With a new year and semester upon us, MIDAS invites all affiliated faculty to join us for a welcome-back social. Learn about upcoming research events, training, and other activities planned for 2024; network with other affiliate faculty and find new collaboration opportunities; and discuss how MIDAS can work with you on your research goals for the year.

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served, and attendees will be entered in a prize drawing.

For U-M faculty interested in joining MIDAS, please fill out an application form. Feel free to reach out with any questions to midas-contact@umich.edu.

Schedule:
- 1:00 PM: Attendee check-in
- 1:00–1:30 PM: Structured networking time – find commonality across research domains via small groups of faculty.
- 1:30–2:00 PM: Generative AI Research Resource Show-and-Tell. Affiliates will briefly present on a GenAI tool that has been instrumental in their research. Sign up to present a tool on the registration form.
- 2:00–2:15 PM: Dr. H. V. Jagadish, MIDAS Director – Learn what’s new at MIDAS with an overview on upcoming research and training activities for faculty and collaboration opportunities.
- 2:15–3:00 PM: Semi-structured networking time.
- 2:55 PM: Prize drawing! Must be present to win.