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Please Help Get the
Word Out About the
Conference
Please notify
potential attendees
about “Using VA
CRADAs – A
Conference for
Industry Sponsors”
which NAVREF is
hosting on February
20, 2008.
This conference
will be a valuable
opportunity to
correct
misperceptions about
CRADAs and to
present VA’s
improved policies
and models as well
as providing for
direct discussions
among sponsors and
responsible VA
officials. The
greater the number
of sponsor and CRO
representatives that
attend, the easier
it will be for you
to negotiate
CRADAs. Please hit
the phones now and
use emails to get
the word out! This
conference will be
offered just once.
The materials
linked below have
been designed to
make notifications
quick and easy.
Please use them to
inform your industry
and CRO contacts
about this highly
worthwhile
educational
opportunity. Also,
provide the
notification
materials to PIs and
study coordinators
so they, too, may
share them with
their contacts.
For your
convenience, all of
the items discussed
below are also
linked on the NAVREF
home page and posted
at
http://navref.org/cradaconference/advertisement.htm
Email
Advertisement:
Open this ad as a
Word document and
“select all” and
“copy.” Then open a
new email to your
contact(s). If you
have a previous or
ongoing
relationship, write
a short message (see
sample below) and
then “paste” the
email advertisement
into the body of the
email. Be sure to
include the link at
the top, “Click here
if you are unable to
view the email
below.”
Sample email
message (insert
above the ad):
(Name): Please
be aware that as of
March 26, 2008, VA
is requiring the use
of CRADAs –
Cooperative Research
and Development
Agreements – for all
new
industry-sponsored
studies performed at
VA sites. To ensure
that sponsors and
CROs are familiar
with VA CRADAs,
NAVREF – the
association of the
VA-affiliated
nonprofits – is
sponsoring a one day
conference on
February 20 at a
location convenient
to Washington Reagan
National Airport.
The content will be
presented by the VA
personnel directly
responsible for
CRADAs and
applicable VA
policies – staff
from VA’s Office of
Research and
Development and the
Technology Transfer
Program, as well as
attorneys from the
VA Office of General
Counsel – and there
will be
opportunities for
Q&A and networking.
Details and a link
to the conference
web site (http://www.navref.org/cradaconference/)
are provided below.
It has been my
pleasure to work
with you and your
company in the past,
and I very much look
forward to
continuing these
collaborations using
CRADAs.
Flyer:
Open the conference
flyer as a Word
document or a PDF
and print it in
color or black and
white for local
distribution and
posting. Or
save the document
and attach it to
emails.
Banner Ads:
These
are short colorful
advertisements
suitable for
insertion in
electronic updates
or other
publications where
space is limited
Small Ad:
This advertisement
is suitable for
insertion in
newsletters and
other publications
where space is
very limited. Open it as
a Word document.
“Select all” and
“paste” it where
appropriate.
Web
site:
The
comprehensive
conference web site
can be found at
http://www.navref.org/cradaconference/
Please direct
potential attendees
here to find details
about the program,
the conference
location and
accommodations as
well as online
registration and
payment.
VHA
Directive
2007-044:
Click here
for the VHA
directive that
requires use of
CRADAs as of
March 26, 2008.
CRADA FAQs:
Click here
for FAQs about
VA CRADAs.
VHA Press
Release: Final
approval is
pending. It will be
posted with the
other materials as
soon as it is
available.
For assistance
with notifications,
do not hesitate to
contact the NAVREF
office:
bwest@navref.org
or
amurakami@navref.org |
