1. Seminars on Academic Computing Executive Leadership Seminar Senior Research Officer Perspective William F. Decker Interim Vice President The University of Iowa

2. Problems Pre-award Support Post-award Support Regulatory Compliance Researcher Productivity Technology Transfer and Economic Development Growing the Research Enterprise

3. Pre-award Support Information on sources of external support—optimizing availability and impact Efficient proposal preparation processes Connecting with Federal e-systems Optimized proposal submission processes Capture of appropriate data; records retention

4. Post-Award Support Award notification Related information dissemination—press releases; letters of congratulations Grant accounting that aids researchers Compliance assistance and monitoring Grant/contract credit reporting

5. Regulatory Compliance Optimized, timely compliance processes Information dissemination, training, certification Administrative support for IRB, IACUC, Biosafety Committee, Hazardous Waste Management, Radiation Safety Committee, and on and on and on and…

6. Researcher Productivity Researcher or research program profiling Targeted program information Non-intrusive, yet effective regulatory compliance support Proposal writing support Effective grant accounting Infrastructure optimization

7. Technology Transfer and Economic Development Administrative support for disclosures, patent management, portfolio management, licensing and options Relationship management support IP training and processes Entrepreneurial training and processes

8. Growing the Research Enterprise All the above Public relations Metrics and measurements Increased competitiveness Growing compliance costs Growing infrastructure costs Interdisciplinary support; inter-institutional support