[Gradschool] NIH Grant Conference: TAMUK Sept 25, 2007

[Wisner, Liza]

USDA Training Seminar will be held at TAMU-Kingsville. 
It is open to students.  Please see below:

The Texas Hispanic-Serving Institutions Consortium
September 25, 2007, Texas A&M University-Kingsville


Conference Highlights: National Institutes of Health Annual Membership
Meeting, Election of Officers

Texas A&M University-Kingsville will be the site of the next grant
conference to be held in conjunction with the USDA Training Seminar and
the Annual Business Meeting of the Consortium.    On September 25th the
focus will be on the National Institutes of Health.  TAMUK is the home
of the National Toxins Research Center.  This center has been extremely
successful in receiving federal funding, including NIH funds.  The
Regents Professor and Director of the NTRC, Dr. John Perez, will be
speaking and giving his wonderful insight on how he went from a small
lab to being world renown. He will also give a tour of his facilities.
Other NIH grantees will be asked to talk and the National Institutes of
Health will be presenting in the afternoon.  Come take advantage of this
opportunity to learn how to be successful with NIH from the ground up.
You will have the opportunity to network with other HSI and provide
guidance on the future direction of the Texas Hispanic Serving
Institutions Consortium.

The USDA Training Seminar will be held September 26-27 and is open to
students and faculty from member institutions.  We are encouraging
members to bring as many students as possible to learn more about the
USDA and how the agency works.  This will be a "hands-on" experience
that will include field trips to work sites.  Contact Jan Robinson to
make travel arrangements for the seminar and to register
(jan.melendez at laredo.edu). The consortium has travel funds available for
qualifying institutions. 

The consortium will also hold its annual business meeting and elect a
new member to the Executive Council.  If you are interested in being a
member of the council, please contact Jan Robinson.

For more information on the NTRC go to: http://www.ntrc.tamuk.edu/

Location:        Texas A&M University-Kingsville 
                        700 University Blvd.
                        Kingsville, TX 78363

The host hotel:  Rodeway Inn
                            3430 South Hwy 77 Bypass
                            Kingsville, TX 78363
                           (361)595-5753

There is a block of rooms set aside for us. Just ask for the "Texas
HSI Consortium".  The rate is $59.95 and they will take the tax exempt
forms.   The cut off date for the reservations is September 17, 2007.
You can make your reservations at RodewayInn at gmail.com.

Map to the TAMUK location is at: http://www.ntrc.tamuk.edu/contact.htm

Registration for the grant conference is $20.00 for faculty and staff
from members of the Texas Hispanic Serving Institutions Consortium and
$50.00 per person for non-consortium HSI personnel.  Non-HSI,
non-HSconsortium members personnel will be charged $100.00.  The USDA
Training Seminar is free for registered students and their faculty
chaperones.  Please contact Jan Robinson to make reservations and travel
arrangements. 

Please register by September 18, 2007.

REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE GRANT CONFERENCE ONLY

Name: ______________________________________________

Title: _______________________________________________

College/ University or Affiliation:_________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

Phone Number: ______________________________________________

Email Address: _______________________________________________

Please email your registration to Jan Robinson at:
Jan.Melendez at laredo.edu

Payment for must be made in the form of a check made out to:
Texas Hispanic Serving Institutions Consortium
Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, TX 78040