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Appendix C: Strategic Planning and Organizational Infrastructure of Engineering Research Centers
Pages 74-76

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... An industry/­ practitioner advisory board conducts an annual analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of the engineering research center's (ERC's)
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... Barriers Testbeds Systems Research QoLT 3-plane chart Requirements Testbeds Stakeholders Systems Research Testbeds Products & Outcomes Systems Technology Integration Technology Elements Technology Elements Barriers Enabling Technology Research Testbeds Testbeds Testbeds Enabling Technology Research Enabling Technologies Technology Base Fundamental Insights System Requirements Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Barriers Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Knowledge Knowledge Base FIGURE C.1 The National Science Foundation's "3-Plane Diagram" is the basis for strategic planning at the engineering research centers. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, 2015, "ERC Solicitation 15-589 Webinar: Guidance for Preliminary Proposal Development," August 31, 75 https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/135960/public/NSF15-589_ERCwebinar.pdf.
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... guidance document intended to help centers prepare annual reports is entitled FY 2017 Guidelines for Preparing Annual Reports and Renewal Proposals for the Engineering Research Centers and Nanoscience Engineering Research Centers: Classes of 2006-2015 (NSF, 2017, January, https://www.erc-reports.org/public/download-document? fileName=FY2017_­ Annual_Reporting_Guidelines.docx)
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