Panel members will discuss institutional, national and international mechanisms for ensuring integrity and responsible conduct. Further discussion will focus on the need for agreements between partners at all levels to common principles to ensure such conduct within a research project. Discussion will focus way to ensure cooperation and fairness at all levels.

Outcome: Framework for the essential elements of national research integrity structures

Panel members will discuss the role of the official responsible for managing responsible conduct of research training programs and research misconduct investigations to balance the demands of local, national and international concerns. Focus will be placed on the aspects of such programs that will ensure comprehensive training for researchers who are working together on a project but who were trained in different national systems. Mechanisms will be explored by which the RIO can ensure the fair treatment of individuals who hail from different countries but are joint subjects of an investigation and can convey the confidential results of these investigations to relevant institutions.

Outcome: Recommendations for functions and duties of research integrity officers

Panel members will describe and discuss the unique aspects of international collaborations that make them vulnerable to misunderstandings and allegations of research misconduct with the goal of suggesting ways countries can collaborate in their response.

Outcome: Final conclusions and recommendations for promoting greater cooperation in the development of national research integrity structures and mechanisms for facilitating research misconduct investigations in international collaborations.

With a few examples as models, the goal of this session is to discuss the goals, content, and use of codes of conduct developed by research institutions and professional or academic societies. Questions to address include:

With a few examples as models, the goal of this session is to discuss the goals, content, and use of national codes of conduct. Questions to address include:

With a few examples as models, the goal of this session is to discuss the goals, content, and use of the few regional or international codes of conduct that exist. Questions to address include:

If our long-term goal is to produce effective programs for RCR education, then we need to first be clear on our goals so that we can assess program effectiveness. This session will address questions such as:

In addition to knowing how (settings, tools) RCR education should be provided, it is necessary to know what topics should be covered. This session will address questions such as:

Based on the goals and audience for RCR education, the best approaches may vary. It is important to note that while classroom meetings structured around discussion of case studies often come to mind first, these are not the only approaches, nor are they necessarily the best approaches, to address the intended goals and audiences. This session will address questions such as:

Sustainable RCR training requires planning and support to create practical, effective programmes. RCR programs exist in many forms and at different levels, from the strategies developed by a single department to institutional initiatives and government-driven national efforts. It is unlikely that one plan or one programme will work in every country but some mechanisms may be useful to assure comparability across countries. This session will address questions such as: