2008 National Science Foundation Large Facilities Workshop

Agenda

April 7, 2008

The workshop will take place on the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's
Center Green Campus in the CG1 building. (The link will provide a map and directions.)
The address is
3080 Center Green Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80301

Time
Title
Speaker
Affiliation
8:15 a.m.
Welcome & Goals
J. G. Weisend II
NSF/BFA
8:30 a.m.
National Optical Astronomical Observatories
K. Wilson
J. Dunlop
S. Grandi
NOAO
8:55 a.m.
A Decade of Management Lessons Learned from Gemini Observatory
D. Simons
Gemini Observatory
9:20 a.m.
National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab
T. Glasmacher
NSCL
9:45 a.m.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
J. Yeck
U.W. - Madison
10:10 a.m.
Break
10:25 a.m.
The Making of LIGO
F. Raab
CalTech
10:50 a.m.
LIGO Education and Public Outreach
F. Raab
CalTech
11:15 a.m.
The EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory:  Constructing a Large, Geographically Distributed Geodetic Network
M. Jackson
UNAVCO
11:40 a.m.
Operation of the NSF Research Aircraft by NCAR's Research Aviation Facility
J. Stith
NCAR
12:05 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
UNOLS and the Federal Agencies
L. Goad
NSF/OCE
1:55 p.m.
Safety During Field Operations
S. Sadler
UCAR
2:25 p.m.
The Gemini Safety Initiative
R. McKinnon
Gemini Observatory
3:10 p.m.
Break
3:25 p.m.
NSF Business System Reviews
F. Rabanal
NSF/BFA
3:50 p.m.
Cybersecurity and NSF's Large Facilities
A. Hassler
NSF/DIS
4:20 p.m.
NAIC:  Unique Challenges of a Small 'Large Facility'
R. Brown
NAIC
4:55 p.m.
ALMA & National Radio Astronomy Observatory
T. Beasley
ALMA
5:30 p.m.
Wrap up & Discussion
5:45 p.m.
Reception

 

Agenda Accommodations Registration

This workshop will compliment and will be held the day before the “Measuring Up “workshop on best practices in federally funded environments sponsored by UCAR  Attendees may well benefit by attending both workshops.  Please click the link for more information about Measuring Up.

 
For information or questions about NSF Large Facilities Workshop, contact John Weisend, 703-292-4337