2024 Bootcamp Location and Agenda

Sign towards SES 201
Directions to meeting room

2024 Bootcamp Information

Dates: Aug 12th-16th 2024, 9am to 5pm

Location: SES 201, 845 W Taylor Street, East Campus
Directions: SES 201 is a new addition to the SES building, and there are no exterior signs pointing to it yet. From the 845 W Taylor St. sidewalk sign for the SES building, walk towards the arch/plaza, and locate the sign to Lecture Halls 220-299 shown in the photo above. Follow the sign and enter the SES building through the second floor access door. Once inside, take a right and follow the signs to SES 201.

Parking: HLPS - Halsted Street Parking Structure (760 W. Taylor)
(For employees with a current parking assignment on the West Campus, please bring your valid University I.D. and hangtag, and you will receive reciprocal parking)

Agenda:
The agenda may shift on short notice. In the morning there will be coffee, but no breakfast served. We will serve a working lunch at 12pm (~45 minutes), and coffee and refreshments in the afternoon around 3pm. The food will accommodate a range of dietary constraints, but if you have additional restrictions or allergies, please contact Connie Ping (hping) a.s.a.p. to let her know.

Monday: Learn about people and purposes
Introductions
Collaboration and Team Science basics
Ideation and team formation
Introduction to the NIH programs

Tuesday: Identify opportunities and create options
Conceptual maps and mental models
Pitches and teams revisited
Synthesis and integration
Team Science part 2

Wednesday: Focus and sharpen projects
Writing a successful NIH proposal
Group work
Data opportunities at UIC
Crabtree Institute intro
GIS and social determinants of health
Data inclusivity, protection, and privacy; recruitment and retention
Group presentations
Mentor clinics
EPIC access and data analysis

Thursday: Refine projects
Group work and presentations
Seed funding opportunities
Institute deliverables
Publication differences: authorship and venues
Mentor clinics

Friday: Finalize project proposals
Computational resources at UIC
Group work and presentations
Mentor clinics
Closing