NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
Pre-Application Meeting

Date: December 14, 2004
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Place: Natcher Conference Center, NIH Bethesda

Program Agenda

9:00-9:10am	Welcome and Introduction   View Presentation	Greg Downing
9:10-9:30am	Vision for Nanotechnology in Cancer   View Presentation	Anna Barker
9:30-10:45am	Overview of the NCI Alliance RFAs   View Presentation	Greg Downing
	Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships Multidisciplinary Career Development in Cancer Nanotechnology
10:45-11:00am	Break
11:00-12:00pm	Interfacing with NCI Programmatic Infrastructure
	NCI-designated Cancer Centers   View Presentation   The National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program	Linda Weiss
	SPOREs   View Presentation	Jane Fountain
	Other NCI Programs   View Presentation	Dan Gallahan
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:00pm	Preparing Center and Platform Applications   View Presentation   Multicomponent Grant Applications Preparation Outline and Suggestions	Greg Downing Sherwood Githens
2:00-2:45pm	Interfacing with NCI Resources
	Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory   View Presentation	Scott McNeil
	Cancer Bioinformatics Grid (caBIG)   View Presentation	Ken Buetow
2:45-3:15pm	Managing Intellectual Property Issues   View Presentation   Useful Websites for IP Plans	Jeffrey Thomas
3:15-3:30pm	Break
3:30-5:00pm	Questions and Answers	NCI staff