<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Linda Mason Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Holly Falk-Krzesinski <<a href="mailto:h-falk@northwestern.edu">h-falk@northwestern.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 4, 2011 2:40:01 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a></a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>NSF Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI) launches Oct. 5, 2011</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:RES_DEV@nordp.memberclicks.net"><a href="mailto:RES_DEV@nordp.memberclicks.net">RES_DEV@nordp.memberclicks.net</a></a><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Media Advisory 11-021 </span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br></span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Join NSF Director, NAS President, and U.S. and International Researchers for the Launch of SAVI</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br><img width="368" height="4" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC829A.C5103550" alt="http://www.nsf.gov/images/greenlineshort.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Science Across Virtual Institutes launches Oct. 5, 2011 at NSF headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">October 3, 2011</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Joined by United States and international researchers, government officials and National Academy of Sciences President Ralph Cicerone, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Subra Suresh will announce Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI) on Oct. 5, 2011 at 11 a.m. at NSF headquarters. SAVI is an effort to facilitate collaboration among scientists, engineers and educators across the globe to better leverage taxpayer resources to spur innovation, enable discovery and help solve society's most vexing problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Building on beneficial partnerships initiated by NSF-supported researchers, research institutes and universities, SAVI projects will address common challenges and serve as creative hubs for innovative research and education activities across borders.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">SAVI's impact will be felt in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Creating virtual institutes through networking among NSF-funded, U.S. researchers and international collaborators that have complementary strengths and common interests;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Facilitating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research and education partnerships among NSF-funded research centers/institutes--both virtual and real--and their international counterparts;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Providing students, postdocs and junior faculty opportunities for research experiences abroad that lead to long-lasting international collaborations; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Strengthening connections between NSF and counterpart STEM research funding organizations around the globe by leveraging each other's investments in fundamental research, research facilities, and human resource development.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">At the October 5th briefing, representatives from three SAVI pilot projects--Wireless Innovation between Finland and the United States (Wi.Fi.US), Virtual Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (VI-MSS) (India), and the Physics of Living Systems Student Research Network (PoLS SRN) (Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Singapore and the United Kingdom)--will speak briefly about their virtual institutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="400" style="width:300.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="70" valign="top" style="width:52.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">What:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="330" valign="top" style="width:247.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Launch of SAVI, Science Across Virtual Institutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="70" valign="top" style="width:52.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="330" valign="top" style="width:247.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Wed., Oct. 5, 2011, 11 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="70" valign="top" style="width:52.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="330" valign="top" style="width:247.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NSF Headquarters, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va., 1235 Stafford I (National Science Board Room)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="70" valign="top" style="width:52.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">How:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="330" valign="top" style="width:247.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please respond to <a href="mailto:lisajoy@nsf.gov"><span style="color:#3C75CF">lisajoy@nsf.gov</span></a> by close of business tomorrow, October 4th, so that security arrangements may be made.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Media may also watch the program, via webcast through a <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/111005"><span style="color:#3C75CF">link</span></a> that will go live at the time of the event. Accessing the webcast requires Flash or Windows Media Player. (The webcast will not be accessible via mobile devices).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">***************************************<br><b>Holly Falk-Krzesinski, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Research Assistant Professor and Director, Research Team Support & Development (RTS&D)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Northwestern University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">750 N. Lake Shore Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rubloff Building, Room 11-145<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">P 312-503-0889<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">F 312-503-3889<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:h-falk@northwestern.edu"><span style="color:blue">h-falk@northwestern.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/rtsd"><span style="color:blue">http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/rtsd</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please join me on LinkedIn: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyfk"><span style="color:blue">http://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyfk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Chair, Annual International Science of Team Science (SciTS) Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://scienceofteamscience.northwestern.edu/"><span style="color:blue">http://scienceofteamscience.northwestern.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><img border="0" width="193" height="61" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC829E.5010BE60" alt="science-of-team-science image 6.30.10.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">MARK YOUR CALENDARS!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://scienceofteamscience.northwestern.edu/scits-2012-conference"><span style="color:blue">3<sup>rd</sup> Annual International Science of Team Science (SciTS) Conference</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Monday-Thursday, April 16-19, 2012 ~ Wyndham Chicago Hotel</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Immediate Past President and Membership Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:h-falk@nordp.org"><span style="color:blue">h-falk@nordp.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://nordp.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://nordp.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="170" height="47" id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CC829E.5010BE60" alt="NORDP LOGO_Compressed.jpg"></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">MARK YOUR CALENDARS!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <a href="http://www.nordp.org/conferences/RDConference.php"><span style="color:blue">NORDP 4th Annual Research Development Conference</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Monday-Wednesday, May 21-23, 2012 ~ Arlington, VA</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br><br><p style="text-align: center;">National Organization of Research Development Professionals <br>750 North Lake Shore Drive, Room 11-145 | Chicago, IL 60611 | TEL: 312-503-0889<br><a href="mailto:info@nordp.org"><a href="mailto:info@nordp.org">info@nordp.org</a></a> </p></div></blockquote></body></html>