The Original Collaborative Collision (2016-2021)
In April 2016, ORD organized the first campus-wide interdisciplinary networking event at Florida State University. Over the next five years the 15 events in our original Collaborative Collision program featured 774 research profile presentations and had over 1000 total participants, helping to launch countless new collaborative research teams. The introduction of a virtual format in 2020 allowed us to welcome more researchers than ever, expanding access to researchers not only in Tallahassee, but also FSU’s Panama City Campus and the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, as well several individuals located as far away as Europe and Africa. With the introduction of Collaborative Collision 2.0 in 2021 FSU is now even better positioned to make breakthrough discoveries, compete for external funding, and advance creativity and innovation.