Hosted by Florida A&M University
College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture
in collaboration with the 1890 Region

March 10-11, 2008
Marriott Memphis Downtown
250 North Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103

INFORMATION  |  SCHEDULE  |  REGISTER

Conference Registration: Registration is currently CLOSED. We are at capacity and no longer accepting additional registrants. Thank you for your interest in our workshop. For more information about CSREES Grantsmanship Workshops please visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/business/training/cpworkshops.html.

Come and learn first hand from experienced Project Directors who have successfully designed a strong integrated project, written a winning proposal, and implemented a successful integrated project.

The workshop focus is on developing, writing, submitting, and implementing competitive grant proposals for the CSREES Integrated Programs, including the Section 406 Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Programs and the National Research Initiative Integrated Programs, to receive funding for integrating research, education, and extension. Faculty in research, extension, and academics are encouraged to attend.

On Monday, March 10, Dr. Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA, will provide opening remarks.

Hotel Contact Information:
Memphis Marriott Downtown
250 North Main Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103 USA
Phone:  1-901-527-7300
Fax:  1-901-214-3711
Sales:  1-901-527-7300
Toll-free:  1-888-557-8740

Hotel Shuttle:
The hotel does not provide a shuttle from the airport.

Driving Directions:
Driving directions are available from the hotel website.

Refund Policy:
Requests for registration refunds will be honored if a written notification of cancellation is received on or before March 1, 2008. No workshop registration refunds will be honored after March 1, 2008.

For more information and additional meeting arrangement details, contact:
Kimberly Whittet, CSREES-USDA
kwhittet@csrees.usda.gov
202.401.2883

Lawrence Carter
lawrence.carter@famu.edu
850.599.3546

Cassel Gardner
cassel.gardner@famu.edu
850.561.2546

L. Washington Lyons
llyons849@msn.com
336.340.6465