UD Research Administration
ANNUAL CONFERENCE – 2024
Welcome
The UD Research Office is pleased to announce its annual Research Administration Conference on Tuesday, May 14th at the Executive Banquet and Conference Center. The day-long conference will feature sessions in key areas of pre and post award administration.
Please note, the conference will have limited capacity. Registration is required and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please fill out the registration below.
We hope you can join the UD Research Administration community for a day of learning and networking!
May 14, 2024
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
LOCATION:
Executive Banquet and Conference Center
205 Executive Drive
Newark, DE 19702
*Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 am. Deadline to register is May 7, 2024.
Research Administration Conference: 2024
For questions/concerns about the conference please contact Jenn Roth.
| TIME | SESSION 1 | SESSION 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Effort-A Revisit This session will revisit the elements of an effort report: its influencing factors, the management, and its challenges. | Grants Analyst 101 This session will provide a brief overview of a wide range of Grants Analyst topics from proposal notification and building budgets, Research Administration terminology, using UDataGlance/queries for post award management and budget updates, and finally to closing the award. |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Subawards/Consultants Subawards and Consultants are an important part of the research world, but how do we navigate through the UD process to engage our collaborators? This presentation gives an overview what you need to know from initiation to close out. | Research Development - Tools to Help Your PIs This session will highlight many resources from the RDO to assist researchers in the proposal development process. We will discuss seed grant opportunities from a pre- and post-award perspective, outline PI education activities offered throughout the year, and provide an overview of the Piestar proposal platform and how it can be utilized from an administrative perspective. |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Monthly Reconciliation (sponsored awards) This session will provide guidance and recommendations for reconciling sponsored funds on a monthly basis to identify errors and discrepancies early and avoid costly mistakes. | Contracting and Research Security This session will review contracts and other agreements, problematic terms and conditions, research security and export control law, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations. |
| Noon - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Automated Closeout Report (ACR 101) This session will detail how to navigate through the ACR (Tips and Tricks for a successful closeout submission). A detailed walk-through of each section of the Automated Closeout Report will be included. | PeopleSoft Tips and Tricks & Interpreting your COA This session will offer a refresher presentation with tips and tricks for navigating the PeopleSoft Proposal pages with an additional focus on reviewing your COA. |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Data Management Plans for Grant Applications This session will review what's new with data management, best practices for what to include in a data management plan, and resources at UD for data storage and security. | Audit Savvy This session will provide an overview of audit insights from Internal Audit and the Research Office to be proactive, prepared and persistent. Single Audit updates and Internal Audits pro-tips will be included. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | University of Delaware Exchange (UDX) Guidance to Creating PO Receipts This session will offer a step-by-step guidance on how to create PO Receipts in UDX and information on Workflow in UDX for UD Sponsored Programs. |