CIRES Science Summit

Fall CIRES Science Summit Participants

Fall 2026 Details

Date: Thursday , October 1st, 8:45am - 4:30pm
Where: SEEC Auditorium

Thank you to everyone who attended! We look forward to seeing you all in 2027.

Event Documents

The goal of this full-day in-person science-focused meeting is to strengthen our internal networks, foster collaborations, and amplify existing research, outreach, and engagement efforts. 

Additionally, it will support the CIRES community by identifying colleagues working in shared and new research areas while encouraging innovative thinking beyond traditional approaches. You can view the links below to see our work together.

Agenda

8:45 AM 9:15 AM Check-in with Coffee and Bagels & Muffins 
9:15 AM 9:30 AM Welcoming Remarks - Nate Campbell and Waleed Abdalati
9:30 AM 9:40 AM Description of the day - Sudheer Bhimireddy
9:40 AM 10:30 AM "Mapping the Unknown" - Round One
10:30 AM 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM 11:45 AM More explanation & “Mapping the Unknown” Round Two
11:45 AM 12:00 PM Reflection on morning discussions
12:00 PM 12:05 PM Group Photo
12:05 AM 1:00 PM Networking Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM 1:05 PM Explanation of afternoon logistics – Audrey Gaudel
1:05 PM 1:55 PM First World Cafe discussion
1:55 PM 2:10 PM Break
2:10 PM 3:00 PM Second World Cafe discussion
3:00 PM 3:05 PM Survey
3:05 PM 3:55 PM Rapporteurs Share-out & Reflection on afternoon discussions
3:55 PM 4:25 PM Networking
4:20 PM 4:30 PM Closing - Becca Edwards

Previous Science Summit Outcomes

Visit our archive using the button below to see our past science summit event outcomes, agendas, photos and slide decks.

Science Summit Archive

Spring 2025 Summit Information

The spring CIRES Science Summit 2025 was a full-day, science-focused meeting aimed at strengthening internal networks within CIRES, fostering connections, and amplifying existing organizational work. The summit agenda consisted of opening remarks, table discussions, a world-café style discussion, rapporteur presentations, and concluding remarks.

 

Spring Summit attendees by career stage and role

Data based on 83 responses to post-event survey; percentages rounded to nearest whole number.

Two pie charts showing survey results from the Spring 2025 Science Summit. The left chart illustrates career stages of respondents: Early career (37%), Senior (19%), Mid-career (16%), Post-doc (13%), Student (12%), and Other (2%). The right chart shows affiliations: NOAA Affiliates (63%), CIRES Centers (18%), CU Faculty (12%), and CIRES Staff (7%). A note below reads: "*Respondent: 'PhD +6 yrs; Research Scientist II now.

“This type of event is particularly useful for making connections across CIRES and across seniority levels.”

“Met several people who want to contribute and build research together or share data that was siloed.”
 
“The conversations highlighted new methods and common problems across CIRES for sure. The sense of broader collaboration was helpful.”
 
“I met researchers from across disciplines and learned that many of us face similar data challenges.”

What participants said about the spring Summit, by the numbers

88%

would attend 
this kind of 
event annually, if 
offered

88%

agreed that the 
event had plenty 
of networking 
opportunities

94%

agreed they were 
able to contribute 
their ideas

92%

felt their 
contributions 
were valued

100%

felt respected by 
other participants

96%

met new people 
from the CIRES 
community