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Research Administration Forum: Monday, December 11, 2006 at 8:30-10:00 in G10 Biotechnology Center

Slides for the presentations

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Division of Financial Affairs are pleased to announce the third session of the Research Administration Forum.

Preliminary Agenda

 

8:30 Welcome, introductions
8:35 Developments in the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance
-Human Participants
-Animal Use and Care
-Export Controls
9:05 Federal Focus on Agreement, Financial and Programmatic Compliance
-HHS & NSF activities
-Local concerns
-Recent actions at other institutions
9:25 RAF Briefs
- Recent HHS announcements
- Grants.Gov activities
- Focus on Proposal Quality
- Changes in SPS
9:45

Question and Answer Session
Suggestions for future forums

 


REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, STARTING AT 8:00 A.M.

 

The Forum seeks to provide:

  • Critical information for the stewardship of sponsored projects
  • A review of emerging national developments of concern to research administrators
  • Highlights of existing policies and practices
  • Previews of new programs being developed to support the campus research enterprise.
  • A venue to discuss questions of concern to the research community
  • An opportunity to network with other campus research administrators

Who should attend:

  • Unit administrators from units with research activity
  • Administrative and financial support staff with responsibility for preparing or processing proposals and/or developing and monitoring project budgets
  • Central and College research office staff
  • Other individuals involved in research administration
  • Faculty are always welcome. Special notice will be given when a topic is expected to be of particular interest to faculty

The Forum will meet two or three times each year.