Dear Colleagues:
The SRA Midwest Section is hosting its Spring meeting in Minneapolis,=20
Minnesota April 13-16. The Radisson Hotel South Plaza Tower is the=20
conference hotel and has rooms available for $86.00, single; and $96.00,=20
double. Reservations must be made by March 22, 1997 (800-333-3333). The=
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meeting registration cost is $175 if postmarked by March 25 and $200=20
thereafter. In case you have not received your program announcement, the=
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meeting is outlined below. To obtain a copy of the program announcement,=
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please send an email to Beth Seaton, President-Elect, SRA Midwest at=20
xxxxxx@ccmail.wiu.edu or by phone at 309-298-1191.
The theme of this year=92s meeting, =93Research Administration in the Fut=
ure=20
Tense,=94 reflects the way research administrators must think about their=
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jobs. The meeting will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Jefferey J.=20
Goldstein, Director for Space Science Research at the Challenger Center=20
in Washington, DC. Dr. Goldstein is an inspring speaker and true=20
futurist. He will also be involved in some our sessions throughout the=20
meeting. The workshops and sessions have been designed to serve the=20
needs of research administrators from all types of institutions (medical,=
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predominantly undergraduate, research-intensive) and with all types of=20
responsbilities (pre-award, post-award, financial, departmental,=20
administrative, technical).
Hope to see you in Minneapolis!
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=93Research Adminisration in the Future Tense=94
1997 SRA Midwest Section Spring Meeting
April 13-16, 1997
Radisson South Hotel & Plaza Towers
Minneapolis Minnesota
SATURDAY, April 12, 1997
5:00 - 7:00 and 9:00 - 12:00
Hospitality Suite
SUNDAY, April 13, 1997
10:00 - 11:30 Executive Committee Meeting
11:00 - 5:00 Registration and Membership Table Open
1:00 - 4:30 Workshops
Research Administration: Back to Basics
Pamela Brown and Ester Olson
How to Teach Proposal Writing
Marcia Landen Zuzolo and Michael McCallister
Organizational Issues in Electronic Research Administration (ERA)
Robert Unger
5:00 - 6:00
Newcomers Reception
6:00 - 10:00
Opening Reception
MONDAY, April 14, 1997
7:30 - 12:00 and 1:30 - 5:00
Registration/Membership Table Open
8:00 - 8:45
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15
Keynote Address
Research and Public Education: A Marriage for the 21st Century
Jeffrey J. Goldstein
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:45
Concurrent Sessions
Developing and Faciliting Research in Health Care Organizations
Lynne Pecze and Kathryn May
Powerful Fundamental Principles for Administrative Success
Jan Holesovsky
New ERA: A Multiagency ERA Demonstration
Robert Unger
12:00 - 1:30
Awards Luncheon
Welcoming Remarks
Don Clark, President SRA
1:45 - 3:00
Concurrent Sessions
Collaborations in national Education Programming-A Recipe for Success
Jeffrey Goldstein
Strategies for Successful Institutional Grants
Marjorie Piechowski
Financial Compliance Issues
Michael Smith
3:00 - 3:15
Break
3:15 - 4:30
Concurrent Sessions
Gross Anatomy of NIH
Paula Means, Lynee Pecze, and Anne Dick
Professional Challenges for Research Administrators
Jan Eckert
Scientific Misconduct Policies: 1997 Update
Peggy Harrel
5:00 - 7:00 and 9:00 - 12:00
Hospitality Suite
TUESDAY, April 15, 1997
7:45 - 12:00 and 1:30 - 4:00
Registration/Membership Table Open
7:45 - 9:00
Breakfast Business Meeting
9:15 - 10:30
Concurrent Sessions
Issues and Ideas for Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
Patricia Farrell
Forming a Partnership with a Consultant: A Case Study
Fred Bentley and Gary Esham
Multicenter Trials and Tribulations
Bruce Steinert
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
Concurrent Sessions
Fostering Undergraduate Research
Jill Marshall, Donald Thompson, Elaine Lilly,
Noreen Carrocci, and Jill Manske
Making Use of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Thane Peterson and Barbara Clark
12:00 - 1:15
Luncheon Buffet and Roundtables
1:30 - 3:30
Two-Hour Interactive Concurrent Sessions
Crossing Cultural Lines: New Rules and Reactions
Ruth Johnson
Human Subjects Review: Interactive Session with Case
Studies from Different Types of Institutions
Presenters to be announced
Research Administration: Who Said You Can=92t
Get There from Here?
Thane Peterson, Charlie Tardivo, Tom Kormos,
Marcia Landen Zuzolo, Michael McCallister
8:00 - Midnight
Hospitality Suite Open
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 1997
7:45 - 11:30
Registration/Membership Table Open
7:30 - 8:30
Continential Breakfast & Roundtables
8:45 - 10:00
Concurrent Sessions
NIH Update
NIH-Invited Staff
Communicating with Congress
Maureen Burns
10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 11:30
Concurrent Sessions
Effective Communications
Dave Lynch, Michael McCallister, and Kathleen Cleberg
A-21: The Future for Research Administrators
Philip Corcoran
Meeting: Midwest Research Network
11:30
Meeting Adjourned
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Director of Administration
Human Gene Therapy Research Institute
1415 Woodland Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
515-241-8789
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