ASU ORIGINS PROJECT EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING THE PHOENICIAN RESORT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA FEBRUARY 10-12, 2012 Friday, February 10, 2012 Arrivals 6:00 pm Meet in hotel lobby for transport to Najafi residence If driving, please see Cynthia or Michelle for directions. 6:30 pm Cocktail reception • Overview of the last 3 years and current planning 7:30 pm Dinner Saturday, February 11, 2012 Breakfast on your own 9:00 am Morning Session 1 • Introductions • Election of Chair • Review of organizational mission • Overview of mission statement • Origins Activities handout 10:30 am Break 11:00 am Morning Session 2 • Physical Sciences discussion: Exciting new opportunities, existing initiatives, suggestions for workshops, faculty • Previous workshops - Origins Symposium (2009); Unsolved Problems of Gravity (2010); Coming Opportunities in Physical Cosmology (2011); Something from Nothing (2011) • Innovative research areas to explore and future workshop suggestions • Planned workshops - Protein Folding, Origins of Extinction, Exoplanets & Planetary Science • Current affiliated external faculty (Frank Wilczek) • Suggestions for future faculty • Current initiatives & partnerships - Science Friday, Cosmology Initiative, Beyond Center 12:00 noon Lunch EFTA00591205