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Contracting In-Person

Contracting Contracting In-Person

Contract Negotiation and Administration

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In-Person Workshop

Presented Live at

June 3 - 5, 2026
Chicago, IL
Day 1 & 2 8:00am- 4:00pm
Day 3: 8am-12pm

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IN-PERSON
Hotel Booking Information:
June 2 - 5, 2026

Hilton Chicago Hotel

Group Rate: $219.00 per night
Booking Link!
Sleeping rooms available until the cutoff date of May 21, 2026 OR until the rooms in the block are sold out, whichever comes first.

Featured Faculty

Jennifer Cory Doeschot

Director of Strategy and Operations
Stanford University

Jennifer Ponting

Associate Vice President for Research Administration
University of Chicago

Anthony Ventimiglia

Assistant Vice President for Research Administration Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Auburn University

 

 

Workshop Agenda

Day 1

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Registration & Coffee Service
  • 10:30 – 10:45am: Networking & Coffee Break
  • 12:00pm: Lunch
  • 2:30 – 2:45pm: Networking & Refreshment Break
  • 4:00pm: Adjourn
 

Topics:

  • Basic Agreement Types
  • Contracting Lifecycle
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Introduction to Federal Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
  • Introduction to Industry Contracting
  • Negotiator’s Role in the University Ecosystem
  • Using Leverage and Applying Precedents

Day 2

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Continental Breakfast & Coffee Service
  • 10:30 – 10:45am: Networking & Coffee Break
  • 12:00pm: Lunch
  • 2:30 – 2:45pm: Networking & Refreshment Break
  • 4:00pm: Adjourn
 

Topics:

  • Introduction to International Contracting
  • Introduction to Clinical Research
  • Issuing and Receiving Subcontracts
  • Negotiation Styles
  • The Role of Risk Assessment in Contract Negotiation
  • Contracts and the FAR

Day 3

  • 8:00 – 9:00am: Continental Breakfast & Coffee Service
  • 12:00pm: Adjourn

 

 

 

 

Topics:

  • Post-Award Implications of Contract Requirements
  • Understanding Institutional Expectations
  • Ethical Dimensions