Agenda
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Sunday, October 29
6:00pm-8:00pm Registration Check-In (Gemstone Gallery)
7:00pm-8:00pm Light Reception and Welcome (Skysill Rooftop Lounge)
- Elizabeth Wentz, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College at Arizona State University
- Daniel Denecke, NRT Program Director, National Science Foundation
Monday, October 30
8:00am-8:45am Continental Breakfast and Virtual Poster Session Gallery (Opal Ballroom & Sunstone Terrace)
8:45am-9:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks (Opal Ballroom)
- Neal Woodbury, Vice President of Knowledge Enterprise and Chief Science & Technology Officer, Arizona State University
- Charisse Carney-Nunes, 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 (Opal Ballroom)
- Evaluators: capturing and reporting on traineeship components (Turquoise Room)
- Coordinators: understanding key personnel roles (Jasper Room)
- Graduate students: research and professional development roadmap to success (Topaz Room)
10:30am-11:30am In-Person Poster Session #1 (Gemstone Gallery)
11:30am-12:30pm Breakout Sessions #2
- Coproduction of science (Turquoise Room)
- Professional development of trainees (Topaz Room)
- Broadening participation: recruitment and retention strategies (Jade Room)
- Sustaining elements of your NRT (Opal Ballroom)
- Science communication (Amber Room)
- Interdisciplinary convergence (Jasper Room)
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch (Opal Ballroom 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
- 5:00pm: Graduate Student Dinner & Social, Uncle Maddio’s Pizza
- 5:30pm: PI Dinner & Social, Foch Café & Bistro
- 5:30pm: Evaluator Dinner & Social, Patio of Foch Café & Bistro
- 5:30pm: Coordinator Dinner & Social, Mellow Mushroom
- 5:30pm: Virtual Attendee Social, Zoom
- 7:30pm: Graduate Student Social – Board Games & Coffee, Snakes & Lattes
Tuesday, October 31
8:00am-9:00am Continental 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 Breakout Sessions #3
- Networking and Collaboration (Topaz Room)
- Interdisciplinary convergence (Jade Room)
- Cross NRT collaboration (Jasper Room)
- Meeting with NRT program officers and staff (Sunstone Terrace)
11:30am-12:30pm Closing Lunch (boxed lunches to go) and Summary Remarks (Opal Ballroom)
- Daniel Denecke, NRT Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Karen McNeal, NRT Program Director, National Science Foundation
1:30pm-5:00pm Optional Afternoon Excursion: Desert Botanical Garden