CUR Dialogues
February 23-25, 2012
Hamilton Crowne Plaza
Washington, D.C.
CUR
Dialogues is designed to bring faculty and administrators to Washington, D.C.
to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
Last chance to register! Registration closes February 10, 2012.
Discounted hotel rooms available through February 8, 2012.
Top Five Reasons to
attend CUR Dialogues:
Hear Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President, Division of
Government and Public Affairs, American Council of Education speak about "Congress
and Colleges"
- Attend a Networking Reception at the National Press Club
- Hear Mark Schneider, Visiting Scholar, American Institutes of
Research speak about "The Cost of Higher Education"
- Participate in a Mock Panel Review of an NSF-TUES Proposal
- Stay for an extra day-long session of Proposal Writing:
Beyond the Basics
Participants will:
meet in small groups and talk with program officers and
grants management officers -- NSF, NIH, NEH, NEA, Dept. of Energy,
Dept. of Ed, and more;
- take the opportunity to communicate directly with program
officers and grants administrators concerning grant requirements and
funders’ priorities;
- share ideas with colleagues.
In addition, CUR Dialogues
provides a setting for funders to learn of the interests, needs, and concerns
of researchers and educators relative to funding opportunities. CUR
Dialogues has spawned many ideas for grant programs, and have helped agencies
to refine their program guidelines.
Who should attend: Faculty at all
career stages; undergraduate research directors; grants administrators;
development officers.
CUR Dialogues: Last chance to register! Registration closes February 10, 2012