2011 NSF EFRI Grantees Conference

2011 NSF EFRI Grantees Conference

Mar 23, 2011 - Mar 25, 2011
Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, VA

Welcome to the site of the 2011 NSF EFRI Grantees Conference!

We hope you all have had a successful year, and look forward to meeting you or seeing you again on March 23 - 25, 2011, at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.

Click here to preview the video poster introductions for the Grantee Classes of 2007, 2008, 2009, and enhance your engagements at the Conference!


Below is a quick listing of what you need to do to complete your pre-registration for the Conference.  Please read on for Conference Highlights:

1.    Register for the Conference by Friday, February 25, 2011

The registration fee is $150 through February 25; afterwards and onsite, the fee increases to $175. Grantees are asked to send their PI, at least (1) Co-PI, and at least (1) student for a minimum total representation of (3) people

2.    Make your guest room reservation at the Key Bridge Marriott by Friday, February 25, 2011

Our group rate is $209 per night plus tax (10.25%)

For PIs:

3.   Prepare a 90-second poster introduction (either YouTube video or onsite presentation, depending on Class); videos are due by February 25, 2011

PIs from the Class of 2010 will introduce their posters onsite; PIs in the Classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009  are asked to create and submit a video, and encouraged to involve  graduate students. See "Grantee Poster Introductions and Sessions" for details and specifications.

4.    Prepare and bring with you to the Conference your Grantee poster

One poster is allowed per Grantee. Due to space realities, posters may not exceed the allotted space


Conference Highlights

  • Hear Professor Kevin Dunbar, University of Toronto Scarborough, and PI of the Laboratory for Complex Thinking and Reasoning: Brains, Genes, Cognition, on new ways that high-risk research can yield unexpected, pursuable results
  • Meet the EFRI Class of 2010 during 90-second poster introductions
  • Enjoy ample opportunities to meet with your topic area colleagues and NSF EFRI Program Directors on matters of importance to each topic area
  • Spend quality time with your EFRI colleagues and their posters in order to “dig deeper” into the research that most interests you
  • Watch videos (before and during the Conference) of Grantees from the Classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009 as they entice you to visit their posters 
  • Learn how to take advantage of NSF and other opportunities to use media and communications to promote your research advances and breakthroughs 

We are also offering an optional workshop on Wednesday evening, entitled "From the Research Lab to Commercialization via the Small Business Programs," and presented by Cheryl Albus, an NSF Program Director in the ENG / IIP Division and specialist on the SBIR / STTR programs within NSF. See the agenda for more details.

Again, please register for the Conference and make your Key Bridge Marriott reservation by Friday, February 25, 2011.

If you have any questions, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Thank you and safe travels!