Conference Information

Conference Program

Saturday, October 31

A geology fieldtrip and an exciting night at the Rochester Museum and Science Center await your participation!

Sunday, November 1

Sessions A, B, C: 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Reception: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

General Meeting of the Membership and Keynote Address: evening

Keynote Address will be given by Mr. Jerome Ringo, President of Apollo Alliance.

Awards Ceremony and Dinner: STANYS honors teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching or performed exemplary service and recognizes a new teacher with future promise.

Monday, November 2

Sessions D, E, F, G: 8:00 a.m. -2:45 p.m.

Reception: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Fellows Induction Ceremony and Fellows Address: evening

STANYS honors new Fellows chosen for their exemplary leadership in science education, scholarly endeavors, and effective teaching.

Fellows Address will be given by population geneticist Dr. Spencer Wells, who will tell us the story of human migration out of Africa and across the Earth as revealed by genetics.

Tuesday, November 3

Sessions H, I, J: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Invited Speakers

In addition to the evening Keynote and Fellows Addresses, several speakers will be featured throughout the day program. They are Dr. John Delano, geologist at the University of Albany, Dr. Laura Landweber, evolutionary biologist at Princeton University, and Dr. Adam Frank, astronomer at the University of Rochester. These scientists will focus on topics that celebrate the evolution of life and the cosmos. In this way we recognize the contributions of Charles Darwin and the International Year of Astronomy.

Conference Information Brochure

A detailed program brochure is mailed in late summer to most New York State science teachers. You may download a copy of the conference brochure (pdf) in its entirety or in sections:

The 114th (2009) STANYS Conference Brochure (entire booklet) Notice: This brochure has revised workshop audience and subject designations which were misprinted in the mailed paper copies.

General Information (brochure cover, greetings, membership, schedule, speakers, things to do)

Conference Registration (registration for sessions Sunday through Tuesday; not to be used for online credit card registration)

Hotel Reservation Information (how and where to reserve a room)

Saturday Fieldtrip (description and separate registration form)

Saturday Night at the Museum (event description; register on conference registration form)

Sunday Sessions A, B, C

Monday Sessions D, E, F, G

Tuesday Sessions H, I, J

Cross Reference List of Workshops

Workshop Cancellations

Cancelled workshops are posted here as we receive them.