Join us in Tucson for the 2025 Retreat!
March 12 - 14
Suggested travel dates: Arrive by noon, March 12, depart after 11am March 14
Logistics:
- Sessions will be held in the Grand Challenges Research Building, headquarters of CQN.
- Lodging is being arranged at Aloft Tucson University. Please complete the registration form as soon as possible to secure a room.
- Lodging and meals will be provided by CQN. Transportation to and from Tucson will be the responsibility of the traveler to book, however, expenses will be reimbursed by CQN.
Please email Brianna Moreno for registration information.
Agenda:
All times are in AZ time (MST)
| Day 1 (Wednesday, March 12, 2025) | ||||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Attendees | Location |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | 5 Year Review: Lessons Learned | Led by Saikat | GCRB, Rm 130 | |
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm | IPP Board Meeting | IPP Members + Invited CQN Members | GCRB 418 | |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Private Student Session: Activity TBD | |||
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Set up for poster session | Poster Session Participants | ||
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Poster Session | All members | GCRB 4th Floor | |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Welcome Reception | All members | Cork & Craft | |
| Day 2 (Thursday, March 13, 2025) | ||||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Attendees | Location |
| 7:30am - 9:00am | Breakfast | GCRB, 1st Floor | ||
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Kick Off: Co-Director Welcome | Matt + Saikat | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Evaluation: Data Across the Last Four Years | Nena + Arden | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Quantum Leap: Advancing the Workforce of Tomorrow Through Knowledge Sharing of Strong Practices | Noel | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | EWD Town Hall: Seeking Student Inputs | Noel + Saikat | All members | GCRB, 1st Floor |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | 3 Thrust Talks: 1-3, 30min + 10min | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 | |
| 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Lunch & Networking | All members | GCRB, 1st Floor | |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Asset Based Goal Coaching | Noel | All members | |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Convergent Research Flash Talks: 6 talks, 10min + 5min | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 | |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Break | All members | ||
| 4:15pm - 5:45pm | Testbed Integration Talks: Tucson Testbed 15+5, Boston Testbed 15+5, Maryland Testbed 15+5, Virtual Twin 15+5 | Matt, Chaohan, Dirk, Stefan, Hana, Kate | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Dinner | All members | TBD | |
| Day 3 (Friday, March 14, 2025) | ||||
| Time | Session | Speaker | Attendees | Location |
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Breakfast | All members | GCRB, 1st Floor | |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | IPP Update: Programming, Membership updates, FFRDC, Stakeholder Engagement | Alireza | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Closeout and Next Steps | All members | GCRB, Rm 130 | |
| 11:00pm - 5:00pm | TBD: Potentially Mini Student Retreat | SPLC | Students + Postdocs | |
| Day 4 (Saturday, March 15, 2025) | ||||
| 7:00am - 1:00pm | Student Group Activity: hiking? museum? talks? | |||
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Tucson Festival of Books - https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/ | |||
Activities:
Poster Session
A poster session will be held during the retreat. Please feel free to bring your latest research to share!
Flash Talks
One of the blocks of time will be utilized for flash talks. We invite presenters to share their convergent CQN research with the center.
Logistics:
- Sessions will be held in the Grand Challenges Research Building, headquarters of CQN.
- Lodging is being arranged at Aloft Tucson University. Please complete the registration form as soon as possible to secure a room.
- Lodging and meals will be provided by CQN. Transportation to and from Tucson will be the responsibility of the traveler to book, however, expenses will be reimbursed by CQN.