South Carolina Centers of Economic Excellence

Review Board Meeting

February 23, 2009   10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

 

 

Meridian Building, 1320 Main Street

17th floor-ABC Conference Rooms

Nelson Mullins Law Firm

 

 

 

  1 Welcome and Introductions Chair Paula Harper Bethea
  2

Consideration and Approval of the Minutes *

a.   Minutes of November 17, 2008

b.   Minutes of January 12, 2009

 Chair Paula Harper Bethea
  3

Introduction of CoEE Endowed Professors

Dr. Marc Chimowitz:  Neuroscience (MUSC)

Dr. Melanie Thomas:  Gastrointestinal Cancer Diagnostics (MUSC)

Dr. Jihad Obeid:  Clinical Effectiveness & Patient Safety (MUSC)

 President Greenberg
  4 Consideration of Recommendations from the Washington Advisory Group 2003-2008 CoEE Program Comprehensive Evaluation * Chair Paula Harper Bethea
  5 Consideration of Revisions to CoEE Program Guidelines:
a. Policy on Failure to Meet 78-Month State Award Drawdown Deadline *
b. Policy on Graduation of a CoEE *		 Dr. Gail Morrison
  6

Consideration of 2008-2009 Proposal Technical Reviews *      

 
  7

Discussion of Funding Totals for 2008-2009 CoEE Proposals, including Update from Subcommittee to Consider Two Institutional Proposals on Funding Technology Transfer Costs and Center Startup Costs * 

 Chair Paula Harper Bethea
  8 Consideration of Match Exchange for the Regenerative Medicine CoEE and the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication CoEE * Dr. Gail Morrison
  9

Program Updates

a. Certification of Matches and Draw Downs *

b. Program Accounts and Balances *

c. Biannual Match Report *

 Dr. Gail Morrison
  10

Other Business

  
  11

Announcements

a.  Program-Related Media Clips and Press Releases *

     January 21, 2009, CoEE Program advertisement

b.  Reminder:  Submission of State Ethics Forms

c.  Reminder:  Submission of Conflict of Interest Forms

d.  Subsequent 2008-2009 CoEE Review Board Meetings:

     June 8, 2009 (Meridian Building, Downtown Columbia)

e.  2009-2010 CoEE Review Board Meetings:

            September 14, 2009 (venue TBA)

            November 9, 2009 (venue TBA)

            February 22, 2010  (venue TBA)

            June 7, 2010  (venue TBA)		 Chair Paula Harper Bethea
    * denotes accompanying materials (Agenda Item)  

A working lunch will be served after the meeting.