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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 27, 2010
Anita McKinney, Administration and Contract Support, Office of Sponsored Programs
404-385-8102
Summary Sentence:
State Business Transaction Disclosure Reports for 2009 are due March 15
Full Summary:
State Business Transaction Disclosure Reports for 2009 are due March 15
State Business Transaction Disclosure ReportIn accordance with Georgia law, all state employees must complete a conflict of interest disclosure each calendar year. In past years, Georgia Tech has issued a paper form for faculty and staff to sign. In 2009, Georgia Tech implemented an online COI disclosure system. Employee participation is required to be 100 percent, so the online system has been re-opened for the submission of annual disclosures. The forms for 2009 must be completed by March 15, according to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
While researchers are required to fill out project-specific conflicts of interest disclosures, every state employee is required to complete the annual form. Even if there is nothing to disclose, each Georgia Tech faculty and staff member is required to complete the form, according to OSP eCommerce Officer Michelle Powell.
From the policy, a conflict of interest is defined as follows:
“People think that if they’re not involved in research, they don’t have to complete a disclosure,” Powell said. “That’s OK—you don’t have to be [involved in research]. Even for those with nothing to disclose, everyone still must complete the annual disclosure. Basically, [the disclosure] is telling the Institute that employees are aware that any conflict must be disclosed.”
Both annual and project-specific disclosures are located on the Office of Research Compliance Web site. The annual disclosure consists of four questions, and takes anywhere from two to 10 minutes to complete.
