NIH 2008 regional seminars cover program funding, grants administration Two NIH regional seminars covering topics related to NIH extramural program funding and grants administration have been planned for 2008. Each seminar encompasses two full days, providing information about the NIH funding process, from opportunity identification and application preparation through post award administration. Presentations are targeted to research administrators, new and experienced investigators, post docs and trainees. Opportunities for informal interactions between seminar participants and NIH grants management, program, policy, and review staff are incorporated into the program and such interactions are highly encouraged. NIH electronic research administration computer labs are offered on a day adjacent to the two-day seminar. The 2008 seminars will be held: March 25-26, 2008 –– San Antonio, Texas. This two-day seminar will be hosted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. NIH electronic research administration computer labs will be offered Thursday, March 27, 2008. For questions regarding registration or logistics, please contact Jane Youngers at tel. 210-567-2340 or via e-mail at nihseminar@uthscsa.edu. Online registration should be available after Oct. 1, 2007, on the UTHSCSA - NIH Regional Seminar web page. June 19-20, 2008 –– Chicago, Ill. This two-day seminar will be hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago. NIH electronic research administration computer labs will be offered Tuesday, June 18, 2008. For questions regarding registration or logistics, please contact Monica Rausa Williams at tel. 312-996-4995 or via nihseminar@uic.edu. Online registration should be available after Oct. 1, 2007, on the UIC - NIH Regional Seminar web page. Links to program information and logistics from previous NIH regional seminars are available from the NIH Office of Extramural Research Regional Seminar web site at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm. Questions on program content may be directed to Cynthia Dwyer, 2008 NIH regional seminar coordinator, at tel. 301-594-4493 or dwyerc@mail.nih.gov. The complete announcement can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-076.html -- Barry I. Milavetz, Associate Vice President for Research, Research Development and Compliance, barrymilavetz@mail.und.nodak.edu, 701/777-4278