Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | IN APRIL 2022, VIRGINIA BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION HOSTED THE BI-ANNUAL THRIVE CONFERENCE AT THE HOTEL ROANOKE, IN ROANOKE, VA. OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE DAYLONG EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE LEADING RESEARCHERS FROM BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, ENTREPRENEURS, STARTUPS AND EMERGING BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES FROM THE STATE. THIS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE SIGNIFICANT PLAYERS OF THE LAST THREE YEARS AND WAS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROANOKE-BLACKSBURG TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (RBTC), REGIONAL ACCELERATOR AND MENTORING PROGRAM (RAMP) AND VALLEYS INNOVATION COUNCIL (VIC), AS WELL AS FRALIN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CARILION CLINIC, AND VTC VENTURES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS, BOTH VOTING AND NONVOTING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE GOVERNING BODY IS ELECTED BY VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, THE TREASURER AND THE CEO AND APPROVED BY THE CEO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE WRITTEN POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WHO COMPLETE AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT EACH YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONDUCTS SALARY SURVEYS OF ALL STATE BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONS CEO'S COMPENSATION. THIS SURVEY WAS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWED THE INFORMATION AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE CEO IN PLACE. THE FINAL BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AS SET BY THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IS APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | ANOTHER'S WEBSITE IS GUIDESTAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: | THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IS A COMBINATION OF CASH AND ACCRUAL. THIS YEAR, THE ACCOUNTING METHOD BOX IS MARKED "OTHER AND DESCRIBED AS INTERNAL BOOKS. THE METHOD USED TO PREPARE THE RETURN DID NOT CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR. |
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