Event

Conference

The Creative Scientist: A dialogue on breaking out of the box

Date:
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location:
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, 2402 N Forest Rd

A workshop on creativity and innovation sponsored by SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines. Is the next big breakthrough yours? With research dollars harder and harder to come by, truly transformational ideas are the wave of the future. Where will those ideas come from? How do you get there? Sessions will include creativity projects, breakout groups and the chance to interact with scientists who have explored the very process of creativity.

Speakers: John Kounios, Drexel University; Jonathan Schooler, UC Santa Barbara; Brian Uzzi, Northwestern University; Robert DeHaan, College of Arts and Sciences; Larry Hawk, University at Buffalo; Gerard Puccio, Buffalo State; Richard Cerione, Cornell University; Matthew McMahon, National Eye Institute/NIH; Todd C. McDevitt, Georgia Tech University; Nina Papavasiliou, The Rockefeller University and Bruce E. Wexler, Yale University.

Registration: $100 until February 15, 2013; $125 until May 24, 2013; $175 on-site

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For more information, contact:

Stephen Spence
Email: CreatSci@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-829-3400