Agenda: The 208th Annual Meeting of The New York Academy of Sciences

Wednesday, November 18, 2026
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM																Welcome Lori Jackson, Membership & Customer Engagement Manager Peter Salovey, Academy Chair of the Board Opening Address to Academy Members
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM																New Business Peter Salovey, Academy Chair of the Board Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting held November 6, 2025 Election of New Governor Candidates Election of Officer(s) Reelection of Seated Governors
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM																Finance Report Clare Peeters, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The New York Academy of Sciences Amber Miller, Treasurer, Board of Governors, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Review of the Annual Finance Report and a summary of the organization's financial performance for the fiscal year.
5:15 PM - 5:23 PM																President's Report Nicholas Dirks, President & CEO, The New York Academy of Sciences Review of the past year's programming at the Academy and a look at what's ahead.
5:23 PM - 5:29 PM																NYAS Junior Academy Introduction Melisha Jackman, Vice President, Education, The New York Academy of Sciences Induction of Junior Academy members as official Young Members of The New York Academy of Sciences.
5:29 PM - 5:30 PM																Closing Remarks and Adjournment Peter Salovey, Academy Chair of the Board