[Bnc-faculty-all-list] BNC Faculty Meeting, Friday, April 10, 1-3PM, BRK 2001, ON BEHALF OF TIM SANDS

[Deborah S Starewich]

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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