WORKSHOPS- Pre-Summit workshops are scheduled for various times in February, March, and April. Please see the complete list here.
SUMMIT- This will be a powerful two-day event to be held on April 13-14, 2011, at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Summit will solidify the various workshop discussions into concrete plans for Illinois to move forward in becoming a leader in interdisciplinary education and research.
| 7:30-8:00 | Continental Breakfast (Atrium) and Registration (SW Lobby) |
| 8:00-8:20 | Introductory Remarks 
Robert Easter, Vice President and Chancellor (Interim), University of Illinois
Ravi Iyer, Vice Chancellor for Research (Interim), University of Illinois |
| 8:20-9:15 | Keynote Speaker
Interdisciplinary Research - Why not Interdisciplinary Learning? view slides
Erich Bloch, Director, The Advisory Group at Huron
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| 9:15-9:25 | Break |
| 9:25-10:45 | Distinguished Plenary Panel Discussion
Perspectives From A Distinguished Plenary Panel
Moderator:
Donna Cox, Professor, Art and Design, University of Illinois
Panelists:
Frederica Darema, Director, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Mathematics, Information, and Life Sciences
Chad Evans, Senior Vice President, Council on Competitiveness
Franklyn G. Prendergast, Professor of Pharmacology and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Director of Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic
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| 10:45-11:45 | Reports from Pre-Summit Thematic Workshops |
| Breakout Session #1
Health and Wellness Theme (Auditorium)
Moderator:
Tanya Gallagher, Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois
Pre-Summit Workshops
Creating a Cancer-focused Community at Illinois
Rohit Bhargava, Bioengineering
Transdisciplinary Approaches to Childhood Obesity
Barbara Fiese, Human and Community Development
Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Nutritional Sciences
Elizabeth Jeffery, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Education for a Lifetime: Minds, Brains and New Literacies
Elizabeth Stine-Morrow, Educational Psychology
Understanding Brain Injury
Kenneth Watkin, Speech and Hearing Science
Professional and Continuing Education Programs in Health
Bryan White, Animal Sciences |
| Breakout Session #2
Social Sciences and Humanities Theme (Room 1005)
Moderator:
Leon Dash, Director, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois
Pre-Summit Workshops
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Preventing Bullying in Schools
Dorothy Espelage, Educational Psychology
Bridging Humanities and Business Learning
Lauren M.E. Goodlad, English
Strategies to Globalize the Research, Teaching and Engagement Missions of UIUC
Edward Kolodziej, International Programs and Studies
Strategies for Integrating Informatics with Humanities, and Social Science Research
M. Scott Poole, Communication
Imagining Transnational Futures
Markus Schulz, Sociology
Addressing Global Challenges at the Intersection of Subsistence and Sustainability
Madhu Viswanathan, Business Administration |
| 11:45-1:00 | Lunch & Poster Session (Atrium and Rooms 1005 and 5602) |
| 12:30-12:55 | Dance/Music Performance – Atrium
COLAB Performance Ensemble
Students and Faculty from the Dance/Music/Engineering Departments |
| 1:00-2:00 | Distinguished Industry Panel Discussion
Moderator:
William Sanders, Director, Coordinated Science Laboratory , University of Illinois
Panelists:
Alan May, Vice President of Human Resources, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security at The Boeing Company
Nat Harrison, Vice President, Business Development, TetraVitae Bioscience, Inc.
Jai Menon, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Technical Strategy for Systems and Technology Group, IBM
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| 2:00-2:15 | Break |
| 2:15-3:15 | Reports from Pre-Summit Thematic Workshops |
| Breakout Session #3
Physical, Biological Sciences and Engineering Theme (Auditorium)
Moderator:
K. Jimmy Hsia, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Pre-Summit Workshops
Optical Imaging: From Cells to Social Behavior
Gabriele Gratton, Psychology
Reducing the University of Illinois Carbon Footprint in an Economically Optimal Fashion
Eric Jakobsson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Sustainable Human Settlements with Instant and Ubiquitous Access Technologies
Tschangho Kim, Urban and Regional Planning
Interdisciplinary Research, Teaching, and Outreach for Global Safe Water
Benito Mariñas, Civil and Environmental Engineering
George Czapar, Illinois State Water Survey
Bridging the Gaps: Grand Challenges and Promising Practices
Laura Miller, Micro and Nanotechnology Lab |
| Breakout Session #4
Fine and Applied Arts Theme (Room 1005)
Moderator:
Nan Goggin, Director, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois
Pre-Summit Workshops
Creativity Being the Core to Knowledge Creation: Developing Community
Deana McDonagh, Art & Design
COLAB - Music/Dance/Engineering Performance Workshop
Kirstie Simson, Dance
Writing with Video: An Expanded and Interdisciplinary View
Joseph Squier, Art & Design |
| 3:20-4:20 | Faculty Perspectives
Moderator:
Art Kramer, Director, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois |
| Panelists:
Rashid Bashir, Director, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois
Douglas Jones, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois
Barbara Fiese, Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois
Susan Schantz, Professor, Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois |
| 4:20-4:50 | First Steps: Open discussion on issues and what could be done at Illinois? |
| 4:50-5:00 | Concluding Remarks |
| Overview of Day Two |
| 6:00-8:30 | Dinner - by-invitation only (I-Hotel Conference Center)
Dinner Keynote Speaker:
The Whole U Catalog view slides
Jerry Fiddler, Co-founder of Wind River, Chairman of Solazyme, Principal of Zygote Ventures |
| 8:00-8:30 | Continental Breakfast (Atrium) and Registration (SW Lobby) |
| 8:30-9:00 | Introductory Remarks
The Humanities, Interdisciplinarity, and the Research University
Richard Wheeler
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost (Interim), University of Illinois |
| 9:00-10:00 | Breakout Session #5
Institutional Structures Fostering Innovation Theme
Moderator:
Mary Kalantzis, Dean, College of Education, University of Illinois
Pre-Summit Workshops
Institutional Organizations That Foster Interdisciplinary Education and Research
Catherine Blake, Library and Information Science
CABER and IPBC - Building Bridges in Bioenergy
Hans Blaschek, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Greenovation as a Focus: New Interdisciplinary Education and Research Approaches
Donna Cox, Art & Design
Systems Thinking and Systems Analysis: Connecting the Frontiers of Knowledge
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Labor and Employment Relations
The Future of Infrastructure: Smart Systems, Smart Publics
The Future of Infrastructure: Smart Systems, Smart Publics
Christian Sandvig, Communication |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15-11:45 | Future steps
Introduced by Robert Easter, Vice President and Chancellor (Interim), University of Illinois
Moderators:
Co-chairs, Innovation Summit Steering Committee
Tamer Başar, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Barbara Fiese, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies |
| 11:45-12:00 | Concluding Remarks |