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NCURA Region IV 2011 Spring Meeting
Research Rocks!
April 16 - 20, 2011 Cleveland, OH
Monday, April 18, 2011
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Beginner
Creating a Professional Development Plan
Intermediate
I Need a Do-Over
Federal/Compliance
From Chaos to Control: How Mayo Clinic Reformed After DOJ Investigation
Faculty
Collaborative Grantseeking: Painful or Precious?
Advanced
Managerial Reporting Best Practices
Intermediate
The Making of a Research Contract/Subcontract
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Federal/Compliance
NIH Update
Case Study
Coordinating Internal Competitions
Beginner
Faculty PI’s and the Research Office
Federal/Compliance
Research Operations Compliance: Challenges and successes of starting a new
department to monitor financial compliance at the Cleveland Clinic
Intermediate
F&A Distribution: Different Models, Challenges, and Opportunities
Advanced
BELIEVING in Each Other
3:45pm - 5:00 pm
Federal/Compliance
NSF Update
Faculty
Unraveling the Mystery of Reviewer #3
NCURA
NCURA Programs and Volunteer Opportunities FOR YOU!
Beginner
Introduction to NIH Salary Cap
Intermediate
Maintaining Morale in a Depressing World: Research Administration in the Age
of War, Global Economic Recession, and Changing Political Landscapes
Federal/Compliance
Davis Bacon & Buy American
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Federal/Compliance
Achieving a Successful Project Launch: Communication is Key
Faculty
The Grant Development Support Unit: An Innovative Grant Development Service
for the Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center of The Ohio State
University
Intermediate
Mentoring Junior Colleagues in Research Administration
Beginner
Is it a Gift, Grant, or Contract?
Federal/Compliance
Effort Management: A Necessity or Waste of Time?
Intermediate
Race to the Finish Line: Building a Better Close-out Process
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Intermediate
Protecting Intellectual Property in Research
Faculty
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Advanced
You Make the Call! Tough Decisions for Departmental Research Administrators
Case Study
NIH Training Grants
Intermediate
Financial Management: Whose Responsibility Is It and What to Do When There Is
a Crisis
Intermediate
Why Be a CRA?
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Intermediate
Tips for Communicating with Investigators
Federal/Compliance
Reviewing and Negotiating Industry Contracts
Beginner
Searching for a Silver Lining on a Cloudless Day: Cost Sharing Case Studies
Faculty
Cultivating Faculty from Pre-award to Post-award
Advanced
Research Rocks, but Compliance Rules or Compliance Rules Make Research Rocky
Case Study
Centralizing Research Administration Services at the Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Federal/Compliance
Achieving a Successful Project Close
Intermediate
Managing Your Most Valuable Research Asset: STAFF
Beginner
Staying Connected 24/7: Communication with and Outside of the Office
Federal/Compliance
OMB A-21 Discussion
Case Study
Fostering Professional Excellence through an Institution-Wide Research
Administration Organization
Intermediate
FARs: Recognizing Problematic Clauses and Suggesting Alternatives
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Beginner
Social Media in the Workplace - Okay for the Organization, but not the
Employee?
Advanced
Creating a Career in Research Administration
Beginner
Acronym Soup for the Research Administrator's Soul
Case Study
Maximizing Resources and Operational Solutions
Intermediate
Core Services or Recharge Centers? Does it matter?
Federal/Compliance
Electronic Research Administration
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Intermediate
Taking the "Trial" and Tribulation Out of Agricultural Field Trials: How Do
We Identify, Process, and Manage Them?
Beginner
Basics of Budgeting and Indirect Costs
Case Study
Introduction to Electronic Document Routing
Beginner
The Ins and Outs of Subcontracts: A Beginners Guide
Advanced
How Do I Publish Within NCURA?
Faculty
What Should NSF Data Management Plans Look Like?