2001 NORTHWEST REGIONAL MEETING 
OF THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

JUNE 14-17, 2001

Hosted by Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

Overview of the NORM 2001Education (K-12 and Beyond) Program

Thursday, June 14th
 
3:40 – 5:00
Dramatic Presentation:

Marie Curie by Carole Berg

Shafer Auditorium

5:00 – 7:00
Vendor Exposition:

Free Food!!!

Buffet Reception sponsored by Vendors

Poster Session

Campion Ballroom

7:00 – 9:00
Public Event Plenary:

How Molecules Recognize Each Other

Jacqueline Barton

And 

Bioengineering Tissues

Buddy Radner

Pigott Auditorium

Friday, June 15th
 
12:30 – 1:30
Vendor Exposition:

Vendor-Sponsored Lunch Buffet

Paccar Atrium

1:30 – 4:30
K-12 Teacher Program Event:

CHEMAGINATION

Judging of posters

Casey Atrium

2:00 – 5:00
Workshop:

Enrich Your Students with Indigenous

Cross-cultural Examples in Chemistry

Janan M. Hayes, Merced College

3:00 – 5:00
Undergraduate Program Event:

Community Outreach Fair

(connecting colleges and K-12)

5:00 – 5:30
Vendor Exposition:

Drawing for Free Stuff!!!!

Paccar Atrium

5:45 – 11:00
NORM 2001 Event:

Tillicum Village

Boat Excursion to Blake Island

Native American Show

Banquet

Saturday, June 16th
 
8:00 – 9:40
K-12 Teacher Program Event: Attend either

ACS Resources for High School Science

Guy Bellman , American Chemical Society

Or

Assessment in Science Education

David Kennedy, WA Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Pigott Building

9:40 – 10:00
Coffee Break!!
10:00 – 12:00
K-12 Teacher Program Event: Attend any one of three

ACS Resources for Middle School Science

Guy Bellman , American Chemical Society

Or

Safety in Science Classrooms

Doug Mandt and Sherri Tonn, Pacific Lutheran University

Or

Genetics and Biotechnology Resources for High School Programs

Maureen Munn and Megan Brown, High School Human Genome Project

Pigott Building

12:00 – 1:45
Luncheon:

ACS Regional High School Teacher Award

Women Chemists Panel

Campion Ballroom

1:45 – 2:30
Vendor Exposition:

Drawing for Free Stuff!!!!

Paccar Atrium

3:00 – 5:00
Public Event Plenary:

Life in the Universe

Don Brownlee, University of Washington

And 

Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest

Jae Edmonds, PNNL

Pigott Auditorium

5:30 – 7:00
Undergraduate Program Event:

Careers in Biological Chemistry Panel

Shafer Auditorium

7:00 – 8:30
NORM 2001 Event:

Hors d’Oeuvres and Wine Tasting

Poster Session

Campion Ballroom

8:30 – 10:00
NORM 2001 Event:

An Incredible Evening of Chemistry

Herb Bryce and The Wizard

Pigott Auditorium

Sunday, June 17th
 
8:40 – 9:20
NORM 2001 Event:

The Future of Education

Glenn Crosby, Washington State University

Pigott Auditorium

9:40 – 12:40
K-12 Teacher Program Event: Attend any one of three

ACS Resources for Elementary School Science

Guy Bellman , American Chemical Society

Or

Tie Up Your Curriculum with Tie-Dye Workshop

Elnore Grow, teacher emeritus

Or

Local Resources for Middle School Science

Fanaye Turner and Janet Blanford, MSSTI Project, UWEB

Pigott Building

2:00 – 4:00
Public Event Plenary:

Human Genome: What We Know and How We Know It

Speaker TBA

And

Public Policy Implications of Knowledge of Human Genome

Paul Billings, University of California

Pigott Auditorium

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