SRA International eConnections
January 2011 Issue
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Table of Contents
Educational Meetings & Events
- SRA Pre-Award and Post-Award Meeting in San Antonio, TX, March 7-10, 2011
- NCSRA's 15th Annual Conference In Greensboro, NC, March 14-16, 2011
- Northeast/Southern Section to Meet in New Orleans, LA, March 27-30, 2011
- Registration
- Silent Auction
- Volunteering at a Meeting
- Western/Midwest Sections Joint Meeting in Long Beach, CA, May 14-18, 2011
- 2011 SRA International Annual Meeting in Montreal, October 22-26, 2011
SRA Section News
- Southern Sections News
- Travel Award - Deadline February 1
- Southern Section Officer Elections
- Registration Open for New Orleans
- Midwest Section News
- Seeking Midwest Section Officers
- Proposed Bylaws Changes
- Midwest Section Awards Call for Nominations - Deadline February 1
- Northeast Section News
- Future Aspirations: Run For Office
- NE Will Meet the West in 2012
- Western Sections News
- Now Accepting Nominations for Western Section Officers
- President-Elect
- Secretary-Treasurer
SRA News and Announcements
News in the Field of Research Administration
International News in the Field of Research Administration
The Career Center
Educational Meetings & Events
- SRA Pre-Award and Post-Award Meeting in San Antonio, TX, March 7-10, 2011
- NCSRA's 15th Annual Conference In Greensboro, NC, March 14-16, 2011
- Northeast/Southern Section to Meet in New Orleans, LA, March 27-30, 2011
- Registration
- Silent Auction
- Volunteering at a Meeting
- Western/Midwest Sections Joint Meeting in Long Beach, CA, May 14-18, 2011
- 2011 SRA International Annual Meeting in Montreal, October 22-26, 2011
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SRA Pre-Award and Post-Award Meeting in San Antonio, TX, March 7-10, 2011
The SRA Pre-Award and Post-Award meetings will take place at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.
To make your sleeping room reservation for this meeting, please visit http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbpre-aw-11.cfm?id=4126
Pre-Award Meeting : March 7-8, 2011
The Pre-Award meeting is intended primarily for research administrators who are involved in the planning, development and preparation of grant proposals and who collaborate with various agency personnel, institutional administrators, and investigators prior to award submission. The topics included in this program are:
- Proposal Development
- Budgeting Basics
- Pre-Award Preparation
- Funding Development
- eRA/Submission Technologies
- Post-Submission to Award Acceptance
- Responsible Conduct of Research for Pre-Award
For more information about the program, visit http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbpre-aw-11.cfm?id=4118
Registration is now open
Post Award Meeting: March 9-10, 2011
The Post-Award meeting is also a two-day program, geared towards A-21, and provides resources and information for research administration's next generation of leaders. Course content balances the needs of both small and large institutions, and focuses on strategies attendees can use in their profession.
Who should attend? Universities and mid-level (financial and post-award administrators) looking to make the transition to a managerial position; or individuals who are looking to get an understanding of the entire view of post-award administration.
For more information about the program, visit http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbpost-aw-11.cfm?id=4128
Registration is now open
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NCSRA's 15th Annual Conference In Greensboro, NC, March 14-16, 2011
The North Carolina Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators will meet March 14-16, 2011 at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons in Greensboro NC.
Forging Alliances to Safely Navigate the Research Enterprise!
- Topics by knowledgeable professionals in research administration
- Professional development opportunities for newcomers and senior colleagues
- NIH Certificate Program and Clinical Trials workshop
- Poster presentations
- Multiple pre-conference half-day and full-day workshops
- The opportunity to network with colleagues across the state and region
- Travel awards and much more!
For more information, click here
Travel Award Applications due January 21, 2011, Click here for details
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Northeast/Southern Section to Meet in New Orleans, LA, March 27-30, 2011
Registration is now open and well underway for this exciting Joint Section meeting between the Northeast and the South. We meet March 27-30, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA). Reserve your room today at the beautiful Royal Sonesta Hotel. Photos from the August site visit completed by the Presidents and Presidents-elect of both sections can be seen by clicking here.
We are offering 3 complete certificate programs at this meeting:
- Leadership
- Research Law
- Introduction to Research Administration and Management
Click here to read the full descriptions of these certificate programs and to view the course outlines.
Click here to register and find out how to apply for one of four (two per Section) $350 Travel Award Scholarships - hurry, deadline for applying for a travel award is February 15th!
Silent Auction: In order to be able to offer travel awards each year, the Sections host a Silent Auction fundraiser on Sunday Night during the Opening Reception. We ask members and local vendors/organizations to donate merchandise (i.e., logo items - hats, backpacks, totes, mugs, gift certificates, jewelry, food baskets, etc.) that we then auction off to the highest bidder. If you or your institution would like to donate goods please contact Susan Flickinger at flickins@mail.nih.gov.
