A Kenyan student Ashley Mwikali is in Washington DC to represent Kenya in the World Brain Bee Championship which started yesterday 2nd August 2 to 7, 2017. Below kindly find more details on the invitation and the program for the event.
Those in Washington DC Area are requested to come and support/cheer Ashley as she compete against students from other countries including Australia,Canada, United States, Italy, Romania, China, New Zealand, Napal, Malaysia, and Nigeria, Brazil, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, South Africa,
United Arab Emirates and others.
Ashley’s mother, Ruth Kariuki is very thankful to those Kenyans who have reached out to help with accommodation and support during their stay in the DC area,you can reach her on whatsapp at 254 701 334 365
Dear Ashley Mwikali,
Congratulations on winning the Kenyan National Brain Bee competition. We invite you
to represent Kenya as a competitor at the World Brain Bee Championship in
Washington DC, from August 2 to 7, 2017. The event will be hosted by the American
Psychological Association at their convention in the Washington Convention Center.
You will be competing against students from other countries including Australia,
Canada, United States, Italy, Romania, China, New Zealand, Napal, Malaysia, and
Nigeria, Brazil, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, South Africa,
United Arab Emirates and others.The Championship involves a neuroanatomy
laboratory exam with human brains, patient diagnosis involving face-to-face
interactions with patient actors, brain histology, as well as written and oral
components.
The International Brain Bee is a world-wideneuroscience competition for teenage
students. The purpose of the International Brain Bee is to motivate young men and
women to learn about the human brain, and to inspire them to enter careers in the
basic and clinical brain sciences. The world needs future clinicians and researchers to
treat and find cures for more than 1000 neurological and psychological disorders.
Approximately 30,000 competitors in more than 150 chapters in more than 30
countries and six continents compete in Brain Bee competitions.The IBB continues to
expand and to capture the imagination of young men and women around the world.
The Brain Bee Builds Better Brains to Fight Brain Disorders.
Sincerely,
Dr. Norbert Myslinski
Dr. Norbert Myslinski, Associate Professor
Founder and Director of the International Brain Bee
2017 International Brain Bee Schedule
Schedule: Thursday, August 3 to Sunday, August 6*
APA= American Psychological Association CC = Convention Center
| Time | Event | Place | Notes |
| Wed2nd | |||
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Brain Bee Early Bird Get-Together | Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC in the first floor lobby lounge outside of Starbucks Coffee Shop | Informal |
| Thu 3rd | |||
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | APA Symposium: Student Perspectives on Navigating the World of Psychology—A Multicultural Perspective | CC, Street Level, Room 160 | |
| 9:00 -10:30 am | Brain Bee Registration, Photographs and Introductions | CC Room 210 Near Registration Area | Participants drop-in at any time |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 | Brain Bee Organized Tour of Selected Exhibits in groups | Meet at APA International Booth outside the CC Exhibit Hall | Students must have lab coats with them at all times |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Free Time for Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Brain Bee Organized Tour of Selected Posters in small groups | Meet at APA International Booth outside the CC Exhibit Hall | Students must have lab coats with them at all times |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | APA Reception for International Visitors | Marriott Marquis Hotel Marquis Salons 12 and 13 | Students must have lab coats with them |
| 4:00 – 4:50 | Social Hour: Welcome First-Time APA Attendees | Marriott Marquis Hotel, Meeting Level 3, Chinatown Room | Optional: Competitors must leave by 4:30 to arrive on time at the 5:00 event. |
| 5:00 – 6:30 pm | APA Opening Session and Formal Introduction of the Brain Bee Champions | Ballroom on Level 3, CC
| Students must have lab coats and flags with them at all times |
| 7:00 – 8:50 pm | APA Social Hour | Marriott Marquis Hotel, Meeting Level 4, Archives Rm | Optional; students should go to bed early. Competition starts tomorrow |
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| Fri 4th | |||
| 9:00 – 12:00 am | Brain Bee Competition: Part 1: Q & A Oral Portion Preceded by the presentation of the pencils | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 20 % of final score |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Free Time for Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:00 – 1:15 | Presentation by The International Youth Neuroscience Association: Alex and Nichoias | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | |
| 1:15 – 3:00 pm | Brain Bee Competition: Part 2: Q & A Written Portion | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 10 % of final score |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Free Time on your own | ||
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Brain Bee Competition: Part 3: Anatomy
| Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 25 % of final score |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Free Time on your own | ||
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Brain Bee Competition: Part 4: Histology Followed by Presentation of the Certificates | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 5 % of final score |
| Sat 5th | |||
| 8:30 | Posting of Friday Scores | Brain Bee Room Marriott Marquis Hotel. | |
| 9:00 – 12:00 noon | Brain Bee Competition: Part 5: Patient Diagnosis | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 20 % of final score |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Free Time for Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:00 to 2:00 pm | Keynote Address: Title: The Universe Between Our Ears and the Global Behavioral Health Epidemic
| Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | By Dr. Paul Aravich of Eastern Virginia Medical School |
| 2:00 – 4:00 pm
| Brain Bee Competition: Part 6: Q & A: Oral Portion | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | 20 % of final score |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm
| Talks and Tokens: Competitor 1-2-minute Presentations and Exchange of Tokens. Awarding of certificates. | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | Each student must talk at the podium on the significance of their token. |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Group Photo | Same | Chaperones will be able to take photos |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm
| Presentation of trophies, and medallions to all | Brain Bee Room; Marquis Salon 6 on meeting level 2, Marriott Marquis Hotel. | |
| 6:00 – 9:00 pm | Participants may organize small dinner groups on their own. | Local Eateries | Participants pay for their own meals |
| Sun 6th | |||
| 9:00 – 9:50 am | Conversation Hour: Empowering Cultural Identity; Using Multicultural Psychology to Create a Socially Just Society | Convention Center, Street Level, Room 155
| Optional |
| 10:00-10:50 am | Symposium: Human Strengths and Resilience—Cross-Cultural and International Perspectives | Convention Center, Street Level, Room 101
| Optional |
| 11:00-11:50 am | Symposium: Internationalization of Psychology—Teaching, Modifying and Applying Psychology in the Global Era | Convention Center, Level Two, Room 203
| Optional |
| 12:00 pm | Special award presentation to the top 3 winners; Fun Awards; Brain Bee Leadership Award; passing of the torch from APA to FENS (next year’s host); farewells. | Brain Bee CC Room 210 | |
| 12:30 pm | End of Brain Bee for most participants except those going to embassies. | Participants dismissed. | World Brain Bee Championship resumes in Germany in ‘18 |
*Note: Schedule of visitations to selected embassies are on a separate form, and will be on Wednesday, August 2 and Monday, August 7.
Note: Brain Bee students are prohibited from drinking alcohol at all social events.
By Isaac Kariuki/Diasporamessenger.com
