SPA is pleased to announce that it will be participating in a video conference sponsored by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), entitled, Research: National Securities Issues

The program will take place on June 13, 2006, from 11:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m., in the Bernath Auditorium of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library.

This program will address issues involving research that may have national security concerns. Topics will include export control regulations, involvement of foreign nationals in research, international collaborations, “sensitive but classified” data, and security issues related to select agents and bio-containment laboratories and facilities. Discussion will also include institutional procedures related to export control as well as sensitive research projects, facilities, or activities.

Other areas of consideration include negotiations, contract clauses, visa issues, sensitive but unclassified research, contract issues between universities and DOD agencies on biodefense projects, rules on use of select agents and biodefense pathogens and designing a secure facility.

Participants will:

• Gain an understanding of the critical concerns relative to security issues required in dealing with Sensitive but Unclassified data, technology controlled under export controls regulations, restrictions on use of foreign nationals and other issues related to embargoes and sanctions;

• Receive insight into the federal perspective and implications for research administrators recent changes to federal regulations governing these issues will impose; and

• Review the framework for developing an institutional policy on acceptance restrictions requiring security controls.

To register for this session e-mail Amanda Reese, ad1137@wayne.edu

For more information contact the Pre-award office at 577-2294.