Volunteering at the Meeting: Successful meetings depend on the generosity of our members! If you would be willing to serve as a room monitor or staff the registration/information desk for an hour or two, please contact Trudy Riley at triley@udel.edu or visit the volunteer page to sign up at http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbNEsa11.cfm?id=4152.
Questions? Contact: schalled@mskcc.org or dvazque1@health.usf.edu. Don't forget you can also follow the meeting updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SRA2011NOLA
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Western/Midwest Sections Joint Meeting in Long Beach, CA, May 14-18, 2011
"From the Heartland to the Western Seaboard: Diving into Research Administration"
We ended the year 2010 with our plans for the Long Beach meeting on target. Registration is now open for the meeting and you can register on-line through the SRA meeting website at: http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbWsa11.cfm?id=4105
Please check out the Schedule at a Glance while you're on the site to get an idea of when workshops and sessions will be held throughout the meeting.
Thanks to the program committee and track leaders who worked diligently during the Fall to develop a solid educational program for our members. The meeting program is in the final stage of review. It has been exciting to watch the program come together. There will be something in the program for everyone in research administration with sessions and workshops ranging in topics from export controls to developing a well-structured research hypothesis. An email notification will be sent to members as soon as the program is finalized.
In addition to a strong educational program, we're looking forward to kicking off the meeting Sunday evening by welcoming those new to SRA at our annual newcomer's reception. The fun will continue with the opening reception on a sunset cruise around the Long Beach harbor aboard the Endless Dreams yacht. This will be a great opportunity for networking and enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while taking in the beautiful scenery of the Long Beach skyline.
We are honored to open our program with our keynote speaker Dr. Carol Blum, Director of Research Compliance and Administration, Council on Governmental Relations (COGR). Many of you know Carol through her work with COGR and the great job she does expending her knowledge on current issues that impact research administration. We look forward to hearing from Carol and getting some real "DC insight" while in California.
Also coming back this year is the roundtable topics luncheon, which was very successful last year at the Western/Southern section meeting. This "topic table" lunch gathering gave participants a chance to discuss timely issues in research administration with seasoned SRA members and knowledgeable content experts over lunch.
You won't want to miss this meeting, so register early! See you Long Beach!
Jennie Amison
President, Western Section
Dara Little
President, Midwest Section
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2011 SRA International Annual Meeting in Montreal, October 22-26, 2011
The 2011 Annual Meeting is taking place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Now is the perfect time to book your sleeping room! A block of rooms is reserved at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, where the meeting will take place.
We have a block of rooms reserved at the rate of $249 (CDN) (single/double) + tax per night.
Reservations by Phone
Please call (514) 861-3511 or (800) 441-1414 to make a sleeping room reservation by phone. The group rate will be honored by identifying yourself as a participant of "SRA International."
Reservations Online
Please click here to make sleeping room reservations online. The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth has set up a page specifically for attendees of the 2011 SRA International Annual Meeting.
To receive complimentary high-speed internet, and other benefits for your stay, enroll in the Fairmont hotel loyalty program. Click here for details of benefits and to enroll.
For more information on the hotel and making sleeping room reservations, please visit http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbAM11.cfm?id=3900
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SRA Section News
- Southern Sections News
- Travel Award - Deadline February 1
- Southern Section Officer Elections
- Registration Open for New Orleans
- Midwest Section News
- Seeking Midwest Section Officers
- Proposed Bylaws Changes
- Midwest Section Awards Call for Nominations - Deadline February 1
- Northeast Section News
- Future Aspirations: Run For Office
- NE Will Meet the West in 2012
- Western Sections News
- Now Accepting Nominations for Western Section Officers
- President-Elect
- Secretary-Treasurer
Southern Section News
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Southern Section leadership, please accept our best wishes for all things wonderful in 2011 - and what better way to make great things happen than to get involved in SRA, attend a meeting (or two), and network with your peers.
With our annual section meeting and elections less than three months away, we want to keep you up-to-date with everything happening in the Southern Section.
Travel Award - Deadline February 1
Once again we are offering travel scholarship/stipends to help defray registration and travel costs. There are two awards being offered to Southern Section members, each worth $350.
- New Administrator Award: The applicant must be new to research administration within the last three years.
- Transitional Travel Award: This award is intended for an experienced research administrator who has been actively involved in SRA at the International or Section meeting but whose institution is unable to fund travel to the Section meeting. The recipient must be a member of the Southern or Northeast Section who has previously contributed substantial service to the Section. Special consideration will be given to individuals in employment transition.
For more information and to apply, visit our Web site at http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbNEsa11.cfm?id=4050
Hurry, deadline for applying for a travel award is February 1st!
Southern Section Officer Elections
It's that time of year again to start thinking about elections. Ever thought of running for office? You too can be an SRA leader! We are seriously looking for candidates for President-elect and Secretary with terms starting after the 2011 Section meeting in NOLA. Contact Judy Bristow, Past President and Nominating Committee chair at judy.bristow@louisville.edu for more information.
