Annual Science Board Meeting - Agenda

Saturday, May 5, 2007, Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, NM
Robert N. Noyce Conference Room

7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Van transportation to SFI from Hotel Santa Fe Lobby
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at SFI

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Simon Levin and David Campbell, Science Board Co-Chairs

8:45 a.m. Introduction and SFI Overview, Geoffrey West, President

9:30 a.m. International Program/Development – Shannon Larson

9:45 a.m. Educational Programs – Eric Klopfer

10:00 a.m. Proposed Plan for Science Board Review of SFI Programs Simon Levin and David Campbell, Science Board Co-Chairs

10:15 a.m. Program Overview
Physics of Complex Systems – Eric Smith
Emergence & Innovation in Evolutionary Systems – David Krakauer
Information Processing & Computation in Complex Systems – Cris Moore
Dynamics & Quantitative Studies of Human Behavior – Doyne Farmer
Emergence, Organization & Dynamics of Living Systems - David Krakauer Eric Smith

11:00-11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Discussion of Proposed Plan for Science Board Working
Groups on SFI Programs

12:30p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Discussion of Scientific Opportunities for SFI
Simon Levin and David Campbell, Science Board Co-Chairs
Discussants: Dan Schrag, Doyne Farmer, John Geanakoplos, David Krakauer

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Discussion
Discussion of Science Board Recruitment
Formation of Science Board Nominating Committee
SFI Faculty Recruitment and Candidate Suggestions Discussion
Simon Levin and David Campbell, Science Board Co-Chairs

5:15 p.m. Van shuttles depart SFI for the Hotel Santa Fe

6:15 p.m. Van shuttles depart the Hotel Santa Fe for the Gerald Peters Gallery (Weather permitting the walk from the Hotel Santa Fe to the Peters Gallery is approximately 15 minutes.)

6:30 p.m. Cocktails, Sculpture Garden, Gerald Peters Gallery (parking available) 1101 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe Institute

7:30 p.m. Dinner, Gerald Peters Gallery (parking available) 1101 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe Institute

9:00 p.m. - Van shuttles depart Gerald Peters Gallery for the Hotel Santa Fe 9:30 p.m.