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<font face="Californian FB">HI Christine-<br>
I have signed up for the webinar on the 16th and I encourage
others to do so.<br>
After participating in the 1/16/13 webinar, if we feel WHOI needs
an additional webinar, I'm sure we can explore that option.<br>
-Sue <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/11/2013 9:07 AM, Christine
Charette wrote:<br>
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Thanks Sue. Will WHOI be requesting an individual webinar, or
should we join on our own?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/11/2013 9:02 AM, Susan Ferreira
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>HI All-</i><i><br>
</i><i>We received the following information below and wanted
to pass onto you.</i><i> Please disseminate to appropriate
staff.<br>
</i><i>I am hoping the webinar will assist in making a smooth
transition for submission of project reports from Fastlane
to Research.gov.</i><i><br>
</i><i>Please let us know if you have any questions.</i><i><br>
</i><i>Thanks.</i><i><br>
</i><i>-Sue</i><br>
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Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">As you may know, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) is transitioning a number of services from
FastLane to Research.gov. NSF is committed to continuing to
work with the research community and NSF awardees on achieving
a smooth transition. Two significant changes will impact the
research community in the coming months: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/PublicOutcomesReport.html">The
transition of annual, final and interim project reports to
Research.gov</a>; and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Generic/Common/WhatisACM.html">The
Award Cash Management $ervice (ACM$) coming to Research.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>What do I Need to Know Now?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b>NSF
awardees must stop submitting project reports via use of
FastLane starting on February 1, 2013.</b> On March 18,
2013, NSF will transfer its current project reporting service
from FastLane to Research.gov. Principal Investigators should
pay particular attention to reports previously submitted and
returned by their NSF Program Officer. Returned reports
should be revised and resubmitted prior to February 1. To
assist the research community with this transition, the
overdue date will be extended for all project reports that are
currently scheduled to become overdue between January 31 and
April 30, 2013. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b>Starting
in January 2013, ACM$ will be implemented for </b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Generic/Common/ACMPilotOrganizations.html"><b>38
research organizations</b></a><b>. </b>These
organizations will begin using ACM$ after the submission of
their final <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/federalfinancialreport.html">Federal
Financial Report</a> to NSF. ACM$ will be implemented for
use by all NSF awardee organizations in April 2013. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Upcoming
Research.gov Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NSF
is offering the following free webinars to our awardees to
provide additional information regarding these important
changes: </span><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> <br>
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>January
16: Project Reports on Research.gov: What’s In It for Me? <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://go.usa.gov/4qwQ"><http://go.usa.gov/4qwQ></a>
and <o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo6"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://go.usa.gov/4qww">January
24: ACM$: A New Approach to Award Payments</a>.<span
class="MsoHyperlink"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For
more information, please see our attached webinar flyer. If
you would like to participate in any or all of these
webinars, please email </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:webinars@research.gov"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">webinars@research.gov</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Best,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jean
Feldman
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Head, Policy Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Division of Institution & Award
Support<o:p></o:p></p>
National Science Foundation </blockquote>
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Christine S. Charette
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MS #31, 360 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543
tele: 508-289-2848
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