Registration Open for New Orleans
Registration is well underway for our Joint Section meeting between the South and the Northeast. We meet March 27-30, 2011 at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA).
Reserve your room today at the beautiful Royal Sonesta Hotel. Click here for room rates and booking details.
With 60 concurrent session slots and 8 workshops, this year's program will be a memorable event with information covering 8 tracks: Financial Management, Human Subjects Protection, Management & Operations, Professional Development, Research Ethics, Research Law, Sponsored Programs Administration and Sponsors & Agencies.
Workshop Descriptions
Concurrent Session Descriptions
We are also offering 3 complete certificate programs at this meeting:
Questions? Contact Diego Vasquez at dvazque1@health.usf.edu. Don't forget you can also follow the meeting updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SRA2011NOLA
We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
Best,
Diego Vazquez
President, Southern Section
Carla Cavender
President Elect, Southern Section
Judy Bristow
Past President, Southern Section
Susan Cates
Secretary, Southern Section
John Roark
Treasurer, Southern Section
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Midwest Section News
Seeking Midwest Section Officers
As the current Past-President, one of my duties is to seek viable candidates from the Midwest Section membership to run for available offices to help ensure continuity within the Midwest Section. Therrefore, I am seeking candidates for the following offices:
- President-Elect:
The President-Elect shall take office at the close of the Annual Section Meeting (i.e., Long Beach CA., meeting). The basic duties for this office are to assist the President with the planning of our 2012 Section Meeting and to continue to lead the Midwest Section in respect to our goals of providing the Midwest Section membership with educational and professional growth opportunities in the areas of research administration by (1) promoting mutual assistance among members; (2) fostering communications, understanding the friendship among research administrators; and (3) to carry out "as determined" initiatives voiced by the membership, which do not conflict with SRA International Bylaws. The President-Elect requires a (3) year commitment consisting of serving three (3) one (1) year terms; President-Elect (1 year), President (1 year) and Past President (1 year). Please refer to the Midwest Section Bylaws for additional information.
- Secretary:
The Secretary shall take office at the close of the Annual Section Meeting (i.e., Long Beach CA., meeting). The basic duties for this office are to take the minutes associated with Midwest Section Business Meetings that occur during our Section meetings (i.e., 2012 and 2013 Section Meetings) along with the minutes of our Business meetings occurring at the SRA International Annual Meetings (i.e., 2011 Montreal, Quebec Canada and 2012 Orlando, FL) in addition to any and all ad-hoc meetings consisting of the officers of the Section. This office requires a two (2) year commitment. Please refer to the Midwest Section Bylaws for additional information.
If you are interested in running for one of the aforementioned offices, or if you would like to nominate a Midwest Section member, please email me at john.michnowicz@wustl.edu.
Proposed Bylaws Changes
At our Midwest Section Business Meeting held October 18th during the SRA International Annual meeting in Chicago, IL, with the approval of our Bylaws Chairperson, Kathy DeWitt, I proposed some minor revisions of our section's bylaws in hopes of clarifying which meetings (i.e., National vs. Section) were being referenced and the role of the President as opposed to the President-Elect in respect to Chairing the Program Committee for the Section Meetings.
Below is a listing of the impacted Article and Section, the current language and the proposed change.
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ARTICLE & SECTION
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CURRENT LANGUAGE
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO LANGUAGE
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ARTICLE V. Section 2.
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Petition. The nominating petition shall be received by the Chair of the Nominations Committee at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the start of the Annual Business Meeting.
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Petition. The nominating petition shall be received by the Chair of the Nominations Committee at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the start of the Section’s Meeting.
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ARTICLE VII. Section 1.
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The Executive Committee shall be the governing body of this Section. It shall be composed of the officers of the Section, the Chairs of the Standing Section Committees, and the Section representatives to the SRA standing committees, the Chapter Presidents, and other representatives indicated by this Article.
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The Executive Committee shall be the governing body of the Section. It shall be composed of the officers of the Section, the Chairs of the Standing Section Committees, and the Section representatives to the SRA standing committees, the Chapter Presidents, and other representatives indicated by this Article.
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ARTICLE VII. Section 1.
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Program Committee - The President-Elect shall appoint and chair the Program Committee that will be responsible for programs and facilities planning for all Section Meetings.
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Program Committee - The President shall appoint and chair the Program Committee that will be responsible for programs and facilities planning for all Section Meetings. The President-Elect will assist the President with all planning activities, serving as a “Trainee", therefore, preparing s/he to Chair the Program Committee the following year serving as the Section’s President.
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In the near future, an email will be sent out to the Midwest Section members asking you to either vote "Yes"; to accept the proposed changes or "No"; not to accept the proposed changes. The results will be shared during our next Section Business Meeting, which will be held during our Joint Midwest/Western Section Meeting, May 14-18 in Long Beach, CA.
