The Committee shall meet as necessary to conduct its business, but a minimum of twice during the academic year. Nominees or appointees to the Research Oversight Committee shall disclose any potential conflicts of interest such as being a consultant to a company that regularly has research agreements with RIT or the Research Corporation. Members of the Research Oversight Committee shall disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may arise during its proceedings. Resumes of all members of the Committee shall be put on file with the public record of agreements and shall include information about security clearance, if any. Definition of Terms 1.
Proprietary information is private property.
It may include trade secrets and other intellectual property not directly protected by patents and trademarks. Others may use it only with the permission of its owner and may not disclose that information without the permission of the owner. Classified Information is property whose disclosure and distribution is restricted by Federal law. Classified information must be kept and controlled in accordance with specific Federal guidelines. It may result in new knowledge, new processes, new products, new or innovative applications of knowledge, or other forms of intellectual property.