GCRB building

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.

Tentative Agenda:

All times are in AZ time (MST)

Day 1 (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)
TimeSessionSpeakerAttendeesLocation
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch   
1:30pm - 3:00pm5 Year Review: Lessons LearnedLed by Saikat GCRB, Rm 130
3:00pm - 5:00pmIPP Board Meeting IPP Members + Invited CQN MembersGCRB 418
3:00pm - 4:00pmPrivate Student Session: Activity TBD   
4:00pm - 5:00pmSet up for poster session Poster Session Participants 
5:00pm - 6:00pmPoster Session All membersGCRB 4th Floor
6:00pm - 8:00pmWelcome Reception All membersCork & Craft
Day 2 (Thursday, March 13, 2025)
TimeSessionSpeakerAttendeesLocation
7:30am - 9:00amBreakfast  GCRB, 1st Floor
8:00am - 8:30amKick Off: Co-Director Welcome, Intro to graphic activityMatt + SaikatAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
8:30am - 9:00amEvaluation: Detail of needsNena + ArdenAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
9:00am - 10:15amQuantum Leap: Advancing the Workforce of Tomorrow Through Knowledge Sharing of Strong PracticesNoelAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
10:15am - 10:30amBreak All membersGCRB, 1st Floor
10:30am - 12:30pm3 Thrust Talks: 1-3, 30min + 10minTBDAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
12:30pm - 2:30pmLunch & Networking All membersGCRB, 1st Floor
1:30pm - 2:15pmAsset Based Goal CoachingNoelAll members 
2:30pm - 4:00pmConvergent Research Flash Talks: 6 talks, 10min + 5minTBDAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
4:00pm - 4:15pmBreak All members 
4:15pm - 5:45pmTestbed Integration Talks: Tucson Testbed 15+5, Boston Testbed 15+5, Maryland Testbed 15+5, Virtual Twin 15+5Matt, Chaohan, Dirk, StefanAll membersGCRB, Rm 130
5:45 PMEnd for Day All members 
6:00pm - 8:00pmDinner All membersTBD
Day 3 (Friday, March 14, 2025)
TimeSessionSpeakerAttendeesLocation
7:30am - 8:30amBreakfast  GCRB, 1st Floor
8:30am - 9:30amIPP Update + Applications Roadmap ReportoutAlireza GCRB, Rm 130
9:30am - 10:30amReport out for Integrated Graphic ActivityMatt + Saikat GCRB, Rm 130
10:30am - 11:00amCloseout and Next Steps  GCRB, Rm 130
11:00pm - 5:00pmTBD: Potentially Mini Student RetreatSPLC  
6:00pm - 8:00pmDinner  TBD
Day 4 (Saturday, March 15, 2025)
7:00am - 1:00pmStudent Group Activity: hiking? museum? talks?   
8:00am - 5:00pmTucson 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. 

More Activities Coming Soon...

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.