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The forum aimed to facilitating networking among current Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) and Middle East Research Cooperation (MERC) principal investigators in order to help build productive linkages not only with their research colleagues, but also with representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other donor agencies.
Speaker Presentations
PEER Program Overview
Callie Raulfs-Wang, USAID
MERC Program Overview
Nicholas Anthis, USAID
International Science Collaborations: Ingredients for Success
Geri Richmond, University of Oregon
The Art of Negotiation
Geri Richmond, University of Oregon
The Importance of Science Communication
Djuke Veldhuis, Aarhus University
Communicating with your PEER Grant Manager
Dalal Najib and Robert Gasior, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Conveying Science through Flash Talks
Djuke Veldhuis, Aarhus University
Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Private-Sector Partnerships
Innovation and Commercialization: trends, tools, and the role of IP; The Exploitation of Research Results: perspectives and success factors
Mohammed Al Jafari, iPARK
Diagnosing and Solving Corrosion Problems in Jordanian Industry - A Case Study
Farqad Al-Hadeethi, Royal Scientific Society
The Role of the Scientific Research Support Fund in Advancing Research and Innovation in Jordan
Abdullah Al-Zoubi and Saad Abo-Qudais, Scientific Research Support Fund
Development and Patenting of a Smart Anti-Counterfeiting Optical System (SACOS) for the Detection of Fraud (proprietary information - cannot share PowerPoint)
Antoine Ghauch, American University of Beirut
Connecting Your Research to USAID and Its Missions in the Middle East
USAID/Afghanistan
Nematullah Haidari
USAID/Jordan
Scott Christiansen
USAID/Egypt
Tara Simpson
USAID/Lebanon
Shawn Jones
Research to Policy Session
Marissa Yeakey, Population Reference Bureau
The Research to Policy Gap
Fundamentals of the Policy Process
Generating Political Will - Case Study
Writing for Policy Audiences
Communicating Research to Policymakers Panel Discussion
Introductions and importance of policy for PEER and MERC
Callie Raulfs-Wang and Nicholas Anthis, USAID
A Science-Based Approach to Influencing Water Policy and Trans-Border Cooperation
Nader Al-Khateeb, Water and Environmental Development Organization (WEDO)
Increasing Fire Danger Preparedness in Lebanon's Forest Sensitive Areas
George Mitri, University of Balamand
Future Funding and Capacity Building Opportunities
Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Program
Dalal Najib, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
European Union Support to Research and Technology Development
Anita Rycsan, Delegation of the European Union to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Scientific Research Support Fund in Jordan
Wasim Alhalasah, Scientific Research Support Fund
Connecting your Research with USG Agencies
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)
Marcella Witting
Research Funding Opportunities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Marie Ricciardone, National Cancer Institute (NCI/NIH)
NIH Support of International Tobacco Control Research
Mark Parascandola, National Cancer Institute (NCI/NIH)
U.S. Department of State (oral remarks)
Elizabeth Hattingh
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