Society for Research Administrators regional symposium set for UD

9:29 a.m., April 19, 2012--The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society for Research Administrators (SRA) International will hold its fifth annual symposium on Monday, June 11, at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall Conference Center. 

The day-long conference will welcome research administrators from universities and colleges from across eastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and central and southern New Jersey.

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The keynote address will be presented by Charles G. Riordan, vice provost for graduate and professional education and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UD.

Sessions on topics critical to the professional administration of sponsored programs and clinical research will be offered, including responsible conduct of research for research administrators, a panel of experts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a National Science Foundation update, conflict of interest and the NIH final rule deadline of August 2012, fiscal stewardship, the new America Invents Act, effort certification and more.

For detailed information or to register, visit this website.