Key federal agencies will communicate their annual updates on research priorities and budgets in a free, week-long Federal Research Update webinar series that will be broadcast live from Washington D.C. from Monday, October 29 through Friday, November 2, 2012.

Viewers will be able to watch any or all of the individual 90 minute presentations throughout the week. The format will allow for questions from participants around the nation.

Agencies that will present updates are:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
• Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (AMRMC)
• Department of Education, National Center for Education Research, (US ED/ NCER)
• Department of Energy, Office of Science (DOE)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA (USDA/NIFA)
• White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

For the full agenda and to register, see http://research.missouri.edu/federalupdate/index. 

The webcast is presented by The State University System of Florida in partnership with the University of Missouri and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.