About The Conference
NSHE’s first Nevada Cyberinfrastructure Summit workshop is 24-25 April, 2025, with sessions for guest speakers, IT/Research alignment, strategic planning, and exploration of workforce development pipelines for modern academic IT and research computing.
Hosted by the NSF-funded NV-DICE planning group, this workshop brings together researchers, educators, IT leadership, and cyberinfrastructure professionals. The packed agenda includes:
- Keynotes by national research computing leaders
- “State of Nevada Research IT”
- Funding opportunities engagement by National Science Foundation program directors
- Listening sessions with researcher presentations
- Working sessions on campus assessments, needs, and plans
Workshop Registration
Meeting Agenda
DAY 1: Introduction to Research Cyberinfrastructure, Thursday, April 24, 2025
8:00 am
Registration opens
9:15 am
Welcoming remarks
9:30 am
Keynote speaker
10:00 am
Break
10:10 am
Panel 1: Adapting Nevada’s institutional information technology for research-driven education
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am
Panel 2: National Science Foundation funding opportunities, computing resources, and strategy
12:00 pm
Catered lunch
1:00 pm
Research and Technology short talks: Tales from the Lab
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Session 3: Breakout groups: Assessing needs and priorities for research technology in Nevada
3:30 pm
break
3:40 pm
Session 4: Community resources for Research IT and moving campuses forward
4:15 pm
Nearby Happy Hour – continue the conversation!
DAY 2: Focused planning session, Friday, April 25, 2025
9:00 am
Welcome
9:30 am
Summarizing Nevada’s research cyberinfrastructure journey
9:50 am
Break
10:00 am
Strategy Breakout 1: Assessing campus and regional capability
11:00 am
Strategy Breakout 2: Scoping campus CI Plans
12:00 pm
Working Lunch: Group discussion: strategic priorities and next steps
1:00 pm
Meeting adjourns