Several reform bills stalled this session, including a sweeping reform of the judicial system that would have brought open trials to Mexico.
Several speakers in this session, including Mike Stratton (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK), Elaine Mardis (Washington University, St Louis, USA) and Gad Getz (Broad Institute, Cambridge, USA), discussed progress in the use of large-scale sequencing to develop comprehensive catalogs of the genetic changes underlying cancer progression.
Other major items this session included a bill that authorized a referendum in November, on whether to abolish the state's sheriff's system.
But the president pro tem of the Senate, Donald E. Williams, said that the legislature began its business with a special session on jobs in the fall, and that this session included both a diverse array of important topics and a tight focus on education and the state's fiscal issues.
Judges for this session included: Ayah Bdeir (littleBits), Rachel Haot (New York State), Jacob Mullins (Exitround), Henrik Werdelin (BarkBox).
Judges Q&A: Judges in this session included Judges: Nikolaos Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Tracy Chou (Pinterest), Matt Mazzeo (Lowercase Capital), Ron Palmeri (Mk II Ventures).
Judges for this session included Tracy Chou (Pinterest), Josh Elman (Greylock Partners), Markus Spiering (EyeEm), and Hunter Walk (Homebrew); Q&A paraphrased for brevity. .
Judges for this session included: Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Erik Lammerding (N3TWORK), Kathryn Minshew (The Muse),David Pakman (Venrock); Answered are summarized for brevity.
This session included the identification of the need for a response team and the process of securing administrative support for such a program.
Key themes treated in the curriculum for this session include: stigma and mental health, disclosure, ART adherence and self-care, and responsible sexual relationships.
This session included the keynote addresses by Charles Snowdon (University of Wisconsin Madison, USA) and Patricia Parker (University of Missouri St . Louis USA), a significant presentation by Carlos Valle (USFQ-GAIAS), and a closing keynote address by Forest Rohwer (San Diego State University, USA).
