SURA | Spring 2011 Board & Committee Meetings

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
AND MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
THE INN AT VIRGINIA TECH AND SKELTON CONFERENCE CENTER
901 PRICES FORK ROAD; BLACKSBURG, VA
MARCH 15 & 16, 2011
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (print version)

Registered Meeting Participants

Transportation and Accommodations

Please plan to attend the Fall 2011 Board and Committee meetings November 8 & 9, 2011 (to be confirmed) in Washington, DC

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

11:00am	2nd Floor; Lower Quad
Noon	Lunch Buffet at Preston's, 1st Floor with Registration Badge
	Committee Meetings, 2nd Floor . Break refreshments set up in Upper Quad, 2nd Floor
1:00 - 5:00pm Cascades A	JSA Programs Committee. Dr. June Matthews, Chair. Agenda and Briefing Materials (additional materials posted 03/17/11). For more information, contact staff liaison: Elizabeth Lawson
1:00 - 5:15pm Cascades B	Coastal & Environmental Research Committee. Dr. Harvey Seim, Acting Chair. Agenda and Briefing Materials. For more information, contact staff liaison: Dr. Don Wright
12:30 - 5:00pm Solitude	Information Technology Committee. Dr. Richard Newman, Acting Chair. Agenda and Briefing Materials (additional materials posted 03/17/11). For more information, contact staff liaison: Gary Crane
12:30 - 5:00pm Drillfield	Joint Meeting of the Development Committee and the Relations Committee. Dr. Curt Peterson, Acting Development Committee Chair; Dr. John Noftsinger, Relations Committee Chair. Agenda (updated March 9) and Briefing Materials. (additional materials posted 03/28/11). For more information, contact Development Committee staff liaison: Dr. Russell Moy or Relations Committee staff liaison: Greg Kubiak
1:00 - 4:30pm New River	Finance Committee. Dr. Roger Stough, Acting Chair. Agenda and Briefing Materials. For more information, contact staff liaison: Peter Bjonerud

5:30pm The Grove	Reception and Presentation of the 2011 SURA Distinguished Scientist Award. SURA thanks President Charles Steger for hosting the reception and presentation ceremony at his residence. Buses will be available to transport to/from The Grove and Inn/Conference Center.

7:30pm Cascades	Meeting of the Standing Committee Chairs and Board Officers

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

8:00am	Breakfast and Registration - 1st Floor; Alumni Assembly Hall

8:30	Call to Order. Dr. Jim Siedow, Chair, presiding; Dr. David Ernst, Vice Chair; Dr. Jerry Draayer, President & CEO

	Business Meeting. Report of the Board Chair
	Motion 11-20, to adopt draft minutes of Fall 2010 Board meeting. Passed. Motion 11-21, to hold Fall 2011 Committee and Board meetings in Washington, DC, week of November 7. Passed. Summary of actions taken by the SURA Executive Committee since Fall 2010 Board Meeting
	Report of the SURA President

	Reports of the Committees

	Report of the JSA Programs Committee
	Additional matterials and presentations from Committee meeting (posted 3/17/11)
	Report of the Coastal and Environmental Research Committee

	Report of the Information Technology Committee
	Additional matterials and presentations from Committee meeting (posted 3/17/11)
	Report of the Relations Committee

	Report of the Development Committee (posted 3/21/11)
	Additional matterials and presentations from Committee meeting (updated 3/28/11)
	Report of the Finance Committee (updated 03/21/11)

10:15	Break

10:30	Report of the JSA President/JLab Director: Dr. Hugh Montgomery

11:15	Keynote Speaker: 2011 Distinguished Scientist Dr. Richard Adams, University of South Carolina. New Bimetallic Nanocatalysts from Mixed-Metal Cluster Complexes

Noon	Chair's Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjournment

Last updated March 28, 2011
Questions? Contact: Elizabeth Lawson