The NSF EPSCoR Regional Outreach: All About Research Center Programs (AARCP) meeting was held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602. This event was attended by up to five NSF Center Program Officers and two to three Center Directors who will provide extensive information about the various Centers sponsored by the NSF. The event will also feature breakout sessions where attendees can ask questions about Centers and speak with the attending Program Officers and Center Directors. Registration The registration fee is $75 and it covers participation in the meeting, reception on April 1, and continental breakfast and coffee breaks on April 2. To register for the AARCP Meeting, click here. Please note that registration is a two-step process: Create a profile with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (click the “Register/Sign In Now” button at the bottom right. Once you have created a profile, you will be prompted to add the conference to your cart. Click "Add to Cart" and proceed with payment. Online registration will remain open until the day of the meeting. No refund will be processed after March 26, 2019. Lodging Lodging arrangements have been made at Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602. The deadline to make reservations at the negotiated rate was March 1, 2019. After this date, please make reservations using the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel website. Meeting Documents Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentations Welcome and Discussion of Meeting Format, Vohra Alignment of EPSCoR and NSF Centers, by Loretta Moore, EPSCoR Section Head Overview of Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs), by Kathy McCloud, Program Director Overview of Science and Technology Centers (STCs), by Dragana Brzakovic, Program Director How to run an STC, by David Randall, Director of CMMAP Overview of Engineering Research Centers (ERCs), Deborah Jackson, Program Director How to run an ERC, David Bishop, Director of CELL-MET Overview of Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs), Daniele Finotello, Program Director Overview of Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRCs), Balan, Program Director Contact Information Dana Waller nsfepscor@uah.edu Local Attractions Visit USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park and you will take a step back in time, embarking on an incredible journey into America's military past. Each step brings you closer to understanding how our veterans lived and worked. It's a unique experience never to be forgotten. The Fort of Colonial Mobile brings visitors into the heart of history by using modern technology and old fashioned storytelling to tell the stories of Mobile's past. Open daily from 10am - 5pm. History comes alive on the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail tour. The trail reveals forgotten chapters of history, telling the stories of courage and contributions made by unsung heroes from Mobile's ethnically diverse past. A step-on guide will meet your bus at Fort Condé for that ride back in time; walking tours are also available. Experience the Port City's story at the History Museum of Mobile, where visitors discover 300 years of Mobile area history. Located in the Southern Market, a National Historic Landmark building. Be royal in the Mobile Carnival Museum mansion. Get rowdy in the den! Crowns. Scepters. Floats. Jeweled robes. Experience Mobile's Mardi Gras - the Mother of Mystics, the oldest Carnival celebration in the United States! Experience more than 150 hands-on science adventures in our Hands on Hall, Wharf of Wonder, My Body Works and live science demonstrations at the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center. Downtown Restaurants With over 50 options just within walking distance, downtown Mobile is your oyster. Here's a list of local restaurants.
