68th Annual Meeting

Registration for the 68th Annual Meeting will open in April 2026.

The Annual Meeting of the Membership is held annually during the summer. Over 2,000 of our 9,000+ members attend. We begin with a full day of workshops and senior level seminars which are a supplemental training program open to all registrants of the annual meeting. This in-depth, targeted training and professional development includes offerings for those new to the profession to our most senior level members.

We then embark on two and a half days of presentations, discussions, open forums and networking opportunities spanning all areas of research administration including, but not limited to, Pre-Award, Post-Award, Compliance, Departmental, Intellectual Property, Contracts, International, Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions, Electronic Research Administration, and Medical Center/Hospital Issues. Attending the annual meeting gives our members the opportunity to participate in sessions over a full range of topics to support their need for information in a variety of areas. This annual reunion of the membership also includes our Sunday dinner, Tuesday evening event, dinner groups, regional networking events, and numerous volunteer activities that create the opportunities for you to meet and connect with your colleagues and create your peer network. In addition to the education and networking opportunities the annual meeting of the membership provides, our sponsor and exhibitor partners will be available to share information on the products and services to support you and your institution.

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Past events

Region VIII Webinar ‘Navigating Challenges in Research Administration in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 

Date: 5 June 2025, Time: 1-3 pm (EEST)

This session featured five insightful case studies presented by speakers from a range of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Each speaker will share the challenges they face and the best practices they’ve implemented in research administration within their specific context. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Many thanks to our speakers:

• Mr Muhammad Asfand Yar, Manager- Research & Grants Administration, Paediatrics & Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan
• Ms May Awar Ammar, Director, Sponsored Programs and Technology Transfer Office of Research, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• Mr Mordecai Tayebwa, Head of Grants and Business/Sustainability Manager, Makerere Lung Institute, Uganda
• Dr Alpana Dave, Project Scientist, BRIC-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, India
• Ms Beatrice Sakyibea Biney-Nyamekye, Senior Research Development Officer, University of Ghana, Ghana