Re: Feedback sought re: NSF Regional Conferences Farnsworth, Franci 27 Oct 2003 09:41 EST
I have attended two NSF Regional Conferences and heartily recommend the experience. The most valuable benefit is getting to know NSF staff, not just program officers, on a more personal level than is possible in phone calls and emails. It works both ways -- they also get to attach a face to a name. Over the years, I have drawn on these contacts to get quick answers to policy and grant questions or to track down the "right" person to call. The grant-writing information is excellent, but basic -- so most of us will have heard it already. But I always find it helpful to hear agency people in person so that I can pass on their advice to faculty members. A faculty member who attended one of these conferences found the grant-writing advice to be just what he needed -- and proceeded to get research funding the first time he submitted a proposal. I'm not sure the cost-benefit is there if you have to fly across country and stay extra nights at expensive hotels ... but if you can keep the transportation/lodging costs down it's an excellent value. Frances Vinal Farnsworth Coordinator of Sponsored Research Munford House Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753 Tel: 802-443-5889 Fax: 802-443-2081 Email: xxxxxx@middlebury.edu Web: http://www.middlebury.edu/~grants/ -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Krell [mailto:xxxxxx@IIT.EDU] Sent: Wed, October 22, 2003 12:21 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: [RESADM-L] Feedback sought re: NSF Regional Conferences Hi resadmr's, I am interested in feedback from those of you who have attended an NSF regional conference. Was it helpful to your institution? if so, how? in particular, did it help you to win grants afterward? An NSF regional conference agenda can be seen at: http://www.research.umn.edu/conferences/nsf/conf_agenda.cfm thanks in advance. Glenn Krell ======================= Glenn Krell, M.P.A., C.R.A. Director, Research Proposal Development Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 South Federal Street, M/B 301 Chicago, Illinois 60616 312-567-7141 (voice) 312-567-7517 (fax) www.grad.iit.edu/research/opd.html "Pull up your socks, pull up your pants, get in there and fight for your federal grants!" ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================