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2024 POETS Site Visit

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Site Visit Agenda:

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Day 0 - POETS NSF Site Visit
All times in Central Session Title Location
4:05 PM Site Visit Team poster session Heritage Hall Lobby
6:00 PM Closed dinners  
       NSF Site Visit Team executive session & dinner Knowledge
       All POETS welcome dinner Heritage Hall 3
     
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Day 1 - POETS NSF Site Visit
All times in Central Session Title Location
8:00 AM Breakfast Illinois Ballroom A
8:25 AM Welcome & Day's instructions Illinois Ballroom B
8:30 AM Center Overview - Kiruba Haran Illinois Ballroom B
9:10 AM Industry Closed Session  Innovation 
  Research Presentations  
9:10 AM       Thrust 3  presentation with Q&A - Paul Braun (UIUC) & Katherine Jiang (SU) Illinois Ballroom B
9:40 AM       Thrust 2 presentation with Q&A - Sonya Smith (HU) & Mostafa Olyaei (UIUC) Illinois Ballroom B
10:10 AM Break  
10:20 AM       Thrust 1 presentation with Q&A - Alan Mantooth (UArk) & Zahra Saadatizadeh (UArk) Illinois Ballroom B
10:50 AM       Testbeds - Sherry Yu Illinois Ballroom B
11:05 AM Break  
  Closed Sessions  
11:15 AM       Tour of PRDC (POETS Research Development Center) NSF, IAB, SAB  Meet in lobby
11:15 AM       POETS closed session for faculty, staff, and students Illinois Ballroom B
12:00 PM Lunch - Open discussion grouped by areas (Admin, Thrusts, Education, etc.) Illinois Ballroom A
  Closed Sessions  
1:00 PM       IAB Closed Session with NSF SVT; IAB may leave after this session. Innovation 
1:00 PM     Open time for faculty, staff, and students  
1:45 PM Break  
1:55 PM Innovation Ecosystem - Owen Doyle Illinois Ballroom B
  Closed Sessions  
2:25 PM       SAB Closed Session with NSF SVT; SAB may leave after this session. Innovation
2:25 PM       Student Session Lincoln 
2:55 PM Break  
3:05 PM Education, Diversity & Inclusion, External Evaluations - Tracy Dace & Cherie Avent Illinois Ballroom B
  Closed Sessions  
4:05 PM       SLC & Student's Closed Session NSF SVT  - Arielle Gamboa & Peter Xiao  Lincoln 
4:05 PM       Open time for faculty and staff  
  Special Events & Closed Sessions  
4:50 PM      Closed NSF SVT Executive Session  Knowledge
4:50 PM       Students depart for Marten's Center Outreach Event    Meet in lobby
5:50 PM SVT Questions  for ERC Illinois Ballroom B
6:30 PM Working Dinners  
       POETS Faculty/Staff Illinois Ballroom B
       Closed NSF SVT Executive Session  Knowledge
8:30 PM  Students return from Marten's Center Outreach Event     
     
Thursday, May 2, 2023 - Day 2 - POETS NSF Site Visit  
All times in Central Session Title Location
8:00 Breakfast is ready! All are welcome Lincoln 
8:30 SVT Coffee Closed session with Deans Council (virtual) Knowledge
9:00 POETS team presents overnight questions (last year you brought the entire POETS admin & exec team in for discussion); POETS adjourns after this session  
10:00 SVT Closed Executive Session - writing Knowledge
12:00 SVT working lunch Knowledge
13:00 SVT Closed Executive Session - writing Knowledge
15:00 SVT adjourns