BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1280@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180907T170000 DTSTAMP:20180718T215633Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/2018-arizona-wellbeing-commons-annual-con ference SUMMARY:2018 Arizona Wellbeing Commons Annual Conference - Desert Willow Co nference Center - 7 Sep 18 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n2018 Arizona Wellbeing Commons Annual Conference \n\nWelcome to registration for the \;2018 Arizona Wellbeing Commons A nnual Conference! \; Please join colleagues from across Arizona in Pho enix on Friday\, September 7\, 2018\, at the Desert Willow Conference Cent er. This is a one-of-a-kind conference for the state’s researchers\, pra ctitioners\, policymakers\, advocates\, clinicians\, and community partner s working in wellbeing\, from molecules to society. The focus will be on i dentifying collaborative opportunities to pursue in the next year. Your pa rticipation is important!\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nKeynote:  \;Joe Palca\, Science Correspondent for NPR\n\nJoe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR. Since joining NPR in 1992\, Palca has covered a ra nge of science topics — everything from biomedical research to astronomy . He is currently focused on the eponymous series\, "Joe's Big Idea." Stor ies in the series explore the minds and motivations of scientists and inve ntors. \;\n\nIn October 2009\, Palca took a six-month leave from NPR t o become science writer in residence at the Huntington Library and The Hun tington Library\, Art Collections\, and Botanical Gardens.\n\nPalca has wo n numerous awards\, including the National Academies Communications Award\ , the Science-in-Society Award of the National Association of Science Writ ers\, the American Chemical Society James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award fo r Interpreting Chemistry for the Public\, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Prize\, the Victor Cohn Prize for Excel lence in Medical Writing\, the Association of Independent Research Institu tes Public Service Award\, Pomona College Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni A ward\, the American Association of Engineering Societies Engineering Journ alism Award\, and the Robert Fletcher Award. \;\n\nWith Flora Lichtman \, Palca is the co-author of \;Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us&n bsp\;(Wiley\, 2011).\n\nPalca comes to journalism from a science backgroun d\, having received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Californi a at Santa Cruz where he worked on human sleep physiology.\n\nFriday\, Sep tember 7\, 2018\n\n \;8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. \; \; \;\n\nDe sert Willow Conference Center\n\n4340 E Cotton Center Blvd\n\nPhoenix\, AZ 85040\n\nPlease RSVP by Tuesday\, September 4th  \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\ n \;\n\n \;\n\nQuestions or special needs: \;Kim Fields | Prog ram Manager\, Research\, Arizona State University\, Knowledge Enterprise D evelopment\, Operations\, \;kim.fields@asu.edu\, \;(480) 965-2186& nbsp\; \;  \; CATEGORIES:AZ - Central LOCATION:Desert Willow Conference Center\, 4340 E. Cotton Lane\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85040\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4340 E. Cotton Lane\, Phoen ix\, AZ\, 85040\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Desert Willow C onference Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20170907T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR