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Attend webinar on November 8-10:  Federal Research Priorities and Budgets for FY11

Posted Oct. 26, 2010
Do you wish you knew where federal agencies are headed and how to align your funding requests to their priorities and direction?  Join us for this webinar being held Monday - Wednesday, November 8-10, 2010 (in Room 317, Kent Student Center) and hear directly from program personnel at the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Naval Research, Army Medical and Materiel Command, and the Departments of Agriculture, Education and Energy as they share agency direction and funding priorities for the coming year.


Agenda

Monday - Wednesday, November 8-10, 2010
KSU Student Center, Room 317

Monday, November 8, 2010, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time
11:00 a.m. Kei Koizumi, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on the President’s priorities and budget requests for research (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Kam Ng, Office of Naval Research, on ONR’s budget priorities for research (confirmed)
2:00 p.m. Elizabeth Albro, Department of Education, on ED budget priorities for research (confirmed)
3:30 p.m. Tim Hallman, Associate Director, Department of Energy Office of Science for Nuclear Physics on DOE budget priorities for research (confirmed)

Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time
11:00 a.m. Jean Feldman, Head of Policy in the NSF Division of Institution & Award Support, and Jeremy Leffler, Outreach Specialist in the Policy Office within the Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management on NSF budget priorities for research (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Elizabeth Albro, Department of Education, on updates on ED grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
2:00 p.m. David Curren and Emily Linde, NIH, on NIH budget priorities for research as well as updates on grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
3:30 p.m. Debby Sheely, USDA, on NIFA budget priorities for research as well as updates on grants policies and procedures (confirmed)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time
11:00 a.m. Genesta Belton, Office of Naval Research, on updates to ONR grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Tim Hallman, Associate Director, Department of Energy Office of Science for Nuclear Physics on updates for DOE grants policies and procedures
2:00 p.m. Tom Phelps, National Endowment for the Humanities on NEH budget priorities and updates to grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
3:30 p.m. TBN, Army Medical and Materiel Command (invited)

This webinar is free and open to all faculty, staff, postdocs, and students.  You are welcome to come and go between presenters and refreshments will be provided.  

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Laura Miller at 672-0703 or ljmiller@kent.edu.  

This webinar is sponsored by Kent State University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.