2015 NIH Diversity Consortium Annual Meeting



The National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS) invites you to participate in the 2015 Annual Meeting to be held in National Harbor, Maryland

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Our Vision: A diverse U.S. biomedical Think-Force improving the nation's health.

Our Mission: To leverage the power of the consortium to create generalizable knowledge and offer best practices that optimize institutional commitment to diversity, and faculty and under-represented student's career success in biomedical science.

Please submit your registration by October 16th, 2015 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NIH2015


Program

Day 1 (October 27th)
7am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8am to 5pm Conference (see PDF program for details)
5:30pm to 7pm "Agents of Change" Documentary & Dinner with Dean Frank R. Dawson

Day 2 (October 28th)
7am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8am to 2:30pm Conference (see PDF program for details)

*Executive Steering Committee Meeting 12:30pm to 2:30pm*

Venue & Accomodations

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland (make reservations)
201 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745
Phone: 301-965-4000


Purpose

The purpose of this annual meeting is to 1) inaugurate official introductions with fellow consortium partners; 2) present a summary of year 1 activities and progress that will faciliate progress and inform adaptations for year 2; and 3) create an opportunity for interactive discussions in an effort to maximizing consortium resources.

Who Should Attend

This event is by invitation only. Please make sure you make the necessary reservations in advance and contact the CEC if you have any questions. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to meet with the Consortium!

This annual meeting is intended for:

Lead Principal Investigators from each BUILD site (including core PI's)
NRMN Investigators and Core leaders
CEC & NIH/NIGMS leadership
Each site's team member serving in one or more of the following capacities Program Managers (subject experts, support staff), Budget / Finance Specialist, Communications Liaison, Data Coordinator/specialist, Evaluator.

The Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center at UCLA is supported by Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health / National Institutes of General Medical Sciences under award number U54GM119024.
Need Assistance? Please contact our support team: info@diversityprogramconsortium.org .