The entire Midwest Section Bylaws can be accessed using the following url: http://www.srainternational.org/Midwest Section
Sincerely,
John Michnowicz
Past President, Midwest Section
Midwest Section Awards Call for Nominations - Deadline February 1
Dick Canaday Travel Award
Dick Canaday, a former president of Midwest Section of the Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International, was one of the Midwest's best-loved leaders. Dick died of cancer in June of 1996. To honor his memory, SRA's Midwest Section offers this award each year to an individual who would like to participate in an SRA section or annual meeting, but is financially unable to do so.
The goal of the Dick Canaday Travel Award is to encourage attendance at the Midwest Section Meeting by research administrators who do not have institutional resources to pay the full cost of attending. This award will reimburse your hotel sleeping room cost up to a maximum of $500. One award will be given for an individual to attend the Midwest Section meeting held in
Spring 2011.
Midwest SRA New Member Award
This award has been established to recognize new research administrators who have contributed positively to SRA's Midwest Section. The Award will be presented annually at the Spring meeting of the Midwest Section.
Founders Award
The award has been established to recognize members of SRA's Midwest Section whose services have benefited the Section. The Award will be presented annually at the Spring meeting of the Midwest Section.
For more additional information, including the criteria for each award, please go to the
SRA International website at: http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/uploadedFiles/MWSectionAwardsb.pdf
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Submit materials (email, mail or fax) to:
Domenica G. Pappas, CRA
Illinois Institute of Technology
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
3300 S. Federal Street, MB 301H
Chicago, IL 60616-3793
Fax: 312-567-6980
pappas@iit.edu
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Northeast Section News
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Northeast and Southern Sections' leadership, please accept our best wishes for all things wonderful in 2011 - and what better way to make great things happen than to get involved in SRA, attend a meeting (or two) and network with your peers.
Future Aspirations: Run For Office: Ever thought of running for office? You too can be an SRA leader! The Northeastern Section is seriously looking for candidates for President-elect and Treasurer - term starting after the 2011 Section meeting in NOLA. Contact Kate McCormick, Past President and Nominating Committee chair at kmccormick@hms.harvard.edu for more information.
NE Will Meet the West in 2012: The Northeast section will pair with the Western section in the Spring of 2012. Understandably there is a large geographic expanse between us, so site selection discussions are ongoing - do we stay east or go west? Cities currently under consideration include: Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Providence, RI. Only eighteen members participated in last month's survey monkey poll for site preferences. The results are as follows:
Portland - 4
San Francisco - 8
Boston - 5
Providence - 0
Cape Cod - 1 write-in vote
RFPs have been sent and we will keep you abreast of what we find out about locations and pricing.
Looking forward to continuing the conversation…
Best,
Debbie
Debra Schaller-Demers, MSOM
President, Northeast Section
schalled@mskcc.org
Diego
Diego Vazquez
President, Southern Section
Dvazque1@health.usf.edu
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Western Section News
Now Accepting Nominations for Western Section Officers: President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer
The SRA Western section needs you! Help lead the Society dedicated to serving the profession of research administration. The sections are currently seeking nominations for the position of President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer.
The term for the position of President-Elect will be one year, followed by one year as President and one year as Immediate Past President. Terms will begin at the close of the Annual Business Meeting and will terminate at the close of the Annual Business meeting as appropriate.
The term for the position of Secretary-Treasurer will be for two years. The treasurer responsibilities will be shared with the treasurer of the section that joins the Western section for the combined section meeting. The term begins at the close of the Annual Business Meeting and the current Secretary-Treasurer will work closely with the new officer to transition section activities.
We need strong, dynamic and creative leadership for SRA. Candidates are needed from all divisions, interests and subspecialties in the field to serve in this important leadership roles. Being part of SRA leadership provides an opportunity to advance the profession of research administration, make critical decisions about SRA's future, and give back to the Society. New officers will also receive support, mentorship and assistance from previous officers of the section. The duties and responsibilities of the President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer are included at the end of this notice.
We want to hear from you. If you are interested in serving, or know of potential candidates, please contact Wendy Schroeder, Immediate Past President, Western Section at: wschroeder@carisis.com.
The deadline to submit nominations is April 1, 2011.
The following are duties and responsibilities related to the President-Elect position:
- Second in Command. The President Elect shall serve as the second in command of the Section.
- Meetings. The President Elect shall have the responsibility of calling and conducting all meetings in the President's absence and as delegated and coordinated with the President. These meetings include: Section Leadership, Executive Committee, Planning Committee and Business Meetings.
- Advisory. The President Elect provides guidance may be requested by Section Leadership, Members, Committee Chairs and International representatives to assist them in accomplishing their specific duties.
- Finance. The President Elect may make recommendations for the approval of expenses and financial reports associated with maintaining Section.
- Annual Section Meeting. The President Elect will serve with the President as co-Chair of the Annual section meeting. Together they will coordinate all planning activities and execution of the Annual section meeting.
The following are duties and responsibilities related to the Secretary/Treasurer position:
- Secretary. The Secretary has the responsibility of Section communications regarding sending notifications and correspondence as may be required and coordinated with the Section Leadership.
