Full Schedule (All times are Central Time)

Last updated: August 15, 2022

Wednesday, August 10	Talks and Panels
	Omni Hotel Map Address: 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Phone Number: (361) 887-1600
4:00PM onward	Check in at the Omni Hotel in Corpus Christi airport shuttle to hotel, self parking at hotel, complementary parking hotel adjacent, early check in may be accomodated
6:30PM - 8:00PM	Reception and Introductions BayView - 1st floor Lobby (Bay Facing)

Thursday, August 11	Talks and Panels
	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
7:00 AM onward	Leave from Omni for TAMU-CC Shuttle leaves from BusDrive on Shoreline facing the water (across from Bay View) reserved (free) parking available in the Jellyfish lot at TAMU-CC Jellyfish Map
8:00AM - 8:30AM	Breakfast and Registration LoneStar Ball Room
8:30AM - 8:45AM	Introductions and Ice Breakers
8:45AM - 8:55AM	Opening Remarks James Van Howell, Associate Dean for Information Services, South Plains College
9:00AM - 10:15AM	Describing the Landscape Moderator:James Van Howell, CIO at South Plains College Ed Evans, CIO at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ralph Zottola, AVP at University of Alabama (Birmingham) Forough Ghahramani, AVP for Research and Innovation at NJEdge Akbar Kara, President and CEO at LEARN Dane Skow, Center Director at North Dakota State University
10:15AM - 10:30AM	Break
10:30AM - 12:00PM	How Can Research Computing Be Used to Support the Academic Mission of the Institution Moderator: Sarah Janes, Vice President,Continuing and Professional Development, San Jacinto College Rajiv Mallkan, Professor, Business and Computer Science,Lone Star College Ann-Claire Anderson, Sr. VP at the Center for Occupational Research & Development (CORD) Matthew Fuentes, Everett Community College Nikki Whiteside, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Instructional Innovation & Support, San Jacinto College
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 2:30PM	Situating CI to Accelerate Research at Smaller Schools Moderator: Emily Hunt, Dean and Professor at West Texas A&M University Izzat Alsmadi, Texas A&M San Antonio Nitin Sukhija, Director of C2AC, Slippery Rock University Sophie Wang, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Anirban Pal, West Texas A&M University Soumya Mohanty, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2:30PM - 2:45PM	Break
2:45PM - 3:15PM	Future of Large Scale Computing Dan Stanzione, TACC, UT Austin
3:15PM - 4:15PM	Coffee, Group Discussions and Think Tank on Solutions Georgia Stuart, Research Scientist at University of Texas Dallas Christopher Simmons, Director Cyberinfrastructure at University of Texas Dallas
4:15PM - 4:30PM	Break
4:30PM - 4:45PM	Open Mic - max 3 minutes Lisa M. Perez, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University
4:45PM - 5:00PM	Wrap Up and Close Out the Day Kevin Thompson, National Science Foundation
5:15PM Onward	Shuttle Service to Hotel
6:30PM	Texas Surf Museum Shuttle Service to Hotel BusDrive on Shoreline facing the water (across from Bay View)

Friday, August 12	Talks and Panels
	Omni Hotel BayView - 1st floor Lobby (Bay facing)
7:30AM - 8:30AM	Breakfast, Coffee, and Mingling
8:30AM - 9:00AM	Student Perspectives on the Need for CI Erika Parsons, University of Washington Lisa M. Perez, Texas A&M University Jessica Donner, Student at Eastern Washington University Veronika Harris, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Feedback from Day 1 Discussions Georgia Stuart, Research Scientist at University of Texas Dallas Christopher Simmons, Director Cyberinfrastructure at University of Texas Dallas
9:15AM - 9:45AM	Computing in a Research Enterprise Dr. Ahmed Mahdy, Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
9:30AM - 9:45AM	Coffee served during the session
9:45AM - 10:50AM	How Can RENs and Regional Centers Help? Moderator: Forough Ghahramani, AVP for Research Innovation at NJEdge Scotty Strachan, Principal Research Engineer at Nevada System of Higher Education James Deaton, Executive Director of Great Plains Network (GPN) Jennifer Oxenford, Director, Member Services and NYC Dark Fiber Program at NYSERNet James McCabe, Network Architect at Sun Corridor Network Akbar Kara, President and CEO at LEARN
10:50AM - 11:00AM	Break (Coffee and Snacks)
11:00AM - 12:00PM	Executive Panel - Feedback on Proposed Solutions and Ideas Moderator: Ed Evans, CIO at Texas A&M Corpus James Van Howell, Assoc. Dean for Information Services at South Plains College Robert Stannic, CIO at San Jacinto College Kenneth Tobin, Executive Director for STEM Initiatives, Texas A&M International University Janet Donaldson, Assoc. VP for Research at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
12:00PM - 12:15PM	Close Out Honggao Liu Director, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University
12:15PM - 1:15PM	Lunch and Departures Airport Shuttles leave from main hotel entrance on the top of the hour from the hotel
1:15PM - 4:00PM	Further Discussions and Report Writing Dhruva Chakravorty, Associate Director for User Services and Research, High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University Rick McMullen, Senior Principal at ResearchAdvisors Georgia Stuart, Research Scientist at University of Texas Dallas Christopher Simmons, Director Cyberinfrastructure at University of Texas Dallas Sharon Broude Geva