2026 NSF Science & Technology Centers Directors' Meeting

America/New_York
Zoom

Zoom

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Description

Communicating the Value of the STC Model

Participants
    • 1
      Welcome - CBB Director, Ritchie Patterson
      Speaker: J. Ritchie Patterson
    • 2
      The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
    • 3
      The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 1
    • 4
      The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 2
    • 5
      The Value Proposition of STCs - Center talk 3
    • 6
      Open Discussion on STC Value
    • 12:50 PM
      Lunch
    • 7
      Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist- Center talk 1
    • 8
      Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 2
    • 9
      Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
    • 10
      Tailoring the Message: Communicating the Value of Science to the Non-Scientist - Center talk 3
    • 11
      Open Discussion
    • 2:30 PM
      Break
    • 12
      Keynote Speaker - Dominique Brossard (Title TBD)

      Professor Brossard's Bio: https://lsc.wisc.edu/facstaff/brossard-dominique/

    • 3:45 PM
      Break
    • 13
      Break Out Session 1 - STC Directors and Rebecca Morss
    • 14
      Break Out Session 1 - STC members discuss communication strategies
    • 15
      Breakout Session 2
    • 16
      Breakout Session 2- Annual report format

      What format do we want? What would streamline the process of collecting and providing info to NSF?

    • 17
      Welcome Back
    • 18
      Invited Lecturer: Chris Schaffer (Dean of Faculty, Meinig Family Professor of Engineering, Cornell University)
      Speaker: Prof. Chris Schaffer (Cornell University)
    • 1:00 PM
      15' Break
    • 19
      Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 1
    • 20
      Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 2
    • 21
      Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
    • 22
      Communication Practices that work - Center Talk 3
    • 23
      Open Discussion
    • 24
      Breakout Session 3
    • 25
      Closeout