- Meetings. The Secretary will receive meeting agendas from the President and/or President Elect in advance of a scheduled meeting (preferably 1 week prior) and distribute and remind meeting attendees of the meeting, its agenda, supporting materials, time and place. During the meeting the Secretary will record minutes and will be responsible for distributing minutes and action items to meeting attendees post meeting. These meetings include: Section Leadership, Executive Committee, Planning Committee and Business Meetings.
- Treasurer. The Treasurer is responsible for coordinating the financial aspects of all Section functions. This includes maintaining pertinent records, supporting documentation, coordinating financial approval process with International SRA. The Treasurer also serves as the Sections' representative on the SRA-International Budget and Finance Committee.
- Budget and Finance Committee. This Committee is made up of Section Treasurers and meets twice a year. The Budget and Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing fiscal matters of the Society and executing other functions as may be assigned.
- Reports and Records. The Secretary - Treasurer will keep the official records of the Section and will prepare and distribute financial reports as required. The Secretary-Treasurer will provide financial reports as part of the Section Business Meetings.
- Annual Section Meeting. The Secretary - Treasurer will serve on the Planning Committee for the Annual meeting and will be consulted with on decisions regarding all costs associated with its planning and execution. As an active member of the Section, this person is also involved in planning programmatic content, meeting logistics and ancillary activities.
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SRA News and Announcements
Sponsorship And Exhibiting Opportunities At SRA's 2011 Section Meetings
SRA will host two section meetings this year, encompassing all areas of the U.S.:
Exhibiting or advertising at a section meeting is an easy and affordable way to keep your name in front of decision makers in the research administration community. For as little as $650 you can exhibit and attend all networking functions and sessions, giving you direct access to your customers. Or advertise at a Section Meeting for as low as $150! For opportunities, see the SRA 2011 Section Meeting Sponsorship Order Form , or contact SRA's Rebecca Vandall.
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SRA Executive Director Position Posting
The Executive Director of SRA International is responsible for the overall management of SRA International operations and reports directly to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Society.
SRA International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1967 and headquartered in Falls Church, VA. SRA International is governed by a Board of Directors, whose 10 members are elected by the membership. The Society has approximately 4,000 members in the fields of research administration at hospitals, institutions of higher education, nonprofits and government entities.
The Executive Director manages the varied functions of the organization including overall supervision of the SRA International headquarters staff, communication between and among the Society's various constituencies, outreach to external partners and groups, member services, and the financial oversight of the Society's finances.The ideal candidate will be comfortable with shared decision making and the concept of "servant leadership."
The complete position description and application information can be found at: http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/template/tntbAB.cfm?id=4072
The Society of Research Administrators International is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate, in hiring or promotion on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
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All 2010 SRA Webinars Bundled By Topics, Are Available For Purchase
The 2010 SRA Webinars have concluded. But, don't fret! If you missed the NSF Cost Sharing Webinar, or any other past Webinar, you can order the recording for only $50.
OR
Purchase one of our four recording packages for only $150. Each package includes 5 individual webinars grouped by the following topics:
Pre and Post Award Package
2010 SRA Annual Meeting Live Webinar:
What Goes on During Grant and Contract Negotiations
Marcia Landen, Director, Grant Services Bloomington
Mike McCallister, Assistant Director, Research Ethics, Education and Policy
Indiana University
2010 SRA Annual Meeting Live Webinar:
Revising and Resubmitting Unsuccessful Proposals
Marjorie Piechowski, Director of Research Support
Michelle Schoenecker, Senior Technical Grant Writer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
National Science Foundation Proposal Preparation Basics Parts 1, 2
(3.0 hours)
Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management; Division of Institution & Award Support
National Science Foundation
Budget Development: Techniques & Tips
Rene Hearns, Consultant
Managing Re-charge Centers and Research Service Facilities
James Wrenn, President and CEO, IT Works
Place an on-line order for all 5 Webinars in this Package
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Package
National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health Discussion on Requirements for Responsible Conduct of Research
Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support National Science Foundation
Rod Ulane, Training Officer and Director of the Division of Scientific Programs in the Office of Extramural Programs, National Institutes of Health
Interpretation and Implementation of the National Science Foundation's Requirement to Facilitate the Ethical Conduct of Research
Peggy Fischer, Associate Inspector General for Investigations
National Science Foundation
Dena Plemmons, adjunct faculty, SDSU and UCSD
Camille Nebeker, Director of Division of Research Affairs, SDSU
2010 SRA Annual Meeting Live Webinar:
Ethical Issues in International Human Research Protections
Daniel Vasgird, Director, Office of Research Compliance
West Virginia University
Developing Effective Responsible Conduct of Research Trainings
