THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT

Registration is now open for the Virtual ERN Summit being held April 23, 2025, 12PM – 5PM ET.

The virtual Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2025 will be held on April 23rd from noon until 5PM ET. Our theme this year is Addressing Advanced Technologies, Quantum, AI and Workforce Development. This free conference is open to both researchers and educators at R1 and non-R1 institutions, industry, and government leaders.

Our keynote speaker will be Dan Stanzione , Ph.D., Associate Vice President For Research, Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC). This will be followed up by three panels discussing the impact of AI and Quantum on regional economic and workforce initiatives, industry academic partnerships for preparing the workforce, and perspectives from non-R1 institutions. We welcome you to hear from industry, domain researchers, and CI professionals, and join the discussions on the impacts these advanced technologies are having in the research community.

Feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues in academia, industry, government and not-for-profit organizations who may benefit from the sessions.

We will be sending Zoom information to only those who register. Please make sure to register by Friday, April 18th.

Agenda

(all times are EDT)

12:00 – 12:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Director Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

12:15 – 1:15
Keynote Speaker

• Dan Stanzione, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC)

1:15 – 2:15
Panel 1:
Regional Economic and Workforce Initiatives for AI and Quantum

• Explore the interplay between advanced technologies and regional innovation ecosystems.

2:15 – 3:15
Panel 2:
Industry-Academic Partnerships for Preparing the Workforce for Quantum   

• Explore curricular innovations and partnerships that prepare the future quantum workforce.

3:15 – 4:15
Panel 3:
Perspectives from Non-R1 Smaller Institutions

• Highlight innovations, constraints, and opportunities unique to non-R1 institutions.

More details will be posted here, once the schedule is finalized.

Any questions, let us know via email at info@ern.ci.

Thank you,

The ERN Steering Committee