Intelligent Network Building

SLAS is a thriving community of life sciences professionals from across the globe. As a community, SLAS members freely share information, connections and insights to help one another both personally and professionally. Nowhere is that community spirit more evident than at the Society’s flagship international conference. Attending SLAS2019 grants you access to a host of events and opportunities sure to broaden your professional network and advance your research. SLAS2019 networking activities and venues include:

Student and Early Career Professional Social Events

Student and Early Career Professionals Mixer

Monday, February 4
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Mingle with other young professionals and aspiring researchers in the friendly confines of the SLAS Booth in the Exhibition. Complimentary beverages and snacks are provided.

Student and Early Career Professionals Social Event

Monday, February 4
6:30-8:30 p.m.

After the mixer at the SLAS Booth, head over to Fado Irish Pub in Chinatown (0.3 miles from the convention center) for a fun night of trivia and socializing. Heavy appetizers and soft drinks will be served and a cash bar will be available.

This event is free to all attendees, but registration is requested. Sign up here.

Europe 2019: Spanish Wine and Cheese Reception

Monday, February 4
5:00-5:30 p.m.

Come to the SLAS Booth Europe Desk to find out more about 2019 SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, June 26-28, 2019, and a chance to win a surprise giveaway! Innovative Technologies for Tomorrow's Discoveries is the theme of this year's European event; abstracts are now being accepted for podium and poster presentations.

2019 SLAS FUNd Run

Don't forget to pack your running shoes! Start your Tuesday morning with a brisk run or walk in the historic Shaw District of Washingon, D.C. with your fellow SLAS2019 attendees. This non-competitive event benefits the SLAS Educational Fund. Donate $25 to receive a commemorative FUNd Run performance shirt. See details and registration instructions here.

Tuesday, February 5
Start Time: 6:30 a.m. ET

Tuesday Evening Celebration — Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Hamilton

Tuesday, February 5
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Hamilton Company

It’s only natural that this year’s annual networking event will take attendees on a journey of evolutionary discovery – human and otherwise. Join us at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the world’s largest natural history museum, which boasts more than 140 million natural science specimens and cultural artifacts.

Enjoy refreshments and heavy hors d’oeuvres while you network with colleagues and an elephant named Henry in the Rotunda or wander to the Ocean Hall and ponder the spectacular underwater creatures, including models of a 45-foot-long North Atlantic Right Whale and two giant squids. Explore the Hall of Mammals to learn about the evolution of some of the earth’s most beautiful and ferocious creatures or visit the Hall of Geology, Gems & Minerals for a peek at Harry Winston’s finest baubles, including the remarkable Hope Diamond.

Complimentary and continuous round-trip shuttle bus service is provided from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for the one-mile journey between the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (L Street entrance) and the Natural History Museum (10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW).

All guests must have an SLAS2019 badge and be 21 or older to attend.

Hope Diamond