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LUNCHEONS
| Awards
Luncheon — Friday, October 26,12:00 pm - 1:30 pm — Beacon Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel |
Reach
for the Stars
Sally K. Ride, President
& CEO, Sally Ride Science; Professor of Physics, UC, San Diego |
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Dr.
Ride is best known as America's first woman in space. She flew in
space twice, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, in 1983 and 1984.
She then led NASA's first strategic planning effort and founded
and led NASA's Office of Exploration. Long an advocate of improved
science education, Dr. Ride is an award-winning children's science
author whose passion for science led her to found Sally Ride Science
in 2001. The company is dedicated to creating quality programs and
products that educate, entertain, engage and inspire students and
teachers alike. Join Dr. Ride as she shares her experience with
girls and science education as well as stories from space. Seating
is limited for this engaging program, be sure to purchase your ticket
early. Fee: $38.00
Sponsored
by: Boeing
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| Closing
Luncheon — Sunday, October 28, 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm — Beacon Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel |
Grave
Concerns: An Anthropologist's Account of War Crimes Investigations
Clea Koff, Forensic
Anthropologist and Author of The Bone Woman |
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At age 23, Clea
Koff was one of 16 scientists sent by the United Nations to Rwanda
to unearth the physical evidence of crimes against humanity related
to the 1994 genocide. This was the first international forensic investigation
undertaken on behalf of a war crimes tribunal and, over a period of
four years, Koff participated in subsequent exhumations in the former
Yugoslavia. Reflecting on her experiences, Koff will give a personal
account of the role forensic anthropology plays in the investigation
of war crimes. She will explore how forensic exhumations have both
revealed the truth of what led up to some of the worst crimes of the
20th century as well as suggested possibilities for prevention in
the future, "thereby enabling science to be part of a larger
springboard for justice." Fee:
$40.00
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