NCAS-M Fellow Conference/Workshop/Activity Report Form

NCAS-M Fellow Conference/Workshop/Activity Report Form

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Summary and Lessons Learned from Conference/Workshop/Activity
Student Name*
First Last
NCAS-M Advisor Name*
Research Focus Area*
Name of Conference / Workshop / Other Activity Attended*
Primary Objective(s)*
Conference Start Date*
Enter the first date in which you attended the conference/workshop/activity.
Conference Last Date*
Enter the last day of your attendance to the conference/workshop/activity.

Lessons Learned, Purpose, and Objectives
Throughout any project life cycle, lessons are learned and opportunities for improvement are discovered. As part of our desire to continuously improve process, we seek to document lessons learned from each travel activity in order to assess student benefits, to evaluate our investments, to determine the root causes of problems that occurred and to avoid those problems in the future, later project stages or future projects. The data requested below is designed to meet these needs. The objective of this report is gathering all relevant information for better planning and evaluation of future travel support, improving implementation of student travel, and preventing or minimizing risks for future travel-related activities. Through this travel report form and associated report, we seek answers to two primary questions: 1) What was/were your objective(s) for attending this meeting/activity? 2) Were the project goals attained?
What were your goals and objectives for attending the conference/workshop/activity?*
Success Factors
In which specific sessions or activities did you participate? What was your role in the activity?*
Success Factors
Did you attend a significant number of seminars and/or presentations? Approximately how many? Please list these, including primary speaker’s name and title of the talk.*
Success Factors
Were the keynote speakers / presentations informative and/or effective? Explain how.*
Success Factors
How many key professional contacts did you make and who were they? Include name and affiliation of each.*
Success Factors
What skills/knowledge did you gain through this opportunity? Please explain.*
Success Factors
What NCAS-M core competency(ies) did you attain through this travel/meeting opportunity:*
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How will this activity impact your educational and life goals?*
Success Factors