Where to find us.
We spend a lot of time where research administrators gather — sometimes at a booth, more often in the hallway between sessions. If you’ll be there too, come say hello or set up time with the team.
Catch us next at…
- November 8 to 11, 2026
NCURA Region II Meeting
Saratoga Springs, NY · The Gideon Putnam
Meeting detailsWe’re co-presenting a talk!
The Two Sides of Mentorship: Building a Career and a Community in Research Administration
Mon, Nov 9 · 10:15–11:45 a.m. · ArchesRebecca Steiner & Ed Podojil
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Research administration is too broad, and changes too quickly, for anyone to learn it alone. Much of what we know came from someone who took the time to explain it. In this session, a mentor and a mentee talk through their own relationship from both sides. It began with a request to learn one specific skill for working with an office’s data. It grew into a new way of thinking about the work itself: seeing data, staff, and workflow as parts of one system, where a change to one shapes the others. Their story points to something larger about the field. Mentoring works in both directions, giving the mentee new questions and the mentor a sharper understanding of what they know.
Human Capital & Professional Development · Concurrent session
- November 8 to 11, 2026
Hosting a regional meeting? We’d love to come demo, sponsor, or join a panel.
team@modernresear.chPast events
2026
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SRAIOct 10–14, 2026 · Honolulu, HI
SRAI Annual Meeting 2026
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NCURAAug 1–4, 2026 · New York, NY
NCURA 68th Annual Meeting
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Not going to a conference this year? Tell us about your day-to-day and we’ll show you how Modern Research fits, on a call or on site.