Exploring Similarities: national and international research management and administration
The 2008 ARMA Annual Conference incorporates the second biennial congress of the International Network of Research Management Societies, and will provide an opportunity for research administrators from all over the world to explore the similarities in our roles and activities, and identify the essential aspects of research management that cross national boundaries. The conference includes a wide range of parallel working sessions with topics of interest to everyone working in research administration, from those new to the professions to the most experienced managers. The Congress takes place over five days, including the main two-day Conference and three days of pre- and post-conference seminars and workshops.
The Congress includes a poster session designed to give Research Managers and Administrators an opportunity to present their ideas to a large and diverse international audience. Members are invited to submit a poster proposal and enter the poster competition.
We are grateful for sponsorship from our silver sponsors, Agresso and Evidence & Symplectic, and for the support of our Press Partner, Research Research. You can meet them and other companies at the Congress Exhibition, from Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th June.
The Congress has its own comprehensive website at www.inorms2008.org, and many of the links below are to that website and will open in a new tab or window. Bookings are being taken via the ARMA website (i.e. this one!).
Conference Programme
Programme for full INORMS Congress (five days)
Parallel sessions
Poster session
Price
Venue
Travel
Volunteers sought
Queries
Booking
Prices
| Member (ARMA/INORMS member society) | Non-member | |
| Conference two days, fee only | £395 | £452 |
| Conference one day, fee only | £175 | £227 |
| Conference dinner one-day delegates only | £50 | n/a |
All fees include lunches and refreshments. Two-day fee includes the Conference dinner at Aintree Racecourse on Wednesday 17th June (including transport to and from Aintree); one-day fee does not include the dinner, which must be paid for separately. The non-member supplement is only payable once per person.
The lower rate for members applies to members of ARMA and of any other INORMS member society: ARMS, CAURA, DARMA, EARMA, NCURA, SARIMA, SRA International, WARIMA and the Global Research Management Network.
The higher rate for non-members will include annual membership of ARMA for the period until 31st March 2009. For tax reasons, ARMA events are open to members only. If you are not yet a member, you will be required to join ARMA prior to making your booking. If you are already a member, you will be required to log in to the website in order to book.
We have reserved blocks of rooms in a number of local hotels, and delegates must make hotel bookings directly with the hotels: ARMA cannot handle any hotel bookings (except in the case of certain speakers). Whilst we may be able to accept late bookings for the conference, ARMA can take no responsiblity for the availability, or otherwise, of hotels for those booking late.
Please refer to our list of hotels and their contact details to book your accommodation.
Queries
The contact for general queries is Rosemary Hatch. For queries related to the conference programme, please contact Ian Carter, i.carter@liv.ac.uk.
Booking
ARMA reserves the right to limit the number of participants from any one institution. If you wish to make a large number of bookings, please contact Rosemary before doing so.
To book for one day only, or to book an additional place at the conference dinner, please contact Rosemary for details of how to go about this.
