The 2007 Annual Retreat will be held at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia on November 5th and 6th (full day Monday and partial day Tuesday).
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Tentative agenda
Monday, November 5

9:00-9:30 am    Welcome: Overview of CIRCS and goals of retreat (Matt Boegehold)

9:30-10:30        Research Talk: Particulate Matter Exposure and Microvascular Dysfunction
 (Tim Nurkiewicz)

10:30-10:45      Break

10:45 -11:45     Presentation and Discussion: Building bridges and Strengthening Relationships across the HSC, and between HSC and NIOSH
Opportunities for better scientific integration with other centers and with departments

11:45-12:15      Update: Cardiovascular/Respiratory Training Grant (Jamal Mustafa)
12:15-1:30        Lunch: Stillwaters Restaurant

1:30-3:00          Update: The TRI-CHAMP study (Jeff Frisbee)
Discussion: What other groups could tap into the infrastructure that is being created by TRI-CHAMP? 
3:00-3:15          Break

3:15- 3:45         Update: The CIRCS COBRE initiative (Matt Boegehold)

3:45-4:15          Research Core Facilities: Current capabilities and future needs (          )

4:15-4:45          Update: Office of Laboratory Animal Resources (OLAR) (John Hollander)
Status of Director search, remodeling, accreditation/IACUC issues

4:45-5:45          Open: Other issues for discussion?

6:00-6:30          Reception

6:30                  Dinner: Stillwaters

Tuesday, November 6

8:00-9:00 am    Breakfast and checkout

9:00-10:30        Research Talks: work-in-progress presentations (3 investigators, 30 minutes each)

10:30-10:45      Break

10:45-11:15      Update: Strategic Research Plan (Tom Saba)

11:15-11:30      Wrap up (Boegehold)
How does the CIRCS fit into institutional goals and strategies? What challenges are we facing? What new opportunities are out there?

11:30                Lunch: Stillwaters