Science & Technology Discovery Series
The Science & Technology Discovery Series highlights new and breakthrough developments in science and technology with exclusive presentations from Washington state's leading scientists and researchers. The Discovery Series is a speaker series designed for business and community leaders who want to stay on top of important advancements being made in our state, nationally and internationally. Speakers are experts in their fields and have included Nobel laureates and National Academy of Sciences members. Presentations are held monthly, September through May, Friday mornings from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. The intimate setting includes a breakfast buffet, time for networking with Puget Sound region business and community leaders, a Q&A session following the speaker's presentation, and an opportunity to meet the speaker.
This holiday season, give the gift of science and technolgy for breakfast! For $150, your gift includes the last five Discovery Series breakfasts of the season - January through May 2009 - plus two fully flexible guest passes. The recipient of your gift will also receive a Discovery Series holiday e-card personalized with the message of your choice.
Click here to purchase a holiday membership!
2008-09 Season Schedule and Speakers
September 12, 2008: Dr. Yoky Matsuoka, a MacArthur “Genius Award” winner and Professor at the UW Neurobotics Laboratory, will discuss merging robotics and neuroscience.
October 10, 2008: Dr. Colleen Delaney from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on using umbilical cord blood to save lives.
November 14, 2008: Dr. Moe Khaleel from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on why diversification is important to the future of computing.
December 12, 2008 : Dr. Nate Mantua from the UW Climate Impacts Group on projected global and Pacific Northwest climate change.
January 9, 2009: Dr. Raymond Huey of the UW Laboratory of Evolutionary Physiology on the study of survival patterns of Himalayan mountain climbers.
February 13, 2009: Dr. Lee Hood, founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, on biological complexity and understanding how biological systems function.
March 13, 2009: Brian Bershad of Google on the future of search.
April 17, 2009: Dr.Peter Ward from the UW Earth and Space Sciences Department on what we have learned about earth by studying the stars.
May 15, 2009: Dr. John Reganold from WSU’s Crop and Soil Sciences Department will address sustainable agricultural systems.
Individual Membership Registration
Membership registration is pro-rated as the season progresses, and individual memberships are now only $235 for the remaining seven breakfasts this season. Membership is non-transferable, but includes 2 guest passes for the season.
Click here to register for your pro-rated season membership!
2007-08 Season Speakers
September 14, 2007: Dr. Mark Roth, Cell Biologist and Full Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Topic: Metabolic flexibility and the feasibility of human hibernation.
October 12, 2007: Tom Vander Ark, President, X Prize Foundation - Topic: Revolution through competition.
November 9, 2007: Dr. David Sherman, Principal Investigator, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - Topic: Tuberculosis (TB) virulence and drug discovery.
December 14, 2007: Dr. Chris Elias, President, PATH - Topic: Recent programs and advances in improving the health of people around the world.
January 11, 2008: Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Faculty, The Evergreen State College - Topic: Ecology of tropical and temperate forest canopies, particularly the role that canopy-dwelling plants play in forests at the ecosystem level.
February 8, 2008: Dr. Christopher Murray, Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, UW - Topic: Guiding international policymaking by providing high-quality data and analysis on health needs and outcomes, and assessing the performance of health programs.
March 14, 2008: Dr. Tomas Mustelin, Vice President of Inflammation, Amgen - Topic: Inflammation research and drug discovery.
April 11, 2008: Dr. Steve Bollens, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Director of Science Programs, Interim Director, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Vancouver - Topic: Ecology of marine and estuarine zooplankton and fish.
May 16, 2008: Mike Schwenk, Vice President and Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Topic: $2B++ of R&D in Washington state...so what?.
June 13, 2008: Dr. Oren Etzioni, Founder, Farecast, and Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, UW - Topic: Predictive technologies.
Past seasons:
- 2006-2007 Season
- 2005-2006 Season
- 2004-2005 Season
- 2003-2004 Season
- 2002-2003 Season
- 2001-2002 Season
