Full Schedule (All times are Mountain Time)

Last updated: July 14, 2023

Monday, July 17	Reception
	Eldorado Hotel & Spa Map Address: 309 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone Number: (505) 988-4455
4:00PM onward	Check in at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Sante Fe
6:00PM - 6:30PM	Meet and Greet Anasazi Ballroom, 1st floor Lobby
6:30PM - 8:00PM	Reception and Dinner Anasazi Ballroom - 1st floor Lobby Dinner will be served Welcoming remarks Dr. Nirav Merchant, Director for UA Data Science Institute, University of Arizona Dr. Dhruva Chakravorty, Director for User Services and Research, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University

Tuesday, July 18	Activities (Anasazi Ballroom)
	Eldorado Hotel & Spa
8:00AM - 9:00AM	Breakfast and Registration Anasazi Ballroom
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Welcoming remarks and Introductions - Dr. Dhruva Chakravorty - Overview of BRICCs with past workshops and vision for future
9:15AM - 10:00AM	Panel Discussion Panel 1: What are your expectations of an R1 university, and how have you built these collaborations? - Maria Bailey-Benson, Faculty, South Mountain Community College - Joy Thompson, Consultant, Diné College - Dr. Sarah Janes, Associate Vice Chancellor, Continuing and Professional Development, San Jacinto College - Dr. Soumya Mohanty, Faculty, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Moderator: - Tabitha Samuel, Deputy Director and Operations Group Leader, National Institute for Computational Sciences, University of Tennessee
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Break
10:15AM - 11:00AM	Panel Discussion Panel 2: Research at 2 year colleges & how to build research programs? - Dr. Madhu Gyawali, Professor, San Jacinto College - South Campus - Andrew Whitley, Professor, San Jacinto College - South Campus - Dr. Rajiv Malkan, Professor, Business and Computer Science,Lone Star College - Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya, Professor, University of Hawaii Maui College Moderator: - Dr. Chris Wild, Dean of Health and Natural Sciences, San Jacinto College
11:00AM - 11:45AM	Panel Discussion Panel 3: What does a collaborative computing service model look like? - Dr. Forough Ghahramani, AVP for Research and Innovation at NJEdge - Dr. Diana Toups Dugas, IT Director, New Mexico State University - Dr. Scotty Strachan, Principal Research Engineer, Nevada System of Higher Education - Dr. James Van Howell, Assoc. Dean for Information Services, South Plains College Moderator: - Dr. Nirav Merchant, Director for Data Science Institute, University of Arizona
11:45AM - 12:00PM	Open Mic Session Speakers: - Stephanie Adams, Instruction Director of Workforce Partnerships, Hill College - Elizabeth Leake, Director, Research Computing Services, Boise State University - Dr. Wesley Brashear, Assistant Research Scientist, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University - Dr. Hunter Johnson, Faculty, John Jay College, CUNY - Dr. Xiang (Susie) Zhao, Professor, Alabama A&M University - Stephen Miller, Director/Professor, National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center, Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Branch Community
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 3:00PM	Collaborative Activity: Adventurous Networking in Santa Fe Small group discussions for afternoon networking - How are you engaging with researchers at your institution? - How do R1s universities and regional educational networks collaborate with other universities and community colleges in your region? - What are the challenges faced by under-resourced institutions and smaller schools when collaborating with R1 Schools? - How are teaching and learning practices being incorporated into research and computing at your institution? - What are some shared experiences on promoting research at your institution? - Which priorities and offices drive research computing at your campus? - What are your observations on preparing a proposal for the National Science Foundation Campus Computing program?
3:00PM - 3:45PM	Report out from each group Table Leads: - Jeremy Frumkin, Senior Director, Research and Discovery Tech, University of Arizona - Dr. Hunter Johnson, Faculty, John Jay College, CUNY - Dr. Ralph Zottola, AVP at University of Alabama (Birmingham) - Dr. Gil Gonzales, Principal, Gonzales Group LLC - Reana Teichman, LEARN - Tabitha Samuel, Deputy Director and Operations Group Leader, National Institute for Computational Sciences, University of Tennessee
3:45PM - 4:00PM	Break
4:00PM - 5:00PM	Collaborative Activity: How will the National AI Initiative support this community? - How are AI and Data Science integrated into your institution's work? - Can encrypted data be used on HPC systems? - How is the teaching of applications of encryption conducted? - What impact has AI had on learning practices and assignments at your institution? - What are the barriers to adopting advanced technologies in the classroom and research? - What would a solution for integrating advanced technologies into the workflow look like? - How can R1 institutions or groups assist with processes such as IRB and legal issues? - What would faculty members do with these materials? Ground rules: Exclude discussions on grading and exam cheating. Speakers: - Dr. Sharon Broude-Geva, Program Director, NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure - Dr. Kylah Torre, Program Director, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Moderator: - Dr. Shelley Knuth, Director, Research Computing, University of Colorado Boulder
6:00PM	Dinner Location: Paxton Club Networking Coordinator: - Sheri Stebenne, Senior Administrative Coordinator I, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University - Dr. Sandra Nite, Research Scientist, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University

Wednesday, July 19	Activities (Anasazi Ballroom)
	Eldorado Hotel & Spa Anasazi Ballroom
7:30AM - 8:30AM	Breakfast, Coffee, and Mingling
8:30AM - 9:15AM	National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) Perspectives - Dr. Sharon Broude-Geva, Program Director, NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Facilitate Discussion about NSF ACCESS: - Agbeli Ameko, Allocations, ACCESS RAMP
9:15AM - 10:00AM	Panel Discussion Panel 4: Building Support Structures for Research: Besides money, what kind of support do you need? - Tim Budworth, Associate Vice President Information Technology Administrative Services, South Mountain Community College - Jason Arviso, Vice President, Navajo Technical University - Dr. Ralph Zottola, AVP at University of Alabama (Birmingham) - Derek Masseth, Executive Director, Sun Corridor Network - Tabitha Samuel, Deputy Director and Operations Group Leader, NICS, University of Tennessee Moderator: - Dr. James Van Howell, Assoc. Dean for Information Services, South Plains College
10:00AM - 10:10AM	Break
10:10AM - 10:50AM	Panel Discussion Panel 5: Sneak Peek to National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Program What kind of support structures are needed? Speaker: - Dr. Sharon Broude-Geva, Program Director, NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Panelists: - Dr. Lisa M. Perez, Director for Advanced Computing Enablement, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University - Dr. Gil Gonzales, Principal, Gonzales Group LLC - Dr. Jeremy Evert, Faculty, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
10:50AM - 11:20AM	Perspective on Building Data Science Programs - Dr. Kylah Torre, Director of Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
11:20AM - 11:30AM	Break
11:30AM - 12:00PM	Participant Input - Dr. Shelley Knuth, Director, Research Computing, University of Colorado Boulder - Dr. Dhruva Chakravorty, Director for User Services and Research, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 3:15PM	Further Discussions and Report Writing