The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Large Facilities Office (LFO) hosted the 2022 Research Infrastructure Workshop from September 13 to September 16, 2022, in Boulder, CO. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE), the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and the National Solar Observatory (NSO) were joint co-hosts for the event.
Attendees had the option to attend the workshop in-person or virtually.
The Research Infrastructure Workshop is a collaborative forum for all the National Science Foundation’s Research Infrastructure Projects. We strive to support NSF’s mission and promote the scientific endeavor with the following desired outcomes:
- Provide a forum to collect and share best practices and lessons learned
- Discuss new initiatives and collect community input
- Demonstrate project management, operations, and business-related tools and techniques
- Expand our community of practice by connecting colleagues across disciplines and organizations to promote collaboration between facilities
The workshop featured four tracks: Award Management and Guidance; Program and Project Management; Facilities and Operations Management; and Education and Public Outreach.
In 2022, workshop participants had the option to register for four specialty workshops on the last day of the event: a Cyberinfrastructure Workshop led by CI Compass; a Facility Safety Officer Workshop led by NSF’s Large Facilities Office; a Cyber Security Workshop led by Trusted CI; and a Science Communication Workshop led by NSF’s Division of Astronomical Sciences.
For additional information regarding program content, visit the agenda page or contact us at: rioutreach@nsf.gov. To sign up for notifications about the 2023 Research Infrastructure Workshop, sign up to Get Notified.
Research Infrastructure Workshops - Who Should Attend?
Join us for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and discussion!
The Research Infrastructure Workshops are valuable for Facility and Operations Managers, Property and Maintenance Managers, Cooperative Agreement and Contracting Officers, and other Business Professionals from the NSF funded Major Facilities and Mid-Scale Projects as well as other complex scientific facilities and organizations.
Professional Development Units
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.