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2009 Research Administrators' Seminar

5-6 November 2009, Canberra

The Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in association with the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS), will again be conducting a Research Administrators’ Seminar in Canberra on 5 and 6 November 2009.

Day 1

Day 1 (5 November) will be hosted by ARC at the National Convention Centre. 

Day 2

Day 2 (6 November) will be a half day seminar hosted by NHMRC. The day will cover various aspects of NHMRC activity including updates on funding policies, updates on NHMRC’s strategic direction and key ICT changes to the research application process.

Please note this year, the second day of the seminar will be held at the new NHMRC office, located at 16 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City.

Day 2 - Agenda

Time Topic
8:30–9:00am Coffee and Registration
9:00–9:10am Welcome – Ms Hilary Russell, Deputy Head & General Manager, Research Strategy
9:10–9:30am Opening – Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
9:30–10:15am Presentation
RGMS Update – Mr Mick Hoare, Director, Research Grants Management Systems, Research Investment Branch (RIB)
10:15–10:30am Morning Tea
10:30–11:15am

11:15–12pm

 cont.   RGMS Update – including Q+As

Presentations
Key Issues & Important Changes to NHMRC Policies, Procedures and Peer Review
(each presentation followed by Q & As)

  • 11:15–11:30am
    Administering Institutions Policy, Deed of Agreement, Research Misconduct and Harmonisation of Multi-centre Ethical Review (HoMER)
    –  Dr Tim Dyke, Executive Director, Quality & Regulation Branch
  • 11:30–11:45am
    Conflict of Interest – Mr Baden McMaster, Director, Building Capacity Section
  • 11:45–12pm
    2009 funding schemes – RIB Executive Director, Professor Elim Papadakis and RIB Directors
12–12:15pm Response to other RAO Questions – Ms Russell, presenters & RIB Directors
12:15pm Close – Lunch box will be provided

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Further information

For further information on the RAO Seminar, please contact Nicholle Zervos, NHMRC (tel. 02 6217 9095).

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