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Pre-doc, post-doc, or grad student? If so, you qualify for a $50 discount. Proof of trainee status is required at the time of registration.
Volunteer registration. Due to the incredible response from our local universities, volunteer registration is now closed.
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Pre-event registration is now closed. Onsite registration is available.
| Timing | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Early Registration | May 24 - June 30, 2019 (This rate has ended!) | $320 |
| General Registration | July 1 - Oct 11, 2019 | $350 |
| Late Registration/Onsite Registration* | Oct 12 - Nov 8, 2019 | $395 |
| Category | Title | Dates | Length | Available Sessions | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 2-Day Seminar | Thursday, November 7 - Friday, November 8 | Two Days | See agenda | See ratetable above |
| Workshop | **Human Research Protections Workshop | Wednesday, November 6 | All Day | 8:30 AM - 4:15 PM | $110 |
| Workshop | ****eRA Workshop: Grant Application Preparation & Submission | Wednesday, November 6 | Half-Day | Morning Session (8:30 AM - 12:00 PM) Afternoon Session (1:30 PM - 5:00 PM) | $55 |
| Workshop | ****eRA Workshop: How Does eRA Commons Fit in the Grant Process Puzzle? | Wednesday, November 6 | Half-Day | Morning Session (8:30 AM - 12:00 PM) Afternoon Session (1:30 PM - 5:00 PM) | $55 |
| Workshop | Intellectual Property: Understanding Requirements and Recipient Responsibilities (Beginner) | Wednesday, November 6 | Half-Day | Morning Session (8:30 AM - 12:00 PM) | $55 |
| Workshop | ***Intellectual Property: An In-Depth Look at Bayh Dole and Reporting Requirements (Intermediate to Advanced) | Wednesday, November 6 | Half-Day | Afternoon Session (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) | $55 |
| Workshop | ****Administrator's Boot Camp | Wednesday, November 6 | Half-Day | Morning Session (8:30 AM - 12:00 PM) Afternoon Session (1:30 PM - 5:00 PM) | $55 |
**The Workshop on Human Research Protections runs for the full day on November 6th; however, if you have registered for the 2-day seminar, you may register for any of the half-day workshops as well. Be advised these are concurrent sessions and you will miss half of the Workshop on Human Research Protections. There is no discount for only attending half of the full day workshop.
***The workshop Intellectual Property: An In-Depth Look at Bayh Dole and Reporting Requirements is a 4-hour session from 1:00pm – 5:00pm.
****Both eRA workshops and the Administrator’s Boot Camp are offered twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
The 2-Day Seminar and optional Pre-seminar Optional Workshop registration fees include:
The conference does not include food and beverages.
Payment must be made by credit card or check. Credit card charges will appear on your statement as “Ripple Effect Communications, Inc.” Checks must be received within 3 weeks of registration submission or before October 11, 2019, whichever is first, for registration to be valid. Participants paying by check will be notified by email if their registration is cancelled due to checks not received. Checks should be sent to:
Ripple Effect Communications
2400 Research Blvd. Suite 305
Rockville, MD 20850
Cancellations must be made on or before October 11, 2019, via email to conferences@rippleeffect.com. Requests submitted via phone, voice-mail message, fax, or mail, are neither valid nor accepted. For cancellations, Ripple Effect Management will refund the full amount of your registration payment minus a $40.00 processing fee within 30 days of the close of the event. All refunds will be issued in the original payment type. After October 11, 2019, no requests for refunds will be honored; however, substitutions are allowed and requests for such must be submitted by email to Ripple Effect Communications. Once a payment has been processed, the registration fees cannot be transferred to another form of payment. Refunds are not given for change of payments.
Refunds are not given for no-shows. Shared registrations are not allowed, nor are seminar fees transferable to future events.
Portions of this seminar will be videotaped & recorded, and photographs by the NIH may be taken throughout the seminar. The videotapes, recordings and photographs may be used in the public domain, but no individual names will be associated with this media.
