 Good morning. My name is Gary Silverstein. I'm with Westad, a social science research firm just outside of Washington, D.C., and I am a co-PI on the NSF Includes Coordination Hub, which is what I'm here to talk about today. But first let me just say a word about the NSF Includes National Network. The NSF Includes National Network is a comprehensive national initiative designed to focus on diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in STEM. It's funded by the National Science Foundation, and the vision for NSF Includes is to catalyze the STEM enterprise and collaboratively work with for inclusive change that results in the STEM workforce that reflects the diversity of the nation. Partnerships and networks are at the heart of this initiative. The partnerships and networks that define NSF Includes are the structure by which projects build a network of partners that are empowered to accomplish together what they could not do individually. The NSF Includes National Network includes five alliances that are currently funded and 70 design and development launch pilot projects, some of whom are here today. It also includes their partners. At present there are over 760 partners that are working with these 75 initiatives. As it expands the national network will also include other NSF funded projects that are working to broaden participation in STEM, as well as industry partners and national centers. So the network is you. Anyone interested in this work can join the network. So I am here representing the NSF Includes Coordination Hub. The hub is funded by NSF as well and we are to serve to connect, enhance and expand the work of the members of the national network. We have only been funded since October of 2018, so we are just getting started. And Westat is one of five or six different organizations that comprise the hub. It is a very large enterprise. A primary role of the hub is to broker connections among network members and across education, industry, government and philanthropy. We accomplish this through multiple means including an online community, affinity groups, resource materials and a series of webinars on a wide range of topics. As this slide shows the coordination hub has established five core areas that are designed to support the national network. The communication work is designed to help members of the national network articulate the impacts of their work to enable a better understanding of the national network's value and progress. As such we are also looking to strengthen the capacity of initiatives to tell their stories and to help them expand their reach and sustain their own efforts. The goal of the hub's research program is to synthesize findings on promising strategies for broadening participation in STEM, for improving STEM equity and achieving and sustaining organizational change. And so doing we hope to advance the knowledge base and catalyze the scaling of what works within NSF includes national network and beyond. The hub seeks and its shared measures work to document the collective contributions of the members of the national network in terms of broadening participation in STEM and STEM careers. We're also working to enhance members capacity to collect and use their own data to inform strategic planning and their own decision making process. The goals of the technical assistance and community engagement work are to support and build a robust community to practice in a wide range of areas. Finally by hosting convenings the hub will bring current and new members of the network together to exchange and share knowledge about best practices. There are multiple ways to access the hub. There's a website that will be coming soon where you can access resources and tools and learn what is happening across the network. We have an online community which is another means of accessing information and engaging in ongoing discussions. We have a social media and newsletter you can follow the hub at NSF includes hub to stay up to date and share news. We have affinity groups which are small curated discussions around specific topics of interest. And then we have conferences where you can meet colleagues and learn and share your work. So to join the online community you can email us at NSFincludes at sri.com. You can also connect with us on Twitter at NSFincludes at NSFincludes hub. But I encourage you to please join the community and I'm here to answer any questions you might have about the NSFincludes program or the coordination hub. Thank you.