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The SRS Board of Directors frequently asks Board members to attend meetings and other functions at the National Institutes of Health and other governmental agencies. This article presents some guidelines for the visit and suggestions for items to include in a report to the SRS Board.
The primary purposes of SRS representation at NIH functions are:
(1) to identify key NIH personnel to the SRS Board (2) to identify themes and philosophies that characterize the particular NIH institute or entity (3) demonstrate to the NIH that SRS is observing NIH activities and policy development.
It is also important to document to SRS membership that SRS attendees are there to advance interests of SRS members -- not to further the attendee's careers. For example, there should be no attempt to lobby for particular applications.
An attendee should notify the proper office that the attendee will be coming to the event as a representative of the Sleep Research Society. The attendee should wear a name tag indicating SRS affiliation and make a list of NIH staff with whom the attendee had discussions..
The key elements that should comprise an attendee’s report to the SRS Governmental Affairs Committee on attendance at any NIH meeting are as follows:
- Meeting specifics (e.g. as published on the internet).
- Meeting agenda (e.g. as published on the internet).
- A candid and confidential assessment of the relevance of the NIH event to sleep research. This assessment should include an assessment of the interest the NIH entity has in sleep research and future opportunities to increase support of sleep research.
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