24-25 April 2025, Las Vegas
Our first Nevada Research Technology Strategy Workshop is 24-25 April 2025, hosted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We’re excited to have faculty members, staff, students, and leadership contribute to planning our technology futures in Nevada’s higher education!
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 community leaders
- “State of Nevada Research IT”
- National Science Foundation funding opportunities & strategy
- Listening sessions with researcher presentations
- Working sessions on campus assessments, needs, and plans
Workshop Registration
Agenda
DAY 1: Research Cyberinfrastructure Overview, Thursday April 24, 2025 (Stan Fulton Building Ballroom)
8:00 am
Registration opens
9:15 am
Welcoming remarks: “Beginning the Research Technology Support Journey”
Dr. Scotty Strachan, Principal Research Engineer, Nevada System of Higher Education
9:30 am
Keynote: “Planning Regional Research Technology Ecosystems”
Lauren Michael, Research Engagement Strategic Consultant, Internet2
10:00 am
Break
10:10 am
Panel 1: Adapting Nevada’s institutional information technology for research-driven education
Dr. Anne Milkovich, Chief Information Officer, Nevada System of Higher Education
Kivanc Oner, Vice President for Digital Transformation & Chief Information Officer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brandon Peterson, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology and Research Computing & Chief Information Officer, Desert Research Institute
Dr. Sasi Pillay, Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Information Officer, University of Nevada, Reno
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am
Panel 2: “National Science Foundation funding opportunities, computing resources, and strategy”
Dr. Amy Apon, NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure CC* Program Director
Dr. Dana Brunson, Executive Director of Research Engagement, Internet2
12:00 pm
Catered lunch
1:00 pm
Technology-enabled Research: “Tales from the lab”
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Session 3: “Community resources for Research IT and moving campuses forward”
Facilitated groups and workshop conversation
3:30 pm
Break
3:40 pm
Session 4: “Provide your input: assessing needs and priorities for research technology in Nevada”
Facilitated groups and workshop conversation
4:15 pm
Nearby Happy Hour – continue the conversation!
DAY 2: Focused Planning Session, Friday April 25, 2025 (Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building Room 101)
9:00 am
Welcome & Strategic Planning Objectives
9:30 am
Group Exercise: Scoping Campus Cyberinfrastructure Plans
9:50 am
Break
10:00 am
Strategy Walkthrough: Assessing campus capability
10:30 am
Strategy Breakout: Campus gaps and priorities focus
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am
Strategy Breakout: Campus CI Plan drafting
12:00 pm
Working Lunch: Group discussion: Regional priorities, opportunities, and next steps
1:00 pm
Workshop adjourns