Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure

The Federal Budget and NSF’s Position

Buy America/Build America

Lunch with Poster Sessions

Highlights of Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure

Agile Project Management

Recapitalization on O&M – Current NSF thinking and Options in the RIG; New Competition, Renewal and Divestment Guidance

Lesson Learned Experiences with First Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Track 2 Awards

Overview of Dash360 Project Control System

Discussion on Evolving NSF Requirement for Facilities Condition Assessment

Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Highlights

Benefits of Earned Value Management for Firm-Fixed Price Construction

Facility Condition Assessment and Developing Property Lifecycle Maintenance Plans

Welcome Reception @ MESA LAB

Climate Change Resilience

National Solar Observatory (NSO) Introduction

Introduction to The Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geosciences (GAGE)

Lesson Learned from DKIST Final Construction Review and the Closeout Process

Lunch

Optional Tour of GAGE

Optional Tour of NEON

Poster Sessions

Award Ceremony & Reception @ Dairy Arts Center

Safety Officer Workshop

Cyber Infrastructure Workshop

Lunch on Your Own

Cyber Security Officer Workshop

End of Specialty Workshops

New Schedule Guidance Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG) and Schedule Assessment Tools

NSF Branding Presentation

Divestment: Shared Experiences from National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) on transition for NSF to DOE

Mitigating Climate Change: Planning for Renewable Energy Sources

NSF Tools and Techniques for Addressing Accuracy, Precision and Uncertainty in Cost Estimates for Major and Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Proposals

The Role of Major and Mid-scale Research Infrastructure in Fueling the US STEM Workforce Pipeline – PreK-12

Operations Budget Development, Operational WBS, Financial Reporting Requirements

Impacts and Accepted Practices for Dealing with Escalation/Inflation

Leveraging Communications and Outreach Across Facilities

Operations and Management of NSF Major Facilities Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Lunch

Recipient Core Competencies, PMIAA, and Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG) Update

Lessons Learned from the Pandemic and Virtual Education and Outreach

Tailoring the Project Execution Plan for Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Projects

Divestment Audit Report

Inclusivity Practices: Challenges and Successes of Recruiting and Developing a Diverse Workforce

Best Practices Used by XSEDE to be Highly Successful with Project Management in a Large, Distributed Virtual Team

Considerations in Determining Federally Owned Property

The Role of Major and Mid-scale Research Infrastructure in Fueling the US STEM Workforce Pipeline – Undergraduate and Graduate

PMIAA Implementation "Silver Bullets" and Lessons Learned

Closing Remarks

End Main Workshop