The next Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for BWAC is going to be hosted by Virginia Tech on May 28th-30th. For more information please visit the event page on VT's BWAC site. It is recomended that you make your hotel reservations ASAP because of a sporting event around the same dates.
A draft agenda can be found below.
Draft Agenda for BWAC Industrial Advisory Board Meeting @ Virginia Tech
May 27, 2014
7 pm – 9 pm. Reception at the Virginia Tech Inn in the Cascades Room. Light refreshments (assorted meats/cheeses on artisan breads, fresh fruits and vegetables) and coffee will be provided, and a cash bar will also be available (the cash bar also includes sodas, juices and bottled water as well as beer, wine, and liquor).
May 28, 2014
Joint BWAC and Wireless @ VT board meeting
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 Registration
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast, Networking (Continuous buffet located in the hotel lobby/reception area)
8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Opening and Welcome address, Dr. Jeffrey Reed & Dr. Jerry Park
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. BWAC overview, Dr. Tamal Bose
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. NSF I/UCRC Presentation, Alex Schwartzkopf and Rita Rodrigues (Includes LIFE Forms review, Denis Gray).
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m Break , (Continuous buffet located in the hotel lobby/reception area)
10:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m. Wireless @ Virginia Tech Overview, Dr. Reed
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Site Overview & Project Presentations, Virginia Tech, Dr. Jerry Park
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm Site Overview & Project Presentations, University of Arizona, Dr. Marwan Krunz
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Lunch (Wireless @ Virginia Tech will have a working lunch independent of BWAC) (Continuous buffet located in the hotel lobby/reception area).
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Site Overview and Project Presentations, Auburn University
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 pm. Site Overview and Project Presentations, University of Virginia
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Prospective Site Overview and Project Presentations, University of Notre Dame
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Prospective Site Overview and Project Presentations, University of Kansas
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break (Continuous buffet located in the hotel lobby/reception area)
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Prospective Site Overview and Project Presentations, Catholic University of America
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Prospective Site Overview and Project Presentations, University of Mississippi
5.00 – 6:30 p.m. Joint Poster Session with Wireless @ VT (a separate section of the room will be allocated for BWAC posters)
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. BWAC Dinner @ Preston’s Restaurant
8:00 p.m. Presentation of poster session awards
May 29, 2014
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast, (Continuous buffet located in the hotel lobby/reception area)
8:30 – 9:15 am Industry members-lead discussions on important and emerging research areas.
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. IAB Organizational Meeting and Formative Discussion
(IAB members, Site Directors and NSF only)
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Discussion on the NDA/CDA agreement for the BWAC center
10:15—10:45 a.m. LIFE Form Review and Discussion (IAB Members, Site Directors and NSF only)
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Action items and plans for next semiannual meeting.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Large grand-challenge joint proposals
12:30 p.m,- Box lunches delivered
