SCHEDULE: NOV 10-16, 2007

Cyberinfrastructure and Society: Creating Outreach Programs for the Public

Session: Cyberinfrastructure and Society: Creating Outreach Programs for the Public

Event Type: Birds of a Feather

Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Session Chair: Rebeka Villarreal Martinez

Leader(s): Rebeka Villarreal Martinez, Julia White, Edee Wiziecki

Location: D5

Abstract:
The purpose of this BoF is to provide a forum for cyberinfrastructure professionals interested in community outreach to share current efforts and future ideas for initiating, executing, and maintaining a comprehensive program of activities that contribute to informing the public about the importance and value of advanced computing technologies in society. These activities will promote the discovery and application of new knowledge.

The goal of community outreach activities and programs is to develop relationships and partnerships with new and diverse communities, enabling them to benefit from advanced computing resources and technologies, without having to develop significant computational expertise. Participants should be prepared to discuss, in non-technical terms, projects designed to increase public awareness of, interest in, and understanding of STEM and advanced computing technologies. Methods for designing, deploying, and evaluating activities that attract, inform, and engage broad and diverse communities are critical.

Chair/Leader Details:

Rebeka Villarreal Martinez (Chair)
TACC

Rebeka Villarreal Martinez
Texas Advanced Computing Center

Julia White
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Edee Wiziecki
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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