What's Happening?
NSF Considering a Mandatory Cost Sharing Policy
Find out more at www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08067/nsf08067.jsp?govDel=
USNSF_25.
Ongoing – CharityChannel's Grants Discussion List
CharityChannel provides a way to engage in professional-level dialog with grant writers and foundation executives with a grants discussion list. It is an e-mail-based discussion list. When someone posts a message, everyone on the list gets the message. When you want to respond to the group, just reply and type your response. Simple! To join the list, send a blank email to GRANTS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@CharityChannel.com.
Various Dates / Locations / Topics – Super Computing Workshops, Summer 2009
May 17-23: Oklahoma State University, Computational Chemistry for Chemistry Educators
May 25-30: Calvin College, Introduction to Computational Thinking
June 7-13: University of California, Merced, Computational Biology for Biology Educators
June 7-13: Kean University, Parallel Programming & Cluster Computing
June 14-20: Widener University, Computational Physics for Physics Educators
July 5-11: Atlanta University Center, Introduction to Computational Thinking
July 5-11: Louisiana State University, Parallel Programming & Cluster Computing
July 12-18: University of Florida, Computational Sciences in the Grades 6-12 Classroom
July 12-18: Ohio Supercomputer Center, Computational Engineering for Engineering Educators
August 2- 8: University of Arkansas, Introduction to Computational Thinking
August 9-15: University of Oklahoma, Parallel Programming & Cluster Computing
Each workshop will be FREE (attendees responsible for own transportation costs to and from the workshop site), and food and housing will be provided at no charge. The workshop will require a $150 FULLY REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT. Refund of deposit requires attending the workshop EVERY SINGLE DAY and submitting the daily surveys EVERY SINGLE DAY, plus the pre-survey and the post-survey, in a timely manner.
Registration information is posted at http://sc-education.org/workshops/
schedule.php. Please bear in mind that applying for registration doesn't guarantee acceptance. Preference will be given to faculty (or soon-to-be-faculty) who expect to use the workshop content in their own teaching.
September 10, 2009 – The 2009 Science and Scholarship in Society Series: The Diplomacy of Science
Location: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Carmichael Auditorium, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Fee: Free (open to the general public, but registration requested)
This event is a series of distinguished lectures and panel discussions sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Sponsored Projects in partnership with Navy Medicine, the Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University and its Faye G. Abdellah Research Center. Admission is free and open to the general public, but registration is requested at www.thechiefinformationgroup.com/conference/smithsonian/index.php?c_id=7.
October 17-21, 2009 – SRA International 2009 Annual Meeting
Location: Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Wash.
Planning for the SRA International 2009 Annual Meeting "Research Without Borders" is underway. Proposals for sessions and workshops are now being accepted. The next program planning meeting will be held Jan. 22-23 at the Sheraton in downtown Seattle. Please join us in critical discussions associated with program content.
For more information, visit www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/
tntbAM09.cfm?id=2121. Hotel reservations for the annual meeting are available by contacting the Sheraton and Red Lion hotels or at www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/
reservation?id=0810218587&key=7D269.
October 21-24, 2009 – NCURA 51st Annual Meeting: One World Connected Through Research
Location: Washington D.C.
Visit www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/sites/51 for program and registration information.
