The Special Sessions committee, chaired by Michal Linial (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) accepted six proposals for presentation on topics of genomic epidemiology, orthology inference, membrane proteins, eQTL systems-level insight, regulatory architecture in human disease, and the latest advances and challenges in computational biology.
The invite-only gathering is designed to attract global innovators who present short, technology-focused presentations on topics like low-energy desalination, e-waste mining, crowd-sourced protein folding, stretchable silicon biosensers, climate change, and more.
Ms. Sharafutdinova proudly showed excerpts from her students' presentations on topics like dance and biology.
The canoes gathered every 10 minutes so that groups could make presentations on topics like the creation of Shoelace Park, macroinvertebrates, and the birds and fish of the Bronx River.
In a parking lot next to the stadium, G.M. had set up two tents where presentations on topics like "Hydrogen Storage" and "Infrastructure and Stationary Applications" could be heard.
Over the course of three days, there are 52 presentations, on topics ranging from the sociocultural determinants of performance to the economics of athletics, the psychology of athletes and disability sport.
Conference presenters have a maximum of 18 minutes to hold forth on their various areas of expertise: at this year's conference, I watched presentations on topics as disparate as space colonisation, municipal flag design, human trafficking, self-driving cars and the hidden benefits of marital infidelity.
NATURE'S WAY -- The New Life Expo Symposium for Natural Health features seminars and presentations on topics like holistic heart health, herbs for the immune system, women's health care, yoga and cancer treatment; today 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Hotel New Yorker, 34th Street and Eighth Avenue; tickets begin at $10; to register, (212) 787-1600.
After realizing that the security environment would largely prevent the trainers from traveling outside their barracks, the focus of the program was shifted to holding seminars and PowerPoint presentations on topics like how to spot suicide bombers, protect human rights and deal with large crowds.
The conference included the findings of the working groups, panel discussions from industry and international perspectives, and presentations on topics such as emerging treatments for PKU, transitioning to adult care, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory perspective.
The conference featured about 100 presentations on topics ranging from surveillance to hacking elevators and home routers.
