Thursday, 11 April 2013 – Sunday, 14 April 2013
The Allen Center at Northwestern University
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Doubletree Hotel
9599 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077
Workshop Agenda

Workshop Agenda
Thursday, 11 April 2013 | |
3:00 – 6:00 pm | Workshop Check-in at Doubletree Hotel Lobby |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Reception and One-Minute Elevator Talks (Double Tree – Athens Room) |
Friday, 12 April 2013 | |
6:45 – 7:45 am | Staggered Shuttle to the James L. Allen Center provided by hotel |
7:00 – 8:00 am | Breakfast at the Allen Center |
Hot Breakfast (Park Dining Room) | |
Continental Breakfast (1st FL-EMP24/25 Lounge) | |
8:00 – 8:30 am | Welcome (140 Brownfield) |
8:30 – 10:00 am | PANEL 1: Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process (140 Brownfield) Moderator: Richard Ladner (Washington) Panelists: Jeanine Cook (NMSU), Ann Gates (UTEP, PDF), Russ Joseph (Northwestern, PDF), Bryant York (Portland, PDF) |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break (1st FL-EMP24/25 Lounge) |
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | PANEL 2: Launching a Research Program (140 Brownfield) Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) Panelists: Charles Isbell (GaTech, PDF), Jose Martinez (Cornell, PDF), Manuel Perez-Quinones (VaTech, PDF), Valerie Taylor (TAMU, PDF) |
12:00 – 12:30 pm | Networking (140 Brownfield) |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | LUNCH (Park Dining Room) |
1:30 – 3:00 pm | PANEL 3: Effective Teaching (140 Brownfield) Moderator: Dan Garcia (Berkeley) Panelists: Jeff Forbes (NSF, PDF), Ann Gates (UTEP, PDF), Mark Moss (CyberEd, PDF), Nayda Santiago (UPRM, PDF) |
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break (1st FL-EMP24/25 Lounge) |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Brief Session on Networking(140 Brownfield) Moderator: Illya Hicks (Rice, PDF) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami, PDF), Jeanine Cook (NMSU, PDF), Manuel Perez-Quinones (VaTech, PDF) |
4:30 – 6:00 pm | Networking Time (140 Brownfield) |
5:00 – 6:00 pm | Staggered Shuttle to the Double Tree Hotel |
6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner and Panel on Entrepreneurship (Double Tree – Athens Room) Moderator: Ann Gates(UTEP, PDF) Panelists: David Carew (IBM, PDF), Emel Bulat (NEU, PPT), Richard Filley (ASU), George K. Thiruvathukal (Loyola, PDF) |
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 | |
7:15 – 8:15 am | Staggered Shuttle to the James L. Allen Center provided by hotel |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast at the Allen Center |
Hot Breakfast (Park Dining Room) | |
Continental Breakfast (Oscar Mayer Lounge) | |
8:30 – 10:00 am | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 1: Affinity Group Model (223 Rand McNally)Moderator: Ann Gates (UTEP, PDF) | |
Panel: Promotion to Full Professor (221 Classroom) Moderator: Bryant York (Portland, PDF) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami, PDF), Richard Ladner (Washington, PDF), Valerie Taylor (TAMU,PDF) | |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break (Oscar Mayer Lounge) |
10:30 – 11:30 am | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 2: Affinity Group Model (223 Rand McNally) Moderator: Ann Gates (UTEP) | |
Discussion: Promotion to Full Professor/Case Studies (221 Classroom)Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) | |
11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch and Networking (Park Dining Room) |
1:00 – 2:30 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 1: Proposal Writing Workshop (223 Rand McNally)Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) | |
Panel: The Joys of Administration (221 Classroom) Moderator: Richard Ladner (Washington) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami, PDF), Ann Gates (UTEP), Manuel Perez-Quinones (VaTech, PDF) | |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Break (Oscar Mayer Lounge) |
3:00 – 4:30 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 2: Proposal Writing Workshop (223 Rand McNally)Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC) | |
Panel: Alternative Careers (221 Classroom) Moderator: Dan Garcia (Berkeley, PDF) Panelists: Jose Morales (UTSA), Mark Moss (CyberEd, PDF), Venkatram Vishwanath (DOE) | |
4:30 – 6:00 pm | Networking Time (223 Rand McNally & 221 Classroom) |
5:00 – 6:00 pm | Staggered Shuttle to the Double Tree Hotel |
6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner and Panel on Funding Agencies (Double Tree – Athens Room) Moderator: Valerie Taylor (TAMU, PDF) Panelists: Emel Bulat (NEU, PDF), Keith Marzullo (NSF, PDF), Dan Ragsdale (DARPA, PDF), Venkatram Vishwanath (DOE, PDF), Peter Lyster (NIH, PDF) |
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Sunday, 14 April 2013 | |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast (East Wing Foyer) |
8:30 – 10:00 am | Part 1: Mock Review Panels (London Rm, Milan Rm, Paris Rm, and Cannes Rm) |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break (East Wing Foyer) |
10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Part 2: Mock Review Panels (London Rm, Milan Rm, Paris Rm, and Cannes Rm) |
12:30 pm | Box Lunch Pick-up (East Wing Foyer) |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | LUNCH and Focus Group Discussions (London Rm, Milan Rm, Paris Rm, Cannes Rm) |