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NCRI Conference Agenda

*All Times Central Daylight Time

Tuesday, May 20

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast  
9:00 – 9:30 AM Welcome Jay Walsh, University of Illinois System
Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity
9:30 – 10:00AM Connecting Research Integrity to Organizational Culture
Insights on how aligning organization culture with research integrity practices can foster ethical research and improve accountability.
Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow

Institutional Incentives

10:00 – 10:45 AM Collective Action and Innovative Approaches to Recognition and Reward: International Inspiration
Lightning panel discussion on initiatives currently working to improve research culture in the UK and the Netherlands. 
Jenny Ariansen, Duke University
Tanita Casci, University of Oxford
Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow
Elizabeth Gadd, Loughborough University
Rianne Letschert, Maastricht University 
Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature
10:45 – 11:00 AM Break  
11:00 – 12:30 PM Participant Dialogue: Building on International Initiatives Facilitators:
Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow
Jenny Ariansen, Duke University
Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature
Kaia Motter, Springer Nature
Tanita Casci, University of Oxford
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch  
1:30 – 2:15 PM Transformative Strategies for Rewarding Integrity and Improving Promotion and Tenure Practices: U.S. Perspectives
Lightning panel discussion on incentive strategies for institutions promoting research integrity. 
Rich Carter, Oregon State University
Kaia Motter, Springer Nature
David Mellor, Center for Open Science
Robert Nobles, Emory University
Jenny Ariansen, Duke University
Chaitan Baru, National Science Foundation
2:15 – 2:30 PM Break  
2:30 – 4:00 PM Participant Dialogue: Building on U.S. Initiatives Facilitators:
Jenny Ariansen, Duke University
Rich Carter, Oregon State University
Kaia Motter, Springer Nature
Robert Nobles, Emory University
David Mellor, Center for Open Science 
4:00 – 4:15 PM Break  
4:15 – 4:45 PM Shaping the Culture of Research Integrity Together 
Remarks on U.S. research culture from the Office of Research Integrity.
Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity
4:45 – 5:15 PM Setting the Stage for Day 2 Robert Nobles, Emory University
5:30 – 7:30 PM NCRI Reception  

 

Wednesday, May 21

7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast  
8:30 – 8:45 AM Welcome Crista Brawley, Northwestern University 
8:45 – 9:15 AM Keynote: Mentorship and Research Culture for Graduate and Post-Doctoral Students Stephanie Cologna, University of Illinois Chicago

Funding Incentives

9:15 – 10:15 AM Incentivizing High-Quality Research: Perspectives from Private Funding Agencies
Discussion of perspectives and strategies that guide private funding agencies in their efforts to incentivize research quality, impact, and integrity via their grantmaking process.
Michael Kelley, Northwestern University
Mijo Vodopic, MacArthur Foundation
Candace Tebbenkamp, Walder Foundation
Quintin Williams, Joyce Foundation 
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break  
10:30 – 11:15 AM Striking Interest with Venture Capitalists: A Fireside Chat
Dialogue on what key factors that VCs consider when investing in the research enterprise.
Clay Thorp, Hatteras Venture Partners
Reed Jobs, Yosemite Ventures
11:15 – 12:15 PM Finding Funding Success: Innovations in Research Integrity and Lessons Learned from Researchers
Researcher-led presentations on incorporating research integrity elements into grant applications partnerships, including experiences navigating personal research challenges. 
Michael Oakes, Case Western Reserve University 
Michelle Hoffmann, Chicago Biomedical Consortium
Stephen Rosenfeld, North Star Review Board 
Nick Heaton, Duke University  
Jenny Lodge, Duke University
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch  

Publishing Incentives

1:15 – 2:00 PM Laying the Groundwork for Research Integrity
Review of efforts in the UK to identify key enablers of research integrity, which have been reinforced from insights gained during the conduct of international longitudinal surveys. 
Linda Holliday, UK Research and Innovation
Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature 
2:00 – 2:45 PM Setting a Standard on Metrics for Research Integrity
Examination of how researchers, institutions, and publishers, use and sometimes misuse publishing metrics, stressing the need for key practices, and discussion of the Hong Kong Principles as a framework to strengthen integrity in research and publishing. 
Nandita Quaderi, Clarivate
David Moher, Centre for Journalology
2:45 – 3:15 PM Break  
3:15 – 4:00 PM Shifting Strategies for Sound Publishing
Presentation of sound publishing strategies by fighting paper mills with coordination among all interested partners while also utilizing powerful tools such as the STM Integrity Hub. 
Sabina Alam, Taylor & Francis Publishing
Mike Streeter, Wiley Publishing
4:00 – 4:45 PM Incentivizing Inclusive Publishing
Strategies on how to promote research integrity by incentivizing inclusive and reputable publishing while reinforcing clear ethical guidelines, robust accountability, and an ethical environment for dissemination.
Renee Hoch, PLOS
Sarah Jenkins, Elsevier Publishing
4:45 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity
5:00 – 5:15 PM Setting the Stage for Day 3  Jenny Ariansen, Duke University

Thursday, May 22

7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast  
8:30 – 8:45 AM Welcome Erin Adams, University of Chicago
8:45 – 9:15 AM Creating Together: Ideas from UK Research and Innovation Linda Holliday, UK Research and Innovation
9:15 – 10:00 AM Bridging the Gaps: Cross-Disciplinary Panel
Panel of institutional, publishing, and funding representatives to discuss solutions that reach across the research ecosystem, including how each sector can contribute to a unified momentum. 
Chris Graf, Springer Nature
Jenny Lodge, Duke University
Debra Thurley, Penn State
10:00 – 10:15 AM Break  
10:15 – 11:15 AM Crafting Your Playbook: Overview, Approaches, and Action Plans
Breakout sessions for attendees to develop and promote implementable ideas at their own organizations. Large group discussion on national goals and action items before the next convening of the NCRI.
 
11:15 – 12:15 PM Energizing Culture Change: Perspectives Outside Research
Parting thoughts on the core elements that have driven cultural and organizational transformation across sectors, including outside research. 
Richard Boyatzis, Case Western Reserve University
12:15 PM NCRI Adjourn