Smart and Connected Communities Principle Investigators' Meeting (S&CC PI Meeting '24)
PROGRAM AGENDA

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

4:00 PM - 7:00 PMRegistration Check-in and Informal Networking Reception for Early Arrivals (light snacks)SLC Lobby

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024


*** Please visit the PI filming station downstairs*** (more details here)

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AMRegistration and BreakfastSLC Lobby 
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks            
in order of remarks:

  • David Corman and Vishal Sharma (National Science Foundation)
  • Krishnendu Roy (Dean of Engineering, Vanderbilt University)
  • C. Cybele Raver (Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt University)
SLC Ballroom
9:00 AM – 9:50 AMKeynote:  How Nashville Works and Grows  

Introduction by: C. Cybele Raver (Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt University)           

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Freddie O’Connell, Mayor of Nashville                  
 		SLC Ballroom
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM

BREAK           
Please visit the PI filming station downstairs            
(more details here)

 
10:05 AM – 11:20 AM

PANEL: Balancing Fundamental Research with Community Engagement in S&CC           

Organizer/Moderator: Dan O’Brien (Northeastern University)

Panelists:

  • Robert Gao (Case Western Reserve)
  • Yue Ge (The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees)
  • Morgan Vigil-Hayes (Northern Arizona University)
  • Oscar Mondragon (University of West Texas)           
     
SLC Ballroom
11:20 PM – 12:20 PMLUNCHSLC Lobby
12:20 PM – 1:30 PM

PANEL: Resilient Futures Enabled by Smart and Connected Communities            

Organizer/Moderator: Nalini Venkatasubramanian (University of California, Irvine)

Panelists: 

  • Kendra Abkowitz (Office of the Mayor, Nashville, TN)
  • Ulrike Passe (ARCH)
  • Jian Peng (OCPW) 
  • Kenichi Soga (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Geoffrey Urbach (Innovation)           
     
SLC Ballroom
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Citizen Science and Public Engagement in S&CC           
Lightning talks in main ballroom; followed by 4 breakout groups spaced out in the main SLC ballroom           
                  
Organizer/Moderator: Andrew Margenot (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)

Lightning Talk Presenters and Breakout Moderators

  • Barnali Dixon (University of South Florida)
  • Christopher Neill (Woodwell Climate Research Center)
  • Pradeep Kurup (University of Massachusetts, Lowell)
  • Andrew Margenot (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)           

    *** check out the rest of the lightning talks here! 
SLC Ballroom           
            
 
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

BREAK           
Please visit the PI filming station downstairs            
(more details here)

 
3:00 PM – 4:20 PM 

Science Communication and Storytelling Mini-Workshop           
25 minutes for talks, 20 minutes for Q&A, 20 minutes exercise, 3 PI examples (15 minutes)              

Organizer/Moderator: Sharon (Xuan) Di (Columbia University)    

Speakers:  

  • Sharon Di (Columbia University)
  • Katie Liesener 
  • Andrew Margenot (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
  • Dan Work (Vanderbilt University)           
     
SLC Ballroom
3:00 PM – 5:00 PMInvite Only Session for Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAEN) projectsRooms 1&2 (SLC downstairs)
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks                   
S&CC Virtual Organization and NSF		SLC Ballroom
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Poster & Demo SessionBoard of Trust (BOT) in SLC
5:00 PM – 7:00 PMEvening Reception/Informal NetworkingSLC Ballroom/Lobby & BOT

 

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

 

*** Please visit the PI filming station downstairs *** (more details here)

7:30 AM – 8:30 AMRegistration and BreakfastSLC Lobby 
8:30 AM – 9:00 AMNSF Opening Remarks            
with short summary of day 1 sessions		SLC Ballroom
9:00 AM – 9:50 AMKeynote: Advancing Safety through Innovative Applications of AI/ML           

Introduction by: Vishal Sharma (National Science Foundation)           

Keynote Speaker: Hamed Tabkhi (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)		SLC Ballroom
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM

BREAK           
Please visit the PI filming station downstairs            
(more details here)

 
10:05 AM – 11:30 AM

PANEL: Pathways to Transitioning Project Outcomes           
                 
Organizer/Moderator: Carol Menassa (University of Michigan)

Panelists:

  • Jeri Guido (Central Piedmont Community College)
  • Vanessa Frias-Martinez (University of Maryland)
  • Jon E. Froehlich (University of Washington)
  • Hamed Tabkhi (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
SLC Ballroom
10:05 AM – 11:30 AMSession ongoing from Planning Grant to Interactive Research Grant (IRG)           
ALTERNATE PROGRAMMING for Planning Grants		Rooms 1&2 (SLC downstairs)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PMLUNCH 
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Panel: Coordination and Consolidation Across S&CC Projects           
10-minute introductions, 2 breakout groups by theme (30 minutes) closed only to the invited panelists; panelists will rejoin group in main ballroom for group discussion and setting up follow-up meetings (30 minutes)           
                  
Organizer/Moderator:  Abhishek Dubey (Vanderbilt University)

Panelists:

  • Eleni Bardaka (North Carolina State University)
  • Cynthia Chen (University of Washington)
  • Michelle Hummel (University of Texas, Arlington)
  • Michael Hyland (University of California, Irvine)
  • Aron Laszka (Pennsylvania State University)
  • Katherine Lieberknecht (University of Texas, Austin)

SLC Ballroom           
&           
 Rooms 1&2 (SLC downstairs)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Ask the NSF Program DirectorsSLC Ballroom
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Closing Remarks           
Sandeep Neema (Vanderbilt University)           
David Corman and Vishal Sharma (National Science Foundation)		SLC Ballroom
3:00 PMAdjourn 
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMOptional Informal Networking Reception (light snacks)