The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce that the November 2-3 NSF Grants Conference will be webcast to the research community. IT IS FREE!!!!! Conference plenary sessions will also be recorded for on-demand viewing once the conference has concluded. (Sorry for the late notice – I just learned of this opportunity yesterday.) Registration for this webcast is required. Please click here to register. Or here http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/151102/
This two-day conference is a must, especially for new faculty, researchers and administrators who want to gain key insight into a wide range of current issues at NSF including the state of current funding; new and current policies and procedures; and pertinent administrative issues. NSF program officers representing each NSF directorate will be on hand to provide up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities.
Below is the webcast schedule:
Monday, November 2, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. EST – Welcoming Remarks
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EST – Introduction & NSF Overview
9:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. EST – Proposal Preparation
1:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. EST – Merit Review Process
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST – Post Award Monitoring & Compliance
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST – Award Management
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EST – NSF Policy Update
11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. EST – Office of the Inspector General
11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. EST – Funding Mechanism Overview
1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. EST – Emerging Research Institution (ERI) Roundtable
2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST – Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
All of the presentations will be available on the conference website under the Conference Documents tab. Presentation files will be added to the website as they become available, so please check back frequently. For general conference questions, please contact us at grants_conference@nsf.gov. This webcast will be provided by TV Worldwide. For webcast technical support, please call one of the TV Worldwide technical support numbers listed below or email technical support at info@tvworldwide.com.
Webcast Technical Phone Support:
(330) 629-8230 (814) 653-2760 (703) 961-9250 ext. 246
Sincerely, National Science Foundation
National Distance Learning Week is just around the corner – November 9 – 13. As we offer more and more distance learning options to students, it may help to take a small amount of time to think about the newer formats. There are many more opportunities for professional development than any of us have time to do, but you might want to check out the following two sites. To find out about local options, you can check out the program for the Innovations Showcase at: https://sites.google.com/site/nationaldistancelearningweek/events-schedule. You can find more global options at the United States Distance Learning Association site at: https://www.usdla.org/events/ndlw/see-who-is-celebrating-ndlw-around-the-globe/. (Patti Blanton – Thank you for the heads up on this one!)
Geography Awareness Week – November 15-21 http://education.nationalgeographic.com/programs/geographyawarenessweek/?ar_a=1
Computer Science Education Week – December 7-13 https://csedweek.org/
Please help me identify the other important days/weeks that we should be celebrating within the college!
CNAS Public Lecture is Tuesday, November 10 in Temple 002 at 7:30 PM. Paul Schweiger is presenting!
Eric Shaw will be on campus Friday, November 13. Flyer: Eric Shaw Flyer Here is a link to Eric’s professional biography: http://planning.dc.gov/biography/eric-d-shaw.
Other seminars/events are posted at http://science.missouristate.edu/
Mind’s Eye – https://blogs.missouristate.edu/mindseye/
Due Date
- PSIP applications are due in the dean’s office by December 11, 2015. http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/psip.htm
Timeline – http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/Provost/PSIP_Evaluation_Timeline_2016.pdf
Important Dates in November/December –
November 10 CNAS Public Lecture, Paul Schweiger, 7:30 pm, Temple 002
November 23-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (Offices open November 23-24)
November 30 CNAS Fall Speaker series at the Library Center, Jim O’Brien & Dean Jahnke, 7:00 pm
December 3 Fall classes end
December 11 CNAS Grad reception
December 11 CNAS commencement, 12:30 pm, JQH Arena
Tammy