Welcome letter from Congress Convenor
On behalf of the International Network of Research Management Societies
(INORMS), I invite you to attend the inaugural INORMS Congress on
the Internationalisation of Research: The Big Issues and Opportunities
of the Decade for Research Leaders and Managers being held
at the Sofitel Brisbane, Australia 22-25 August 2006.
This international event, to be hosted by the Australasian Research
Management Society (ARMS), will be of interest to research administrators
and managers, researchers and trainee researchers in developed and
developing nations, and to policy makers involved in the conduct
of research in a global context.
The program is intended to reflect the objectives of INORMS which
are to internationalise the body of knowledge on research management,
to exchange best practice and to develop international approaches
to supporting the research enterprise. The themes will include:
- Managing complex partnerships (e.g. risk management,
IP management, technology transfer, creative commons, managing
cultural difference, and interdisciplinary projects);
- The responsible conduct of research across international
boundaries (e.g. codes of conduct, ethics in research involving
humans, animal welfare, gene technology, bio-safety, OH&S);
- The evaluation process (e.g. politics of peer review,
best practice, models for assessing and rewarding research quality);
and
- The professional development of R&D managers and leaders
(e.g. sustainable mentoring structures, continuing education models,
learning organisations and global sharing of best practice).
Participants can expect to hear the latest information from panels
and individual experts who have gained their knowledge from hands
on experience, learn from initiatives of others, workshop novel
ideas, develop important new contacts, and leave with practical
advice on how best to lead teams and manage research for maximum
outcomes.
The geographic spread of INORMS now encompasses the USA, EU, Australasia,
Pacific Rim, and South Africa, with founding member societies including:
I look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane and engaging in some
lively discussions and debates at INORMS 2006.
JAN MASSEY
Congress Convenor
Executive Steering Committee
Jan Massey Congress Convenor, The University
of Queensland
Fiona Wood Congress Co-Convenor, The University
of New England
Janet Dibb-Smith The University of Adelaide
Helen Fullgrabe Commonwealth Department of Education,
Science and Technology (DEST)
Sianna Panagiotopoulos The University of Melbourne
Queensland Committee
Jan Massey Congress Convenor, The University
of Queensland
Donna Hannan The University of Queensland
Kerrin Anderson Francis Abourizk Lightowlers
Lewis Atkinson Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd
Mark Bowles The Mater Medical Research Institute
Ian Harris The University of Queensland
Michael McArdle Queensland University of Technology
Andrea Mitchell The University of Queensland
Cathy Pitkin CSIRO
Jenny Wilson Griffith University
Congress Managers
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