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Special Sessions

NSF CAREER AWARD PANEL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
12:00PM – 1:00PM
LOCATION: SPRING
This event is geared towards junior faculty members who are interested
in pursuing the NSF CAREER award. Graduate students and postdocs are
also welcome. A panel formed by previous NSF CAREER awardees will
share their experiences and tips on proposal preparation. Senior panelists
will also share their successful experiences on tenure and promotion. The
event will begin with a moderated panel discussion followed by a question
and answer session.

SPECIAL SESSION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND
GETTING FUNDED BY NSF
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
1:30PM – 3:30PM
LOCATION: MARIETTA
The goal of this special session is to provide an update on National
Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunities of interest to the dynamic
systems and control community. The presentations will include NSF
programs in Dynamic, Control and System Diagnostics (DCSD), Network
for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), Engineering Research Centers
(ERC), and new cross-cutting initiatives. The presenters will also go over
NSF review process and Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria,
as well as share most common mistakes made by Principal Investigators
when submitting a proposal. A question-and-answer session will follow
the presentations.

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