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This workshop session will focus on issues related to Institutional Core Management, in response to the national conversation evolving around research core facility issues and management. The workshop will be formatted as an experts' panel; each participant currently plays an important role in supporting and developing research core resources at an institutional level. Some of the topics to be discussed include: (1) Core Consolidation — one size fits all? (2) Bottom-up vs. top-down management, advantages and disadvantages of centrally managed cores. (3) Performance metrics and impacts on professional development, core infrastructure support and improved operations. (4) Impacts of NIH-NCRR programs on improving access to research resources, including core facilities. We also plan to highlight the new Core Administrators Network Coordinating (CAN). In response to an emerging trend to centralize the oversight of research core facilities, ABRF has fostered development of this network and a new committee: the Core Administrators Network-Coordinating Committee (CAN-CC). The committee seeks input and participation from scientists, administrators and others with an interest in issues related to the administration of research core facilities which, by the nature of their service role, must interface with multiple constituencies within a research enterprise. Today many institutions have established administrative positions designed to assist core facilities with management of economic, regulatory and performance issues. In order to facilitate greater interaction between and among core scientists and administrators, the mission of the CAN-CC is to contribute to the common interests of core administrators, and promote interactions with core scientists in a collegial and productive manner. The specific goals of the Core Administrators Network Coordinating Committee (CANCC) are: to identify and reach out to our target community; provide opportunities for networking; and assess goals for program focus and development. |
