1. 2009 ANNUAL MEETING Arlington, Virginia INDUSTRY / UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM Closing Session: Review & Open Forum Eric Sundstrom, Facilitator 11:00 am - 12:00 noon Friday, January 9, 2009 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2. PURPOSES OF THIS SESSION Identify valuable take-aways from the meeting: - Technology applications & breakthroughs - Innovations & best practices - Ideas for networking & collaboration - Tactics for managing in the recession… Hear reporters' reviews of concurrent sessions Take part in a stimulating, worthwhile dialogue

3. AGENDA Reporters' REVIEWS of concurrent sessions: 3 Take-aways + 1 Surprise, 1 slide, 3 minutes OPEN FORUM about - Roundtable topics - Points of interest Babu's parting words Ann Becker's closing announcements End at 12 noon - Leave Evaluation, get box lunch

4. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Research Planning & Decision-Making Meeting the Challenge of Self-Sufficiency Promoting I/UCRC Best Practices Operations Breakouts Evaluators' Breakouts

5. ROUNDTABLE TOPICS: TECHNOLOGY Advanced Electronics Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Materials Biotechnology Civil Infrastructure Systems Information, Communication, and Computing Energy & Environment Fabrication & Processing Health and Safety System Design and Simulation

6. ROUNDTABLE TOPICS #2 Multi-site Centers SBIR Membership / Mechanisms Recruiting: Surviving the Long Term International Ties and Supplemental Funding Surviving tough economic times

7. QUESTIONS FOR DIALOGUE What innovative Center practices have you discovered at this year's meeting? What have you learned about tactics for managing the economic recession at your Center? What opportunities for your Center do you see emerging in today's difficult economic times?

8. …Parting Words from Babu