National+meeting+2011

= ** The first annual meeting of SABER ** = July 29-31, 2011 University of Minnesota East campus

= "Show me the Data!" =

**Meeting Report** 20 graduate students 20 post-docs/part-time faculty 4 book publishers 111 full-time faculty || 42 Research talks 50 Posters presented ||
 * **155 attendees**
 * **Tentative date for 2012**: July 12-15, 2012
 * Tentative Location:** University of Minnesota ||  ||

**Map of participants attending SABER 2011**
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**Meeting location** [| **Weather in Minneapolis**] University of Minnesota campus Science Teaching & Student Services (STSS) 222 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 ALERT -- Washington ave is CLOSED to all car traffic on the East Campus-- they are putting light rail tracks! There is a very big garage next to the Holiday Inn and you can walk to campus from there see walking directions on next web page 


 * AGENDA ** pdf file posted below

**Friday July 29, 2011**
3:00-8:00 pm Registration in 220 STSS (map of campus below)

5:30 pm Welcome in Auditorium 220

6:00-7:00 Keynote Address by [|Dr. Carl Wieman]
7:30 Reception and Dinner in the Faculty Club- Coffman Union (across the street) **Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Publishing**

**Saturday July 30, 2011**
8:30-10:00 opening talks in STSS 220 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Research Talks in 312, 320, 412, 220 12:00 pick up box lunches 12:00-1:30 Lunch **Sponsored by WH Freeman**
 * all sessions in Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)**
 * set up posters at 8:00am **
 * Breakfast** on your own

1:30-3:00 Workshops (4) and talks 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15 -4:45 Research Talks in 312, 320, 412, 220 5:00-6:30 poster sessions A (odd #) & B (even #) 45 min/group 7:00 Reception and Dinner in Faculty Club at Coffman Union **Reception sponsored by Pearson**

**Sunday July 31, 2011**
8 - 9am Business meeting in STSS auditorium 220 9:00-10:30 Research talks 312, 320, 412, 220 10:30-11:00 break 11:00-12:00 Concluding talk by Dr. Scott Freeman- "**Evidence-based teaching in introductory biology."** STSS auditorium 220 12:00 pick up box lunches outside of rm 312
 * Breakfast** on your own

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.

Pdf file of abstracts for **talks** Pdf file of abstracts for **posters**
 * Participant list**

Meeting Information
155 people registered for meeting from 99 different colleges 42 talks scheduled 50 posters to be presented

There are currently 253 officially registered members of SABER

2 box lunches and Dinner Friday and Saturday night plus registration materials. and Administrators || $125 || $165 || and Administrators || $175 || $215 ||
 * REGISTRATION **
 * Registration includes**
 * || **Early Bird Reg**
 * till July 5, 2011** || **Regular Registration**
 * July 6 --- July 22** ||
 * **SABER members** ||  ||   ||
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty- part-time, Post-Docs || $ 75 || $100 ||
 * Graduate students || $50 || $ 75 ||
 * Undergraduates || free ||  ||
 * **Non-SABER members** ||  ||   ||
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty-full time
 * Faculty-part time, Post-Docs || $110 || $145 ||
 * Graduate students || $75 || $100 ||
 * Undergraduate || free || free ||

**REGISTRATION CLOSED**
 * REGISTRATION Process**

1. **Go to this link [|to register]**. Print out last page of registration as your temporary receipt 2. Return to this page for Pay Pal Payment option. a. pay by check - send to address below b. Use Pay Pal. You do not need a PayPal account- Pay Pal can take your credit card.

3. Registration Receipt will be available at the meeting when you check-in SABER % M.P. Wenderoth Box 355320, Biology University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195
 * Send checks to**

=**Accommodations:**= Must mention **SABER - Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research** to get conference rate.
 * group code is SAB**

[|**Holiday Inn Metrodome**] 1500 Washington Avenue S. Minneapolis. MN 55454 (612) 333-4646 or 877-531-2703 ask for group code **SAB-** www.metrodome.com [|map for hotel] [|walking directions]from hotel to STSS detailed directions on next web page.
 * Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research**
 * room rates are $110**. There is a block of 100 rooms reserved

=**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

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

[|Google Map of hotel, LIght Rail stop and STSS building]

Dates: March 1- April 1 website: word limit: 500 words
 * Submit an ABSTRACT **