2024 Annual All Center Retreat

Information coming soon for March 2025 Annual All Center Retreat.

Agenda (all times in AZ):

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
University of Arizona
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
1630 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ

8am-9am	CoQREATE Breakfast with Industry Panel	OSC 821	CoQREATE + IAB (all members welcome)
9am-12pm	CoQREATE Mini Retreat 9am – 10:30am CoQREATE project presentations (10-15 min each) 10:30-10:45am Coffee break 10:45-11:30am CoQREATE project presentations (10-15 min each) 11:30am-noon Discuss project activities and future plans/events	OSC 821	CoQREATE (all members welcome)
12pm-3pm	IAB + Student Engagement	OSC 8th Floor	IAB + All Students
3pm-5pm	IAB Meeting	OSC 821	IAB
2pm-5pm	Student Mini Session	OSC 8th Floor	All Students + Postdocs
6pm-8pm	Welcome Dinner	Arizona Stadium Club, 565 N Cherry Ave	All Attendees

Thursday, March 21, 2024
UA Tech Park
9030 S. Rita Road, Tucson, AZ

7am-8am	Breakfast and Registration	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
8am-10:30am	Integrating research and building a common language across CQN Thrusts	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
10:30am-10:45am	Break	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
10:45am-12pm	CQN Testbeds: Setting Realistic Goals	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
12pm-2pm	Lunch: Roundtable for faculty \| Student + Postdoc session Agenda (for all faculty, led by Director): Round Table Cross Thrust Integration Conversation Left-over discussion from 8am session, focusing on renewal proposal Integrating Thrust 4 with Virtual Testbed Effective communication mechanisms Agenda (for students and postdocs, led by SLC): Ideas on integration and cross-learning across research thrusts and projects Productive interactions with industry What new courses would be valuable? New event ideas (physical and/or virtual) that will help integration and inclusion	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
2pm-2:40pm	Responsible Quantum Internet Project Joan Arrow, Mak Kirkman-Davis, Gabe Richardson, Evan Anderson	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
2:40pm-3:20pm	Thrust 1 Student Presentations [90 second quad chart presentation slots, each followed by a 3 minute “huddle session”, and a 5 minute Q&A open to all] + 10 Minute break	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
3:30pm-4:10pm	Thrust 2 Student Presentations [90 second quad chart presentation slots, each followed by a 3 minute “huddle session”, and a 5 minute Q&A open to all] + 10 Minute break	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
4:20pm-5:30pm	Thrust 3 Student Presentations [90 second quad chart presentation slots, each followed by a 3 minute “huddle session”, and a 5 minute Q&A open to all] + 10 Minute break	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
5:40pm-6:40pm	Thrust 4 Fellow Presentations [six 10 minute presentation slots, which will be divided into: 5-minute flash talk, and a 5 minute Q&A open to all]	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
7pm-8pm	Dinner Reception - DCI Town Hall	UA Tech Park	All Attendees

Friday, March 22, 2024
UA Tech Park
9030 S. Rita Road, Tucson, AZ

7am-9am	External Advisory Board Breakfast with Leadership	UA Tech Park - conference room	EAB + CQN Leadership
8:00am	Poster Session Prep	UA Tech Park	Poster Presenters
8:30am-9am	Evaluators Meet with Students	UA Tech Park	Students + Evaluators
9am-10am	Poster Session	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
10am-1pm	Renewal Strategy Session	UA Tech Park	Attendees: SLC, EAB, IAB, ExCom. Discussion assisted by Alireza Shabani, CQN Technical Consultant All Welcome
10am-1pm	Break Out Session - Tech Park Interaction - DCI Quests - Video - Testimonials	UA Tech Park	For those who don’t attend Renewal Session
1pm-1:15pm	Group Photo	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
1pm-2pm	Lunch	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
2-2:45pm	Innovation Ecosystem Update	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
2:45pm-3:45pm	EWD Updates	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
3:45pm-4pm	Break	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
4pm-5pm	Report Out + Open Conversations	UA Tech Park	All Attendees
6pm-8pm	Social Activity + Dinner	On our own + see activity list	All Welcome

Saturday, March 23, 2024
University of Arizona
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ

7am-1pm	Social Activity	TBD	All Interested
1pm - 2pm	Lunch	TBD	All Interested
1pm - ?	Renewal Strategy Build Out	OSC 821

Additional communications will be released as more logistical information comes available.

Logistics

This year’s retreat will be held at The University of Arizona Tech Park at Rita Road.

Lodging is being arranged off-site at the Hampton Inn & Suites Tucson Tech Park. These details will be available shortly, however please be sure to include your preferences on the registration form. Lodging and meals will be provided by CQN.

Wyant College of Optical Sciences – Directions and parking information can be found here.

To access the 8th Floor: Enter the building from the ground level, through the all glass breezeway. Use the west wing elevator to reach the 8th floor. This is the only elevator that will get you to the correct area. Signage will also be posted.