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2007 Presidential Lecture in Chemistry - Nathan Lewis
8:00 PM – 1148 Gerdin Building - Nathan Lewis is a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He also serves as the principal investigator of the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center at Caltech. His research interests include light-induced electron transfer reactions, photochemistry of semiconductor/liquid interfaces; novel uses of conducting organic polymers and polymer/conductor composites; and the development of sensor arrays from these polymers that use pattern recognition algorithms to identify odorants, mimicking the mammalian olfaction process. Lewis has been an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar, and a Presidential Young Investigator. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Everyday Negotiation: Creating the Conditions for Leadership Success - Deborah Kolb
12:00 PM – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building, Iowa State Center - Deborah Kolb is the coauthor of Everyday Negotiation: Navigating the Hidden Agendas in Bargaining and the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership at the Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons School of Management. She is an international expert on gender issues in negotiation and other forms of conflict management. Kolb is working on a new book that looks at the challenges women need to negotiate when they take on leadership roles. Part of the 2007 Women's Leadership Summit.

Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki, 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference Keynote Speaker
11:00 AM – Howe Hall - Guy Kawasaki a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and author of eight books about business. He was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc., where he was one of the individuals responsible for the success of the Macintosh computer. He is also ranked as one of the top 100 bloggers in the world. His eight books include The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a B.A. from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA, as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College. Part of the 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference.

Latino Children and Youth's Ethnic Identity - Stephen Quintana
6:00 PM – 118 Horticulture Hall - Stephen Quintana is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Counseling Psychology. Quintana received a Ford Foundation fellowship for his research investigating Mexican-American children's understanding of ethnicity. A reception will precede the talk at 5:00 pm in the same room. Part of the 2007 Diversity Lecture Series: Latinos in the Midwest.

A Conversation with Neal Stephenson
4:00 PM – Alliant Energy – Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Neal Stephenson is the author of the best-selling Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World) as well as the novels Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac. Stephenson is an Ames High School graduate and has a degree from Boston University in geography and physics. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Part of the 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference.

Intergroup Perceptions, Multiculturalism, and Cultural Orientation among Latinos and Non-Latinos in the U.S. - Carey Ryan
4:00 PM – 118 Horticulture Hall - Carey Ryan is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ryan has research interests in stereotyping and prejudice, group processes, and program evaluation. A reception will follow at 5:00 pm. Part of the 2007 Diversity Lecture Series: Latinos in the Midwest.

Cautious Cars and Cantankerous Kitchens - Don Norman
1:00 PM – Alliant Energy – Lee Liu Auditorium, 1140 Howe Hall - Don Norman is the cofounder of the Nielsen Norman Group, an executive consulting firm that helps companies produce human-centered products and services, a professor at Northwestern University, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He has been Vice President of Apple Computer and an executive at Hewlett Packard. Norman was also the president of the Learning Systems division of UNext, an early, online education company, and author of The Design of Everyday Things. Part of the 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference.

Late Night Comedy with Robert Kelly and Friends
11:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center - FREE ADMISSION! Boston native, Robert Kelly, is a constant and popular presence in comedy clubs across the country. Fresh from performing and taping Tourgasm with Dane Cook, Robert exudes a nonstop energy that grabs the audience from beginning to end. His television credits include Comedy Central's Premium Blend, NBC's The Carson Daly Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, VHI's Awesomely Oversexed, and MTV. Robert most recently appeared on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and guest starred on ABC's sitcomThe Job with Denis Leary. He has performed at the South Beach Comedy Festival and HBO's Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Wiith over a dozen independent movies under his belt, Robert is a favorite at clubs and colleges nationwide. Comedy openers include Barry Crimmins, Baratunde Thurston, and Tina Dupuy. Bill Burr was forced to cancel his performance due to schedule conflicts with the taping of his pilot.

Understanding the Real World - Jose Tapia from "Real World - Key West"
5:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Meet Jose Tapia, a cast member of Real World - Key West. Twenty-year-old Jose was raised in Brooklyn, surrounded by drugs, violence and the influences of the "wrong crowd." Jose found a way to break free of those negative influences. He now lives in Sunrise, Florida, where he is in his junior year at Florida State University.

Speaking Freely: Political Talk for Today and Tomorrow - Barry Crimmins, Baratunde Thurston, Tina Dupuy, Steve Deace, and Katherine Perkins
1:30 PM – Campanile Stage, Central Campus (Rain Location: Campanile Room, Memorial Union) - Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration, this panel features Baratunde Thurston, a comedian, "vigilante pundit," Harvard philosophy grad and author of Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture; Barry Crimmins, a comedian, political satirist, Air America Radio writer, former staff writer for the Dennis Miller Show, and author of Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal; Tina Dupuy, head writer for the L.A.-based political satire/variety show Billionaire Radio, frequent guest on Air America Radio, stand-up comic, and author of "The Sardonic Sideshow" Internet blog; Steve Deace from WHO Radio; and Katherine Perkins, producer and host of WOI Radio's Talk of Iowa. Moderated by David Saldana, Greenlee School of Journalism.