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Saturday at AAAS

It's a day of superlatives at the AAAS Annual Meeting: A two-part seminar on new insights about the universe, a symposium on computational science, a star-studded panel on science communication, and the opening of the traditional Family Science Days. Check out some   highlights scheduled for Saturday in Vancouver:

Exploding Myths on Reactor Security, Harm Reduction, and Genetically Modified Organisms, 8-9:30 a.m., Vancouver Convention Centre West Building, Room 201.

Revealing the Universe seminar,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.VCC West Room 109.

Late Talkers in Any Language: Finding Children at Risk Worldwide, 10-11:30 a.m., VCC West, Ballroom A

Family Science Days and Meet the Scientists. 11:00-a.m.-5:00 p.m., VCC West, Exhibit Hall A-B1.

"The Medicine Wheel and Western Science" Topical Lecture, by Hon. Lillian Eva Dyck. 12:00-12:45 p.m., VCC West, Ballroom A.

Pop Icons and Mainstream Science Symposium. 1:00-2:30 p.m., VCC West, Room 110.

AAAS Student Poster Competition. 1:00-5:00 p.m., VCC West, Exhibit Hall A-B1.

Emerging Risks in the Global Food System, 1:30-4:30 p.m., VCC West Room 211.
 
"Science Is Not Enough" Plenary Panel, with James Hansen, Olivia Judson, Hans Rosling, and Frank Sesno. 5:00-6:30 p.m., VCC West, Ballroom C.

AAAS International Reception. 6:30-8:00 p.m., Pan Pacific Hotel, Ocean Suite 1-4.

See Saturday's full schedule online or starting on page 14 of the program book.
 
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