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A symposium and party held in 2018 in honor of Dr. Lee Hood’s 80th birthday. Dr. Hood, a pioneer in the field of biotechnology and recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2011, is co-founder and chief strategy officer of ISB.
As Event Manager, my scope included budget and stakeholder management, overall project management, vendor selection and negotiation, cross-functional collaboration with Communication, Development, Leadership and Scientific groups within ISB to ensure successful execution of event program.
The symposium was free to the public and had over 160 in attendance. The birthday celebration was a private event hosted at Chihuly Garden and Glass, and included a dinner, roast and concert with over 200 people in attendance.
“I thought the symposium was one of the best that ISB has ever had. Each of the speakers were superb in their own unique ways and we had a very broad view of where science is going,” Lee said. “This 80th birthday was the best I have ever had. The Chihuly setting was breathtaking; the people spanned from my earliest days in science right up until today; the roasts were wonderful – saying more about the speakers than about me and the interactions of all of us with one another were marred only by the fact they were all too brief. I cannot imagine a better birthday celebration.”