Charlie is right on as concerns the FastLane workshop and a good bit of the generic information about the directorates and programs. However, what is truly valuable at these NSF conferences is face-to-face meetings with FastLane techies and with directorate personnel (especially the directorate folks). I found that personal contact really valuable when something went bump or when a solicitation is not totally clear or your proposal has some odd quirk. No system works smoothly all the time, and knowing people to call and being able to put faces on them is great. They remember you, too.
                Elsa Nadler

>>> xxxxxx@AECOM.YU.EDU 29-Apr-04 11:51:10 AM >>>
As a veteran of the March 2004 Columbia Univ conference, I suggest downloading the PowerPoints at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dga/policy/outreach.htm and presenting the material yourself!  Use the considerable
money saved for comfortable seating and cocktails.

Charlie Hathaway


At 11:02 AM 4/29/2004, you wrote:

NSF Regional Grants Conference, October 2004
Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce that Washington University will host the first National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Grants Conference of fiscal year 2005. This two-day conference will take place at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, from October 4 to 5, 2004. There will be an optional pre-conference workshop on Fastlane for researchers and administrators on Sunday, October 3, 2004. The Conference will feature speakers from NSF addressing all aspects of the NSF grants process. NSF program officers representing each NSF directorate will be on hand to provide up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answer your questions.

Highlights include:
For complete information about the conference, including registration, please consult our website:
http://cme.wustl.edu/NSF

Conference flyer attached.

(See attached file: NSF Conference Flyer1.doc)

**************************
Christa Johnson, Ph.D.
Funding Resources Coordinator, Research Office
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1054
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone: (314) 935-4119; Fax: (314) 935-5842
email: xxxxxx@msnotes.wustl.edu

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