18th BHAAAS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

Please use this link to book your hotel rooms and get 10% off: Heathman Hotel Booking Link

For online attendance (Main Meeting Session), please register here.

PROGRAM, October 11th – 13th, 2024

Overview and Dates:

Arrival: Friday October 11th, 2024 (in the afternoon)

Annual Meeting Session: Saturday October 12th, 2024, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST

Conference dinner: Saturday October 12th, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST

Sightseeing: Sunday October 13th, 2024, 9:00 AM PST

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FRIDAY October 11th, 2024

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST: arrival dinner at Eldina Nizamić’s

Location: 706 Kirkland Ave Kirkland, WA 98033

All BHAAAS members are welcome, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails/refreshments served.

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SATURDAY October 12th, 2024

Main Meeting Session:  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST

Location: The Heathman Hotel

Kirkland, WA, 98033

Location map

Street and hotel parking available for a fee.

Meeting Agenda:

*9:00 – 10:30 Session 1:

·        moderator greeting and meeting agenda, Ms Lejla Tahirović

·        remarks by Bosnian and Herzegovinian Ambassador to the US, Sven Alkalaj (video)

·        outgoing BHAAAS President’s address, Eldina Vajzović Nizamić MD

·        transfer of BHAAAS presidency

·        new BHAAAS President’s address, Adnan Begović MD

·        presentation “Continuity of BHAAAS values and improving communication”, Esad Boškailo MD

·        presentation of new BHAAAS members, Ms Lejla Tahirović

10:30 – 10:50 Break 1: coffee and snacks

10:50 - 12:00 Session 2:

·        Division chair and program reports:

Technical and Natural Sciences Division, Zlatan Akšamija PhD

Medicine and Health Division, Adnan Begović MD

(with presentation of Web Medical Archives project by Amina Smajlović)

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Division, Slobodan Radosavljević PhD

Sustainable Development Program, Tijana Tufek-Memišević PhD

Student program, Ljiljana Đukanović PhD

12:00 – 1:00 Break 2: lunch

*1:00 – 4:00 Session 3 (Invited lectures):

1:00 - 1:45 Time for Teamwork, Nermina Avdić, Technical Services Engineering Director, The Pokemon Company International

1:45-2:00 Q&A

2:00 - 2:45 Tracing the Path of Magic in Ottoman Bosnia: Talismanic Charts of the National Museum in Sarajevo, Amila Buturović PhD, Professor, Department of Humanities, York University

2:45-3:00 Q&A

3:00 - 3:45 Development process of a large modern jetliner: Large scale integration, Vedad Mahmuljin, Aero-space Engineer, Boeing

3:45-4:00 Q&A

*denotes sessions open to the public with registration

Conference dinner

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM  

Location: Restaurant Aqua (https://aquabyelgaucho.com/)

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SUNDAY, October 13th, 2024:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sightseeing Tour: Downtown Seattle