2022 BIENNIAL MEETING AGENDA

Agenda

Please note, the 2022 ERC Biennial Meeting will begin at 8AM on September 20th and will end at 8PM on September 21st. Please plan to arrive on September 19th and depart on September 22nd.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

TimeEventLocation
7:00 AM – 5:30 PMRegistrationCrystal Ballroom Foyer
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMContinental BreakfastSalon CDE
8:00 AM – 8:15 AMWelcome and Introduction
José Zayas-Castro, Division Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, National Science Foundation		Salon AB
8:15 AM – 8:30 AMOpening Remarks
Susan Margulies, Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation		Salon AB
8:30 AM – 9:30 AMKeynote 1
Curtis R. Carlson, PhD, Distinguished Executive in Residence, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Professor of Practice, Northeastern University,
President and CEO SRI International, 1998–2014		Salon AB
9:30 AM – 10:00 AMNew ERC IntroductionsSalon AB
10:00 AM – 10:45 AMBreakSalon CDE
10:45 AM – 11:45 AMPanel: ERC Post-Graduation Sustainability
Panelists:
Deborah Jackson, NSF ENG/EEC Program Director
Sarit Bhaduri, NSF ENG/EEC Program Director
Rajesh Rao, Center Director, CNT		Salon AB
11:45 AM – 1:15 PMWorking LunchSalon CDE
1:15 PM – 2:15 PMKeynote 2
Calvin Mackie, PhD, President and CEO, STEM NOLA		Salon AB
2:15 PM – 2:45 PMBreakSalon CDE
2:45 PM – 3:45 PMBreakout Session 1
Administrative Directors
Center Directors
Diversity Directors
Education Directors
Industrial Liaison Officers
Student Leadership Council
Harrison
Wilson
Jackson
Madison
Van Buren
Monroe
3:45 PM – 4:45 PMPresentation of Breakout SummariesSalon AB
4:45 PM – 5:00 PMWrap-Up
José Zayas-Castro, Division Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, National Science Foundation		Salon AB
5:00 PM – 7:00 PMNetworking Reception and Poster Session*
*Centers should staff their poster during this session		Lincoln Hall Ballroom

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

TimeEventLocation
7:00 AM – 5:30 PMRegistrationCrystal Ballroom Foyer
7:00 AM – 8:00 AMContinental BreakfastSalon CDE
8:00 AM – 8:15 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
Nadia A. El-Masry, Deputy Division Director (Acting), Division of Engineering Education and Centers, National Science Foundation		Salon AB
8:15 AM – 9:15 AMKeynote 3
Naomi Halas, PhD, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University		Salon AB
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMPanel: Four Foundational Components
Panelists:
Gerry Cote, Center Director, PATHS-UP
Saikat Guha, Center Director, CQN
Fabio Ribeiro, Center Director, CISTAR
Regan Zane, Center Director, ASPIRE		Salon AB
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreakSalon CDE
10:30 AM – 12:00 PMPerfect Pitch CompetitionSalon AB
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMWorking LunchSalon CDE
1:00 PM – 2:00 PMKeynote 4
Kamran Elahian, High-Tech Entrepreneur with Four Unicorn IPOs		Salon AB
2:00 PM – 3:30 PMBreakout Session 2
ERCs Unite! Collaborative Evaluation and the Multi-ERC Instrument Inventory
IUCRC Overview
Financial Structure and Management of an ERC
The Art and Science of Building Community
Using Mentoring Contracts in ERCs
Harrison
Wilson
Madison
Jackson
Van Buren
3:30 PM – 4:00 PMBreak and EvaluationSalon CDE
4:00 PM – 4:15 PMWrap-Up and Closing Remarks
Don Millard, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation		Salon AB
4:15 PM – 4:30 PMAcknowledgementsSalon AB
5:30 PM – 8:00 PMGraduation Ceremony, Perfect Pitch Awards, and Poster Session*
Susan Margulies, Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation
Video from Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation
*Centers do not need to staff their poster during this session		Washington Ballroom