March 19, 2024
February 2024 Meeting Notes
- KDA President opened the meeting with some updates, noting first that the KDA was off to a great start in 2024 with a full leadership team in place, better than average January revenue, and a head start on some issues such as conference planning.
- Since last month, three pharmaceutical companies have contacted the KDA regarding their potential interest in working on SBMA.
- The Request for Proposal for the Banbury 2023 grant, a follow-up to the SBMA research conference held at the Banbury Center last year, is out with a due date of 15 March.
- The announcement of the Student Travel Grant, funded by a contribution from Bob Borden, is also out and has received positive feedback from the research community.
- KDA will be represented at the 2024 MDA Conference in Orlando the first week of March by KDA President and Secretary who will be staffing a booth and providing information about KD and the KDA.
- KDA Treasurer provided an update on the KDA’s finances, using a streamlined format to make it easier to see the big picture.
- KDA Vice President listed a large number of items to be included in the KDA Newsletter that will be published this month and requested any additional input.
- The main topic of discussion was the 2024 KDA Conference. Tentative decisions were made on the conference theme, pricing structure, and virtual broadcast and recording.
