Gary Broadbent amazed the crowd at Wednesday night's Opening Session with his exhibition and discussion on boomerangs.

Dr. George D. "Pinky" Nelson, Director of Project 2061 at AAAS addresses "Achieving Scientific Literacy in Science, Mathematics and Technology".

World-reknown tornado chaser Dr. Howard B. "Howie" Bluestein spoke about "What We've Learned from Chasing Tornadoes".

Dr. Roger Wiseman of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences addressed "Genomics in the New Millenium".