March 16-20, 2015, Washington, DC
Symposium Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Funding provided through NSF standard grant: OCE-1235507
Principal Investigator
Jeffrey Schuffert
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Project Manager
Charna Meth
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Symposium Coordinators
Kassandra Cerveny
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Julie Farver
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Katie Fillingham
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Matthew Wright
University of Maryland
Steering Committee
Gabriel Filippelli
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Kelly Kryc
U.S. Department of State
Catherine O'Riordan
American Institute of Physics
Derek Sawyer
Ohio State University
Deborah Thomas
Texas A&M University
MONDAY: MARCH 16, 2015
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
08:00-08:30
Breakfast
08:30-09:00
Welcome and Introductions
Sherri Goodman, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Jeff Schuffert, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
09:00-09:30
Communicating Science
Matthew Wright, University of Maryland
09:30-10:30
Panel Discussion: Working with the Press
Moderator:
Panel:
Jessica Morrison, Chemical and Engineering News
Nanci Bompey, American Geophysical Union
Sarah deWitt, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Christopher Joyce, National Public Radio
Lisa Friedman, ClimateWire
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-11:45
Communications Training: Group 1
Katherine Allen, Rutgers University
Tali Babila, University of California, Santa Cruz
Lauren Chong, University of Southern California
Carys Cook, University of Florida
Anne Dekas, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Andrea Erhardt, University of Cambridge
11:45-12:45
Lunch
12:45-13:45
Communications Training: Group 2
Heather Ford, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Donya Frank, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Kelly Gibson, University of South Carolina
Meagan Gonneea, U.S. Geological Survey
Katherine Inderbitzen, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Sean Jungbluth, University of Hawaii at Manoa
13:45-14:45
Communications Training: Group 3
Tania Lado Insua, Ocean Networks Canada
Georgy Manucharyan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paola Moffa-Sanchez, Rutgers University
Michael Navarro, California State University Monterey Bay
Jeremy Owens, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ileana Perez-Rodriguez, Carnegie Institution of Washington
14:45-15:00
Break
15:00-16:00
Communications Training: Group 4
Sierra Petersen, University of Michigan
Rachel Scudder, Boston University
Grace Shephard, University of Oslo
Lael Vetter, Tulane University
Jacob Walter, University of Texas at Austin
Ruifang Xie, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
16:00-17:00
Discussion and Best Practices
Matthew Wright, University of Maryland
Debbie Thomas, Texas A&M University
Gabe Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
17:00-18:00
Break and Travel to Toro Toro
18:00-20:00
Training: Introduction to Team Leadership
Location: Toro Toro 1300 I Street, NW
Chuck McVinney, McVinney & Company
TUESDAY: MARCH 17, 2015
LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIONS
08:00-08:30
Breakfast
08:30-12:30
Training: Leading Effective Teams
Chuck McVinney, McVinney & Company
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:30
Interdisciplinary Research
Steve Murawski, University of South Florida
14:30-15:00
Discussion: Collaborations
Steve Murawski, University of South Florida
Gabe Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Debbie Thomas, Texas A&M University
15:00-15:30
Break
15:30-16:00
Introduction to Breakout Groups
Debbie Thomas, Texas A&M University
Gabe Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
16:00-17:30
Breakout Groups
WEDNESDAY: MARCH 18, 2015
SCIENCE FUNDING
08:45-09:15
Travel to National Science Foundation
Metro Station: Ballston (Orange or Silver Line)
09:30-12:00
Proposal Writing Workshop
Meet with NSF Program Managers
Location: Stafford I, Room 110
Barbara Ransom, National Science Foundation
Tom Janecek, National Science Foundation
12:00-12:30
Travel to Ocean Leadership
Location: 1201 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Metro Station: McPherson Square (Orange or Silver Line)
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:15
Introduction to Science Policy
Chad English, COMPASS
14:15-15:00
Conducting a Congressional Meeting
Kassandra Cerveny, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
15:00-15:30
Break
15:30-17:30
Breakout Groups
17:30-18:00
Break and Travel to Gordon Biersch
18:00-20:00
Dinner with Keynote Speaker
