2026 NSF Science & Technology Centers Directors' Meeting
from
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (10:45 AM)
to
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (5:00 PM)
Monday, August 24, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
11:25 AM
Welcome - CBB Director, Ritchie Patterson
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J. Ritchie Patterson
Welcome - CBB Director, Ritchie Patterson
J. Ritchie Patterson
11:25 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 2
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 2
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 3
The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 3
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM
Open Discussion on STC Value
Open Discussion on STC Value
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist- Center talk 1
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist- Center talk 1
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 2
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 2
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Open Discussion
Open Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break
Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Keynote Speaker - Dominique Brossard (Title TBD)
Keynote Speaker - Dominique Brossard (Title TBD)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Professor Brossard's Bio: https://lsc.wisc.edu/facstaff/brossard-dominique/
3:45 PM
Break
Break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Break Out Session 1 - STC Directors and Rebecca Morss
Break Out Session 1 - STC Directors and Rebecca Morss
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Break Out Session 1 - STC members discuss communication strategies
Break Out Session 1 - STC members discuss communication strategies
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session 2
Breakout Session 2
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session 2- Annual report format
Breakout Session 2- Annual report format
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
What format do we want? What would streamline the process of collecting and providing info to NSF?
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
11:50 AM
Welcome Back
Welcome Back
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Invited Lecturer: Chris Schaffer (Dean of Faculty, Meinig Family Professor of Engineering, Cornell University)
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Chris Schaffer
(
Cornell University
)
Invited Lecturer: Chris Schaffer (Dean of Faculty, Meinig Family Professor of Engineering, Cornell University)
Chris Schaffer
(
Cornell University
)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
15' Break
15' Break
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 1
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 1
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM
1:25 PM
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 2
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 2
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM
1:35 PM
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM
Open Discussion
Open Discussion
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Breakout Session 3
Breakout Session 3
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Closeout
Closeout
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM