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Fall 2023 Meeting Schedule

Descriptions on all sessions and events are available in the conference app.

7:30am – 1:00pm

Registration Open

Visit the registration tables to check in. If you brought it, make sure to show the volunteers your lanyard from previous meetings for your chance to enter the raffle!

Sunday, 22 October 2023

8:30am – 11:30am

Morning Workshops

Separate Registration/Fee 

Pre-Award Primer – It All Starts Here!

Location: Plaza North

Introduction to Research Administration

Location: Plaza South

8:30am – 4:30pm

All Day Workshop

Separate Registration/Fee 

Managing Sponsored Awards from a Departmental Post-Award Perspective

Location: Green Country

Intro to Post-Award: An Overview of the Sponsored Project Lifecycle & Award Management

Location: Plaza North

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Tranquility Room Open

The tranquility room is a space for quiet time, reading, meditation, work, or anything else that requires a tranquil atmosphere! This room will be open throughout the meeting for use by all.

Location: Kiamichi

1:00pm – 4:30pm

Afternoon Workshop

Separate Registration/Fee 

Intro to Post-Award: An Overview of the Sponsored Project Lifecycle & Award Management

Location: Plaza North

2:00pm – 4:00pm

New Member Session

Location: Plaza South

5:30pm – 6:00pm

New Member Reception

Hors d’oeuvres to be served

Location: Brick Room/Patio

6:00pm – 7:30pm

All Attendee Reception

Hors d’oeuvres to be served

Location: Brick Room/Patio

7:30pm – 9:00pm

Dinner Groups

Location: Determined by Sign-Ups

7:30am – 3:00pm (Closed 11:30am – 1:30pm for lunch)

Registration Open

Visit the registration tables to check in. If you brought it, make sure to show the volunteers your lanyard from previous meetings for your chance to enter the raffle!

Monday, 23 October 2023

7:30am – 6:00pm

Tranquility Room Open

The tranquility room is a space for quiet time, reading, meditation, work, or anything else that requires a tranquil atmosphere! This room will be open throughout the meeting for use by all.

Location: Kiamichi

7:45am – 8:45am

Continental Breakfast

Included in Registration

Location: Meeting Foyer

8:00am – 9:00am

Welcome Session & Keynote

Location: Century Ballroom

9:00am – 9:15am

Break

10:15am – 10:30am

Break

9:15am – 10:15am

SESSION 1

MMP Leadership Projects

Location: Plaza North

Research Administration 101: Training the New Research Administrator

Location: Plaza South

Intentionality Inside the Chaos?

Location: Green Country

Oklahoma Council on Grants & Research

Location: Red Carpet

10:30am – 11:30am

SESSION 2

MMP Leadership Projects

Location: Plaza North

Transforming your Department Research Administration Team: Lessons Learned & Best Practices

Location: Plaza South

SciENcv: The New Normal and Tips to Survive it

Location: Green Country

Real Colors Personality Assessment

Location: Red Carpet

11:45am – 1:00pm

LUNCH / MMP Graduation

Location: Century Ballroom

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Break

1:15pm – 2:15pm

SESSION 3

FDP/COGR Update

Location: Plaza North

10 Certs and Reqs that You Must Know

Location: Plaza South

Hot Topics in Clinical Trial Agreement Language

Location: Green Country

Preparing for Research Success at a PUI

Location: Red Carpet

2:15pm – 2:45pm

Refreshment Break

2:45pm – 3:45pm

SESSION 4

Navigating Subaward Management

Location: Plaza North

NIH Update (Virtual)

Location: Plaza South

Access Granted: Developing Basic Knowledge of the Grant Writing and Proposal Process

Location: Green Country

New Faculty Member Coming… What Should We Do?

Location: Red Carpet

3:45pm – 4:00pm

Break

4:00pm – 5:00pm

SESSION 5

How do you “Data?” Exploring Grant Data Collection Methods and Reporting

Location: Plaza North

What I Wish I Would Have Known About Compliance in Pre-Award

Location: Plaza South

The Workplace After the Pandemic

Location: Green Country

Educating Your Campus

Location: Red Carpet

6:30pm – 10:00pm

Mystery Theater Dinner

Included in registration, but must have an advanced ticket

Location: Century Ballroom

9:30am – 9:45am

Break

8:30am – 9:30am

SESSION 6

What I Wish I Had Known My 1st Year as a Proposal Administrator

Location: Plaza North

NSF Update (Virtual)

Location: Plaza South

Where Does Compliance Fit in the Pre- and Post-Award Picture?

Location: Green Country

Implementing Research Dashboards to Optimize Department Research Funding Utilization

Location: Red Carpet

9:45am – 10:45am

SESSION 7

NIH Data Management Plans: 2023 Status Report

Location: Plaza North

American Heart Association (Virtual)

Location: Plaza South

Oklahoma IBRE Program, How Can We Help You

Location: Green Country

Building a Departmental Research Office

Location: Red Carpet

10:45am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 12:00pm

SESSION 8

Pathway to Training Centralization

Location: Plaza North

CPRIT Update (Virtual)

Location: Plaza South

“Please, Sir, I Want Some More:” Leveraging Supplemental Funding Opportunities

Location: Green Country

Team Building Doesn’t Stop at SONIC(r) Drinks

Location: Red Carpet

12:15pm – 1:45pm

LUNCH / Business Meeting

Location: Century Ballroom

1:45pm – 2:00pm

Break

2:00pm – 3:00pm

SESSION 9

Horticulture in the Workplace: Sowing the Seeds for Success

Location: Plaza North

USDA Update (Virtual)

Location: Plaza South

5 Things I Wish I Knew as an RA My 1st Year

Location: Green Country

An RA and a PI…OH MY!

Location: Red Carpet

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Refreshment Break

3:30pm – 4:30pm

SESSION 10

Ask your NCURA Leadership ANYTHING

Location: Century Ballroom

5:45pm – 7:00pm

Dinner Groups

Location: Determined by Sign-Ups

7:30pm – 11:00pm

Game Night / Casino Outing

Location: TBD

7:30am – 11:00am

Registration Open

Visit the registration tables to check in. If you brought it, make sure to show the volunteers your lanyard from previous meetings for your chance to enter the raffle!

Location: Magnolia I

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

7:30am – 6:00pm

Tranquility Room Open

The tranquility room is a space for quiet time, reading, meditation, work, or anything else that requires a tranquil atmosphere! This room will be open throughout the meeting for use by all.

Location: Kiamichi

7:45am – 8:45am

Continental Breakfast

Included in Registration

Location: Meeting Foyer

7:30am – 9:00am

Registration Open

Location: Magnolia I

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

7:30am – 8:45am

Continental Breakfast

Included in Workshop Registration

Location: Meeting Foyer

8:30am – 12:00pm

Workshops

Separate Registration/Fee 

Managers in the Middle: Tips for Building & Maintaining Strong & Effective Teams in Remote or Hybrid Work Environments

Location: Plaza North

Clinical Trials Workshop 101

Location: Plaza South

Establishing Your Research Security Program

Location: Green Country