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2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Friday, May 16, 2008

Speaker Information

Sponsored by The Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

Thank you for being an important part of the 2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference.  This page provides you with all of the necessary information for speaking at this worthwhile event.  

Conference Location:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion
3rd Floor, Feinberg Conference Center
Mecklenburg Conference Room
251 E. Huron
Chicago, IL  60611

Target Audience:
The target audience includes clinical research professionals with a broad range of interests and experience.  Positions include: CRC or Study Coordinator, Institutional Review Board, Research and Development, CRA or Site Monitor, Project or Site Management, Academic Research or Teaching, Regulatory Affairs, Business Development, Clinical Trial Investigator, Marketing, and Patient Recruitment. 

2007 Participant Experience levels (in years):

  • 0 to 1             9%
  • 1 to 3            18%
  • 4 to 7            19%
  • 8 to 12          14%
  • 13 or more      8%

Previous Event Information:
If you would like to view information from previous events, please click here.

Presentation Information:
The length of the lecture will be 50 minutes with 10 minutes at the end for a question and answer session.  You will be notified personally of your lecture time.  Presentations will be posted onilne in PDF format for participant viewing two weeks prior to, and one week after the event.  Please submit your final presentation to Nicole Shiperek via email at n-shiperek@northwestern.edu by Friday, April 18, 2008.  If the presentation is too large to email, please copy to a CD and send to Nicole Shiperek at:

Northwestern Center for Clinical Research
Attn:  Nicole Shiperek
710 N. Lake Shore Drive, 10th Floor
Chicago, IL  60611

Honorarium:
Speakers will receive $500 honorarium for participation at this event.

Required Information and Speaker Forms:
Please click here for speaker Key Deadlines. 

Speaker Dinner: 
As a speaker at the 2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference, you are cordially invited to attend a dinner on the evening of May 15, 2008 at 6:30 P.M.  Please take this dinner into consideration when booking your flight.  The dinner will be hosted at:  
The Signature Room
John Hancock Building
875 N. Michigan Ave.
95th Floor
Chicago, IL  60611

Flight Information and Travel Reimbursement:
Please make travel arrangements by Friday, April 18, 2008, through the approved Northwestern University Travel agent IntraWorld at 847-491-6930.  IntraWorld is waiting for your call and Ajay will be very pleased to assist you in securing a flight for your trip to Chicago.  The Northwestern University code is: 0037-470-3379CF.  To download a copy of the Northwestern Univeristy Guidelines for Travel, please click here.

For travel reimbursement information, please click here to view the Speaker Key Deadlines page.

Directions:
Directions from Omni Hotel to Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Directions from Omni Hotel to the Signature Room

Hotel Information:
Out of town speakers of the 2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference are given a complimentary room for the evening of Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Omni Hotel located at 676 North Michigan Avenue.  Speakers will be notified personally of the hotel confirmation number.

After reviewing the above information, If you have any further questions please contact Nicole Shiperek at n-shiperek@northwestern.edu or at 312-503-7952.