Events: 2019

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  • 20 Apr 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 14 Jul 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    MINDE -- Model INstructors in Differential Equations Workshop

    Category: Workshop

    Announcing and Inviting Applications MINDE -- Model INstructors in Differential Equations Workshop Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and SIMIODE  22-26 July 2019 at George Fox University, Newberg OR NY USA     Invitation We invite colleagues...

  • 20 Apr 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 14 Jul 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    DEMARC -- Differential Equations Model And Resource Creators Workshop

    Category: Workshop

    Announcing and Inviting Applications DEMARC -- Differential Equations Model And Resource Creators Workshop Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and SIMIODE 18-21 July 2019 at George Fox University, Newberg OR USA     Invitation We invite qualified...

  • 20 Apr 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 01 Nov 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equation Modeling—SCUDEM

    Category: General

    ANNOUNCING SCUDEM IV 2019 at Locations in the United States and Beyond SCUDEM IV 2019 opens 1 November 2019 with Challenge Saturday on 9 November 2019. We are currently building the network of local host sites for SCUDEM IV 2019. If you and your school wish to bring the...

  • 19 May 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 22 May 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Category: Meeting

    The conference is organized by the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of research findings and methods. An important goal for the conference is to foster long term collaborative relationships and networking opportunities within the...

  • 30 May 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 01 Jun 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Quantitative Biology at Community College (a NIMBioS working group)

    Category: Meeting

    The goal of this working group is to synthesize educational research on quantitative biology and remedial mathematics education at community colleges, apply this information to identify core quantitative biology skills and develop supporting educational and professional development resources for...

  • 30 May 2019
    10:30 am EDT 
    to 31 May 2019
    7:00 pm EDT 

    Genomics Workshop Pilot and BugBBQ

    Category: Workshop

    This February, a small group of committed community members, led by Taylor Reiter at the University of California, Davis, completed a major update to the Data Carpentry Genomics curriculum. This update included significant changes to both the data set and the software used for the lessons,...

  • 04 Jun 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 06 Jun 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Biological and Environmental Data Education Planning Meeting

    Category: Meeting

    The Biological and Environmental Data Education (BEDE) project seeks to create a community of biologists and data scientists dedicated to empowering undergraduate instructors to bring data science into biology and environmental science curricula. Biology and environmental science have been...

  • 05 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 08 Jun 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Genomics Education Alliance Progress Meeting

    Category: Meeting

    The Genomics Education Alliance (GEA) will host a meeting on June 5–8, 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis to help identify and curate resources to ensure the sustainability of undergraduate education in bioinformatics and genomics. This meeting will provide an opportunity to examine...

  • 10 Jun 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 12 Jun 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    HITS Summer Workshop

    Category: Workshop

    Learn about cutting-edge high-throughput approaches and the use of case studies to engage students in the analysis of authentic 'big data'.

  • 11 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 06 Oct 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Registration Deadline: International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research (BEER)

    Category: Meeting

    Registration for the International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research is due by September 4, 2019 (early-bird registration), October 3, 2019 (regular registration), and October 6, 2019 (on-site registration). Visit QUBES Event Page

  • 17 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 26 Jul 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Registration Deadline: 2019 SABER National Meeting

    Category: Workshop

    The deadline for early bird registration (discounted price) for the 2019 Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting is June 23rd. There is a separate registration for the workshops that are offered at this meeting. Register for...

  • 20 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 25 Aug 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Application Deadline: Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019

    Category: Workshop

    The application deadline for the Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019 is August 25, 2019. If you are accepted for the workshop, you will be asked to complete a registration form to provide us with more information. Visit QUBES Event Page

  • 20 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 15 Aug 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Poster Abstract Deadline: NABT Professional Development Conference

    Category: Meeting

    The Four-Year College & University Section and Two-Year College Section of NABT invite you and your students to present your work in research and teaching at the NABT Biology Poster Session. The deadline for submission of poster proposals is August 15, 2019. Proposals submitted after...

  • 21 Jun 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 25 Jun 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Evolution 2019

    Category: Meeting

    Evolution 2019 is the joint conference of the American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Society of Systematic Biologists. The meeting will be the premier opportunity for sharing research on evolutionary biology in 2019. We anticipate 1800-2000 attendees,...

  • 23 Jun 2019
    2:00 pm EDT 
    to 28 Jun 2019
    9:00 am EDT 

    Gordon Research Conference - Achieving Widespread Improvement in Undergraduate Education

    Category: Meeting

    The Undergraduate Biology Education (UBE) community still needs novel ideas and research that addresses how change agents, communities of practice and educational researchers can best foster and actualize changes to improve UBE and student learning. This conference will bring together...

  • 14 Jul 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 19 Jul 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Evolution of Data in the Classroom: From Data to Data Science

    Category: Workshop

    This workshop will focus on how data science practices can enhance biology education. Participants will work with colleagues to develop and adapt teaching materials that use data and quantitative skills to engage students with meaningful biological problems. We will consider which aspects of data...

  • 14 Jul 2019
    4:00 pm EDT 
    to 19 Jul 2019
    12:00 pm EDT 

    Summer Workshop 2019: Evolution of Data in the Classroom: From Data to Data Science

    Category: Workshop

    Using data has been an important component of biology education for many years, and now data science makes this discussion even more powerful. In this workshop we will explore how to build on the ways data is currently used in the classroom to incorporate the emerging field of data science....

