On February 23, a successful kick-off meeting was held for the NC4 Center, to share the research and educational vision of the center.  
Featured speakers included:

• Michael V. Drake, M.D., President, University of California
• Kim A. Wilcox, Chancellor, University of California, Riverside
• Hon. Mark Takano, Congressman, California 41st District
• Ms. Evelyn Kent, Director, Department of Defense HCBU/MSI Program and Outreach 
• Dr. Patrick Baker, Director, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
• Dr. Elizabeth Bentley, Senior Communication Networking Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory 
• Dr. Ananthram Swami, co-CAM & Senior Scientist for Network Science, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

NC4 PIs, DoD collaborators, and NC4 student researchers were in attendance.