Cyberinfrastructure opportunities - perspectives on the NSF ARI-R² and MRI

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Presentations and Seminars
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Jim Bottum Art Ellis Ed Seidel
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Presentation(s): Webinars
ParentTopics:
Cyberinfrastructure

Abstract

June 8 - Web Discussion

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released two new grant solicitations that have implications for the development of cyberinfrastructure at institutions of higher education throughout the US - the Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) solicitation and MRI (Major Research Instrumentation). The Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC) and EDUCAUSE jointly sponsored a Web discussion on these NSF CI funding opportunities and the return on cyberinfrastructure investments.

Presentations included:

Jim Bottum, CIO, Clemson University, speaking on the CIO's view of investment in and return on cyberinfrastructure

Art Ellis. Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California San Diego, speaking on cyberinfrastructure investment and return from the perpsective of the Research Office

Ed Seidel, Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, NSF, talking about science drivers and the national need for local cyberinfrastructure.

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