Tony Onofrietti, Director of Research Education, University of Utah
Designing and Implementing an Effective RCR Course
Debra Schaller-Demers, MSOM, Director, Research Outreach and Compliance RCR Course Director, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Place an on-line order for all 5 Webinars in this Package
Research Law and Compliance Package
2010 SRA Annual Meeting Live Webinar:
Ethical Issues in International Human Research Protections
Daniel Vasgird, Director, Office of Research Compliance
West Virginia University
Compliance and Ethics Programs and Liability Under the False Claims Act
Jill Williamson, Associate and Elizabeth Gill, Associate
Patton Boggs, LLP
Protecting Sensitive Research Data
Susan Wyatt Sedwick, Associate Vice President for Research and Director
Office of Sponsored Projects, The University of Texas at Austin
Intellectual Property Issues in International Collaborations
Lacy Kolo, Associate, Patton Boggs, LLP
Clinical Trial Agreement Indemnification Clauses
J. Michael Slocum, President, Slocum & Boddie, PC
Place an on-line order for all 5 Webinars in this Package
Clinical Trials Package
Marketing & Business Development for Clinical Research Sites
Kevin Ketels, Wayne State University
Clinical Trial Agreement Indemnification Clauses
J. Michael Slocum, President, Slocum & Boddie, PC
Clinical Trial Billing - Not for the Faint of Heart
Bruce Steinert, Administrative Director, Clinical Trials Center Research Institute NorthShore University HealthSystem
Protecting Sensitive Research Data
Susan Wyatt Sedwick, Associate Vice President for Research and Director
Office of Sponsored Projects, The University of Texas at Austin
2010 SRA Annual Meeting Live Webinar:
Ethical Issues in International Human Research Protections
Daniel Vasgird, Director, Office of Research Compliance
West Virginia University
Place an on-line order for all 5 Webinars in this Package
For Complete Webinar recording descriptions and to find out more about SRA Webinars, click here.
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News in the Field of Research Administration
NIH reminds extramural research community about policies affecting NIH Grant Submissions for due dates on or after January 25, 2011.
NOT-OD-11-021: Reminder: Policies Affecting Submission of NIH Grant Applications for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2011.
SRA will host two Webinars on the following two topics in the next month.
Window Shut, Now What? Submitting Error-free NIH Grant Applications
Tuesday, February 1, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Grant applicants submitting to NIH deadlines January 25, 2011 and beyond, will no longer have the safety net of an error correction window to address system-identified errors/warnings after the deadline. This Webinar will provide an overview of NIH's electronic application submission process with an emphasis on avoiding common pitfalls and submitting error-free applications.
Learning Objectives:
- List the key elements of submitting an electronic application successfully, including common mistakes and steps to avoid them.
- Detail new NIH policies related to application submission and how they affect the application process.
Presenter:
Sheri Cummins
Customer Relationship Manager, eRA External Services Team, Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH
eRA Commons: Post-submission Functionality - The Latest and Greatest
eRA Commons is your tool for managing post-submission functionality, including new NIH policy mandates. Learn about Federal Financial Reporting (FFR), xTrain, Electronic Streamlined Award Process (eSNAP) and Just-In-Time functions in eRA Commons.
Learning Objective:
- Learn of the tools available on the eRA Commons for managing post-award responsibilities and guidance on effectively utilizing them.
Presenter:
Scarlett Gibb, Lead Customer Relationship Manager
eRA External Services Team, Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH
For questions regarding any SRA Webinar, please contact SRA's Rebecca Vandall.
For a list of all SRA International Webinars and Meetings visit www.srainternational.org.
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National Science Foundation ARRA Common Reporting Errors Guidance
The National Science Foundation has recently developed and posted additional guidance regarding recipient reporting for awards made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To assist the ARRA reporting community in submission of these reports, NSF has developed a tip sheet of Common Reporting Errors Guidance. This document provides solutions and additional reporting guidance to common errors found in NSF ARRA quarterly reports.
We hope that this and other guidance on the NSF ARRA Recipient Reporting website will assist the research community in meeting their ARRA reporting obligations. For NSF-specific questions regarding Recovery Act recipient reporting, contact policy@nsf.gov.
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How Your Grant Proposal Compares
Sure, good ideas are an essential ingredient of any external grant proposal, but however necessary, they're not enough to ensure you'll get the money. To stand a fighting chance, the ideas in your project must be both good and well positioned relative to other grant proposals.
All good ideas are to some extent well positioned already-that is, they deal with a real, demonstrable problem; they are informed by concepts that have been tried before; and they reflect alignment with what has worked in the past and divergence from what has failed. But beyond the idea itself, there are a number of other ways in which your proposal must be positioned, relative to other ideas, in order to win the approval of reviewers.
Reviewers are always faced with more good ideas than they have the resources to support. In ranking proposals, reviewers are forced to look past the idea itself for evidence of how likely it is that the project will produce an outcome (data, publications, new technology) that has merit in itself and/or could lead to future development or change. That's why the ideas that are best positioned are the most likely to be supported. So how do you position your idea most effectively?
