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CSG Workshops and Business Meeting Agenda

Princeton University
17-19 September, 2025


Wednesday:  CSG Short Workshops
Prince William Ballroom, Nassau Inn

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast
Palmer & J. Witherspoon Room 
9:00Welcome & Conference Introduction (TBD)
Prince William Ballroom
9:05 CSG Short Workshop:  We're Working on What? Tracking and Prioritizing IT Projects and Initiatives
Coordinators:  Kyle Johnson (Virginia Tech), Fallon Nyce (ND), Bobby Jo Morse (UW–Madison), John Mulhern III (Penn), Bob Mains (OSU), Chris Keith (Brown), Dale Hendrickson (Yale), Patti Pate (UVA), Amy Shultz (UD), William Deigaard (TAMU), Kelly Kenline (Buffalo)
Please see Addendum A for the detailed agenda.
10:45 Break
12:30Adjourn

 
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
Palmer & J. Witherspoon Room

 
1:30 CSG Short Workshop: Take Enterprise Data and Services to the Next Level - Automation and Cost Savings using AI Agents
Coordinators: Mark McCahill (Duke), Ayham Boucher (Cornell), Nick Vance (Illinois), Joe Kempista(UD), William Deigaard (TAMU), Lucrecia Kim-Boswell or someone else (Stanford), Tom Jordan (UW–Madison), someone from ND, someone from UMich, Keith Donnelly (UVA)
Please see Addendum B for the detailed agenda.
Prince William Ballroom
3:15
Break
5:00 Adjourn

Wednesday: CSG Group Dinner
Prospect House

5:30
7:00
Cocktails
Dinner


Thursday:  CSG Short Workshop
Prince William Ballroom, Nassau Inn

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast
Palmer & J. Witherspoon Room
8:00 - 9:00
Steering Committee Breakfast
Albert Einstein Room
9:00 CSG Short Workshop:  Centralizing/aligning IT
Coordinators: Kitty Bridges (NYU), Kitty Bridges or someone else (NYU), Sarah Christen/Becky Joffrey (Cornell), Todd Shechter (UW–Madison), Kyle Johnson (VT), Damian Doyle (UVA), someone from UMich, Rebekah Dorn (FSU), William Deigaard (TAMU), Phoebe Johnson (UMN), John Mulhern III (Penn), Orrie Gartner (CU-Boulder)
Please see Addendum C for the detailed agenda.
Prince William Ballroom
10:45 Break
12:30 Adjourn

 
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch
Palmer & J. Witherspoon Room


12:45 - 1:30
Campus walking tour
Tour departs from and returns to the Nassau Inn

Thursday:  CSG Business Meeting
Prince William Ballroom, Nassau Inn

1:45             I. Introductory Remarks and Roll Call (CSG Coordinator)
1:50
II. Short Slots and Breaking News (CSG Coordinator)
Steering/Membership Committee Issues (:05)
Workshop Summaries (:05)
Consortial Updates (:15)
2:15III. Short Discussion 1: Developing strategies for organizational agility
Coordinators: Sharon Pitt (Virginia Tech), Brandon Rich/Tracy Weber (ND), Ayham Boucher/Becky Joffrey (Cornell), Damian Doyle, someone from WashU, Rebekah Dorn (FSU), Carrie Shumaker (UMich)
3:15
Break
3:45
IV. Timely Topics and Gossip (Christen)
Topics TBA
4:45 V. Topic Selection for Next Meeting (Christen)
5:00 Adjourn

Thursday: CSG Group Dinner
Mediterra Restaurant and Taverna

5:30
7:00
Cocktails
Dinner


Friday: CSG Business Meeting
Prince William Ballroom, Nassau Inn

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast
Palmer & J. Witherspoon Room
9:00 VI. Organizational Issues (CSG Coordinator)
  1. Treasurer's Report (Fleagle)
  2. Logistics for Next Meeting (Antonelli)
  3. Venues and Dates for Future CSG Meetings (Antonelli)
    Please see http://www.stonesoup.org/future.html
    for the current list.
9:15 VII. Short Discussion 2:  Strategies for Data Governance Implementation
Coordinators:  Jess Keating (CU-Boulder), Melisa Jackson (CU-Boulder), Charlotte Souffront-Garcia (ND), Lisa Johnston (UW–Madison), Angela Chen (UD)
10:15Break
10:45 VIII. Short Discussion 3:   Using students to help shape and augment our organizations?
Coordinators:  Ray Soellner (UMBC), Damian Doyle (UVA), Kemal Badur (Chicago), Ayham Boucher (Cornell)
11:45 Adjourn

 
11:45 Lunch (box lunches available at 10:30)
Outside Prince William Ballroom


Addendum A:
Short Workshop:  We're Working on What? Tracking and Prioritizing IT Projects and Initiatives
Detailed Agenda

TBD

Addendum B: Short Workshop:  Take Enterprise Data and Services to the Next Level - Automation and Cost Savings using AI Agents
Detailed Agenda

TBD

Addendum C: Short Workshop:  Centralizing/aligning IT
Detailed Agenda

TBD