WHO: Any entity with a line of business that is impacted by convective storms. Multiple attendees from the same organization are welcome.
WHAT: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS) Planning Meeting
WHEN: September 12th and 13th, 2024
WHERE: Embassy Suites Chicago-Lombard/Oakbrook, 707 E. Butterfield Rd. Lombard, IL 60148
LOGISTICS: It would be best to plan a flight into ORD or MDW sometime on the 11th. Please plan to be at the meeting until 12p on the 13th (or consider parlaying into a long weekend in CHI). We have a block of rooms reserved for CIRCS guests for the evenings of Sept. 11th and 12th (see bookings link below).
Click here for direct booking link : Room rate: $169 per night + tax (until limited reservation block runs out)
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Agenda
Day 1 (September 12th 2024)
| 7:30 am | Participant Check In Begins |
| 7:30 – 8:20 am | Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:20 – 8:30 am | Welcome Remarks (Northern Illinois University President Lisa C. Freeman) |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | NOAA & NSF Partners IUCRC Presentation (Ellen Mecray & Barbara Ransom) |
| 9:30 – 10:10 am | Vision, Capabilities and Value Proposition of the Center (Victor Gensini & Daniel Wright) |
| 10:10 – 10:15 am | Capturing Feedback and Voting on Projects (Todd Abraham & Camillo Archuleta) |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – Noon | Project Proposal Presentations (Principal Investigators) |
| Noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 – 3:00 pm | Project Proposal Presentations (Principal Investigators) |
| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45 – 4:45 pm | Industry Workshop (Stephen Bennett) |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | Review of evening and Day 2 activities (Victor Gensini & Daniel Wright) |
| 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Professional Networking (Putt Shack) |
| 7:00 pm + | Dinner (on your own) |
Day 2 (September 13th 2024)
| 7:30 – 8:00 am | Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Center Response to Feedback from Industry Workshop (Victor Gensini & Daniel Wright) |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | PI “Office Hours” (PI Facilitated – All participants) 10-12 min. rotating breakouts |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 am | Closed Session with Industry (NSF, NOAA, and Potential Members) |
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Next Steps, Action Items, & Closing Remarks (All participants) |
| 11:45 am – Noon | Adjourn |
