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NAVREF 2011 annual conference

September 11 - 14, 2011

Location:
Red Lion Hotel

1415 Fifth Ave

Seattle, WA 98101

206-971-8000

www.SeattleRedLionFifthAvenue.com

Thanks for coming to our 2011 Annual Conference in Seattle!

Welcome to the the 2011 Annual Conference web page that contains links to the speaker presentations. If you previously downloaded the presentations, additional and revised presentations are noted in the right column.

If you would like to download or print the materials in one large file, click here (materials as of September 27, 2011) or if you would like the handout materials in color, click here (color version of materials as of September 27, 2011). These files may require Adobe Reader 8.0 or later versions.

To organize your pages, you may wish to insert Tabs A-U. If printed double-sided, everything will fit in a 2-inch binder.

Conference Handouts

A	NPC Indirect Cost Rate Q&A
B	NAVREF Annual Membership Meeting	Revised
C	Keynote 1: Senator Patty Murray video	New
D	Keynote 2: A Call to Leadership Bonnie Dunbar, PhD, NAE, Former NASA Astronaut, Seattle, WA	New
E	Proof Positive III – VA/NPC Research and Education Success Stories · Research: Blast concussion mild traumatic brain injury in OEF/OIF veterans, Elaine Peskind, MD, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA · Education: Knowledge network, satellite broadcasts, Marsha Tarver, PhD, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA
F	Innovative Ideas for Growing and Marketing Your NPC
G	Strategic Planning for Your NPC
H	Insights on Building Effective Working Relationships with Regional Counsel Attorneys; the Attorney Perspective
I	The ORD/NPPO Update	New
J	Concurrent Breakouts - Open Forums

K	Protecting Your NPC from Cyber Attacks and Financial Fraud	New
L	How Not-for-Profit Organizations Can Prepare for a Clean Audit – The Auditor’s Perspective Additional Handout Materials - click here for a PDF of the complete NPC Audit Toolkit Toolkit Table of Contents · HIRING AN AUDITOR 01a – Sample Request-for-Proposal for Audit Services (provided by NAVREF) 01b – Sample Questions and Decision Matrix in Selecting Auditor (provided by NAVREF) · AUDIT PLANNING 02 – Agenda – Audit Planning Meeting – Management & Auditors 03 – Agenda – Audit Planning Meeting – Audit Committee & Auditors 04 – Background About NPCs for Auditors (provided by NAVREF) · PRE-FIELDWORK PREP 05 – Audit Preparation Checklist · FIELDWORK 06 – Agenda – Audit Entrance Conference 07 – Agenda – Audit Exit Conference · REPORT ISSUANCE 08 – Agenda – Audit Report Meeting – Audit Committee & Auditors	Revised
M	Keeping Current! - GAAP and Other Financial Accounting and Tax Updates Applicable to Not-for-Profit Organizations
N	Budgeting for Industry-Sponsored Studies
O	Working with VA-Affiliated Universities
P	Best Practices for NPC Support of a VAMC: Core research services
Q	Building a Superior Board; Getting the Right People for the Job and Orienting Them - Board Orientation Manual (Word) - click here - Board Orientation Manual appendices (PDF) - click here
R	Business Resiliency Planning; How Your Organization Can Survive Anything! Crisis Communication Plan Worksheet (PDF) - click here
S	Superior Subawarding and Contracting: Watch Out – the First Step is a Big One!
T	We Learn Something New Every Day
U	Special Session for New Executive Directors and New Board Members – Post Conference Wrap Up Acronym List (Word) - click here NAVREF Self Assessment Tool (PDF) - click here

Questions or comments about this Update may be directed to:
Email: navref@navref.org | Phone: 301-656-5005 | Fax: 301-656-5008

last updated: 01/04/10