California Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Research Collaboration Conference
February 2 - 3, 2015, Four Seasons Resort, Santa Barbara, CA
Website for information: https://oru.research.ucsb.edu/hsi/
Registration: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1632106
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Regular admission: $195
**There will be opportunities to meet individually with program officers from: US Department of Education HSI Programs, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture, Office of Naval Research, Small Business Administration, Russell Sage Foundation, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and Kresge Foundation. You must be registered for the conference in order to schedule an appointment to meet with Program Officer. Once you are registered, please contact Carmen Vien (cvien@ucmerced.edu) to schedule an appointment.
Invitation to Destination Europe Event
February 12, 2015, San Jose, CA
European Commission would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Destination Europe event which will take place on 12 February 2015 in San José, California, and which may be of interest to research faculty, post-docs and graduate students at UC Merced.
The event will showcase research career and funding opportunities in Europe for researchers of any nationality, at all stages of their researchcareers. The event will include concrete information on European Union programmes as well as programmes and initiatives in individual European countries.
Since Destination Europe was launched in 2012, almost 1500 people have attended Destination Europe conferences and have been very enthusiastic in their feedback on the events.
We would appreciate if you would forward this invitation throughout the University to your colleagues and studentswho might be interested to learn about research opportunities in Europe. We want to be sure that any potentially interested person is aware of the event and can register.
Participation is free but prior registration is essential.
The Programme and registration details are available here: https://destinationeurope-sanjose.teamwork.fr/en/
You can find information on previous Destination Europe events in the USA, including the evaluations by the participants, at the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm?pg=destinationEurope
Thank you and we look forward to meeting you in San José!
Research Development Services (RDS) Spring Open House 2015
Research Development Services (RDS) strives to provide you with excellent service and promote growth in campus extramural funding for research and graduate training. We welcome you and hope you can join us at our Spring Open House 2015. This is your chance to speak directly to our director, officers, and analysts and ask any questions regarding the services offered by our department. In addition, you can mingle with other faculty members that will swing by!
***Don't forget to bring your business cards for a chance to win a prize!***
Location: Science and Engineering building1 #308
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Time: 9AM-11AM
The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) presents…
Research Week 2015
March 2-6, 2015
The following ORED sponsored events will occur during Research Week 2015:
Research Fair
Research Poster Competition
90 Second Research Video Challenge
Sigma Xi Spring Symposium
We anticipate many more activities/events will be added to the Research Week calendar, located at http://research.ucmerced.edu/events.
For more information or to participate in Research Week 2015 please contact Peggy Collins, pcollins3@ucmerced.edu
Grant Writing Institute 2015
It's that time of year again: Research Development Services in the Office of Research and Economic Development is offering our Grant Writing Institute 2015 from April 13 - April 17, 2015, with workshops and information on new strategies and techniques to help plan, prepare and submit winning research grant proposals. Presenters will include experts in the field of grantmanship as well as senior UC Merced faculty.
The Institute is open to all ladder rank faculty; most sessions are geared towards faculty at the Assistant Professor level although the sessions on Team Science, Grant Writing in the Social Sciences and Humanities and on Federal Agencies would be valuable for faculty at all levels. Participants are welcome to attend the entire session or choose from among the different sessions. We may have a limited number of slots available for graduate students, postdocs or staff involved in preparing research proposals.
For more information about the Grant Writing Institute or to RSVP, please contact Carmen Vien (cvien@ucmerced.edu). Please RSVP to the days you plan on attending, no later than April 3, 2015.
Materials:
-Flyer
-Agenda
-RDS Overview
-Early Career Proposals
-Peer Review
-Speed Networking
(All other materials cannot be publicized, please contact carmen vien (cvien@ucmerced.edu) if you have any questions/concerns)
7th Annual NORDP Research Development Conference
April 29 - May 1, 2015 • Bethesda, MD
The 7th Annual NORDP Research Development Conference will be held April 29 - May 1, 2015 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference is a three-day event focused on understanding key trends in federal and private research funding, large-scale proposal development by interdisciplinary research teams, and implementation of strategic initiatives that foster institutional competitiveness.
Prominent keynote speakers will be present from several federal and private agencies, and breakout sessions will incorporate topics such as facilitating team science, proposal development, systems and tools for tracking research productivity, building research development infrastructure, research development in an undergraduate setting, and more.
Who should attend:
- Research development professionals
- Research administrators
- Corporate and foundation relations professionals
- University advancement officials
Registration
The 2015 Conference Registration Fee is $450 for NORDP members (this includes an early-bird discount; after 3/13/15 the price will increase by $50.) Additional pricing is listed below.
| REGISTRATION FEES | EARLY BIRD | REGULAR | ONSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1/30/15 - 3/13/15 | 3/14/15 - 4/25/15 | Onsite or after 4/26/15 |
| NORDP Member/Sponsor | $450 | $499 | $650 |
| Non-Member | $550 | $599 | $650 |
Conference Contact
Susan Carter, J.D.
Director, Research Development Services
University Of California, Merced
Phone: 1-855-RES-DEV1 (Toll Free, 1-855-737-3381), option 4
Email: rdconf@nordp.org
