NIH REGIONAL SEMINAR IN PROGRAM FUNDING AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 7, February 24, 1995 P.T. 42 Keywords: Grants Administration/Policy+ National Institutes of Health A regional seminar covering topics related to program funding and grants administration at the National Institutes of Health has been scheduled for June 12-13, 1995, in Boston Massachusetts. This seminar, hosted by the Beth Israel Hospital, is designed to attract people from the northeast region, although interested individuals from other regions are welcome to participate. Staff from small and minority colleges, for-profit research organizations, hospitals, universities and medical centers are encouraged to attend. This two-day seminar will have a dual focus of interest to both academic researchers and new and senior research administrators. Discussions of current issues that affect NIH funding and grants administration will be featured to give seminar participants a comprehensive view of NIH-sponsored research. As part of the seminar, a workshop on the fundamentals of NIH research administration (with an emphasis on post-award administration) will be offered; enrollment will be limited. SEMINAR LOGISTICS Seminar Leader: Geoffrey Grant, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) Seminar Coordinator (NIH): Joellen Harper, Grants Policy Office, OPERA, 301/496-5967 Seminar Coordinators (Beth Israel Hospital): Michael Lanner, Director of Research Operations Nancy Watterson-Diorio, Administrative Coordinator, 617/735-4036 Dates: Monday and Tuesday, June 12-13, 1995 Location: Copley Plaza Hotel 138 St. James Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: (617) 267-5300 (request in-house reservations when calling) A block of rooms has been reserved for seminar participants at the Copley Plaza Hotel at a rate of $155 per night, single or double occupancy. Participants need to make hotel reservations directly and should reference the NIH Regional Seminar when you call. Reservations must be made by May 11, 1995, in order to receive the negotiated conference room rate. Registration Fee: $150 - The registration fee will cover continental breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday, a reception on Monday evening, and all seminar materials. Registration and Inquiries: Ms. Watterson-Diorio at Beth Israel Hospital is coordinating logistics for the host institution and is beginning to establish a mailing list of those people who would like to receive registration materials. Request registration materials by typing your name, title, institution, address, telephone number, and anticipated number of registrants and mailing to: Ms. Watterson- Diorio, ATTN: NIH Seminar, Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 or FAX 617/278-7251. Registration materials will be finalized and mailed approximately three months prior to the seminar. FUTURE SEMINARS Two NIH regional seminars are offered each year in different regions of the country. At this time, the dates and locations of future seminars have not yet been finalized, although it is likely that the next two seminars following Boston will be offered in the west/northwest and south. Information on upcoming regional seminars will be published in the NIH Guide as soon as it becomes available. .
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