National Organization of Research Development ProfessionalsNORDP 4th Annual Research Development ConferenceThe 2012 NORDP Annual Research Development Conference will be Monday-Wednesday, May 21-23 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. Registration onsite will open again on May 21.
Welcome to our Organization!The landscape of academe is changing. Resources are becoming increasingly competitive and research in all fields more interdisciplinary and collaborative. Funding agencies recognize this and grants and contracts are being ever more targeted towards interdisciplinary team efforts. These often large and complex projects are by their nature even more competitive and their pursuit requires resources and commitment beyond what many individual researchers are able to galvanize. Research development professionals serve a critical role in responding to these opportunities. They forge new partnerships, act as interlocutors, create support systems, and form teams that span disciplinary bounds and multiple institutions. Research development professionals represent a new breed of academic, emerging from a diverse array of backgrounds: including scientists, writers, administrators, fundraisers, businesspeople, lawyers, and journalists. They are united, however, by a common thread - a shared commitment to the process of research, to furthering humanity's knowledge, and to addressing the problems currently facing society. Welcome to the first organization dedicated to serving these unique individuals. I look forward to working with you all! Sincerely,  "The Emergence of the Research-Development Professional" March 27th, 2011 
Jacob E. Levin, Ph.D. |