* To provide a forum for NSF, I/UCRC Directors, Evaluators, Operations Staff and other I/UCRC stakeholders to interact and exchange information and ideas about best practices, common issues, and concerns;

* To afford NSF the opportunity to brief the I/UCRCs on program-related issues and information, including opportunities for supplemental funding and synergies with other government and industry programs;

* To facilitate peer exchange on technical and management issues and to promote increased collaboration and cooperation among Centers;

* To illuminate trends in federal and industry research priorities, and explore opportunities and implications for Centers

Evaluators Breakout I – Potomac D
Eric Sundstrom, NSF I/UCRC Evaluator, University of Tennessee, and
Denis Gray, NSF I/UCRC Evaluator, North Carolina State University

* New Evaluator Protocol & Revised Questionnaires
* Summary of 2006-07 IUCRC Structural Data
* Update on Evaluator Calendar

Plenary Session II, Welcome and NSF Program Updates – Potomac Ballroom

Welcome and Brief Introductory Remarks
Ann Becker, President, Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.

NSF Welcome and Program Updates
Kesh Narayanan, Director, Office of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP), NSF

Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Open to all)

Forging Effective Multi-University Management– Potomac A

Moderator: David Meyer, NSF I/UCRC Evaluator, Boise State University
Directors highlight key challenges and strategies for running their successful multi-university I/UCRCs.  Connection One will share their example of a long-established Center integrating a more recent Center.  CHREC will share what they are learning as a young Center and partner site that are “growing up” together.

• Communications Circuits and Systems (Connection One)
  Sayfe Kiaei, Director, Arizona State University, and John Volakis, Co-Director, Ohio State University
  
• Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC)
  Alan George, Director, University of Florida, and Brent Nelson, Co-Director, Brigham Young University

Center Management Innovations: Local Best Practices – Potomac B
Facilitator: Denis Gray, NSF I/UCRC Evaluator, North Carolina State University
A facilitated group discussion that focuses on center innovations including IAB member mentoring, undergraduate student research initiatives, and creative approaches to state funding.

• Magdy Iskander, Co-Director, Connection One, University of Hawaii
  
• Alan Greenberg , Executive Director, Membrane Applied Science and Technology (MAST) Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
  
• Larry Hornak, Co-Director, Center for Identification Technology Research (CiTER), West Virginia University
  
• Flaura Winston, Director, Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CCHIPS), The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  

Developing Effective Center Marketing Strategies and Materials (Attendees are encouraged to bring sample materials to share.) – Potomac C
Moderator: Joanne Aller, Administrative Assistant, Center for Dielectric Studies (CDS), The Pennsylvania State University
Centers invest a great deal of time and resources in developing and deploying marketing information via various media. Center representatives share strategies and materials that have been particularly effective in attracting member and non-member interest.

• Websites: Parvathy Menon, Center Coordinator, CCHIPS, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  
• Exhibit/booth at industrial society meetings: Bob Hocken, Director, Center for Precision Metrology (CPM), The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  
• Sponsored workshops in new research areas: Rich Haber, Co-director, Ceramic and Composite Materials Center (CCMC), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Forging Successful Multi-Center Collaborations – Francis Scott Key B
Moderator: Craig Scott, NSF I/UCRC Evaluator, University of Washington
A panel of directors involved in different types of multi-center partnering efforts (e.g., TIE grants, targeted partnering with and membership of non-U.S. entities) will describe and discuss strategies for forging successful collaborations and the challenges that must be overcome. Discussion will focus on how to build partnerships that can compete successfully for extramural funding

• Jay Lee, Director, Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), University of Cincinnati, and Sami Rizkalla, Director, Center for Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites, North Carolina State University
  
• George Rozgonyi, Director, Silicon Wafer Engineering and Defect Science Center (SiWEDS), North Carolina State University, and Gerd Duscher, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Technical and Topical Roundtables (For Directors and Operations Staff)
Interactive discussions organized by common or complementary technical foci or topical issues
                            
Meeting the Challenges of Self-Sufficiency – Francis Scott Key A
Ken Swartzel, Director of graduated Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPS), North Carolina State University, and Karl Reid, Director of graduated Web Handling Research Center, Oklahoma State University
                            
Update on CISE Initiatives – Potomac A
Rita Rodriguez, Program Director, CISE/CNS, NSF
                            
International Company Memberships – Georgetown A
Bruce Thompson, Director, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE), Iowa State University
                            
New Opportunities in MIPR Funding – Potomac B
Glenn Larsen, Program Director, ENG/IIP and ENG/EFRI, NSF
                            
Small Business Recruitment and SBIR/STTR Initiatives – Potomac C
Babu Dasgupta, Program Director, ENG/IIP, NSF, and John Van Zee, Director, Center for Fuel Cells (CFC), University of South Carolina

Member Recruitment – Georgetown B
Alan Greenberg, Executive Director, MAST Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

Centers with Research Foci in Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment – Georgetown C
Duane Abata, Dean of Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Evaluators Breakout II – Potomac D
Evaluator Research Reports & Business Meeting
Eric Sundstrom and Denis Gray

I/UCRC Member Recruiting Study – Denis Gray and Drew Rivers, I/UCRC Evaluation Program, North Carolina State University

Graduated I/UCRC Study – Lindsey McGowen, I/UCRC Evaluation Program, North Carolina State University

Inter-University Partnership Study – Andrea Lloyd, I/UCRC Evaluation Program, North Carolina State University

I/UCRC Exit Interview Project – Status Report – David Meyer, Boise State University, and Craig Scott, University of Washington

Evaluator Business Meeting: Preview and select from proposed topics and prospective outside speakers for the June 2008 NSF I/UCRC Evaluators meeting.