1. Introduction to InfoEd Presented by the Office of Contracts and Grants University of San Francisco October 2011

2. Introduce Yourself  Name  Department and Title  Time at USF  Research Interests  Previous Funding

3. OCG Staff  Laurie Treleven, Director  Eduardo Meza, Assistant Director  Jennifer Turnage, Contracts and Grants Accountant  TBN, Program Coordinator

4. What is InfoEd?  Online Research Administration System  Provides Tools for Research Administration Needs  Two Modules  GENIUS = User Profile  SPIN = Funding Opportunity Database USF Subscription

5. GENIUS  User Profile  Networking – Public and Private Profiles  Other Settings SPIN  Funding Opportunity Database  Public, Private, and International Funding  Self-Selected Criteria for Searches

6. SMARTS  Reports Based on Keywords in User Profile  Notifications of Opportunities as they are Released  Daily/Weekly Updates  Single E-mail / Single Opportunity  Single E-mail / All Opportunities Summary  Customize Report Sheets in User Profile

7. InfoEd Demo

8. Review Which two modules does USF subscribe to? Which module is used to search funding opportunities? Which module allows networking with people? What is SMARTS? What information is used to match me to funding opps? What is the difference between SPIN and SMARTS?

9. Questions and Help? Office of Contract and Grants Lone Mountain Room 132 Eddie Meza emeza2@usfca.edu X6921