Conference Registration and Schedule at a Glance

Registration Fees for the NC RAA Conference being held at the Friday Conference Center, Chapel Hill.  

*Please note we do not have hotel reserved room blocks.  There are many hotels in the area for you to choose from.

• $225 – Early Bird Registration through 7/11/25

• $275 – Regular Conference Registration through 7/20/25

• $300 – On-Site Conference Registration (7/21/25 & 7/22/25)

• $150 – Retiree Registration

• To register you will need an IRIS account from Appalachian State University.  You may use your previously established IRIS account or create a new account.  Choose the appropriate registration button below and follow the instructions.  

  • If you receive a request to enter a code, please use the following:
    • Individual Registration Code: 25NCRAA
    • Group Registration Code: 25NCRAAGROUP

Workshops, Panel Discussions and Sessions:

Workshops:

✨ Mary Farwell, Karen Fletcher – East Carolina Univ., Appalachian State Univ.
“Proposal Development, Research Development: What is it and Why Should I Care?”

✨ Jill Thomas, Betty Morgan – University of Kentucky, NC State University
“Mastering the Art of Budget Development for Sponsored Projects”

✨ Ellen Brearley, Charna Howson, Vivian Meadows – Tufts Medicine, Appalachian State Univ.
“Orientation to Research Administration”

✨ Denise Wynn – Wynn Essentials
“Navigating Grief in the Workplace”

✨ Motahareh (Bahar) Pourbehzadi – UNC Greensboro
“A case study for LinkedIn Content Creation Using AI Agents”

✨ Julie Cole, James Luther – Clemson University, Impulsion Consulting, LLC
“A Strategic Approach to Risk Assessment and Risk Remediation for Sponsored Programs”

✨ John Sites, Jill Thomas – Huron Consulting Group, University of Kentucky
“Resilience and Change Management”

Panel Discussions and Sessions

✨ Robert Cohen, Kristine Parker, Gil Tran – Attain Partners
“Executive orders, the status of legal challenges to them and associated topics”

✨ Representatives from Various Foundations/Nonprofits – Panel Discussion
“Filling the Gaps: North Carolina Foundations Funding Panel”

✨ Amanda Whittington, Tammie Gelderman – Appalachian State University
“Sponsored Audits - How to stay ready so you don't have to get ready”

✨ Valerie Crickard – UNC System Office
“UNC System Sponsored Programs Updates and Discussion”

✨ Jim Wagner – The Contract Network
“AI & Automation in Research Administration: Practical Strategies from 20 Years of AI Building”

✨ Karen Mizelle, Becky Welch – East Carolina University
“No More Spreadsheets: Discovering a Better Way to Track Cost Share”

✨ Denise Wynn – Wynn Essentials
“Effort Reporting Essentials: Compliance, Challenges & Best Practices”

✨ David Wyrick, Louis Judge – NCInnovation
“Embedding Innovation in Academic Culture: The Strategic Role of Research Administrators”

✨ Purshotam Aruwani, Mallory Ball – Huron Consulting Group, Western Carolina Univ.
“IRB and IACUC 101: Foundations of Ethical Oversight”

✨ Joseph Moore, Karen Mizelle – East Carolina University
“Linking Management Reports with Compliance Review - How are they connected?”

✨ Jade Hollars – UNC Center for Health Equity Research, Abacus Evaluation
“From Submission to Success: Evaluation Advantage for Competitive Proposals”

✨ Julia Barzyk – Wise Investigator
“Getting Started with DOD Funding”

✨ Connor Dorsch, Christine Epps – NC State University
“Pre-Award Workflow Management through Airtable: A Tale of Two Colleges”

✨ Denise Wynn – Wynn Essentials
“Leading Beyond the Award: Navigating the Hidden Pitfalls of Post-Award Management”

✨ Eddie Serrano, Tonjia May, Joy Dismukes, Amy Coble – Huron Consulting Group,   NC A&T State University, UNC Greensboro
“Standardizing Processes to Help Manage Terminations and Stop Work Orders”

✨ Karen Fletcher, Lauren Duncan – Appalachian State University
“Bridging Expertise: The RD & RA Partnership Behind the PREPARE Program”

✨ Alison Krauss, Mounriah Khadar – Huron Consulting Group, NC A&T State University
“FUNdamentals of Cost Accounting”

✨ Betty Morgan, Lorrie Robbins – NC State University, Duke University
“New Research Administrator: How to Prepare for a Post Award Career”

More being added nearly every day!  Check back later to see what else is in store for you.

Conference Schedule