National+Meeting-2013

SABER National Meeting 2013 July 11-14, 2013 University of Minnesota- Twin Cities **SABER is supported by a RCN-UBE grant f**​**rom the NSF**

**Abstract submissions due March 18, 2013-midnight PST** Acceptance notice by April 15.
 * ABSTRACT SUBMISSION **
 * We will accept late breaking abstracts till June 1 . **

POSTER and TALK more information posters 40 X 32- we supply backing board and clips Talks 15 minutes- 5 min questions

There will be 10 travel awards of $500 plus free registration available for post-docs or graduate students. [|Application] for travel awards will be available March 18, 2013. Due by April 10, 2013--- Notifications by April 20, 2013.- Delayed till May 3 Post-docs and graduate students submitting proposals for short talks or posters will have first priority for awards.
 * Travel Awards **

Early Registration will open March 18, 2013 3 box lunches, reception/appetizers on Thursday and Banquet on Friday plus registration materials. and Administrators || $175 || $225 || and Administrators || $225 || $275 ||
 * REGISTRATION **
 * Registration includes**
 * || **Early Bird Reg**
 * till June 11, 2013** || **Regular Registration**
 * June 11 --- July 11** ||
 * **SABER members** ||  ||   ||
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty part-time || $100 || $130 ||
 * Post-Docs || $ 80 || $110 ||
 * Graduate students || $ 50 || $ 75 ||
 * Undergraduates || $ 25 || $ 35 ||
 * **Non-SABER members** ||  ||   ||
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty-part time || $150 || $180 ||
 * Post-Docs || $130 || $160 ||
 * Graduate students || $ 85 || $110 ||
 * Undergraduate || $ 25 || $ 35 ||

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Meeting Details
[|Bulletin board] where participants can post messages to organize side-meetings on special topics
 * BLOG: ** [|SABER 2013-Blog] by Bridgette Clarkston
 * Twitter **: #SABER2013

Thursday July 11, 2013
3:00-5:30 pm Registration outside 220 STSS (map of campus below)

4:00-5:30 Welcome and Keynote Address
"Understanding clicker discussions: the effects of instructor cues and peer coaches on introductory biology students’ use of reasoning"


 * Jenny Knight- University of Colorado, Boulder **

“Positive outcomes of a discipline-based professional development program on faculty teaching, student learning, and institutional culture”
 * Stanley Lo, Northwestern University **


 * 6:00 -8:00 Reception in Campus Club- West WIng- Coffman Union**
 * [[image:Pearson_Education_logo.jpg width="163" height="57"]]Sponsored by Pearson **
 * (heavy appetizers)**
 * Dinner on your own**- see below a list of restaurants in area- particularly Dinky Town

Friday July 12, 2013

 * all sessions in Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)**

Coffee and Tea will be provided each morning 9:00--10:30 2 Concurrent Research Talk sessions 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00 -12:30 2 Concurrent Research Talk sessions **Sponsored by SimBio** Post-doc, graduate student lunch time discussion in STSS room 131B
 * Breakfast** on your own
 * 12:30-2:30 lunch(pick up box lunches)**

2:30-4:30 poster session- 2:30-3:30 even numbered posters 3:30-4:30 odd numbered posters
 * due to high number of abstracts submitted - Posters are only up one day**

6-6:30 pm reception- 6:30-10 pm sit down dinner
 * Banquet- The Commons Hotel**
 * Sponsored by McGraw-Hil **

**Saturday July 13, 2****013**
 * all sessions in Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)**

Coffee and Tea will be provided each morning 9:00-10:30 2 Concurrent Research Talk sessions 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 2 Concurrent Research Talk sessions NSF program officers and PULSE fellows will give a lunch time session on PULSE initiatives and progress.-STSS 320 2:30-4:30 poster session 2:30-3:30 even numbered posters 3:30-4:30 odd numbered posters
 * Breakfast** on your own
 * 12:30-2:30 Lunch ( pick up box lunches)**
 * sponsored by**
 * due to high number of abstracts submitted - Posters are only up one day**


 * Dinner on your own**

Sunday July 14, 2013
8:00- 9:00 am Business meeting in STSS-320 9:00-10:30 2 Concurrent Research Talk sessions 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 **Concluding Keynote** “ Revealing thinking, informing teaching: Using models as foundational tools for learning about biological systems”
 * all sessions in Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)**
 * Breakfast** on your own
 * Tammy Long, Michigan State University **

12:00 pick up **box lunches**

If you do not have to fly out immediately, we will keep some rooms available so that people can continue to build collaborations and plan research projects.

**Poster schedule** -
 * Speaker Schedule **- [[file:Master Speaker agenda 2013-130702.docx]]

We have 106 posters- twice as many as 2012! - Due to space constraints, posters will only be up for one day. Posters will be on the 2nd and 4th floors of STSS building.
 * Abstract Booklet-please print at home as no hard copies will be available **


 * List of 203 people currently registered to attend SABER - 7-8-13 **

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 * Where we are in the US. **

=Photos from 2013 meeting=

Hotel Accommodations Rooms are $135/night This rate is only available till ** June 10 **and a limited number of rooms are available at this rate. click on this link to access the [|Hotel's reservation program for our program] The Commons has a Starbucks on first floor, a nice lounge and an Applebees restaurant adjoining it. The Commons is about a 6 block walk from the STSS building where all the meetings are held.
 * [|The Commons]** (Used to be University Inn)

NEED A ROOMMATE?
I have created a [|bulletin board] where people can post requests for roommates.


 * RESTAURANTS ** in area
 * NOTE:** Coffman Student Union building closed on Weekend.


 * [|map t]to show restaurants and coffee shops in the area**

=**Travel plans**= MSP - Minneapolis International Airport [|Light rail] from airport to Metrodome- shuttle to hotel or walk. light rail takes about 15 minutes- get off at Metrodome it is a 40 min walk to hotel from Metrodome

[|Map of campus] with STSS building highlighted. Map of whole campus umn_tc_minneapolis_map.pdf
 * Map of Univ. Minnesota campus **