Greetings Allegheny Chapter Members and Friends! Please join the Allegheny Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators at our Spring Meeting on March 19th, 1999. The meeting will be held at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Campus Conference Center in Johnstown, PA. Allegheny Chapter SRA welcomes anyone with an interest in Research Administration. ACSRA provides an opportunity to network with your colleagues in Research Administration and take advantage of professional development sessions for a very low registration fee. Please plan to attend, and please let others know about this event. In order to keep costs at a minimum and our registration fees at an affordable rate, we only advertise by electronic word of mouth. Our Plenary Speaker for this meeting will be Ed Donohue from NIH. If you have questions about the recent changes and proposed future changes that affect research administrators, you do not want to miss this meeting. Meeting Agenda: 8:30-9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30-10:45 Plenary Session with Edward Donohue, NINDS Director-NIH, Division of Extramural Activities and Chief, Grants Management Branch - Discussing what we can do as administrators to expedite the paper flow process with the recent changes at NIH. 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Morning Concurrent Sessions 12:30-2:00 Roundtable Luncheon and Business Meeting 2:00-3:30 Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 3:30 Meeting Adjourned. Planned Concurrent Session Topics are: Budget Building Part I: Regulatory Background, Definitions, and Other General "Stuff" Budget Building Part II: The Detailed Budget Peter C. Koch, Director, Research Sponsored Programs, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH In this two-part workshop, you will review definitions of budget line items, discuss common problems and miscomceptions in developing budgets, and present simple formulas for preparing project budgets. The session is targed for both those who are new to the grant budgeting process and also those in need of a thorough review of the basic concepts. Case examples and exercises will be used to reinforce discussion points. The focus will be largely on preparing budgets for federal grant proposals. Preparing for the Certified Research Administrators Exam Kim Carter, M.P.A., C.R.A., Grants Specialist, WPIC, UPMCHS and Debbie Evansky, C.R.A., Grants Specialist, WPIC, UPMCHS Learn what it takes to become a certified research administrator. This session will be presented by two individuals who have just received their CRA and can give you their strategies for preparing for and taking the exam. Creating a Distributed Environment for Research Administration: Penn State's Virtual Organization to Support Research Robert Killoren, Assistant Vice President for Research, Penn State University An overview of how Penn State is attempting to increase efficiency and effectiveness of research administration across the University by creating cross-functional teams involving research administrators and accountants in both colleges and central offices who work together to solve problems and create better processes. Introduction to Electronic Research Administration Ken Forstmeier, Director, Office of Research Information Systems, Penn State University Learn the basics of electronic research administration. What is it? Why do we need it? How can it make life better for research administrators? Why is it so important? If you have been shying away from electronic research administration, attend this user-friendly session to learn the terminology and become familiar with the basic concepts in a pain-free environment. Procedures and Processes for Research Administration: Departmental Administration Rebecca Claycamp, C.R.A., Assistant Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh In this session we will discuss a variety of topics to determine efffective strategies for working with researchers at the department level. Registration: The meeting registration fee of only $35.00 includes the cost of the session handout materials, continental breakfast, coffee break and lunch. Registration deadline is March 15th. If necessary, you may register via fax and pay by check at the meeting. Click here for registration form. http://web.fie.com/cws/sra/alreg.pdf Logistics: Directions can be found at: http://web.fie.com/cws/sra/almap.pdf If you are interested in overnight accommodations please call the Johnstown Sleep Inn (814) 262-9292 and request the special rate of $39.99 for the Allegheny Chapter SRA meeting and the Conference Center. I look forward to seeing you there! Jennifer Morgan, M.H.A. President, Allegheny Chapter Society of Research Administrators Director, Office of Grants & Contracts Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Systems 3811 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 voice (412) 624-0743 fax (412) 624-0714 xxxxxx@msx.upmc.edu ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================
