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Tuesday, Jan 16
Early Arrivals for Optional tours
Wednesday, January 17
| All Day | Main Arrivals | |
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Optional Tours: Shete Boka National Park -OR- Scuba Diving |
Meet in Lobby |
| 3:00 - 6:00 pm | AMSMIC Registration Desk open | Lobby |
| 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Welcome Dinner: "Bon Bini op Curaçao" | Serenity Pool Deck |
Thursday, January 18
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Çspice Restaurant |
| 7:00 - 8:00 | New Chair Bootcamp Breakfast | Çspice Reserved area |
| 8:00 - 12:15 pm | AMSMIC Meeting I | Queen's A-B Ballroom |
| 8:00-8:15 |
Opening Remarks / Introductions Jeremy Boss, AMSMIC President |
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| 8:15-9:05 |
Keynote 1: Host tropism and the pathobiology of Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections Victor Torres, PhD |
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| 9:00-10:30 | Social Guest program: Tai Chi class w/Valerie Boss |
on the beach |
| 9:05-9:45 |
AAI - CEO - Loretta Doan, PhD |
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| 9:45-10:00 | coffee break | |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Breakouts 1: Best Practices for Mentoring Faculty On-boarding, Teaching Grant Writing, Teaching-Teaching Teaching Mentoring of students |
Queens A-B, Queens C, Empire |
| 11:00-12:00 |
New Chair Presentations I (6 talks, 8 min each - 1 slide)
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Queens A-B |
| 12:00-12:15 | AAMC Meeting Report - Jim Kaper | |
| 12:30-1:30 | Group Buffet Lunch (including social guests) |
Cspice Restaurant |
| 2:00-6:00 | AMSMIC Group Tour: Punda Walking Tour & Punda Vibes |
Meet in Lobby |
| 6:00 |
Return bus to hotel - OR- Stay for Punda Vibes! Dinner on your own |
Friday, January 19
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Çspice Restaurant |
| 7:00 - 8:00 | AMSMIC Council Meeting | Çspice reserved area |
| 8:00 - 12:05 pm | AMSMIC Meeting II | Queen's A-B Ballroom |
| 8:00-8:15 | AMSMIC Business Meeting I: Elections | |
| 8:15-9:15 |
ASM CEO, ASM PRESIDENT & ASM-AMSMIC DEI PROGRAM TEAM
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| 9:15-10:05 |
Keynote 2: Meet the New Workforce, Same as the Old Workforce: Understanding Generational Differences in Microbiology & Immunology - Christopher Wiese, PhD |
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| 10:05-10:20 | coffee break | |
| 10:20-11:15 |
Breakouts 2: Best Practices in Managing Workforce Promotion - Retention; Attracting Postdocs, Student/Fellow Unions |
Queens A-B, Queens C, Empire |
| 11:15-11:20 |
AMSMIC Business Meeting II: Election Results |
Queens A-B |
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11:20-12:05 |
New Chair Presentations II (5 talks, 8 min each - 1 slide)
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| 12:05 - 1:05 | New Chairs Bootcamp Lunch | Queens C |
| 1:30 - 5:30 pm | Optional Tour: Hato Caves & Waves | Meet in lobby |
| Dinner on your own |
Saturday, January 20
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Çspice |
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Women Chairs Breakfast - Mitzi Nagarkatti, discussion leader |
Çspice Reserved area |
| 8:00 - 12:40 pm | AMSMIC Meeting III | Queen's A-B Ballroom |
| 8:00-9:00 |
NIAID Update - Kelly Poe, PhD |
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| 9:00-9:50 |
Keynote 3: CD8 T Cell Lifestyle in Chronic Viral Infection and Cancer: Implications for Immunotherapy - Rafi Ahmed, PhD |
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| 9:50-10:30 | Research!America - Mary Wolley | |
| 10:30‐10:45 | coffee break |
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| 10:45-11:45 |
Breakouts Session 3: The Tough - Best Practices for Dealing with Space, Under-funded Faculty, Retirements |
Queens A-B, Queens C, Empire |
| 11:45-12:40 |
AMSMIC Business Meeting III
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| 1:30 - 5:30 |
Optional Tour: Slavery Museum |
Meet in the lobby |
| 2:00 or 3:00 | Optional Tour: Shore Reef Snorkeling Trip | |
| 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Group Dinner on the Beach: "Dushi" Curacao Night |
Beach |
Sun Jan 21
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Çspice Restaurant |
| 9:00 - 2:00 | Optional Tour: Turtle Swim & Beach Snorkeling | meet in lobby |
| All day | Departures |