Research Administration Forum: Monday, November 7, 2005 at 9:00-10:30 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 second session of the Research Administration Forum.

Preliminary Agenda

9:00 Welcome. Provost Martin
9:10 Update on Federal Science Funding
9:20 Recent Concerns about Cost Transfers
9:35 What is Grants.Gov and how will it Affect Cornell?
10:00 RAF Briefs
    -New F&A Rates
    -Effort Certification Update
    -Upcoming Training Programs
10:15 Question and Answer Session

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, STARTING AT 8:30 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.

Additional information: Please contact elk1@cornell.edu