Fall 2021 Meeting

Greetings, Region V.

We are excited to announce our 2021 Regional Meeting which will be held November 7-10, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas at the Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle. The theme is “Celebrating YOU- Research Rockstars”.  

Registration is now open for the upcoming Region V Fall meeting. Click here for link to registration.

Fall 2021 Meeting Schedule (updated 10/30/2021)

Keynote Speaker

The Region V Program Committee is happy to announce the 2021 Region V Fall Meeting Keynote Speaker: Shayla Rivera!

Shayla Rivera is an Aerospace Engineer and former Rocket Scientist with NASA turned salesperson, corporate trainer, and now International Keynote Speaker, TEDx Speaker, TV & Radio host, Emcee/Host, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Seminar Facilitator, Panel Moderator.  As of 2017, she is also the Director of the ENGR[x] program and Professor of Practice with the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.

However, none of these labels tells you much about her. She best describes herself as a spiritually irreverent Mystic and Awareness Expert. What many would call a Renaissance Woman. See full bio here!

Location

Marriott Hotel and Golf Club at Champions Circle

3300 Championship Parkway

Fort Worth, TX 76177

Fall 2021 NCURA Region V Program Committee

Nicole Babilya Senior Grant Management Specialist Southern Methodist University	Kathryn King Grant and Contract Manager, Post-Award UNT Health Science Center
Marilyn Bobbitt Grant Program Manager The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Katherine V. Kissmann Director of Research Contracts Texas A&M University
Laura Carson Institution Support Specialist UNT Health Science Center	Diana Luna Director Texas A&M University – Kingsville
LeAnn Forsberg Director, Office of Sponsored Programs Texas Christian University	Shibali Patra Research Administration Associate Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffery Garza Proposal Administrator I Texas A&M University – Kingsville	Laura Rosales Administrator Baylor College of Medicine
Lizette Gonzales Proposal Administrator I Texas A&M University – Kingsville	Jessica Secratt Director Northeastern State University
Allison Hamilton Proposal Development Specialist Northeastern State University	Sherri Weaver Sr. Research Administration Associate Baylor College of Medicine
Melanie A. Hubbard Sr. Grants &Contracts Analyst The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsors

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If you have questions about the NCURA Region V conference, please contact the Program Committee Chair, Tribbie Grimm (tgrimm@tamu.edu)