NCURA Region II Spring Meeting - April 27-29, 2008

"Bridging the Gaps Between Government, Industry, and Universities"

Meeting Program
(Final) Updated 2008-04-14

Presentations

We hope you will join us in Pittsburgh for challenging workshops and a stimulating program.

The workshop offerings will put more tools in your toolbox for the basics and for working with subcontracts and non-traditional agreements:

W1: Core Competencies: OMB Circular A-110 and Beyond: Understanding the Basics of Administering Federal Research Awards

W2: The Principals of S3 (Subawards, Subcontracts, Subrecipients)

W3: The In's and Out's of Creating and Negotiating an MTA, NDA, MOU, CRADA, and OTA

The main program will launch on Monday with a stimulating panel discussion on the theme of the meeting moderated by Richard McCullough, Vice President for Research, Carnegie Mellon University, and featuring these expert panelists:

Allen DiPalma, Director of Research from the University of Pittsburgh
Larry Seitzman, Engineering Manager, Virtual Product Development, Caterpillar, Inc.;
Chuck Brandt, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, The Technology Collaborative (www.techcollaborative.org);
Joanne Kyriacopoulos, Associate Vice President for Research & Academic Administration, Carnegie Mellon University.

Another highlight of the meeting is a workshop titled "Train the Trainer" that will be offered Monday afternoon by Ronald J. Placone, Director of Learning and Development, Carnegie Mellon University. This workshop is offered for those individuals who want to improve their presentation skills. The Program Committee hopes that those who take the "Train the Trainer" workshop will volunteer to present at future NCURA meetings.

The Monday evening event will be a dinner cruise of the Three Rivers aboard a Gateway Clipper ship. The dinner cruise is included with the full meeting registration. The cost for a separate ticket for the dinner cruise only (for a guest or a day registrant) is $80. For more information on the Gateway Clipper Fleet, visit here.

For Hotel Reservations, contact the Hilton Pittsburgh, 600 Commonwealth Place, 412-391-4600 Use Reservation Booking Code NCU.

Driving directions to the Hilton.

For information on transportation from the airport, visit the Pittsburgh International Airport website or refer to the airport route bus schedule.

Things to Do in Pittsburgh

• Come on out to the Ballgame!! On Sunday, April 27th, the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Philadelphia Phillies at 1:35 pm at PNC Park, walking distance from the hotel. The Program Committee has reserved twenty seats to the game at $15 each. Logistical details will be available at the registration desk.
  
  You may sign up for the game on the registration form or at the registration desk beginning at 12:00 pm on Sunday if there are any remaining seats.
• Tour Heinz Field - home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Tour PNC Park - home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• For shopping and dining, check out Pittsburgh's South Side or Station Square. Try a Primanti Bros. sandwich!
• For art lovers, there's the Andy Warhol Museum
• Theatre lovers, see the upcoming events at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website
• Walkers or runners check out the Three Rivers Park
• Kids (and adults!) can go to the elephant baby shower at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium
• See Joe Wos, resident cartoonist of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
• Check out SportsWorks and other exhibits at Carnegie Science Center
• See the great views from the famous Monangahela and Duquesne Inclines

Get more information about Pittsburgh at www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us or visitpittsburgh.com

Program Committee

To volunteer or for more information about the meeting, contact any of these committee members:

• CHAIR: Joseph Sullivan, Carnegie Mellon University
• Co-Chair: Greg Slack, Clarkson University
• Mary Louise Healy, Towson University
• Stan Jackson, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
• Brenda Kavanaugh, University of Rochester
• Jared Littman, St. John's University
• Diane McCrea, Carnegie Mellon University
• Helena Moynahan, University of Maryland College Park
• JoAnn Parsons, The Pennsylvania State University
• Audrey Portis, Carnegie Mellon University
• Kristen Rotolo, Carnegie Mellon University
• Diane Shaw, The Pennsylvania State University
• Ruth Tallman, Lehigh University
• Cheryl Williams, University of Rochester
• Martin Williams, William Patterson University

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