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NSF I/UCRC Evaluators Annual Meeting
June 3 – 4, 2009, Key Bridge Marriott
1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA
in the Georgetown Ballroom (lower level)

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June 2009 NSF I/UCRC Evaluators Meeting

NSF MEETINGS & DIRECTORY


	Agenda As of May 7, 2009

	Hotel Reservations by Tuesday, May 5 (before our block of rooms sells out)

	Meeting Registration by Tuesday, May 5

MEETING OBJECTIVES:

Evaluator update: Enable NSF to brief I/UCRC Evaluators on policies and updates concerning the I/UCRC program and Evaluator role;
Research forum: Provide a forum for presentation, review, and discussion of current findings from ongoing research by the I/UCRC Evaluation Program and current, NSF-supported evaluation research projects;
Information exchange: Provide a vehicle for I/UCRC Evaluators to exchange information and ideas about best practices for the role of Evaluator; and
Innovations in evaluation: Offer a platform for presenting and discussing new findings, theory, and/or applications in the national community of professionals involved in evaluation of R&D, industry-university cooperative research, role of evaluation in innovation management, and related topics.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009

7:30 – 9:00 am

Registration, Check-in & Continental Breakfast:
Georgetown Ballroom A

Pre-Session: Georgetown Ballroom B

7:45 - 8:45 am

New Evaluator Orientation
Denis Gray, Lindsey McGowen & Eric Sundstrom
Evaluators' basic responsibilities: Time-line & requirements: annual Evaluator's Report, data-collection, roles at IAB meetings, exit interviews. Billing for Evaluator services; negotiating about travel expenses & overhead. "Stupid" questions welcome.

Morning Session: Georgetown Ballroom A

9:00 - 9:10 am	Welcome & Introductions Eric Sundstrom
9:10 - 10:10 am	NSF I/UCRC Program Update Rathindra ("Babu") DasGupta Current NSF I/UCRC Program solicitation & what's new for Evaluators. Future plans.
10:10 - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 - 11:30 am	Keynote: Evaluating the Research Environment as Part of a System of Innovation: Toward Policies & Practices That Encourage Complex, Inter-Organizational Teams To Bridge The Gap Between Scientific Discovery & Commercialization Weaves together 3 topics: Assessing the research environment – what does it take to do excellent research that has an impact? How can that impact be faster, better, cheaper if researchers work in research teams that cross basic and development arenas? And, how to evaluate these within a 3-level (micro-, meso-, macro-) innovation systems model? Gretchen Jordan, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM > Download Gretchen Jordan's Presentation (829kb PowerPoint)
11:30 - 12:00 pm	Questions & Discussion: Evaluation in Innovation-Oriented Systems
12:00 - 1:15pm	Lunch: on your own

Afternoon Session: Georgetown Ballroom A

1:15 - 1:45 pm	Exit Interview Project David Meyer & Craig Scott Draft final report on the NSF-funded study of the I/UCRC Exit – or Inactive Sponsor –Interview. Results of 2008-09 interviews, lessons learned from the interview process, recommendations for next year.
1:45 - 2:15 pm	LIFE (Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation) As We Know It David Meyer & Steve McGregor How do evaluators actually collect and use LIFE data in IAB (Industrial Advisory Board) meetings? After a review of evaluators' responsibilities regarding LIFE forms, this interactive session reports a survey of 2009 evaluator practices, alternative versions of LIFE reports for IABs, and an update on the local PC server option.
2:15 - 3:15 pm	I/UCRC Video / DVD Project & Compendium of Technology Breakthroughs III Craig Scott Briefing on new I/UCRC Program video / DVD. Preview of the 3rd compendium of technology breakthroughs, updated since the 2007 edition.
3:15 - 3:45 pm	Break (extended for phone-calls)
3:45 - 5:00 pm	I/UCRC Program Success Stories: Sources, Types & Synergies Denis Gray, Babu DasGupta, Glenn Larsen, Craig Scott & Eric Sundstrom (facilitator) Working session to review, compare, and contrast the 4 kinds of I/UCRC success stories collected in 2009 – Directors' Questionnaire; industry-nominated technology breakthroughs; research highlights; and 300-word Success Stories for Evaluator Reports – and discuss how best to coordinate to meet program evaluation goals.

Evening Hospitality: 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Capital View Ballroom - Salon 1
Dinner: On your own

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009

7:00 – 8:00 am

Continental breakfast: Georgetown Ballroom A

Morning Session: Georgetown Ballroom A

8:00 – 8:30 am	Membership & Process / Outcome Report Denis Gray Highlights from the 2008-09 I/UCRC Membership Report. Selected results on processes and outcomes from the 2008-09 Industry Questionnaire and Faculty Questionnaire.
8:30 - 9:00 am	Graduated I/UCRCs: Factors in Success After NSF Funding Lindsey McGowen (NCSU) Update report on the NSF-funded study of factors in I/UCRC self-sufficiency and success after NSF funding ends. Lessons learned for helping I/UCRCs transition to independence.
9:00 - 9:30 am	Recruitment Study - Findings & Implications for Successful Recruiting Drew Rivers (NCSU) & Denis Gray Final report on the NSF-funded study of factors that predict I/UCRC success in recruiting members, and suggested, practical steps for Center Directors.
9:30 - 9:50 am	Check-out Break
9:50 - 10:30 am	Success Stories in Evaluator Reports: Best 5 Exemplars & 2010 Guidelines Denis Gray & Glenn Larsen Working session to review the new, 300-word Success Stories for Evaluator Reports, including the best 5 examples from 2009, what made them the best, and guidelines for next year.
10:30 - 10:40 am	Evaluator Research Agenda David Tansik Current Evaluator research proposals.
10:40 - 11:00 am	Open Issues, Next Steps, Closing Comments, & Adjourn Eric Sundstrom & Babu Dasgupta Open issues. Topics for next meeting. Babu's closing remarks. Evaluation questionnaires.