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Logistics
When: Friday, November 15, 2024
What: Hybrid meeting for potential applicants to the CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Where: In-person at HCHB and virtually. In-person location: Herbert C. Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230
Purpose
The Proposers Day is intended to familiarize potential applicants with the objectives and structure of the recently released CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). It will bring potential applicants together in a collaborative atmosphere to network and support partnerships among the community. This will be a hybrid event, composed of a morning plenary session, afternoon networking sessions, and a poster session enabling entities to share information, foster collaboration, and advance shared goals. In-person attendance is highly encouraged. In-person attendance is highly encouraged.
Who should attend?
On October 30, 2024, CHIPS R&D released a NOFO to invest up to $100 million for activities that will use cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support the long-term viability of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. CHIPS R&D expects to solicit proposals from teams of universities and other research entities with significant experience in artificial intelligence-powered autonomous experimentation (AI/AE); semiconductor industry partners; emerging research institutions; and civil society organizations focused on environmental sustainability or human health and safety.
CHIPS R&D expects a broad range of stakeholders will need to be engaged to address this NOFO, including research universities (including emerging research institutions), for-profit and non-profit organizations, community colleges, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, and State, local, and Tribal governments.
Next Steps
Registration is now open. Sign up for the CHIPS for America newsletter at chips.gov to receive updates when additional details are confirmed. We hope to see you in person, or virtually, in November.
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Check-In (In-Person Attendees) | |
| 8:30 – 8:50 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Under Secretary Dr. Laurie Locascio |
| 8:50 – 9:00 AM | Expectations for Proposers’ Day | Sarah Georgin |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | CARISSMA Overview Co-optimization Targets Programmatic Themes | Jim Warren |
| 9:30 – 9:40 AM | ||
| 9:40 – 9:50 AM | ||
| 9:50 – 10:20 AM | Networking Break | |
| 10:20 – 10:35 AM | CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program Overview | Eric Forsythe |
| 10:35 - 10:50 AM | CHIPS NSTC Program Overview | Scott Shepard |
| 10:50 – 11:20 AM | Teaming and Poster Session Instructions | Carol Handwerker |
| 11:20 – 11:35 AM | Panel Q&A After this session, virtual attendees will be on break until 2:35 PM | Jim Warren, Eric Forsythe, Scott Shepard, Carol Handwerker |
| 11:35 – 12:20 PM | Poster Session 1 (In-Person): Non-Academic Stakeholders: Industry, Non-profit organizations, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Governments, FFRDCs, Federal Entities, etc. | |
| 12:20 – 1:50 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:50 – 2:35 PM | Poster Session 2 (In-Person): All Institutions of Higher Education | |
| 2:35 - 2:40 PM | Transition to Auditorium Return of virtual attendees | |
| 2:40 – 2:55 PM | CHIPS R&D Policy Overview | Richard-Duane Chambers |
| 2:55 - 3:10 PM | Research Security | Anita Balachandra |
| 3:10 - 3:25 PM | Application Preparation and Submission | Shanell Williams |
| 3:25 - 4:10 PM | Panel Q&A | James Warren, Richard-Duane Chambers, Anita Balachandra, and Shanell Williams |
| 4:10 - 4:15 PM | What's Next? | James Warren |
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | No Host Networking in Lobby | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn |
Visitor Access Requirement:
- For Non-US Citizens: Please have your valid passport for photo identification.*
- For US Permanent Residents: Please have your green card for photo identification.*
- For US Citizens: Please have your state-issued driver's license. Regarding Real-ID requirements, all states are in compliance or have an extension through May 2025.*
NIST also accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license, such as a valid passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.
*Use of apps, physical photocopies, and/or digital screenshots of your ID, Passport or Green card will not be accepted.