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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> RES_DEV@nordp.memberclicks.net [mailto:RES_DEV@nordp.memberclicks.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 30, 2015 11:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mason, Linda<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NORDP E-List: Registration now open for NORDP webinar - Dec 3, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is now open for the NORDP webinar on Thursday, December 3, 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">New NORDP Webinar: Growing the Research Enterprise Through ‘Speed-Networking’</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Presenters:           
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Gretchen Kiser, University of California, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">                                        Angie Shotts, University of Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">                       Thursday,
 December 3, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Time:                     
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Speed-networking is a fun and fast-paced way of bringing together researchers from different disciplines who otherwise might not
 meet. The goal is to provide a structured format in which researchers can explore new partnerships outside their usual group of collaborators, discuss research expertise, spark new approaches, and evaluate the potential for future collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">What is the best way to structure a speed-networking event when different disciplines are represented? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">How do you identify participants? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">How do you encourage participation in an event that can be perceived as “soft?” <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">What can be done to ensure quality connections? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">How do you modify the standard speed-networking model? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#232323;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">How do you deal with last minute participant changes (cancellations, late-comers, or “early-leavers”)? <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">The presenters will share various models of speed-networking events that have worked well at very different institutions. They will
 take you through the nuts and bolts of “how-to”, share lessons learned, as well as best practices, and welcome a lively Q&A time. Having a solid plan and anticipating “hiccups” will ensure a productive (and enjoyable!) session for your faculty and foster the
 development of new collaborations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Gretchen L. Kiser, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">, has a
 diverse research background in genetics, genomics, and molecular biology, including several years in biotech industry product development and as a private technical process and writing consultant. She is the Director of the Research Development Office (RDO)
 at the University of California San Francisco. In this role, she supports institutional research goals and strategic research initiatives broadly, leading a professional team that employs innovative team science methods toward fostering development of new
 collaborations and innovative approaches, and facilitates development of large, complex multi-investigator research proposals, and that manages the strategic distribution of intramural research funds and the selection of campus limited submission funding opportunity
 nominees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Gretchen is also currently the Vice President of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Angie Shotts, LCSW</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">,<b>
</b>is the Coordinator of Research Support at the University of Alabama.  Angela has been serving the UA faculty with Research Development activities since 2010. In addition to facilitating 2-3 speed-networking sessions per semester, she also manages an internal
 funding program, the limited submission process, and coordinates several faculty research interest groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Ioannis Konstantinidis, PhD   <
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">Board Member and co-Chair, Effective Practices and Professional Development Committee (EPPD), <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#232323">"All NORDP professional development offerings are made possible by the volunteer effort of members, like you. Please <b>consider
 joining one of the EPPD working groups </b>that produce them; you may find their contact information on the NORDP website."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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