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RCN-SEES: Predictive Modeling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems
2nd Annual Steering Committee Retreat
August 27-30, 2015
Tremont Lodge & Resort
7726 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Townsend, Tennessee
DAY 1: Thursday, 8/27/2015
Thursday arrivals:
- Julia Day Arriving Nashville at 10:55am (Will be with Dr. Chen in Knoxville)
- Khee Poh Lam Arriving Knoxville at 3:27pm
- Shalini Ramesh Arriving Knoxville at 3:27pm
- Derrick D’Souza Arriving Knoxville at 12:54pm
- Yimin Zhu Arriving Knoxville at 3:27pm
- Bill Tolone Driving in, do not know arrival time
- Rick Feiock (Not arriving until Friday, Arrives Knoxville 11:20am on Friday)
DAY 2: Friday, 8/28/2015
| 7:45 am | Breakfast (On your own) Items available to order from Tremont or Miss Lilly’s café across the street. |
| 8:10 am | Carpool departure from Tremont Lodge to UT Knoxville |
| 9:00 -11:30am | Overview & Tour NSF-DOE Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electrical Energy Transmission Networks |
| 9:10-9:45am | Welcome, center overview & discussion |
| 9:45-10:00am | Introduction of CURENT education programs |
| 10-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am | Building & Power Systems Lab Tours (FNET) |
| 11:00am | Power Electronics Lab – Hosted by Dr. Chien-fei Chen and Dr. Kevin Tomsovic, CURENT Director |
| 11:30-12:45pm | LUNCH at CURENT – CURENT faculty invited and exchange of research ideas can be discussed |
| 1:00pm | Carpool departure from Knoxville to Tremont Lodge |
| 2:15-2:30pm | SHBE-RCN Steering Committee Meeting – Welcome and opening remarks by Dr. Tao |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Theme 1 – Update – Yong Tao – University of North Texas 3:00pm Coffee break |
| 3:15-3:45pm | Theme 2 – Update – William Tolone – University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| 3:45-4:15pm | Theme 3 – Update – Richard Feiock – Florida State University |
| 4:30-5:00pm | Day 1 discussion & wrap-up |
| 6:00pm | Dinner: Barbeque by the fire-pit at Tremont Lodge & Resort Covered by RCN SHBE |
DAY 3: Saturday, 8/29/2015
| 8:00-8:30am | Breakfast (On your own) Items available to order from Tremont or Miss Lilly’s café across the street. |
| 8:30-9:00am | Re-cap and Overview – Led by Dr. Yong Tao |
| 9:00-9:30am | Theme 4 – Update – Yimin Zhu – Louisiana State University |
| 9:30-10:00am | Theme 5 – Update – Khee Poh Lam – Carnegie Melon University 10:00 -10:15 Coffee break |
| 10:15-10:45am | Theme 6 – Update – Chien-Fei Chen – University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| 10:45-11:15pm | Open Discussion |
| 11:30-1:00pm | LUNCH – Tremont Lodge will cater lunch at the lodge/resort. “Taste of the Southwest” Buffet. |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Open Discussion & Summary – Meeting schedules – Action Items – Road map for next 3 years |
| 2:00-2:30pm | Wrap up discussion & dismiss |
| 5:00pm | Dinner (on your own) |
Departures on Saturday:
- Derrick D’Souza Departing Knoxville at 5:00pm Saturday
- Khee Poh Lam Departing Knoxville at 7:50pm Saturday
- Shalini Ramesh Departing Knoxville at 7:50pm Saturday
DAY 4: Sunday, 8/30/2015
Departures on Sunday:
- Julia Day Departing Nashville at 2:20pm Sunday
- Yimin Zhu Departing Knoxville at 3:27pm Sunday
- Yong Tao Departing Knoxville at 7:21pm Sunday
- Rick Feiock Departing Knoxville at 3:30am Sunday
- Bill Tolone Driving, do not know departure time