Context is everything. The ideas that win grant money are those that are most well positioned in the literature. All successful grant proposals must demonstrate…
Read more: http://chronicle.com/article/How-Your-Grant-Proposal/47471/
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Becoming a Successful Principal Investigator
Brian Taylor
It is not enough to have a good idea. Your good idea must also be well positioned, or review panels for grant agencies are unlikely to approve it. A year ago, I wrote a column about how to best position your research idea to attract a grant. Now I'd like to turn the focus on you, the investigator.
Grant writing is the end of a process, not the beginning. Long before you make the decision to write a grant proposal for your research, you should…
Read more: http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/66133/
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ORI to Release Interactive Movie on Research Integrity
A video simulation on research integrity will be released soon on the ORI web site. In the simulation, research misconduct causes a noted lab to lose funding, creates bad publicity to the university, and eventually causes the withdrawal of a multi-million dollar endowment. In "The Lab," viewers have the opportunity to undo the damage by assuming the roles of a graduate student, post doc, principal investigator, and a research integrity officer and make decisions to prevent misconduct from occurring unnoticed.
We believe that the interactive video will be a great resource for RCR instructors. To view the introduction to the video, go to http://ori.hhs.gov/TheLab.
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Wounded Warrior Care: Rediscovering the Meaning of Healthcare in America Today
2011 DISTINGUISHED ETHICS EDUCATION CONFERENCE SERIES
SESSION 1 "Wounded Warrior Care: Rediscovering the Meaning of Healthcare in America Today," Thursday, 28 April 2011, 10:00am-5:00pm.
The Navy Medicine Institute for the Medical Humanities and Research Leadership and the Smithsonian's Office of Sponsored Projects are pleased to begin announcing our 2011 distinguished ethics education conference series. The series is sponsored by the Smithsonian OSP in partnership with the Navy Medicine Institute. You and your own colleagues are cordially invited to participate.
The care of our Wounded Warriors is a significant challenge. As our women and men return to us from the battlefield with new and deeper wounds, often invisible, our culture today must meet their needs in ways very unexpected. Yet healing is a mutual gift. We might consider that in our offer of healing to our Wounded Warriors, they also offer healing to us --- a healing of the evidence in our society of a too often self-centered individualism, apathy, denial, and the refusal to care deeply for those in need because it can be too inconvenient or perhaps too ultimate. This conference will offer a series of keynote lectures, panel presentations, and discussions designed to heighten our awareness of the presence of our Wounded Warriors as equal members of society. The conference will draw special attention to the challenge that Wounded Warrior Care brings to our self understanding as a people, a culture, and a nation. This conference will call us to a deeper sense of compassion and care for all those who suffer and are in need. Ultimately, the goal of this special time together will be to consider a contemporary spirituality of compassion, meaning "to suffer with;" and thereby discover more deeply what it means to be truly a human and humane society
The conference will be held in the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, on 10th and Constitution Ave NW in Washington, DC. Like all of these yearly conferences, they are free and open to the public.
Registration and the full agenda are found at:
http://www.thechiefinformationgroup.com/conference/smithsonian/index.php?c_id=17
If using plain text email, the link may not work directly. In that case, copy and paste the entire link into your browser to proceed. The web address begins with "http" and ends with "id=17".
If difficulties with registration continue, contact: conference@thechiefinformationgroup.com.
For other information, please contact Dr. Edward Gabriele at Edward.Gabriele@med.navy.mil or LT Joseph Ford at Joseph.Ford@med.navy.mil.
This conference promises to be an outstanding event that will attract much attention. Navy Medicine and the Smithsonian Institute look forward to your registration, and to seeing you on April 28th.
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The Uncertain Future of Isolated DNA Patents
Ever since the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) issued a decision in the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against Myriad
Genetics,1 the future of isolated DNA patents has been uncertain. Not surprisingly, the S.D.N.Y. decision in Myriad Genetics was appealed to the Federal Circuit.2 On 29 October 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in support of the S.D.N.Y. position in Myriad
Genetics that isolated human genomic DNA is not patentable.3 The DOJ amicus brief sides with the ACLU on the issue of isolated DNA and with Myriad Genetics on the patentability of scientifi cally manipulated DNA. Specifi cally, the DOJ took the position that (a) human-engineered DNA molecules, such as cDNAs, are patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and (b) isolated, but otherwise unmodifi ed, genomic DNA is patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
In the Myriad Genetics case, the patents in suit encompass breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The composition claims relate to "isolated DNA" containing human BRCA1/2 gene sequences. The method claims refer to diagnostic methods for identifying mutations in the
BRCA1/2 genes by…
Read more: http://www.vedderprice.com/docs/pub/18132de0-fca7-4cc7-9cea-97a897288a27_document.pdf
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Sleep Deprivation, Elective Surgical Procedures, and Informed Consent
A surgeon on overnight call responds to an 11 p.m. call from the hospital, where a patient has presented with an acute abdomen. After working up the patient for several hours, the surgeon decides to call in an anesthesiologist and perform a bowel resection. By the time the procedure is completed and the operative note has been dictated, it is time for morning rounds. The surgeon has not slept all night and is scheduled to perform an elective colostomy at 9 a.m. Does the surgeon have an obligation to disclose to the patient the lack of sleep during the past 24 hours and obtain new informed consent?
