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2010 Maine EPSCoR State Conference

November 8, 2010
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program directed at states that have historically received lesser amounts of federal R&D funding.  Through this program, states develop partnerships between their higher education institutions, industry, government, and others to effect lasting improvements in their R&D infrastructure, capacity, and national competitiveness.  Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine oversees and implements the NSF EPSCoR programs.

The goals of this conference are to:

• provide information & networking opportunities for EPSCoR/IDeA programs
• provide information & connections to help increase R&D capacity & competitiveness
• provide networking opportunities for research & educational outreach collaborations
• provide a showcase for research being done in the region

(Click on the links below to view powerpoint presentations)

AGENDA
Monday, November 8, 2010: Wells Conference Center
7:30-8:00am	Registration & continental breakfast
8:00-8:15am	Welcome and Introduction Michael Eckardt, Vice President for Research, University of Maine Cathy Renault, Executive Director, Maine Office of Innovation Vicki Nemeth, Director, Maine EPSCoR
8:15-9:30am	The State of STEM in Maine - Maine's STEM Education Initiative: The Importance of Shared Data and Statewide Coordination: Anita Bernhardt, Maine Department of Education Update on Maine's STEM Workforce: John Dorrer, Maine Department of Labor. Reports on Maine's Statewide STEM Studies: K-12 Student STEM Achievement & Teacher Certification - Craig Hoyle & Peter Tierney-Fife, Regional Education Laboratory/Education Development Center, Gardiner, ME K-12 Student STEM Aspirations - David Silvernail, Center for Education Policy, Applied Research & Evaluation, University of Southern Maine Maine STEM Capacity Study - Barbara Berns & Nancy Richardson, Education Development Center, Newton, MA Teacher training in grades 6-9 science - Jan Mokros, Director, Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance & Maine STEM Collaborative Chair
9:30-9:55am	National Science Foundation Directorates: Interdisciplinary Funding Opportunities for Environmental Research at NSF: Tom Baerwald, NSF Program Director, Coupled Natural & Human Systems
10:05-10:30am	National Science Foundation Program Directorates continued: Funding Opportunities in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate at NSF: Amber Story, NSF Deputy Division Director, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
10:30-11:15am	Maine EPSCoR Sustainability Science Initiative: Sustainability Project Update: David Hart, Maine EPSCoR Sustainability Research Project Director, UMaine Reaching Out to Stakeholders: John Rebar, Executive Director, UMaine Cooperative Extension Native American Research & STEM Scholarship Development: Darren Ranco, Coordinator of Native American Research, UMaine
11:15am-12:15pm	Maine EPSCoR Sustainability Science Initiative continued: Coupled Social-Ecological-Systems Research (SES): Moderator: Kathleen Bell, Assoc. Prof. Economics, UMaine Jim Wilson, Prof. Marine Sciences, and Teresa Johnson, Asst. Prof. Marine Policy, UMaine Charlie Colgan, Prof. Public Policy, and Yuseung Kim, Asst. Prof. Community Planning & Development, USM Eli Lazarus, SSI Postdoctoral Associate, UMaine
12:15-1:30pm	Lunch and Networking: Posters: SSI/SSP research teams/students & others Exhibits Informal networking with NSF Program Officers
1:30-2:15pm	Knowledge to Action Keynote Address: On the Co-production of Knowledge in Sustainability Science Donal Carbaugh, Professor of Communications, UMASS, Amherst
2:15-2:30pm	Maine's Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan update: Jeffrey Letourneau, Executive Director, NetworkMaine, UMS Bruce Segee, Prof. Electrical & Computer Engineering, UMaine
2:40-4:30pm	Break-out: Strengthening Maine's Sustainability Solutions Network: Working session for SSI and SSP Faculty, Students, and Staff
3:00-4:30pm	Break-out: Webcams for Communication #1 Jeffrey Letourneau, Executive Director, NetworkMaine, UMS Eric Damboise, Sr. Communications Specialist, UMS
4:30-5:30pm	Break-out: Webcams for Communication #2
4:30-5:30pm	Networking Reception