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Agenda1
April 26, Sunday - Northeastern University West Village F
Welcome reception hosted by the Northeastern University College of Engineering.
17:30-19:00
Cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Lab tours and research posters on display.
Day 1 (April 27, Monday) - Northeastern University Curry Student Center
7:15-8:15
Continental breakfast
Welcoming Remarks from Mel Bernstein, Senior Vice Provost for Research and
8:15-8:20
Graduate Education, Northeastern University
NSF Program directors present NSF CAREER proposal guidelines; Questions and
8:20-10:05
answers
10:05-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 NSF Program directors continue their presentation; Questions and Answers
Working lunch. Participants have interactions with NSF program directors, recent
12:00-13:00 NSF grant awardees, and other participants, asking more questions, sharing what
they have learned, etc.
NSF Program directors describe procedures for a typical CAREER proposal panel
13:00-13:15
meeting
13:15-13:30 Panel preparations, conflict briefing
13:30-15:00
15:00-15:30
15:30-16:30
16:30-17:00
17:30-19:00
19:00-21:00
Mock panels: put each proposal in one of the three categories: PC (primary
consideration), SC (secondary consideration), and DNC (do not consider)
Break
Continue with mock panels:
 15:30-16:00 Rank the proposals in PC and SC categories and upload rankings on
the six mock proposals
 16:00-16:30 Write panel summary for each proposal and upload panel
summaries
Discuss ranking results from 25 panels
Working dinner. Participants have interactions with current and former NSF
program directors, senior faculty, recent CAREER awardees, and other participants
Homework assignment -- participants revise their project summaries of their own
CAREER proposals based on what they have learned during the day.
Day 2 (April 28, Tuesday) - Northeastern University Curry Student Center
7:15-8:15
Continental breakfast
Two recent CAREER awardees present their stories and share their experiences;
8:15-9:30
Questions and answers
9:30-9:45
Break
1
9:45-11:45
Mock panels (to review modified project summaries from the participants in the
panel)
12:00-13:00
13:00
Working box lunch (Wrap-up; Questions and answers).
Adjourn
Map and building locations provided on last page of program.
Visitor's Center
Indoor Quad
Ballroom
Ballroom
Indoor Quad
Ballroom
Indoor Quad,
Ballroom
Ballroom
Ballroom
Breakout rooms
(location on
badge)
Breakout rooms
(location on
badge)
Ballroom
Ballroom
Indoor Quad
Ballroom
Indoor Quad
Breakout rooms
(location on
badge)
Ballroom
Breakout Room Information
Your breakout room is marked on your badge. Please use the map (next page) to identify the room locations.
Each room will be marked with a sign as well.
Wireless/Network Information
Your WiFi login and password, as well as instructions to access the network, are included in your badge holder.
FTP Info
Website each panel uses to upload proposal ratings after discussion:
aries.imse.ksu.edu/nsf/nsf2015/workshop/feedback.asp
Website each panel uses to upload their summaries of each proposal: nsfdocs.imse.ksu.edu:8080
Everyone will login using the username: panelsummary and password panelsummary. Each panel will have six
documents to upload (one for each of the proposals). Please label each panel summary document so they are
easy to understand. The naming protocol is: panel[your panel #]proposal[proposal #]. e.g. panel4proposal2.
Overnight, each participant revises their own CAREER proposal project summary. Project summaries from
participants in your panel will be uploaded to the corresponding FTP account at the same FTP site
nsfdocs.imse.ksu.edu:8080. All panelists in your panel use the same project summary username and password
to access the ftp site. Make sure that each panelist gives their project summary a unique name so that they don’t
overwrite each other’s submission. Please work out a naming protocol to use with your group. One convenient
protocol is to use email addresses.
Project Summary Username Project Summary Password
panel1
panel1
panel2
panel2
…..
…..
panel25
panel25
Dietary Restrictions
All dietary restrictions should be accommodated for. Gluten-free meals are provided separately for those who
requested them (please ask a server). If you have a question on any ingredients, please speak with a server.
Shuttle Bus Information
Transportation between the two workshop hotels (Midtown Hotel, Inn at Longwood) and the workshop venues
will be provided as follows:
Sunday 4/26:
5-9pm: 2 mini coaches running between Northeastern visitors' center (#27 on map below) and hotels
Monday 4/27:
7:15am: 2 buses from (1) Midtown and 1 bus from (2) Inn at Longwood to Northeastern
7pm: 1 bus from Northeastern to (1) Midtown and 1 bus from Northeastern to (2) Inn at Longwood
Tuesday 4/28:
7:15am: 2 buses from (1) Midtown and 1 bus from (2) Inn at Longwood to Northeastern
1pm: 1 bus from Northeastern to (1) Midtown and 1 bus from Northeastern to (2) Inn at Longwood