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OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH

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ATTENTION Sarah Deneh, Secretary

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Senate Committee on University Planning (SCUP)

FROM Norbert Haunerland, Associate Vice President, Research

RE "Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics" (VIVAI

DATE August 6,2010

Attached is a proposal from Dr. F. Popowich, for the establishment of the "Vancouver

Institute for Visual Analytics" (VIVA).

I recommend approval as a research Institute according to Policy 40.01. Once approved

by SCUP the proposal should

be

sent to Senate and the Board of Governors for

information.

Motion:

That SCUP approves the "Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics" (VIVi\) as an

Institute for a 5 year term.

Dr. Norbert Haunerland

Associate Vice-President, R.esearch

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FRED POPOWICH

Tel: 1-778-782-4193

Fax: 1-778-782-3045

www.fas.sfu.ca

ADDRESS

ASB 9971

Applied Science

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8888 University Drive

Burnaby BC VSA 1S6

Canada

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING SCIENCE

Dr. Mario Pinto

Vice President Research

Simon Fraser University

August

3,2010

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As a result of the recently announced $1.25 Million dollar gift from the Boeing

Company in support

of a new research institute in visual analytics, we would

like to propose the creation of the "Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics"

(VIV

A) under the terms of the new SFU policy for Centres and Institutes

R40.01.

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have included the proposed constitution along with the terms of reference for

the Boeing Gift. As required by

R40.01, the proposed constitution includes:

• a statement of its special purpose;

• provision for the appointment of a Director;

• a statement recognizing the obligation to conduct its activities in

accordance with University policies; and

• a statement of its internal governing procedure.

I believe you have all the information

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need

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further information, please feel free to contact me.

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Constitution of The Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics

Simon Fraser University

1. Purpose

1.1. The Institute seeks to scale up and support research currently being

conducted in

Visual Analytics (VA) in the Vancouver area, primarily (but

not exclusively) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon

Fraser University (SFU). The context of the research is the set of real

world

problems encountered by industry and governmental

organizations.

1.2. The

Institute will establish a VA "research networking" infrastructure

that will establish Vancouver

as the locus of visualization and analytics

research, expertise and educational programming

for all of Canada.

1.3. The Institute will aid in building a capacity to train VA human

resources at

all levels, whether the trainees are university students or

company employees, in an environment that includes a wide range of VA

tools along with access to the best practices in the field.

2. Governance

2.1. The

Institute is constituted as a Research Institute at Simon Fraser

University under the terms

of SFU Policy R 40.01, which supports the

creation

of inter-institutional interdisciplinary research institutes, and

comes under the direct authority

of the Vice President Research and

conducts its affairs in accordance with all other University policies.

2.1.1. A report on the

Institute's activities and financial status from April

1 to March 31, including the current membership

of the Steering

Committee and Advisory Boards, is submitted to the Vice-President,

Research, by the Director before June 30th each year.

2.2. The Director

of the Institute is normally an SFU or UBC continuing

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faculty member nominated by the Institute's Steering Committee and

approved by the Vice-President, Research

of SFU. The Director normally

serves a three-year term, which may be renewed.

2.2.1.

In case of a failure of confidence, the Director may be removed by

a majority vote

of the Steering Committee.

2.2.2. The Director's tasks include the following responsibilities, which

he

or she may delegate but not abrogate. When the Director is unavailable,

these responsibilities devolve

to the Deputy Director:

• Chairing the Steering Committee;

•

Overseeing the Centre's finances;

• Recruiting Affiliated Scholars;

•

Hiring Centre personnel, including support staff and research

assistants;

• Reporting to the Vice President, Research.

2.2.3.

Fred Popowich, Professor, School of Computing Science, SFU, is

being proposed as the initial Director.

2.3. The Steering

Committee of the Institute consists of at least five

members, at least three

of which must be continuing faculty members at

SFU (or

have

some affiliation with SFU), and at least three of which must

have some affiliation with UBC. The Director acts as Chair of the Steering

Committee, and

normally is a continuing faculty member at SFU or UBC.

Members of the Steering Committee serve two-year renewable terms.

Steering

Committee members are nominated by the Director with annual

confirmation by the sitting

Committee members.

2.3.1. The tasks

of the Steering Committee are to determine the overall

direction of the Institute and to oversee the management of its

operations. While

it normally operates by consensus, when necessary it

can make decisions by majority vote, including the appointment of new

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members and dismissal of existing members of the Steering Committee,

as well as the appointment and dismissal of the Director and the Deputy

Director

of the Institute.

2.3.2. Initial Steering Committee members are:

• Fred Popowich, Professor, School of Computing Science, SFU.

• Ronald Rensink, Associate Professor, Psychology and Computer

SCience, UBC; (Adjunct Member, Cognitive Science, SFU, in

progress).

• John Dill, Professor Emeritus, School of Interactive Arts and

Technology,

School of Engineering Science, SFU; (Adjunct Member,

USC, in progress).

