Annual Research Meeting

Annual Research Meeting

Wed. May 27-Fri. May 29, 2026

Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66046
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The RVCC Hub’s Annual Research Meeting is scheduled to begin Wed. May 27th & continue through Fri. May 29th, 2026. Our primary meeting place will be on the Haskell Indian Nations University campus, at 155 Indian Avenue in Lawrence, Kansas.

Our hotel block is currently at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott at 1 Riverfront Plaza, Lawrence, KS 66044.

We will have fresh snack items available in the mornings & afternoons. Coffee will be available in our main meeting space at the Haskell campus- plus the campus coffee shop called Cedar & Sage- more about their shop here.

We will serve lunch & dinner at the Haskell campus throughout our 3-day meeting. Lunch on Day 1 is from Taco Zone, lunch on Days 2 & 3 are from The Native Chef. Dinner on Days 1 & 2 are from Merchants. We have received the dietary restrictions & preferences input from those on the registration form & communicated this to the caterers. We will share more info about the specific menus as it’s received.

☆ More info forthcoming about shuttles to/from the hotel & the Haskell campus ☆

Please reach out to our planning team at admin@rvcchub.org for ideas & questions! We’ll continue sharing more information here & via email.

Please complete the registration form by Wed. April 15th. Timely completion helps our team in the planning process & helps us support as many folks as possible with travel.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 27th

8:30-10am: opening protocol & introductions (housekeeping, posters, students)

10-11am: Regional break-out sessions

11-11:30am: AK Hub present

11:30-12pm: HI Hub present

12-1pm: LUNCH

(12:45pm: Art internship video/photos)

1-1:30pm: LA Hub present

1:30-2pm: Colaboratorio para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (Disaster Research Center, Puerto Rico) present

2-2:30pm: PR Hub North present

2:30-3:15pm: NCAR present

3:15-3:30pm: BREAK

3:30-4pm: Cross-regional convening, session 1

4-4:30pm: Cross-regional convening, session 2

4:30-5pm: Cross-regional convening, session 3

5-5:30pm: Cross-regional convening, session 4

5:30pm: Dinner in Stidham Union

  • sacred spear ceremony of transfer

  • RVCC jam (music, poetry, dance, comedy, storytelling)

Thursday, May 28th

8:30-10am- Welcome protocol w/HI Hub & Kumu Ramsay’s Reframe. Refine. Refocus.

10-10:45am- Convergence Weavers offering - grants management

10:45-11:15am- Poster Session begins & lasts until 1pm, 30 minutes is for talks &/or walk-through

11:15-12pm- Working group &/or regional break-out sessions (optional)

12-1pm- LUNCH

1-2pm- Convergence Science framework

2-3pm- Year 5 mapping (first 15 minutes with regions, then 45 minutes together)

3-3:15pm- BREAK

3:15-4pm- Future Funding Subcommittee offering - changes to grants landscape, central threads of RVCC's work. Central prompt: “Which parts of our work or our foundation do we want to see continue? And why?”

4-4:15pm- Film festival sneak peeks

4:15-5:15pm- Group discussion or regional / working group break-outs

5:15-5:30pm- Closing protocol by AK Hub

5:30pm- Dinner in Stidham Union

7-9:30pm- RVCC Film Festival in Haskell Auditorium

Friday, May 29th

9-9:15am- Welcome protocol

9:15-10:15am- Media Production training & deliverables discussion

10:15-10:30am- Wetlands StoryMap presentation

10:30am-12pm- Elder-Youth Panel

12-1pm- Lunch

1-5pm - Commune & catch-up from previous days