Recovery through Discovery

Monday, April 26, 2010

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 101: Acronyms, A-21, Allowability Criteria & Section J

Intermediate Clinical Trial Management: Meeting the Challenge of Compliant Clinical Research Billing

Advanced NCURA Peer Review: What Is It and What Is In It for Me?

Federal NSF Update

Senior Forum Managing Your Office Through Difficult Economic Times

Case Study You Want Me to Do What? Sticky Situations in the Research Administration Environment

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 102: Building a Budget

     Other handouts: Basic Budget Template & NSF Basic Budget Template

Intermediate Federal Acquisition Regulations

     Other handouts: DOD App & NSD Directive

Intermediate Emerging Research Institutions

Advanced Research Misconduct: Some Practical Impacts on the Sponsored Research Office

Case Study Who Ya Gonna Call? The Reorganization of a Post Award Office

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 103: Reporting, Cost Sharing, Cost Transfers

Intermediate Moving Sponsored Programs to the Next Level: The Role of Research Administration

Intermediate Subrecipient Monitoring

Advanced Export Controls and International Considerations

Senior Forum Enhanced Institutional Research Compliance: Partnering of Legal Counsel and the Research Office

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Beginner Just the Facts 201: Contract Language—Good/Bad, Best/Worst

Intermediate Pre- and Post-Award Internal Controls in the Management of ARRA Funding

Intermediate Compliance from a Departmental Perspective

     Other handouts:Checklist, Budget, Memo, Records Retention, Disposal, & Public Records

General Your Success Is Our Success: Department Staff Working Together with Faculty & the Sponsored Programs Office

Senior Forum Attracting and Retaining Staff and Leaders

Case Study OMG! It’s an OIG (Office of Inspector General) Audit!

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 202: Electronic Research Administration (ERA)

Intermediate Launching an Export Management Program

     Other handouts: BIS Self-Assessment Tool & BIS Export Mgt. Compliance Guidelines

Advanced Starting and Operating a Centralized Clinical Trials Office: Strategic Considerations Across the Organizational Life Cycle

Federal US Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program

Senior Forum Core Facilities Management

Case Study Communicating and Managing Total Professional Effort

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 203: Why Financial Compliance Matters

General The Senior Level Research Administrator’s Role as Viewed by a Junior Level Administrator

Federal NIH Update

General Teamwork + Trust = Success: Faculty and Sponsored Programs Working Together

Case Study Reduce, Manage, or Eliminate: Adventures with Conflicts of Interest
     Other handouts: AAMC-AAU-COI Report, Appendix A, DHHS ANPR, NIH Grants Policy Stmt., SBIR STTR Overview

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Beginner Just the Facts 204: Research Compliance for the Research Administrator

Intermediate Using Metrics to Manage

Advanced Effort Certification, Again!

Federal FDP ARRA Update

Case Study RFAs and RFPs from A to Z
     Other handout: Reading RFPs Checklist

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Beginner Just the Facts 301: What is Research Administration? How Do We Provide Service to Our PI’s?

Intermediate Research Development: Finding the Best Model for Your Institution

Intermediate Best Practices in Responsible Conduct of Research

Advanced Reality Research Administration: How Could This Happen?

General NCURA, Volunteerism, and Leadership

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Intermediate Public vs. Private Quality Assurance Through Monitoring and Auditing

Advanced Negotiation Strategies and Win-Win Outcomes

General Hot Topics Roundtable