Meeting purpose: The SOCKS All Hands Meeting is designed to provide an opportunity for the entire SOCKS community to summarize and review project progress, expand relationships, and envision the future.
8:00 AM: Check-in and morning refreshments
8:30 AM: Welcome and updates
Chip Cole
9:30 AM: Research team updates
Capacity, Social, Health Teams
11:00 AM: Break
11:15 AM: VACC update
Chris Danforth
11:35 AM: Broader Impacts Team updates
Regina Toolin, Renee Simkins, Maggie Jones
12:00 PM: Lunch and Poster Session
1:00 PM: 2026 SOCKS Poster Awards Ceremony
1:15: SOCKS research flash talks
GRAs: Katie Grenon, Parisa Suchdev
New SOCKS faculty: Brennan Dell, Michelle Morgenstern
SOCKS Pilot Grant awardees: Alex Garlick, Ellen Kozelka, Sam Zhang
2:15 PM: Break
2:30 PM: Sustainability discussion
3:00 PM: External Evaluator and vRSV recommendations—discussion and next steps
4:00 PM: Closing comments
Chip Cole, Chris Danforth, Peter Dodds, Randall Harp, Juniper Lovato
4:15 PM: Adjourn