Principal investigators must attend the Collaboration Initiative Grants Annual Meeting to be eligible for funding from this program.*
Meeting Date:
Friday, October 16, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
*If conflicts exist, partial day attendance is acceptable. If significant university-related obligations prevent attendance, please contact us at nri@nebraska.edu to request a waiver after registering (waivers will be granted after registration opens in the fall).
Meeting Location:
Nebraska Innovation Campus - Conference Center
2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NE 68508
Parking information will be emailed to all registrants.
Anticipated Agenda
- 9:00 a.m. - Pick up name badge (prompt 9:30 start)
- 9:30 a.m. - Welcome
- 9:40 a.m. - Logistics and RFA Review (Dr. David Jackson)
- 10:30 a.m. - Keynote Address
- 11:15 a.m. - Break
- 11:30 a.m. - Research Priorities for NU Topic Breakouts
- 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
- 1:30 - Collaboration Initiative Proposal Development Work Sessions
- 2:30 - Meeting Concludes*
*Out of respect for our catering staff, please plan to clear the banquet hall by 2:30. If you wish to continue your work, you are welcome to move to a first-floor space such as an empty breakout room.
Keynote Speakers:
To be announced