013
Annual meeting, Boston, MA.
April 20-23, 2013
Program Committee members talk to Division members at EB ’13 meeting to discover compelling symposium topics.
April 23, 2013 (tentative)
Program Committee meets to discuss topics for further development as symposia for EB ’14.
June 15, 2013
Fully developed proposals submitted to ASPET office in rank order by Divisions. Incomplete proposals will not be forwarded to Program Committee for consideration.
Late June 21, 2013
Program Committee meets to approve final symposia for EB’14 meeting.
July 2013
ASPET Office contacts symposium organizers and speakers with information about meeting and to get final talk titles.
Symposia and other sessions scheduled into days and rooms.
Preliminary Program posted on the website.
November 8, 2012
Deadline for abstract submissions for EB ’14.
December 2013
Program Committee meets to program abstracts for EB ’14.
January 15, 2014
Final Program for EB ’14 goes to printers.
January 2013-April 2014
Program Committee members solicit ideas for symposia and “hot topics” from Division rank and file.
April 26-30, 2014
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.