The workshop took place over February 18-19. On 18 February the workshop sessions concluded around 3:30 or earlier, and on 19 February we concluded around 11:00 am. The remaining part of Tuesday was devoted to scheduled meetings between aspiring PIs and PDs. The remaining part of Wednesday was left open for travel, or to schedule meetings with other program directors who are located in the Washington, DC area. Videos of the talks are now available from the program page or videos page.
| Tuesday February 18th | |
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| 07:00 | Registration |
| Note: Breakfast is on your own | |
| 08:00 | Welcome (Video)  |
| 08:10 | "Overview of CPS" (Video) |
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| 09:30 | Break |
| One on one meetings | |
| 10:15 | Brief talks by Current CPS PIs (Video) |
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| 11:30 | Lunch |
| One on one meetings | |
| 14:00 | Panel: "Developing a Successful NSF Proposal" (Video) |
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| 15:30 | End of organized sessions |
| Continued one on one meetings |
| Wednesday February 19th | |
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| 07:00 | Registration |
| Note: Breakfast is on your own | |
| 08:00 | Welcome (Video) |
| 08:10 | Panel: "Common Mistakes in CPS Proposals", "Where Do I Fit in the Solicitation", and Everything Else! (Video) |
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| 09:45 | Concluding Remarks |
| Continued one on one meetings |
Overview of CPS
This session was led by NSF program directors, with an introduction by Dr. Keith Marzullo, Division Director at NSF. The talks featured the strategic plan, as well as in-depth descriptions of the various areas of the solicitation. Other talks later in the workshop focused in more detail on areas of the solicitation, but this session reinforces the scope of CPS and decomposes the kinds of projects funded into their solicitation areas. Later sessions focused on how an aspiring PI might be able to determine which solicitation area their topic might belong to. This session also provided an opportunity for NSF program directors to introduce themselves, and talk about their areas of expertise.
Brief talks by current CPS PIs
These speakers were invited in consultation with NSF program directors, and participated in the following ways:
- Presentation of their CPS project
- Participation in a panel titled “How to develop a successful proposal?”
- Discussion opportunities with aspiring PIs
Panel: How to develop a successful proposal?
This session will feature 3-4 currently funded CPS PIs who will briefly talk (approximately 5 minutes) about how they developed their proposals, and then answer questions from the audience. The PI Sprinkle will moderate this forum.
Common Mistakes in CPS Proposals, and Where do I fit in the solicitation? (led by NSF Program Directors)
This session was led by NSF program directors David Corman, Sylvia Spengler, and Theodore Baker. Topics ranged from proposal missteps that can “turn off” a panel, or identify the proposal as “out of scope” to advice on how to tell your story.
Here is a link to the solicitation, which was released after the conclusion of the workshop: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14542/nsf14542.htm
Note: Small group sessions and one-on-one meetings
At various points in the agenda, groups of PIs were able to talk with program directors or current PIs. Each program director had a schedule of time to discuss individually with PIs during the breaks. This schedule was developed by the organizers through an online interest and conflict sign up sheet.