Location: Gordon Biersch, 900 F Street, NW
Robert Dunbar, Stanford University
THURSDAY: MARCH 19, 2015
SCIENCE POLICY
07:15-08:00
Travel to U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue, Orange, or Silver Line)
08:00-08:30
Breakfast
Location: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room 200-201
08:15-08:30
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
08:30-09:30
The Federal Budget Process
Matthew Hourihan, American Association for the Advancement of Science
09:30 to 11:30
Science Informing Policy
Topic 1: A Changing Arctic
Location:
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room 200
Moderator:
Panel:
Kelly Kryc, U.S. Department of State
David Balton, U.S. Department of State
Lynne Corn, Congressional Research Service (invited)
John Farrell, U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Sara Gonzalez-Rothi, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
Topic 2: Sea Level Rise
11:30-12:00
Location:
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room 201
Moderator:
Panel:
Catherine O’Riordan, American Institute of Physics
Maria Honeycutt, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Jane Leggett, Congressional Research Service
Merrie Inderfurth, Association of State Floodplain Managers (invited)
Jessica Ritter, formerly of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
Kristan Uhlenbrock, U.S. CLIVAR
Post-Panel Discussion
Kassandra Cerveny, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Gabe Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Debbie Thomas, Texas A&M University
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-15:30
Congressional Meetings
Schedules will be provided to each group
15:00-17:30
Post-Meeting Discussion (when all groups return)
Breakout Groups
Location: Ocean Leadership, 1201 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC
FRIDAY: MARCH 20, 2015
CONCLUSIONS
08:00-08:30
Breakfast
08:30-09:15
Non-Federal Funding
Carol Anne Clayson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
09:15-11:00
Group Presentations
Panel:
Kelly Kryc, U.S. Department of State
Sean Cosgrove, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Allison Miller, Schmidt Ocean Institute
11:00-11:30
Break
11:30-12:00
Discussion
Debbie Thomas, Texas A&M University
Gabe Filippelli, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-14:00
Wrap-up and Evaluations
Jeff Schuffert, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
PARTICIPANTS
Meeting Mentors:
Gabriel Filippelli (Indian University, Purdue University Indianapolis): [email protected]
Deborah Thomas (Texas A&M University): [email protected]
Participants:
Katherine Allen (Rutgers University): [email protected]
Tali Babila (University of California, Santa Cruz): [email protected]
Lauren Chong (University of Southern California): [email protected]
Carys Cook (University of Florida): [email protected]
Anne Dekas (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory): [email protected]
Andrea Erhardt (University of Cambridge): [email protected]
Heather Ford (Columbia University, LDEO): [email protected]
Donya Frank (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory): [email protected]
Kelly Gibson (University of South Carolina): [email protected]
Meagan Gonneea (U.S. Geological Survey): [email protected]
Katherine Inderbitzen (University of Alaska Fairbanks): [email protected]
Sean Jungbluth (University of Hawaii at Manoa): [email protected]
Tania Lado Insua (Ocean Networks Canada): [email protected]
Georgy Manucharyan (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution): [email protected]
Paola Moffa-Sanchez (Rutgers University): [email protected]
Michael Navarro (California State University, Monterey Bay): [email protected]
Jeremy Owens (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution): [email protected]
Ileana Perez-Rodriguez (Carnegie Institution of Washington): [email protected]
Sierra Petersen (University of Michigan): [email protected]
Rachel Scudder (Boston University): [email protected]
Grace Shephard (University of Oslo): [email protected]
Lael Vetter (Tulane University): [email protected]
Jacob Walter (University of Texas at Austin): [email protected]
Ruifang Xie (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry): [email protected]
MAPS
MAPS
National Science Foundation: From McPherson Square, take the Orange Line in the direction of
Vienna or the Silver Line in the direction of Wiehle-Reston East. Exit at Ballston Station.
Metro Exit
NSF Entrance
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center: From McPherson square, take the Blue/Silver Line in the direction of
Largo Town Center or the Orange Line in the direction of New Carrollton. Exit at Capitol South.
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