• Brian Fisher, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Arts and

Technology,

SFU; (Associate Director, MAGIC, UBC)

• Andrew Csinger, Entrepreneur in Residence, UBC; (Adjunct

Professor in

Cognitive Systems, UBC)

2.4. The work of the Institute is guided by one or more Advisory Boards,

consisting

of individuals with a demonstrated commitment to the

development

of visual analytics. The Advisory Boards will meet at least

once each year

to review the Institute's activities and plans and provide

advice

to the Director and Steering Committee. Invitations to join the

Boards are issued by the Director

of the Institute based on advise from

the Steering

Committee; members serve for a three-year term, renewable

by invitation.

2.4.1. The institute

will initially have an Industrial Advisory Board and an

Educational Advisory Board.

2.5. The

work of the Institute is supported by Affiliated Scholars, who

may

be individuals from the university and external communities, and

may include faculty, staff,

or students. Status as Affiliated Scholar is

approved by the Steering Committee based on the recommendation of

the Director.

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2.6. The Institute will substantially finance its activities and initiatives by

means

of external funding; with seed funding from a contribution from

the Boeing

Company that will be disbursed over a five year period from

2010 to 2015.

2.6.1. The

Institute will seek to attract long-term sponsor funding for its

activities, and will pursue such opportunities in collaboration with other

organizations

and/or corporations.

2.6.2.

Key to the success of the initiative is the identification and

inclusion

of partner /sponsor organizations and corporations in both the

government and private sectors. These are organizations interested in

expanding or building their VA expertise, working with new tools and

technologies, and applying VA to industries in addition to aerospace.

3. Activities

3.1. The Institute's activities are open to all interested parties, including

faculty and students from across

SFU and UBC, and researchers,

educators and others outside these universities.

The Steering Committee

may establish various categories of membership in order to facilitate

participation in and administration

of its programs.

3.2. The

Institute may sponsor and organize seminars, conferences,

workshops or related events dealing with visual anafytics research

and/or

training. The events may be held on their own or in collaboration with

other institutions.

3.3. The

Institute may enter into contractual arrangements with

organizations and individuals to provide the activities mentioned in 3.2

for a fee. In such cases, the Institute will negotiate with the organizations

and individuals involved

in the activity on appropriate compensation for

their work.

3.4. The Institute will maintain a website on its activities, and may also

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publish a range of materials, including newsletters, conference

proceedings, scholarly works, applied research and

publicity materials, in

a

varie~y

of med ia.

3.5. The

Institute seeks to encourage and facilitate research and training

in visual analytics, and

to that end provides opportunities and support for

university faculty and students, professionals, and other interested

parties. Within the

relevant SFU policies and guidelines, the Institute may

charge

for the services it provides.

3.6. The

Institute will conduct its activities in accordance with University

policies.

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Attachment 1 to MOA

Boeing will provide funding to Simon Fraser University to establish a Research Institute

to facilitate multidisciplinary research and multi-university collaboration in the area

of

Visual Analytics. Simon Fraser University and The University of British Columbia will

cofound this Research Institute. Other universities, research institutes and industry

partners may join the Research Institute in the future. Essential to the Research Institute's

success is identifying and funding a chair/head who will lead the formation and

expansion

of Visual Analytics research across Canada.

The beneficiaries of the knowledge and skills gained through the work of this Research

Institute include Canadian and international researchers, other highly qualified personnel,

and aerospace and other manufacturing industries. All are essential

to the growth and

sustainability of the Canadian economy.

The institute model specifically promotes close coordination among researchers, industry

and government.

Such cooperation and collaboration is essential to achieve success in

cross sector efforts to expand the impact

of Visual Analytics in research, education,

industry and government communities.

An

institute model not only facilitates the active

involvement of industry and government with university researchers but also fosters

researchers being involved in addressing industry and government challenges.

The Research Institute establishes research networking infrastructure that has the

potential to establish Canada as a leader in the research, development and application

of

Visual Analytics.

Establishing a Research Institute will be accomplished in the following phases:

• Phase

I -

develop the purpose/mandate, business model, and governance model for

the Research Institute per appropriate university policy on multi-university research

and institutes.

1. Develop the Research Institute as a functioning entity that is agreed to by both

universi ties.

2. Determine the provisional personnel assignments and structure required to

establish the Research Institute.

Skills in both Visual Analytics technology and

institute management are required.

3. Develop the artifacts necessary to establish the Research Institute

in tenns of both

internal structure and external affiliations.

• Phase II - implement the administrative infrastructure needed to operate the Research

Institute.

1. Identify and fill key positions in the Research Institute.

2. Develop and implelnent operational policies and procedures and communications

strategy.

3. Identify and fill key board positions.

• Phase III - build a network of research, industry, and government partners.

1. Specify how the network will expand in terms

of additional partners.

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2. Determine the most appropriate network structure to assure long-term growth and

sustainability.

3. Expand network participation according to the agreed-upon criteria and model.

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