Jennifer - At UT - El Paso we have been having "Notice of Award" meetings
with our PI's. At the time of award, we set up a meeting to discuss the
terms and conditions of the award, how to process documents within the
university, cost-sharing, time and effort issues etc. We do a more
extensive interview with new PI's and give them a small "handbook" on How
do I?  (appoint personnel to my grant, buy equipment ...etc.) The PI signs
off on his "Notice of Award" form that he has received the award document &
conditions and understands and accepts the grant and its conditions. This
has proved very successful and helpful to our PI's, as well as providing us
with documentation at the time of audit that our PI's are informed. Would
anybody be interested in hearing more about this?   Claudine Riccillo
Associate Director of Office of Research and Sponsored Projects  UT El Paso
 (915) 747-5680

At 02:58 PM 11/13/98 -0500, Jennifer Morgan wrote:
>Glenn- I will relay the suggestion to offer a session on multiple platform
>environments to the planning committee.  Thanks for the suggestion.
>
>Other Listservfolk- We are planning the topics for the 99 SRA Annual
>meeting now.  I would be very interested in hearing any other
>suggestions for workshops or concurrent sessions (including possible
>presenters) that my good friends on the RESADM-L might suggest.  Are
>there folks at your institutions that are putting on good informational
>presentations that you think would be valuable to the Research
>Administration Community at large?  Please let us know!
>
>Post it to the list and I'll be happy to relay it to the other members of the
>planning committee.  We would appreciate your input.
>-Jennifer
>
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>Jennifer Morgan
>Director of Sponsored Programs
>Office of Grants & Contracts
>Allegheny Campus
>Allegheny Univ. of the Health Sciences
>One Allegheny Center, Suite 880
>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15212
>412-359-1523 (voice)
>412-359-1556 (fax)
>xxxxxx@pgh.auhs.edu
>
>>>> Glenn Krell <xxxxxx@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU> 11/12/98 01:45pm >>>
>This has been an interesting discussion, with many implications
>for Electronic Research Administration (ERA)!  Might be a good
>topic for some of the professional societies (SRA, NCURA) to
>present at some meetings some time.
>-Glenn
>
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>Glenn Krell BA
>Grants Coordinator
>UCB School of Public Health
>Office: 503 Warren Hall
>Mail: 140 Warren Hall, M/C 7360
>Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
>Tel: (510) 642-9206; Fax: (510) 642-9891
>Email: xxxxxx@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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