I appreciate when my hosts fill up my visits with activities that give me a chance to connect with others in the area. Here (as examples) are three itineraries that worked well.

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

and California Sate University/Northridge (CSUN), Mar. 13-16, 2007

Organized by Eric Vilain, M.D. Ph.D (UCLA), and Jacob Hale, Ph.D. (CSUN)

Tuesday, March 13:

12:30 Arrive at airport

3:30 Guest Lecture for Course: “Sex from Biology to Gendered Society”

4:45 Meeting with Professor Abigail Saguy, Sociology

6:30 Dinner with Dr. Eric Vilain, Human Genetics; Professor Art Arnold, Physiological Science; Sven Bocklandt, Human Genetics;  Professor Martie Haselton, Communication Studies and Psychology; Cisco Sanchez, Human Genetics

Wednesday, March 14:

11:30 Lunch with Professor Christina Palmer, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

3:00 Leave for Cal State Northridge

5:00 Dinner with faculty from the Center for Sex and Gender Research

7:30 Lecture at the Center for Sex and Gender Research: “Should We Try to Make Healthy Children (Sexually) Normal?”

Thursday, March 15:

9:00 return to UCLA

10:00 Meeting with Professor Norton Wise, Co-Director, UCLA Center for Society and Genetics

11:00 Meeting with Dr. Ed McCabe, Co-Director, UCLA Center for Society and Genetics

12:00 Lunch with graduate students

1:00 Meeting with Laura Foster, Graduate Student Fellow

3:30 Colloquium for UCLA Center for Society and Genetics: “Should We Try to Make Healthy Children Normal?”

5:00 Wine and conversation

6:30 Dinner with Norton Wise, Center Co-Director; Professor Soraya de Chadarevian, History and Center for Society and Genetics

Friday, March 16:

6:00 Return flight

Muhlenberg College, Nov. 7-9, 2005

Organized by Jeremy Teissere, Ph.D.

Monday, November 7:

11:40 Arrive at airport

12:30 Lunch in the Garden Room with students

2:00 Meet with Sheila Clever, Instructor of Biology

2:30 Meet with Jeremy Teissere, Assistant Professor of Biology

3:00 Attend DNA 107: Male, Female & Inbetween

4:30 Humanities Seminar with faculty

6:00 Dinner with faculty

Tuesday, November 8:

9:00 Breakfast with Beth Schachter, Assistant Professor of Theatre

10:30 Meet with Amy Hark

11:00 Meet with Rich Niesenbaum, Associate Professor and Chair of Biology

12:00 Attend THR 301: Feminist Theory and Theatre History

1:15 Lunch with with Chrys Cronin, Instructor of Biology

2:30 Meet with Lanethea Mathews-Gardner, Assistant Professor of Political Science

3:00 Meet with Dan Wilson, Professor of History

3:30 Meet with Bruce Wightman, Associate Professor of Biology

4:00 Return to the Hoffman House for rest

5:00 Afternoon snacks and cocktails

7:00 Center for Ethics Lecture

9:00 Reception

Wednesday, November 9:

12:00 departure

University of Lethbridge, March 9-11, 2005

Organized by Paul Vasey, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 9:

3:40 arrive at airport

6:00 meet with local press

7:00 Reception at the home of Dr. Chris Hosgood, Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences

Thursday, March 10:

9:00 meet with Paul Vasey to discuss research

12:00 Lunch with members of the Priestley Lecture Committee

1:40 attend C674/Sex & Gender Diversity

4:30 attend C610/Sex & Gender Diversity

6:00 supper

7:00 depart for university for Priestley Lecture

7:30 Priestley Lecture at University of Lethbridge Recital Hall

9:00 wine and cheese reception

Friday, March 11:

10:00 attend C640/Advanced Issues in Child Development

12:00 attend TH303/Feminist Research Methods, speak on “Feminism and Advocacy: History for the Sake of the Future”

1:00 lunch with History Department in Turcotte Hall Lounge

4:10 depart for most hellish plane flight ever

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