Dear BNC faculty colleague,
We have now been up and running in the Birck Nanotechnology Center for over two years, and we - individually, and to a lesser extent, collectively - now have an appreciation for what is working well and what is not working as well as it could. It seems an opportune time to have an ALL-faculty and faculty-ONLY meeting. Please join us in BRK 2001 from 1PM-3PM on April 10th. It is important that you attend if you can, as we have several pressing long-term and short-term issues to discuss, and your input will help to determine the course that we take from here. The agenda is as follows: 1) "Citizenship" (shared responsibility; discipline policy; shared space and shared equipment)- discussion led by Dave Janes 2) "The BNC financial Model (internal and external rates; results of a benchmarking study; increasing industry participation; role of our Managing Director, Monica Allain; development of core facilities; expansion of scientific support staff; impact of recession on the BNC budget) - discussion led by Tim Sands 3) Community building (topical workshops; reviving the BNC seminar series; enhancing center proposal success; stimulus opportunities) - discussion led by Dave Janes 4) Open discussion Best Regards- Tim Sands