The document outlines the agenda for the June 6-7, 2019 meeting of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) at the Washington Marriott Hotel. It provides logistical details concerning hotel reservations, registration cancellations, and the schedule for the two-day event. The meeting agenda features a series of concurrent and plenary sessions addressing key topics in government-funded research management and oversight. Discussion topics on June 6 include research misconduct and confidentiality, regulatory barriers to academic research, costing and audit updates, recent developments from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding research commercialization and drug pricing, national security concerns with a particular focus on foreign influence and academic espionage, and updates on sexual harassment reporting by NIH and NSF. The day also includes a keynote address on Chinese cyber and technology transfer threats and a session on research and regulatory reform involving various federal agencies.
The June 7 agenda centers on the National Academies’ report on reproducibility and replicability in science, sharing of best practices for research security in universities in collaboration with the AAU and APLU, and an exclusive session for COGR institutional members to discuss pressing topics such as foreign influence, subgrant treatment under NIFA Section 1462(c), a recent Wisconsin settlement, and developments in export control. The meeting aims to facilitate the exchange of policy updates, regulatory changes, and institutional strategies on issues ranging from compliance to research integrity and security in the context of federally funded research. The agenda reflects a comprehensive approach to addressing both emerging and ongoing challenges facing academic research institutions.
