1. Opening Remarks (Doug Birdwell, Chair and Billie Collier, Interim Associate Vice President for Research)

2. Proposed UT Research Foundation (T. Dwayne McCay, Vice President for Research and Information Technology)

3. Audit of Office of Research (Billie Collier)

4. Discussion Items
   • Committee of the Whole: Faculty involvement with the administration in areas affecting research. Inquiries for the administration? Issues?

5. Committee Assignments (Doug Birdwell)

6. Updates:
   • Federal Relations (Lillian Mashburn, Executive Director for Federal Relations)
   • UT Information Technology Policy (Faye Muly, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology)
   • IRIS and Research (Arlene Garrison, Assistant Vice President for Research) - copies of documents of proposals discussed at a meeting last May are available on the Research Council web page: WBS Payroll Encumbrances, IRIS Effort Certification Process, Salary Transfer Voucher Proposal, and Academic Year Accrual Proposal.

7. New business

8. Adjourn

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Last updated September 5, 2002.