ERC-GRC Annual Contract Review
Guidelines:
GRC conducts an annual review of each contract. The review is arranged by
the Principal Investigator (PI) and the contract monitor. The purpose is
to give visibility to students, evaluate accomplishments, showcase annual
results and review plans for continuing research. The contract monitor,
SACC and TAB members, faculty, student researchers, industry liaisons and
other interested personal may attend the review. The review may be held at
the PI's university or included in a broad area review with similar tasks
at another site. You will receive a letter from GRC prior to the review
reminding you of the requirements for your particular contract.
The annual review is very
important, it is your best opportunity to succinctly communicate at one
time with a large number of people interested in your research, and who in
turn make decisions about its relevance to the industry. Review attendees
look for succinct presentations that highlight not only the technical
accomplishments, but their significance to the critical challenges facing
the industry. Additionally, they look at your follow-through plans for the
next year. Timely delivery of the required presentations help to reflect
your understanding that attendance at your review is a major investment by
industry attendees. The material presented at the site review must be
submitted online to GRC prior to the
review. It will represent your annual report of progress to be
published on the Web site. Hence, it must document your accomplishments
and future plans in detail. Please use the required format in the
preparation of your presentation.
The primary focus of the review is
on technical research results achieved during the current contract year.
Where appropriate, results obtained with GRC support should be clearly
delineated from those obtained with other support. The secondary focus of
the review is on the research plan for the next year. If during the site
review process significant changes to the direction of the task or to the
deliverables then you should submit a revision of your Research Catalog
page to the Research Information Analyst. Also, members value a brief
summary of the status and plans to transfer results. Of special interest
are those results considered ready for transfer directly to members and/or
SEMATECH or third parties for commercialization.
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