The International Institute for Business Information & Research, LLC (iiBIG) has announced plans to expand its offering of national and international clinical research-related conferences under the direction of Kathy Lenhard, RN, iiBIG's new EVP of Clinical Programing.

The first of the new U.S. conferences is entitled Clinical Study Teamwork: Building Effective Partnerships - Essential Training and Shared Experiences and Insights from Sponsors, CROs, IRBs and More, scheduled for April 10-11, 2014 at the Embassy Suites in Raleigh Durham/RTP, Cary, North Carolina.

The executive speaking faculty includes Accelerium Clinical Site; Aspire IRB; Cato Research; CenterWatch; Clinical Pathways; Clinical Research Advisors, LLC; Forte Research Systems; Greater Gift Initiative; GuideStar Clinical Trial Management; Morley Research Consortium; PMG Research; Quintiles; Quorum Review IRB; Rochester Clinic; SDS Clinical Trials; Service Matters; SMO PanAmerican Clinical Research; SPRI Clinical Trials Global; Symphony Clinical Research; The Alliance for Multispecialty Research; The Biomedical Research Alliance of New York; The Sullivan Group; TKL Research, Inc.; VRG/New Orleans Center for Clinical Research; and more.

This year's conference sponsors include PMG Research; Aspire IRB; Forte Research Systems; The Greater Gift Initiative; Quorum Review IRB; SPRI Clinical Trials; The Sullivan Group; and Symphony Clinical Research.

"iiBIG is developing an ambitious plan to expand our offering of practical, hands-on conferences for clinical research practitioners in a cost- and time-efficient, day-and-a-half format in regional markets," said Don Buford, CEO of iiBIG. "Beginning with our Clinical Study conference, our goal is to provide critical training and learning opportunities for clinical research practitioners whose organizations might not otherwise be able to budget the time-out-of-office and cost to send more than a few personnel to expensive major markets to attend multiple-day conferences."

Early-bird registration rates are offered through February 28, 2014. Detailed conference information, agenda, and other updates can be found at http://www.iibig.com/ClinicalStudy.