June 4, 2000

• Mark S. Frankel, AAAS, Chris Pascal, ORI

• Roundtable Discussion: Chris Pascal, ORI, Peggy Fischer, NSF, James Burris, VA, Mark Brenner, Indiana University-Purdue, Moderator: Mark S. Frankel

• Larry Rhoades, ORI, David E. Wright, Michigan State University, David Clark, Rush -Presbyterian- St. Luke's Medical Center, Moderator: Alicia Dustira, ORI
• Survey of Institutional Policies: Analysis and Commentary
• Promoting An Atmosphere Where Allegations and Concerns Can Be Aired
• Deciding Whether It's Research Misconduct or Some Other Violation of Institutional Policy

• Alan Price,ORI, Robert Rich, Emory University School of Medicine, Barbara Mishkin, Hogan and Hartson, Washington, DC, Moderator: Peggy Fischer
• Forming Inquiry and Investigation Committees
• Responsibilities and Obligations to Respondent and Accuser
• Documentation: What Research and Accuser Records Must Be Sequestered?
• Is an Investigation Warranted?

• Launching a Formal Investigation
• Conducting an Interview
• Standard of Proof: Meeting the "Preponderance of Evidence"

• Mark S. Frankel, AAAS and Rachel Gray, AAAS

• Participants will be given a hypothetical misconduct case and discuss whether an investigation is warranted.

• Chris Pascal, ORI, Caroline Elmendorf, OGC, Margaret Dale, Harvard Medical School, Jerry Rosenberg, University of Pittsburgh, Moderator: Chris Pascal
• Disclosure of Findings: To Whom? When? How?
• Writing a Report - Reaching an Institutional Conclusion
• Meeting the Expectations of Federal Agencies
• Imposition of Sanctions/Administrative Actions
• Retaliation Complaints: How to Deal with Them
• Restoring the Reputation of Exonerated Respondents
• Correction and Retraction of Literature
• The Appeals Process

• Caroline Elmendorf, ORI, and Robert Rich, Emory University School of Medicine

• Review of recently decided and ongoing legal cases related to research misconduct and their implications for federal and institutional policies and procedures.

• Alicia Dustira, ORI and Jerry Rosenberg, University of Pittsburgh

• Ways to educate institutions, researchers, faculty and students on issues associated with research misconduct and on fostering an environment conducive to responsible research conduct.

• John Dahlberg, ORI and John Krueger, ORI

• Explore various cutting-edge technological applications (e.g., image analysis) to analyze data involved in a research misconduct investigation.

• Chris Pascal, ORI, and David Wright, Michigan State University

• Actual cases highlighting relations between ORI and institutions in implementing research misconduct regulations and institutional policies.

• Margaret Dale, Harvard Medical School, and Peggy Fischer, NSF

• Criteria and strategies for determining whether allegations of misconduct fall under research misconduct policies and procedures or under other institutional policies.