The 2024 Smart and Connected Communities Principal Investigators' Meeting (S&CC PI Meeting '24) will be held in person at Vanderbilt University's Student Life Center located at 310 25th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212. The meeting dates are Wednesday, February 28th & Thursday, February 29th. The arrival day is Tuesday, February 27th.

 Meeting Registration is now open!

Up to two (2) PIs can attend for planning grants and up to three (3) PIs can attend for IRGs and Eagers. PIs, project alternates for PIs, Co-PIs, and other project representatives comprising the invited project limit per award type can register here. Project representatives interested in attending who are in addition to the invited limit can join the wait list here. Codes for both registration forms are included in the invitation letter sent to project PIs. Please visit here for more detailed information about meeting registration, hotel reservations, and project preparation.

NSF's Smart & Connected Communities effort aims to advance understanding of our cities and communities to improve their functioning and quality of life within them through innovations in computing, engineering, information and physical sciences, social, and learning sciences. NSF envisions that the work of researchers across a wide range of academic disciplines, in close collaboration with diverse community stakeholders, will together transform advances in areas such as economic development, education and learning, energy, environmental quality, public health and wellness, public safety, social services, telecommunications, transportation, and many others. By addressing current and future challenges through fundamental research, building capacity for research, and transiting research to practice, these efforts seek to improve the quality of life in communities while protecting individual security and privacy.

The PI Meeting will be held at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center located at 310 25th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212

Courtesy Block Updates as of 1/25/2024:

Following are the three courtesy blocks updates that were reserved by the organizers:

1. The Hyatt House Nashville at Vanderbilt still has plenty of available rooms under our block at $169/night. The reservation deadline has been extended to Tuesday, February 13, 2024. After this date, reservations cannot be made online, but only by calling the hotel at 615-320-9000. When calling, please mention the 2024 Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) PI Meeting group block (code: G-NSF1) to receive the reduced rate. The Hyatt House is 0.8 miles from the SLC (15-minute walk or a 3-minute drive). For more information about the venue, please click the following link here.

2. The Marriott at Vanderbilt courtesy block is sold out under our block at $224/night. Rooms still might be available outside of our block at a higher rate The Marriott is 0.3 miles from the SLC (6-minute walk or a 3-minute drive). 

Book Your Group/Corporate Rate, or by calling the hotel at 615-320-9000. When calling, please mention the 2024 Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) PI Meeting group block (code: G-NSF1) to receive the reduced rate. For more information about the venue, please click the following link here.

3. The Homewood Suites by Hilton courtesy block is sold out under our block at $189/night. Rooms still might be available outside of our block at a higher rate. The Homewood suites is 0.3 miles from the SLC (6-minute walk or a 2-minute drive). 

For more information about the venue, please click the following link here.

In General:

Travelers who wish to reserve rooms outside of these blocks will incur increased room rates and will not be able to register online but will need to call the hotels directly. Please be advised that reservations made for days outside of the block might incur higher or lower room rates, depending on the day. When calling, please reference the event name: “2024 Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) PI Meeting”.

Breakfast, lunch, and light refreshments will be provided at the meeting. Participants will be responsible for their own dinners.