MPE Sustainable Planet Curriculum Workshop

October 20 - 22, 2011
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Organizers:

Midge Cozzens, DIMACS, midgec at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Eugene Fiorini, DIMACS, gfiorini at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Fred Roberts, DIMACS, froberts at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin College and the Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN)

Workshop Program:

Thursday, October 20, 2011

 6:00          Registration, Reception and Dinner
               Holiday Inn, South Plainfield
 
 7:00          Welcome
               Rebecca Wright, DIMACS Director	
	
               The Workshop in the Context of Mathematics for Planet Earth Project
               Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin College
	
               A History of DIMACS
               Eugene Fiorini, DIMACS

Friday, October 21, 2011
	
 8:15 -  9:00  Breakfast and Registration at DIMACS
               DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401
 
 9:00 -  9:30  Welcome - DIMACS Seminar Room, CoRE 431
               Fred Roberts, DIMACS Director Emeritus

               Module Outline Template
               Midge Cozzens, DIMACS

 9:30 - 12:00  Team Meeting Session to Refine Module Outlines & Begin Writing Modules
               Breakout Rooms
		
               (Coffee Break - as you see fit)
	       DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401

12:00 -  1:00  Lunch
               DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401

12:30 -  2:00  Presentation and Discussion of Module Outlines
               DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401
 
 2:00 -  5:00  Team Meeting Session to Write Modules
               Breakout Rooms
		
               (Coffee Break - as you see fit)

 5:00          Module Draft Submitted Online

 5:00 -  6:00  Feedback Given to Teams
               DIMACS Seminar Room, CoRE 431

 6:00          Dinner  
               Speaker: Frank Wattenburg, United States Military Academy, West Point
               Wet Labs in Climate Science and Modeling
               DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401

Saturday, October 22, 2011
 
 8:15 -  9:00  Breakfast at DIMACS
               DIMACS Lounge, CoRE 401
 
 9:00 - 11:00  Teams Revise Modules
               Breakout Rooms

11:00          Complete Module Drafts Submitted Online

11:00 - 12:00  Large Group Develops Plans for Beta-Testing
               DIMACS Seminar Room, CoRE 431

12:00 -  1:00  Box Lunch and Conclusion

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