A new chapter for MRS Meetings
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MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
OPINION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
The 2016 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix brings us full circle with a single venue.
A new chapter for MRS Meetings Kristi S. Anseth 2016 MRS President
As we turn our calendars to the new year, we also turn the page to an exciting new chapter for MRS Meetings. The MRS Spring Meeting began in Albuquerque, N.M., in 1984, then, in addition to Reno, Nev., moved throughout California—Palo Alto, Anaheim, and San Diego—before landing in San Francisco in 1990. All along, the MRS Spring Meeting prospered, growing from four symposia in Albuquerque, to 51 symposia last year. The scope of the Spring Meeting expanded as well—from technical symposia with the usual poster sessions and tutorials, to a growing array of attendee offerings in the areas of professional development and career opportunities, special forums, government agency sessions, public outreach and advocacy activities, additional award talks, industry programming, and more. This successful evolution, however, came with consequences. The Spring Meeting literally outgrew the convention center in San Francisco, and a three-venue arrangement was not conducive to the networking and interdisciplinary nature that lies at the heart of the MRS Meeting. We had a great “extended stay” in San Francisco, but it was time for a change. Convening the 2016 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., brings us full circle—with all activities once again within a single venue and with flexibility to accommodate a record 63 symposia, ensuring a blend of established, emerging, and new topics. Named one of the top 10 convention center facilities in the United States, the state-of-the-art Phoenix Convention Center also fulfills the demand for broader impact and expanded Innovation ConneXions programming, as well as advanced technology to meet our attendees’ needs for increased bandwidth. So what’s new and exciting for the Spring Meeting? • Furthering our industrial engagement initiative, an expanded Innovation in Materials Science (iMatSci) program will include an Angel Investing Panel, as well as an Entrepreneurship Skills Workshop and tour of Arizona State University’s (ASU) SkySong—a dynamic center for innovation, technology, and economic expansion. The 10th Technology Innovation Forum (TIF), addressing National Laboratories and Technology Innovation, will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy from 2009 to 2013, and co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. • Focus on Sustainability also takes center stage with a symposium and tutorial on Materials for Sustainable Development, including a half day devoted to Sustainability and Industry; a professional development workshop on How to Incorporate Sustainability Principles into Materials Research; a University Chapter Poster Exhibition on Sustainability in My MRS BULLETIN
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VOLUME 41 • JANUARY 2016
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OPINION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Community; and, in partnership with the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initia
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