Wednesday, December 13th

8:30-8:45 AM

Welcome from NESCent Director, Dr. Kathleen Smith

8:45 -10:00 AM

John R. Jungck and Sam Donovan
Establishing an agenda for the development of educational materials in applied evolution in three different areas: A) selection; B) phylogenetics; and, C) variation; Discussion of two-year time line and at least two more group meetings

10:00 -10:15 AM

Hilmar Lapp – NESCent Informatics
NESCent resources and workflow

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM – Noon

Two Working Groups
   A: selection
   B: phylogenetics

Noon – 1:30 PM

Lunch (off-site)

1:30 – 2:00 PM

Greg Gibson, Kristin Jenkins, Jory Weintraub
NESCent contextualization of the SELECTION working group in the larger Education and Outreach (EOG) agenda.

2:00 – 3:30 PM

Large Working Group
     C: variation

3:30 – 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 – 4:30 PM

Sam Donovan
Informatics: Data driven problem spaces and identification of resources

4:30 – 5:00 PM

Vetting of proposed projects; negotiating pair assignments for evening groups; deliverables and deadlines; work time

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Reception

Evening

Expectation that small working groups A, B, and C will meet back at hotel for an hour at your convenience.

Thursday, December 14th