Inaugural CRB Meeting

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• Inaugural CRB Meeting
• November 21-22, 2005
• Meeting Plan

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Overview

• Location U of A Campus
• November 21
• Reception
• Demonstrations
• Dinner
• Visitors to stay at Campus Tower
• November 22
• Research Board meeting
• Media event
• Light lunch

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Purpose

• Introduce CRB members to one another
• Develop understanding by IBM members of U of A
  capabilities
• Get agreement from CRB members of their advocacy
  role
• Get direction from CRB on development of focus
  areas
• Increase the internal and external visibility of
  the Alberta CAS

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Board Attendance Status
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November 21 Outline

• Alumni House
• 1700 Reception, Introductions and Demonstrations
  
• Internet connectivity details to be
  investigated by Rob Lake
• Demonstration candidates to be selected
• Food/refreshment options to be selected
  (Rolf/Fran)
• 1830 Dinner
• Menu to be determined need to determine any
  special food requirements (Rolf/Fran)
• Questions
• Who, in addition to CRB members, should be
  invited Paul to recommend
• Who are the best candidates for demonstrations
  Paul to investigate Nelson Amaral, Mike
  Ellison, Eleni Stroulia, Bob Wolkow, etc?

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November 22 Outline

• Telus Centre
• Teleconferencing, Screen/Projector, Internet
  Connectivity
• 815 CRB Meeting (agenda separate)
• 1130 Media event (format separate)
• 1200 Light lunch (includes media)
• 1330 Departure

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CAS Research Board Agenda

• 815 Convene, introductions, etc - Paul
• 825 Review agenda, overview of CAS program and
  Alberta CAS Rolf
• 845 Review and discussion of CRB member advocacy
  and evaluation role - Rolf
• 910 Review and discussion of focus areas Paul
  to moderate
• 910 Topic introduction Paul/Rolf
• 915 Overview of AICML Rob
• 930 Overview of NINT Bob
• 945 Overview of IBD / Cyber cell Mike
• 1000 Break
• 1015 Services Science opportunity - Rolf
• 1025 Roundtable on alignment of IBM and UoA
  interests and recommendations
• 1115 Discussion about meeting format and
  schedule for future meeting - Paul
• 1120 Break
• 1130 Media Event commencement

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Media Event Lunch

• 1130 1200 Briefing
• Welcome and Introductions Communications lead
  (GoA, UoA, IBM who should lead?? )
• Overview of CAS program and the Alberta CAS
  Rolf Sherlock
• GoA executive perspective Victor Doerksen or
  Bob Fessenden (?)
• IBM executive perspective Bernie Kollman
• UoA executive perspective - Gary Kachanoski (?)
• IBM researcher perspective(s) Don Eigler and/or
  Jeff Kephart (?)
• UoA researcher perspective(s) Nelson Amaral,
  Eleni Stroulia and/or Ken Wong (?)
• Windup and thanks Paul Sorenson
• 1200 1330 Connecting
• Light lunch, interviews and discussion
• Menu to be determined (Rolf/Fran)

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Suggested Executive Talking Points

• GoA
• Development of collaborative undertakings with
  global industry partners
• Opportunity to export our value while retaining
  the skill base
• IBM
• Opportunity to leverage deep skills of Alberta
  academia to solve real challenges
• Potential to attract leading knowledge workers
• UoA
• Opportunity to apply our leadership knowledge
  base to world-class problems
• Increased employment opportunities for our
  graduates

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Suggested Researcher Talking Points

• IBM
• Interesting problem areas that IBM is
  investigating
• Why UoA can help
• UoA
• Our depth of capability what we have to offer
• Why IBM is a good partner