Deadlines

New Protocols, Three Year Renewals and Major Revisions: Protocols must be submitted for pre-review one month before the scheduled meeting date. Protocols should be submitted to the UAWC Administrator, who will forward them to the appropriate pre-reviewers. The pre-reviewers will send their comments to the Administrator, who will coordinate all comments, make sure all pre-reviewers are in agreement, and send them back to the investigator. Revised protocols must be submitted one week before the meeting date for inclusion in the committee packets.

Annual Renewals:Protocols must be submitted to the UAWC Administrator two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. The pre-review deadlines below do not apply for annual renewal submissions.

Pre-Review Deadlines	Final Submission Deadlines	UAWC Meeting Dates
October 21, 2009	November 10, 2009	November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009	December 8, 2009	December 16, 2009
December 22, 2009	January 12, 2010	January 20, 2010
January 18, 2010	February 9, 2010	February 17, 2010
February 15, 2010	March 9, 2010	March 17, 2010

PLEASE NOTE: Complete copies of the Protocol and scientific narrative of applicable grants must be provided to the UAWC Administrator in advance of the submission deadline date. Waiting until the Committee requests additional information or clarifications can delay approval for up to a month.