Invitation to NCURA Region III Meeting in Charleston Barbara Gray 04 Mar 1998 18:18 EST
Dear RESADM Members: It is my pleasure to invite you to the National Council of University Research Administrators Region III meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 30-May 3, 1998. The theme of our meeting is "A 'Charleston Receipt' for Success in Research Administration: A Blend of Tradition, Innovation, and Leadership." For those of you who have never visited the Lowcountry of South Carolina or studied Southern customs and vocabulary, I must explain that "receipt" is the old-time regional word for "recipe." Since Charleston is known for, among other things, its culinary treats, the Region III Program Committee felt it appropriate to have a food theme. We will open our meeting with a keynote address by Dr. Donald R. Pettit, NASA Astronaut Candidate (Mission Specialist). Three additional plenary sessions will be offered dealing with research administration in the new millenium and electronic commerce with federal agencies. Eighteen concurrent sessions will address the meeting tracks of Tradition, Innovation, and Leadership. Here's a sampling of concurrent session titles: - Real Leaders Don't Eat Quiche: Gender Differences in Leadership - Should You Tell Your Guests It Came From a Can? Ethical Dilemmas in Research - Four Star Service: How to Evaluate Your Sponsored Programs Office - Who's Minding the Cookie Jar? A Federal Agency Update - Cooking With Heat: Leadership in a Time of Change - Keeping the Salad in the Bowl: Techniques for Getting Along with Faculty Six workshops covering five topics are also planned. They include a survival course for new and part-time research administrators, team building, hands-on FastLane training, effective management techniques, and hands-on internet resources for the research administrator. In addition to these educational sessions, we have planned several social activities that will provide opportunity for informal interaction and networking. Our opening reception, hosted by the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina, will take place in one of Charleston's many historic houses (the Blacklock House, circa 1800) and will feature Lowcountry specialities that will delight the palate. In keeping with our tradition of "One Beachin' Region," we will return to the shores of the Atlantic for a beach party which will feature more Lowcountry fare, fun, and entertainment. Optional activites for meeting registrants and their guests include a golf outing at Charleston's tournament class course, dinner groups at some of Charleston's finest restaurants, a narrated walking tour of the city, and "The Serenade Show," a Broadway musical, Charleston style. Are you intrigued? You can find the complete program and registration information for the Charleston meeting (including color photographs of the city and points of interest) through the NCURA National and Region III web sites or by clicking on the following URL: <http://www.cofc.edu/~osp/ncura> Materials are available in .PDF format, which requires Adobe Reader, V. 3.0 or later, for viewing. Adobe Reader is free. If you do not currently have it on your computer, you may download your free copy by clicking on the Adobe button on the link provided. Once you have opened the program in Adobe, you may print it so that you can complete the registration form. [NOTE: Adobe Reader will not SAVE a file. You must use your browser's "SAVE" or "SAVE LINK AS ..." command to save a copy for later printing or viewing.] Please note that the total program is a very large file. Some institutions' computing departments limit the size of files that can be downloaded. If you have difficulty opening the full program file, you may instead open the three smaller files that each contain a section of the program booklet. As the South is know for its warm hospitality, Region III welcomes folks from all areas of the country--and you need not be a member of NCURA to attend our regional meeting. Therefore, I extend our traditional invitation to you: "Y'all come now, ya hear!" Barbara Gray Chair-Elect, NCURA Region III Chair, Program Committee <<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>> Barbara H. Gray Telephone: 803-953-5673 Director of Sponsored Programs Fax: 803-953-6577 College of Charleston email: xxxxxx@cofc.edu Charleston, SC 29424 http://www.cofc.edu/~osp (Location: 407G Bell Building) <<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>><<<<>>>>