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NCURA Region IV 2010 Spring Meeting
Recovery through Discovery
April 26 - 28, 2010 Omaha, NE
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 Off
ice
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