2024 NSF Site Visit and Annual Meeting
The CBBG Year 9 Site Visit from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Annual Meeting on Monday, October 21 through Wednesday, October 23 at Georgia Technical Institute in Atlanta, GA.
YR9 Annual Meeting Agenda (PDF): Click Here
Day 0 , Monday, October 21 – CBBG Presentation Rehearsal Day
Start Time | End Time | Activity/Event | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 3:00 PM | CBBG Presenters - Presentation Rehearsal | GT Hotel (Conference Five) | |
| 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Industry Advisory Board & Science Advisory Board Meeting | 90 | GT Hotel (White) |
| 6:00 PM | Leadership Dinner - Science Advisory Board, Industrial Advisory Board, IDEA Working Group, and Thrust Leaders | GT Hotel | ||
| 6:00 PM | CBBG Students Dinner | Park Tavern at Piedmont Park 500 10th St NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 | ||
| 7:30 PM | DINNER ON OWN for all other attendees | Click Here for Restaurant Recommendations |
Day 1, Tuesday, October 22 – YR9 NSF Site Visit and Annual Meeting
| Start Time | End Time | Activity/Event | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM | Breakfast | GT Hotel Dining Room (First Floor) | |
| 7:45 AM | Welcome, Georgia Tech Dean | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) | ||
| 7:55 AM | 8:05 AM | Rules of Engagement by Paul M. Torrens (NSF Program Manager) | 10 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 8:05 AM | 8:25 AM | CBBG Overview, Edward Kavazanjian | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 8:25 AM | 8:50 AM | Reserach Program Reports Thrust1: Hazard Mitigation,Jason DeJong | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 8:50 AM | 9:15 AM | Thrust2: Environmental Protection, Anca Delgado | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 9:15 AM | 9:40 AM | Thrust3: Infrastructure Construction, Paola Bandini | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 9:40 AM | 10:00AM | Break | 20 | |
| 10:00 AM | 10:25 AM | Thrust4: Subsurface Exploration and Excavation, David Frost | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 10:25 AM | 10:45 AM | Testbeds, Edward Kavazanjian | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 10:45 AM | 11:05 AM | Industrial Collaboration and Innovation, Jafar Razmi | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 11:05 AM | 11:30 AM | Strategic Planning, Ed Kavazanjian | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 11:30 AM | 11:45 AM | Break | 15 | |
| 11:45 AM | 12:45 PM | Lunch | 60 | GT Hotel Dining Room (First Floor) |
| 11:45 AM | 12:45 PM | CLOSED SESSION: NSF Site Visit Team Executive Session #1 | 60 | GT Hotel (Conference A) |
| 12:45 PM | 1:45 PM | Poster Session | 60 | GT Hotel (Salon 3) |
| 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM | CLOSED SESSION: Industrial Advisory Board, Science Advisory Board, and NSF Site Visit Team | 45 | GT Hotel (Conference A) |
| 1:45 PM | 2:20 PM | Break | 45 | |
| 2:20 PM | 2:30 PM | Regina Sanborn Awards | 10 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 2:30 PM | 2:50 PM | Innovation, Diversity and Education Activities, Dr. Claudia Zapata | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 2:50 PM | 3:10 PM | Education and Outreach, Dr. Jean Larson | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 3:10 PM | 3:35 PM | Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Jennifer Chandler | 25 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 3:35 PM | 3:55 PM | Evaluation and Assessment, Dr. Megan O'Donnell | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 3:55 PM | 4:15 PM | Student Leadership Council Presentation, Katie Currier | 20 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 4:15 PM | 4:30 PM | Break | 15 | |
| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | CLOSED SESSION: Student Leadership Council and NSF Site Visit Team | 30 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | CLOSED SESSION: NSF Site Visit Team Executive Session #2 | 60 | GT Hotel (Conference A) |
| 6:00 PM | 6:15 PM | NSF Site Visit Team Presents Questions to CBBG Leadership | 15 | GT Hotel (Conference A) |
| 6:15 PM | CLOSED SESSION: NSF Site Visit Team Working Dinner and Discussion | GT Hotel (Conference A) | ||
| 6:15 PM | CLOSED SESSION: CBBG Leadership and Invited guest to prepare responses to NSF Site Visit Team | GT Mason Building (SEB 122) 788 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 | ||
| 6:00 PM | CBBG Student and Faculty Dinner | Five Church Midtown 1197 Peachtree St NE #528, Atlanta, GA 30361 |
Day 2, Wednesday, October 23 – YR9 NSF Site Visit and Annual Meeting
| Start Time | End Time | Activity/Event | Duration | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Breakfast- Deans, Leadership Team, NSF Site Visit Team | 120 | GT Hotel (Salon 3) |
| 9:15 AM | 11:15 AM | Strategic Planning Workshop, CBBG Leadership | 120 | GT Hotel (Conference 3) |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast - For Hotel Guests | GT Hotel Dinning Room (First Floor) | |
| 9:15 AM | 11:15 AM | Diversity, Culture of Inclusion, and Leadership Workshop - More Fun and Less Stress, Dr. Jennifer Chandler | 120 | GT Hotel (Salon 4-6) |
| 9:15 AM | 6:00 PM | Closed Session: NSF Site Visit Team Working Session | GT Hotel (Conference A) | |
| 11:30 AM | Boxed lunches available for pickup before airport departure | GT Hotel Lobby |