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Registration is now open for the Florida LambdaRail Annual Member Meeting and associated breakout sessions.  Read below for an overview of the three days of meetings and review the attachment for detailed information. CIOs, IT leadership, network engineers, researchers, and research computing leaders are invited and encouraged to attend any or all three days. The planned agenda for all three days is attached. Note that these are subject to change. A final agenda will be available on-site at check-in.

Day One – FLR Annual Meeting

Tuesday, May 7, 2024  |   1:00-6:00 pm, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale

An afternoon of informative presentations and networking reception is planned. Attendance is encouraged for all CIOs and technology leads.  Presenters include:

• 12:00 PM Networking Luncheon
• 1:00 Host Welcome | John Wensveen, Executive Director, NSU Broward Center of Innovation
• 1:10-1:40 PM FLR Network Update | Presenter: Chris Griffin, FLR Chief Architect   Video link
• 1:40-2:20 PM Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) | Guest Speaker: Michael Hastings, Cybersecurity Advisor  Video link
• 2:20-2:30 PM Break
• 2:30-3:10 PM Leveraging National Science Foundation Programs to support Regional Research Efforts in Florida | Guest Speaker: Mr. Kevin Thompson, NSF CC* Program Director  Video link
• 3:10-3:45 PM NOAA N-Wave: Leveraging RENs to Build an Operational Network | Member Presenter: Robert Sears, N-Wave Director Video link
• 3:45-4:15 PM Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) | Member Presenter: Dr. Renellys Perez, Deputy Director, Division of Physical Oceanography Video link
• 4:15-4:45 PM Gateway Institute for Brain Research (GIBR) | Member Presenter: William Loging, PhD, SVP Preclinical Research Video link
• 4:45-5:30 PM Guest Workshop: USAC Rural Healthcare Program | Guest Presenters: Michael Wallace, Asst. Director, UAMS e-Link and Martin Maize, Senior PM, UAMS e-Link
• 5:30-6:00 PM Networking Social

Healthcare/Health Education Broadband Cost Reimbursement opportunity:

Healthcare Organizations with Hospitals and Higher Education Affiliates offering health education programs (e.g. nursing, etc.) are encouraged to join our planned breakout information session.  Learn about broadband cost reimbursement through the USAC Rural Health Care Connect Program and how your FLR membership enables you to take advantage of this unique-in-Florida opportunity (though termed “rural”, participants do not themselves need to be rurally based).  Successful applicants can see up to a 65% reimbursement of costs.

The Day One annual meeting will be in person only.   

 

Days Two and Three consist of targeted meetings that may be of interest to you and members of your team. Attendees wishing to sign up for open office hours, will be able to do so onsite during check-in.

All are welcome to attend any of these sessions:

Day 2 – Research and Technical Meetings

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center

• 8:00 AM Host Welcome | Mr. Robert Grillo, Vice President and CIO, FIU  Video link
• 8:15-9:15 AM NSF 2024 CC* Program Solicitation Brief | Mr. Kevin Thompson, Program Director  Video link
• 9:15-9:30 AM Break
• 9:30-11:00 AM NSF Program Director Office Hours | SSERCA All-Hands Meeting | FLR Technical Meeting | and Kick-off Regional Research Computing Workshop #1: Writing CI Plans and Engineering Sync
• 11:00 AM-12:00 PM FLR Combined Technical Meeting  Video link
• 12:00-12:50 PM Networking Luncheon
• 12:50-1:00 PM Break
• 1:00-2:00 PM Panel: Florida Research and Opportunities for Collaboration  Video link  
  
• 1:00-4:00 PM FLR Technical Meeting (continued . . . )
• 2:00-3:00 PM Preparing a Proposal for the NSF CC* Program | Dr. Amy Apon, Program Director  Video link
• 3:00-4:00 PM Regional Research Computing Workshop #1: Writing CI Plans Brief
• 3:00-5:00 PM USAC Rural Healthcare Program – UAMS Office Hours
• 4:00-5:00 PM NSF Program Director Office Hours

 

Day 3 – Research Enablement and CC* Workshops

Thursday, May 9, 2024, FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center

• 8:00 AM Networking Breakfast
• 8:30 AM Host Welcome | Julio Ibarra, Asst. VP of Technology Augmented Research, FIU
• 8:35 AM Opening Comments | Dr. Nicholas Tsinoremas, UM Vice Provost for Research Computing and Data
• 9:00-11:30 AM FLR Network Engineers Office Hours
• 9:15-10:15 AM Support for Campus Cyberinfrastructure of HBCUs, MSIs, and Under-resourced Institutions | Mr. Cas D’Angelo, President Southern Crossroads Video link
• 10:15-10:30 AM Break
• 10:30-11:20 AM Introduction to Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium | Ms. Leslie Jones and Mr. Russell Hoffman, MS-CC  Video link
• 10:30 AM-2:00 PM NSF CC* Program Director Office Hours |  USAC Rural Healthcare Program – UAMS Office Hours
• 11:45 AM-12:30 PM Lunch and Learn: Lessons in Establishing a Regional Research Computing Capability | Dr. Henry Neeman, Exec Director of Research Computing, University of Oklahoma  Video link
• 12:30-3:30 PM Regional Research Computing and Technical Workshop #1: Writing CI plans by example
  • Working Example #1: Research Applications
  • Working Example #2: Education Applications

  There will be CC* expert facilitators in the room to assist participants with network engineering, research, or research computing and/or storage language in their CI plans

• 12:30-3:30 PM Technical Discussions Work Area for Network Engineering Support to CI Plans
• 3:30-4:30 PM Senior Research Computing Panel

 

RSVP:  Please click here to confirm which events you will be attending.

HOTELS:  There are a number of hotels near NSU and FIU Biscayne if you should need one.  Please refer to the following options:

Hotels Near NSU:  A complete list of NSU area hotels is available at the following link:  https://www.nova.edu/travel/hotels.html

Hotels Near FIU Biscayne Campus (mention the FIU rate when contacting):

Courtyard Aventura, 2825 NE 191 Street, Aventura, FL 33180
Standard Guestrooms 1 king bed or 2 queen beds
$189/night, plus 13% tax  RATES SUJBECT TO AVAILABILITY
Contact:  Nayed Sarcos nsarcos@turnberry.com | (786) 528-1072

Hampton Inn Hallandale, 1000 S. Federal Hwy. Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
$159/night, plus 13% tax  RATES SUJBECT TO AVAILABILITY
Contact:  Nayed Sarcos nsarcos@turnberry.com |  (786) 528-1072

Resident Inn by Marriott Miami Beach Surfside, 9200 Collins Ave, Surfside, FL 33154
$147/night, plus 11% tax  RATES SUJBECT TO AVAILABILITY
Contact:  Anshela Laiche anshela.laiche@aimbridge.com |  (305) 503-0989

 

We look forward to seeing you on May 7, 8, and 9!

Attachment:  Meeting Agenda

Please direct questions to info@flrnet.org