BHEF Member Meeting (Winter 2012)

Thursday, February 2, 2012 to Friday, February 3, 2012

Seattle, Washington | The Boeing Company
 

Meeting Materials

Advance materials (pdf)
Post-Meeting Memo
Photo gallery from the meeting
 

Schedule Overview

Thursday, February 2

Keynote: Meeting Washington States’ Innovation Workforce Needs
The Honorable Christine Gregoire, Governor, State of Washington

Opening Program: Gaming as Science: Cracking the AIDS Protein Mystery and Demo of the “Foldit” Game
David Baker, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Washington
Firas Khatib, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

Chairman’s Opening Reception and Dinner

Friday, February 3

President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
The Honorable Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator
Darlene Miller (co-chair), CEO & President, Permac Industries

Plenary Session I: Aligning Education with Skills for the 21st Century Workforce
Moderator: David Jones, Jr., Chairman and Managing Director, Chrysalis Ventures

Learning Session: The New Frontier of Cognitively Informed Web-Based Instruction
Candice Thille, Director, Open Learning Network, Carnegie Mellon University

Plenary Session II: Advancing the BHEF STEM Agenda: The STEM Higher Education and Workforce Project’s National and Regional Strategies
Moderator: Mark Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis

Closing Remarks

Closing Reception and Dinner