WORKSHOP
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Image Credit: The Aerospace Corporation, NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology (JPL) by Gabrielle Perez
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Infrastructure Office (RIO) will host the 2025 Research Infrastructure Workshop from March 18 – 21, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The 2025 Workshop is co-hosted by The Aerospace Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), and The California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This hybrid workshop will offer in-person and virtual attendance options. In-person attendees will have the option to attend tours at the co-host facilities.
The Research Infrastructure Workshop is designed to provide a collaborative forum for the Research Infrastructure community to share best practices and lessons learned, collect community input on new initiatives, and share project, operations, and business tools and techniques.
Who would benefit from attending?
This workshop is designed for all Research Infrastructure professionals including facility and operations managers, program and project managers, and other business and operations professionals involved with managing and overseeing Major Facilities and Mid-scale Research Infrastructure. We also welcome attendance and participation from other federal agencies.
Registration Fees
In-Person: The fee to attend the workshop in person for all four days is $925. This fee includes breakfast, lunch, regular refreshments, a tour (including transportation), and attendance at the workshop reception.
In-Person, Limited Attendance: Attendees who can only attend in person for one or two days can purchase a limited attendance ticket for a fee of $231 or $462, respectively. During registration, you will be prompted to indicate which days you plan to attend in person. The ticket includes virtual access to the workshop for the remaining days.
Virtual: The virtual event registration fee is $75, which covers a portion of the technology expenses for remote participation.
Program content for this year’s workshop will include topics on the following key themes:
- Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG) 2025: Be ready for launch!
- Artificial Intelligence: How AI will be used to support the RI community
- Facility Condition Assessments (FCA) and Asset Management Planning (AMP)
- Workforce Development: Opportunities for the RI community to share knowledge and experience in hiring, developing, and retaining staff
- Program Management Skills and Knowledge: Risk Management, Earned Value Management (EVM) Project Execution Plans (PEP), and more
Poster Sessions
This year’s workshop will feature in-person and virtual poster sessions designed to connect you with peers, foster collaboration, and spotlight your contributions to the Research Infrastructure community. Whether you’re attending in person or online, presenting a poster is a unique opportunity to get valuable feedback and build your network. If you are interested in presenting a poster at the workshop, please indicate this during the registration process.
Posters will also be featured on the NSF Research Infrastructure Knowledge Gateway for future reference.
For poster preparation guidance, visit the Workshop’s Poster Sessions page.
Venue and Transportation
Speaking Opportunities
If you are interested in speaking, have examples to share, questions to ask, or have other related topic suggestions, please contact us at rioutreach@nsf.gov.
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