Each committee member's background information is in the form of an HTML page with a picture and text.
<meeting candidate="Perez" chair="Al Smith">
<statement statementKey="A1" speaker="Al Smith" type="sim">
Let's start with Perez. Remember, what we say is confidential.
<references>
<reference type="procedural" subtype="confidentiality" agreement="3" url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\">
The PTAC Policy website provides detailed information on the confidentiality of PTAC committee meetings.
</reference>
<reference type="bias" subtype="order effect" agreement="3" url="http:\\www.mybias.com\">
The My Bias website has an interesting chapter on the effect of order on bias.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="A2" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="A2" speaker="Keith Kulver" type="sim">
This will be an interesting case.
<next statementKey="A3" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="A3" speaker="user" type="choice">
<statement statementKey="A3a">
Let's just go through this and see.
<next statementKey="A4" />
</statement>
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B1" speaker="Al Smith" type="sim">
Let's start with scholarship. All his current grants are interdisciplinary.
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="procedural" subtype="interdisciplinarity" agreement="3" >
Each department has different standards about how much scholarship should be interdisciplinary. The PTAC Policy website has pointers to the standards for each department at Georgia Tech.
</reference>
<reference url="http:\\www.mybias.com\" type="bias" subtype="cultural" agreement="3" >
Chapter 4 on the My Bias website describes the relationships between cultural differences and views about interdisciplinary work.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B2" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B2" speaker="Jason Dayan" type="sim">
My main concern about the grants is that he's spending most of the time in chemistry.
<next statementKey="B3" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B3" speaker="Al Smith" type="sim">
Gentlemen, the real issue is that Perez hasn't a clue about what our primary thrusts in materials are. He's riding the coattails of chemistry with interdisciplinary funding from NSF. He isn't project director on any grants listed on the c.v..
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="procedural" subtype="cv" agreement="3" >
On page 5, read about how project director or primary investigator is indicated on a c.v.
</reference>
<reference url="http:\\www.mybias.com\" type="bias" subtype="cultural" agreement="3" >
Chapter 4 on the My Bias website describes the relationships between cultural differences and views about interdisciplinary work.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B4" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B4" speaker="Keith Kulver" type="sim">
You shouldn't discount big grants because they are interdisciplinary. Look, he's published in highly respectable journals and has six graduate students, including four PhD students. There must be some technical 'meat' in his work.
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="bias" subtype="cultural" agreement="3" >
On page 10, read about how can we determine the "respectability" of a journal without introducing bias in a diverse department.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B5" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B5" speaker="Al Smith" type="sim">
He has raised funding, but not for our department. Let's face it: this is important. We're coming up for outside evaluation, and we need faculty to bring major funding to us."
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="bias" subtype="cultural" agreement="3" >
On page 134, read about the balance between interdisciplinary work and in-department funding.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B6" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B6" speaker="user" type="choice">
<statement statementKey="B6a">
He's been told several times to get grants in our core areas. I think he's too involved in chemistry and not delivering any substance in materials research.
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="bias" subtype="cultural" agreement="3" >
On page 134, read about the balance between interdisciplinary work and in-department funding.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B7" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B6b">
I choose to remain silent at this point in the conversation.
<references>
<reference url="http:\\www.PTACpolicy.gatech.edu\" type="bias" subtype="communication" agreement="5" >
On page 305, read about how silence can be used to signal agreement.
</reference>
</references>
<next statementKey="B8" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B6c">
Forming bridges to other disciplines is as important as bringing money into our department. The number of interdisciplinary grants confirms the value of his research.
<next statementKey="B8" />
</statement>
<statement statementKey="B6d">
Are we discussing scholarship or funding?
<next statementKey="B7" />
</statement>
</statement>
</meeting>
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