ORI Updates

Registration Open for Conference on Vaccine Research
Title: Research Integrity Challenges in Vaccine Development and Distribution for Public Health Emergencies. Monday, September 12th, 2011, 7:30AM - 5:30PM at the College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA.

ORI Regional Conference: Ethical Considerations in Research Collaborations
September 22 & 23, 2011. University of Washington, Seattle. The conference will focus on ethical challenges in three areas of research collaborations: (1) University-Industry Collaboration, (2) Researcher to Researcher Collaboration, and (3)Collaboration in the International Arena. The conference will benefit researchers, physicians, compliance officials, educators, research administrators, attorneys and government employees. Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are especially encouraged to attend!

Deadline 12/01/2011. The purpose of this exploratory/developmental grant program is to foster research on research integrity in areas of research that have little published data. The proposed project must challenge existing paradigms, be developed around an innovative hypothesis or address critical barriers to progress in understanding the multiple factors that underlie deviation from integrity in research.

ORI is continuing its 2.0 effort by utilizing Twitter to communicate with the research community. Tweets will focus on ORI events, activities related to research misconduct, research education, and provide other information to keep you up-to-date.

Online Registration for the Quest for Research Excellence 2011 Conference
Registration to attend ORI's "Quest for Research Excellence 2011" conference still open. Join over 300 members of the research community in this event.

ORI Blog Post: US-China CPE Cooperation on Science and Technology
The US Department of State recently posted a press release about the second annual US-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). The event had a focus on research integrity.

The next RIO Boot Camp is slated for June 12-15 in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity for research integrity officers to hone their skills and gain new insights for handling allegations of research misconduct.

The principles and responsibilities set out in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity represent the first international effort to encourage the development of unified policies, guidelines and codes of conduct, with the long-range goal of fostering greater integrity in research worldwide. The Statement is the product of the collective effort and insights of the 340 individuals from 51 countries who participated in the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity.

ORI Seeking Presenters for Conference in Research Integrity
The Quest for Research Excellence Conference 2011 will be held in August, 2011. ORI is currently accepting submissions for papers and posters.