8th Annual International Symposium on the Future of STEAM
Program (Athens Local Time)
(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
Monday 22 July 2024
08.30-09.15
Registration
09:15-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:
- Gregory T. Papanikos, President, The Athens Institute.
10:00-11:30 Session 1 | ||
Session 1a – Sciences Moderator: Dimitris Argyropoulos, Professor, North Carolina State University, USA. |
Session 1b – Engineering Moderator: Adrian Ionescu, Head, Computer Science Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Wagner College, USA. |
Session 1c – Educational Justice/STEAM Alevtina Goulko, Chair and Instructor, Chemical Technology Program, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada. |
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11:30-13:00 Session 2 | ||
Session 2a – Sciences Moderator: Evangelia Kotsikorou, Deputy Head, Natural Sciences Unit, Athens Institute & Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA. |
Session 2b – Engineering Moderator: Nikos Mourtos, Head, Mechanical Engineering Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, San Jose State University USA. |
Session 2c – Educational Justice/STEAM Moderator: Corey Bloomfield, Senior Lecturer, Central Queensland University, Australia. |
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13:00-14:45 Session 3 | ||
Session 3a – Sciences Moderator: Nikolaos Dimakis, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA. |
Session 3b – Engineering Moderator: Lyndon Brown, Associate Professor, Western University, Canada. |
Session 3c – Educational Justice/STEAM Moderator: Willis Walter, Dean, College of Education, Virginia State University, USA. |
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14:45-15:30 Lunch
15:30-17:00 Session 4 Moderator: Sanaa Sabour Alaoui, Professor, University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Morocco. |
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17:00-19:00 Session 5 – A Roundtable Discussion on “The Future of Sciences and Engineering Education” Moderator: Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute. |
Invited Speakers:
Interventions:
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20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)
Tuesday 23 July 2024
09:00-10:30 Session 6 Moderator: Katerina Kourentzi, Research Associate Professor, University of Houston – Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, USA. |
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10:30-12:00 Session 7 | ||
Session 7a – Sciences Moderator: Laszlo Kollar, Professor, University of Pécs, Hungary. |
Session 7b – Engineering Moderator: Subramaniam Balakrishnan, Professor Emeritus, University of Manitoba, Canada. |
Session 7c – Educational Justice/STEAM Moderator: Chevelle Hall, Associate Professor, Virginia State University, USA. |
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12:00-13:30 Session 8 | ||
Session 8a – Sciences Moderator: Alexander Zestos, Associate Professor, American University, USA |
Session 8b – Engineering Moderator: Haider Butt, Professor, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE. |
Session 8c – Educational Justice/STEAM Moderator: Elena Atrazheva, Instructor, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada. |
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13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:30 Session 9 | ||
Session 9a – Sciences Moderator: Adam Gadomski, Professor, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. |
Session 9b – Engineering Moderator: Olga Gkounta, Researcher, Athens Institute. |
Session 9c – Educational Justice/STEAM Moderator: Konstantinos Manolidis, Athens Institute Administration. |
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17:30-20:30 Session 10 Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk |
The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants. |
21:00-22:30
Ancient Athenian Dinner
Wednesday 24 July 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit
Thursday 25 July 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi
Friday 26 July 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion
Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece
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