Special Events and Focus Speakers The 2004 California Science Education Conference promises to be the best ever, with top-name speakers, cutting edge sessions, state-of-the-art exhibits, and loads of content-rich resources to take back to your classroom. Please note: Registered conference participants may attend focus speaker sessions at no additional charge. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. There is an additional fee for the luncheons. Click on a speaker to learn more: General Session: David Suzuki Closing Ceremonies: Jean-Michel Cousteau Friday Luncheon: Robert Full Sunday Luncheon: Penny Patterson Opening and Closing Ceremonies  Friday 9:30am - 11:30am Keynote Address: Reconnecting Our Shattered World -- Sponsored By DELTA EDUCATION Presenter(s): David Suzuki FREE for registered conference participants Sunday 10:00am - 11:30am Closing Ceremonies: Designing our Future Presenter(s): Jean-Michel Cousteau FREE for registered conference participants Special Events Friday 12:00pm - 2:00pm Friday Luncheon with Robert Full -- Sponsored by BIOZONE INTERNATIONAL Presenter(s): Robert Full Price: $30 Lunch Saturday 9:00pm - Saturday Night Dance at the Children's Discovery Museum Price: $10 per guest, FREE for registered conference participants Sunday 12:00pm - 2:00pm Closing Luncheon with Penny Patterson Presenter(s): Francine "Penny" Patterson Price: $35 Lunch Focus Speaker Series Thursday 4:00pm - 5:00pm The "Science" of Assessment: Why You Should Care About How SAT Questions Are Selected Presenter(s): Jay Rosner FREE for registered conference participants Friday 8:00am - 9:00am Body Plans and Adaptive Radiation Presenter(s): Eugenie Scott FREE for registered conference participants Friday 12:00pm - 1:00pm So Johnny Still Can't Read: Strategic Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Content Areas Presenter(s): Rick McCallum FREE for registered conference participants Friday 1:30pm - 2:30pm Jurassic Marine Park: Paleontology in the Western United States Presenter(s): Carol Tang FREE for registered conference participants Friday 3:00pm - 4:00pm Genetics and Conservation: Case Histories in California Steelhead, Malagasy Ants, and African Wild Dogs Presenter(s): Derek Girman FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 8:00am - 9:00am Sex and the Single Seed: The Seed Habit and the Invasion of Land Presenter(s): Bruce Tiffney FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 9:30am - 10:30am It's a Good Time To Be a Physicist Presenter(s): James Hetrick FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 11:00am - 12:00pm Assessment: It's What's for Dinner! Presenter(s): Laura Henriques FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 12:30pm - 1:30pm No-eyed, Big-eyed, and Smiley-faced Spiders! Presenter(s): Rosemary Gillespie FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 2:00pm - 3:00pm Water, Mud, Kids, and the Great Quasi-dynamic Equilibrium of Nature Presenter(s): Steve Norwick FREE for registered conference participants Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm Astronomy: What You See is NOT What You Get! Presenter(s): Philip Plait FREE for registered conference participants