Read more: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1007901?query=TOC&
EEOC Issues Regulations Interpreting The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2008
On November 9, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued its final regulations interpreting the employment provisions of GINA. GINA generally prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or training program from discriminating against an individual because of genetic information. GINA, however, goes beyond simply outlawing discrimination and makes it illegal for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or training program, with several minor exceptions, to "request, require, or purchase genetic information."
The recently released regulations clarify many aspects of the law. Importantly, the regulations interpret what it means to improperly "request" genetic information. The EEOC broadly interpreted what constitutes a "request" and found that it includes…
Read more: http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=117756&print=1
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Darwinism Meets Staffing
To succeed in a changing world, Staffing must evolve. Doing the same work in the same way has already created performance gaps and those gaps are growing wider. The key question then is how to evolve? What needs to change?
Source: IBM Global Human Capital Study, 2008
The profession produces a great deal of "improvement" material each year, most of it skills-based, and much of it helpful. In Trends, the first report in our 2011 series of Corporate Recruiting Reports, we suggest, instead, four ideas. You could call them competencies or simply the starting point for projects. Three of them - brand management, risk and agility - are commonly used in business, but rarely in Staffing. Brand management is a marketing term and the other two are corporate planning terms. The fourth, flexible workforce, is used by Staffing but usually in a tactical sense. We use it to suggest a fundamental change in Staffing's mandate.
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5 Professional Resolutions For A Successful Year
The start of a new year prompts me, like most people, to reflect on what I've accomplished over the past 12 months and to set goals for the year ahead. Most people set personal goals - lose weight, pay off debt, relax more - but it's also a good time to set some professional goals and resolutions. After all, who couldn't stand to be a better manager, leader, colleague, or employee? With that in mind, here are five professional resolutions to help you kick start the year with better habits and attitudes at work.
Read more: http://hobnobia.net/content/content/5-professional-resolutions-successful-year
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Scientists Fault Universities as Favoring Research Over Teaching
The United States' educational and research pre-eminence is being undermined, and some of the chief underminers are universities themselves, according to articles this week in Science and Nature magazines.
Universities are aggressively seeking federal dollars to build bigger and fancier laboratory facilities, and are not paying an equal amount of attention to teaching and nurturing the students who would fill them, scientists say in the articles.
"It's a Ponzi scheme," said Kenneth G. Mann, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Vermont, whose concerns were described by Nature. "Eventually you'll have a situation where…
Read more: http://chronicle.com/article/Scientists-Fault-Universities/125944/#top
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International News in the Field of Research Administration
Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Data Protection Regulations (Canada)
On December 9, 2010 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals brought by Apotex Inc. and the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association challenging the validity of the Data Protection Regulations (referred to as DPR in the decision). These regulations implement Canada's obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). Eli Lilly Canada Inc., and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies had intervened in the proceedings at the Federal Court, and were respondents in the appeal.
The appellants, in two separate proceedings, heard together at the Federal Court level, had challenged the Data Protection Regulations on a number of grounds…
Read more: http://www.mondaq.com/canada/article.asp?articleid=118006&email_ac
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Fraud Investigation Rocks Danish University
Neuroscientist quits after accusations of academic misconduct.
A high-profile neuroscientist in Denmark has resigned after facing allegations that she committed research misconduct and misspent grant money. Meanwhile, the administration at the university where she worked has been accused of ignoring her alleged misdeeds for the better part of a decade.
Milena Penkowa, a 37-year-old researcher who was lauded in 2009 by the Danish science ministry, denies all the accusations against her and stands by her work, but left her post as a full professor at the University of Copenhagen in December.
In response to questions that Nature sent to her, Penkowa says...
Read more: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110107/full/news.2011.703.html
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CIHR and The National Natural Science Foundation Of China (NSFC) Renew A Collaborative Agreement On Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) signed the renewal of a five-year agreement to support joint health research. Initiated in 2005, the partnership promotes the development of scientific cooperation between universities, hospitals, research institutes and affiliated research organizations in Canada and China through the support of collaborative research grants.
To date, CIHR and NSFC have co-funded…
Read more: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/42994.html
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Irish Research Funder Set To Increase Investments In 2011
Science Foundation Ireland is to launch an energy research cluster and double the number of principal investigator awards under its 2011 budget allocation. It also plans to quadruple the number of research discovery commercialisation awards.
Details of the research funder's plans were released during the last week of December in an end of year review. It noted that a budget increase of 11 million euros for 2011 would allow new projects to get underway and provide renewal money for two large research clusters.
SFI's annual spend rose steadily over the past decade to a peak in 2009 of…
Read more: http://www.researchresearch.com/index.php?option=com_news&template=rr_2col&view=article&articleId=1020381
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The Career Center
Open Positions Listed on SRA's Career Center
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