Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder
CU Boulder Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
1665 Central Campus Mall, Boulder, CO. Fellows Room
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Session #1 CIESRDS and CU Boulder Overview
| 8:00 AM | 8:15 AM | Welcome and Introductions Dr. Waleed Abdalati, CIESRDS Director (15 min) |
| 8:15 AM | 8:25 AM |
CIESRDS Administrative Overview |
| 8:25 AM | 8:35 AM | CIESRDS Communications Overview Steve Lommele, CIESRDS Communications Director (10 min) |
| 8:35 AM | 8:45 AM | CIESRDS Information Technology Overview Nathan Campbell, CIESRDS IT Director (10 min) |
| 8:45 AM | 9:15 AM | Admin Review Q&A Kari Bowen, CIESRDS Administrative and Science Manager (30 min) |
| 9:15 AM | 9:30 AM | Break (15 min) |
Session #2 Preaward and Postaward
| 9:30 AM | 10:15 AM | Preaward process and demonstrations Teddy De Maria, CIESRDS Proposal Director and April Laliberte, CIESRDS Deputy Proposal Director (45 min) |
| 10:15 AM | 11:00 AM | Postaward process and demonstrations Annie Fudale, CIESRDS Finance Director and Nikki Joy, CIESRDS Finance and Travel Manager (45 min) |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Preaward and Postaward Q&A (30 min) |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Lunch (30 min) |
Session #3 Human Resources and Compliance
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | CIESRDS Human Resources Overview and demonstrations Angela Knight, CIESRDS Human Resources Director (45 min) |
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| 12:45 PM | 1:00 PM | Tracking and Compliance Annie Fudale, CIESRDS Finance Director (15 min) |
Session #4 Wrap-up and Q&A
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Panel Q&A |