SAVE THE DATE!

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invite you to be a part of the 2009 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the J.W. Marriott Resort and Spa - Thursday & Friday, June 25 & 26.  Optional eRA Computer Workshops are available prior to the seminar on Wednesday, June 24 for an additional fee. NIH welcomes its local Ambassadors for this seminar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno.

The NIH Regional Seminars are intended to help demystify the application and review process, clarify federal regulations and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern. The seminar serves the NIH mission of providing education and training for the next generation of biomedical and behavioral scientists.  NIH policy officials, grants management and program staff, as well as representatives from the Office for Human Research Protections and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, will interact with seminar participants and provide a broad array of expertise.  The seminars are appropriate for grants administrators, new researchers, and graduate students.   

Exciting opportunities await those who join us in 2009 – more interactive sessions, panel discussions, and opportunities to meet with your peers from around the world.  The NIH holds two Regional Seminars each year around the country so begin making your plans now and when registration and hotel information become available, prepare to book early – space is limited. Registration fees for the two-day seminar will be approximately $400-425 per person (depending on early or late registration). Optional eRA computer workshops will cost approximately $150 for either a morning or afternoon session.

Watch for registration updates soon.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 NIH Regional Seminar in Las Vegas and remember….
What you learn in Vegas, shouldn’t stay in Vegas!

For questions regarding logistics or registration, please contact Janelle Jobe at jobeja@mail.nih.gov. Questions regarding the agenda may be addressed to Cynthia Dwyer at Dwyerc@mail.nih.gov.

Note:  If these dates do not work for you, please check your calendar for the NIH Regional Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia on April 15-17, 2009.  More information available at:  NIH Regional Seminar - Atlanta 2009.