  • 22 Jul 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 26 Jul 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting

    Category: Meeting

    The 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) will be held in Montréal (Canada) from July 22-26, 2019. The conference theme is From genome to biome. The conference is organized by the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) and will be held on...

  • 26 Jul 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 28 Jul 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Combining forces to use assessment to promote enduring quantitative reasoning curricular reform

    Category: Workshop

    This workshop will assist participants in contributing to meaningful efforts to foster evidence-based curricular change around improving quantitative reasoning in biology. Vision & Change highlighted the importance of quantitative reasoning for 21st-century biologists. As biology...

  • 07 Aug 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 09 Aug 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    Advancing the Introductory Biology Experience Conference

    Category: Meeting

    This conference seeks to promote a more unified vision for undergraduate introductory biology courses taught at community colleges, four-year colleges, universities, and in high schools (e.g., AP Biology and dual-enrollment courses). It will provide a platform for participants to discuss and...

  • 11 Aug 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 16 Aug 2019
    5:00 pm EDT 

    ESA & USSEE 2019 Joint Meeting

    Category: Meeting

    In the spirit of collaboration, inclusion and cross-disciplinary science, the Ecological Society of America will be holding its 104th Annual Meeting in partnership with the United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE), one of many regional professional organizations within the umbrella...

  • 15 Aug 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 18 Aug 2019
    1:00 pm EDT 

    2019 Build A Genome Network Workshop

    Category: Workshop

    The goals of our national workshop are: To introduce faculty to the field of synthetic biology (and specifically synthetic genomics) To provide faculty with the resources and tools to be able to implement the BAG course and workflow at their home institutions To bring together diverse...

  • 10 Sep 2019
    3:00 pm EDT 
    to 10 Sep 2019
    3:45 pm EDT 

    NSF INCLUDES Hub/EDSIN WebChat

    Category: Meeting

    Join the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub and the team from the Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN) for a Webchat to hear about the ongoing efforts that emerged from an INCLUDES conference examining diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental data sciences. The team...

  • 23 Sep 2019
    11:00 am EDT 
    to 25 Sep 2019
    8:00 pm EDT 

    Gateways 2019

    Category: Meeting

    This gathering for gateway creators and enthusiasts features hands-on tutorials, demos, keynotes, presentations, panels, posters, and plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues.

  • 24 Sep 2019
    11:00 am EDT 
    to 27 Sep 2019
    8:00 pm EDT 

    eScience International Conference

    Category: Meeting

    eScience 2019 welcomes the international community of researchers and software engineers from all disciplines to present and discuss their scientific practices involving data science and computing. Researchers from the humanities to physics, engaged in collaborative data- or compute-intensive...

  • 04 Oct 2019
    7:00 pm EDT 
    to 06 Oct 2019
    3:30 pm EDT 

    International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

    Category: Meeting

    Includes poster sessions, panels, and technical sessions

  • 10 Oct 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 11 Oct 2019
    6:00 pm EDT 

    Integration of Bioinformatics into Life Science Education: Roadmap for the Future

    Category: Meeting

    NIBLSE is an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network that facilitates the integration of bioinformatics into life science curricula. The long-tern goal of NIBLSE is to achieve the full integration of bioinformatics into undergraduate life sciences education.        ...

  • 13 Oct 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 15 Oct 2019
    3:30 pm EDT 

    Opening the Pathway to Technician Careers: A Conference for Biology Teachers of Deaf Students

    Category: Meeting

    In technician education, biology serves as a gateway course for students interested in technical fields such as agricultural technology, biotechnology, and environmental sciences where the deaf/hh population is underrepresented.  Improving biology education practices for deaf/hh students has...

  • 23 Oct 2019
    8:00 am EDT 
    to 04 Nov 2019
    11:59 pm EST 

    CourseSource Writing Studio Application for January 2020

    Category: Workshop

    Editorial board members for the journal CourseSource (https://www.coursesource.org/) are hosting a Writing Studio workshop on Friday, January 17th at the University of California Irvine, just ahead of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) West meeting. We are...

  • 28 Oct 2019
    9:00 am EDT 
    to 30 Oct 2019
    2:00 pm EDT 

    Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019

    Category: Workshop

    This 2.5-day face-to-face workshop will focus on participants designing flexible EDDIE (environmental data-driven inquiry & exploration)teaching modules that pair scientific concepts and quantitative reasoning with teaching with data. Module topics, proposed by the participants, will span...

  • 30 Oct 2019
    10:00 am EDT 
    to 01 Nov 2019
    7:00 pm EDT 

    16th Annual Open Education Conference

    Category: Meeting

    A national conference on the use of Open Educational Resources throughout formal education.  

  • 31 Oct 2019
    2:00 pm EDT 
    to 02 Nov 2019
    11:00 pm EDT 

    The National Diversity in STEM Conference

    Category: Meeting

    The largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, 2019 SACNAS is a 3-day conference which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Over the course of the three days, college-level through professional...

  • 07 Nov 2019
    9:00 am EST 
    to 09 Nov 2019
    6:00 pm EST 

    Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference

    Category: Meeting

    The “Transforming STEM Higher Education” conference will question and examine the entire range of contemporary challenges to—and opportunities for—STEM higher education reform, including exploring contemporary approaches to teaching, broadening participation, interrogating...

  • 14 Nov 2019
    9:00 am EST 
    to 17 Nov 2019
    6:00 pm EST 

    National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference

    Category: Meeting

    Join other leaders in biology and life science education for four days of renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, informative sessions and special events that you can't get anywhere else!

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