Agenda
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The agenda below is tentative and subject to change.
Sunday, October 29
6:00pm-8:00pm Registration Check-In (Gemstone Gallery)
7:00pm-8:00pm Light Reception with Welcome from Elizabeth Wentz, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College at Arizona State University (Skysill Rooftop Lounge)
Monday, October 30
8:00am-8:45am Breakfast and Virtual Poster Session Gallery (Opal Ballroom)
8:45am-9:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks (Opal Ballroom)
- Kyle Squires, Vice Provost of Engineering, Computing and Technology, and Dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University
- Charisse Nunes-Carney, DGE Deputy Division Director, National Science Foundation
- Daniel Denecke, NRT Program Director, National Science Foundation
9:30am-10:30am Breakout Sessions #1
- PIs: reaching NRT goals and tackling challenges
- Evaluators: capturing and reporting on traineeship components
- Coordinators: understanding key personnel roles
- Graduate students: research and professional development roadmap to success
10:30am-11:30am In-Person Poster Session #1 (Gemstone Gallery)
11:30am-12:30pm Breakout Sessions #2
- Coproduction of science
- Professional development of trainees
- Broadening participation: recruitment and retention strategies
- Sustaining elements of your NRT
- Science communication
- Interdisciplinary convergence
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch (Gemstone Gallery and Sunstone Terrace)
1:30pm-2:30pm In-Person Poster Session #2 (Gemstone Gallery)
2:30pm-4:00pm Careers and Pathways for STEM Leaders Panel Session (Topaz Room)
2:30pm-5:00pm Next steps/Life after NRT Panel Session (Opal Ballroom)
Conclusion of panels Informal Social Events
- Check the Whova app for the latest meet-ups for graduate students, PIs, evaluators, and coordinators
Tuesday, October 31
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast and Virtual Poster Session Gallery (Opal Ballroom)
9:00am-10:30am Insights from long-term NRTs Panel Session (Opal Ballroom)
10:30am-11:30am In-Person Poster Session #3 (Gemstone Gallery)
11:30am-12:30pm Breakout Sessions #3
- Networking and Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary convergence
- Cross NRT collaboration
- Meeting with NRT program officers
12:30pm-12:45pm Closing Lunch (boxed lunches to go), Summary Remarks (Opal Ballroom)
1:30pm-5:00pm Optional Afternoon Excursion: Desert Botanical Garden