The AAAS Annual Meeting resumes in earnest today in Chicago, with dozens of symposia, presentations, and speeches across the spectrum of disciplines. Among the highlights:

Basic Research for Global Energy Security: A Call to Action, a symposium. 8:30-11:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom F.

The Central Role of International Scientific Cooperation in Meeting Global Challenges, a topical lecture panel featuring AAAS President James J. McCarthy; Lord Martin Rees, author and president of the Royal Society; and József Pálinkás, president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Noon-1:15 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Crystal Ballroom A.

Harnessing the Sun and Oceans to Meet the World's Energy Demands, topical lecture by Daniel G. Nocera, professor of energy and chemistry at MIT. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Crystal Ballroom B.

Science and Technology Policies and the Changing Global Economy, a symposium. 1:30-3:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Columbus Hall KL.

Forum for School Science, a special session. 1:30-5:00 p.m., Hyatt  Regency Columbus Hall IJ.

The Origin of the Human Species, a seminar. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Crystal Ballroom B.

Remarkable Creatures:  Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species, a plenary address by author and molecular biologist Sean B. Carroll.  4:30-5:30 p.m., Fairmont Hotel, Imperial Ballroom.  

The Honorable Albert Arnold Gore Jr., former U.S. vice president and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, will deliver a special invited address to registrants for the AAAS Annual Meeting and American Association of Physics Teachers winter conference. 6:30 p.m.