Will I need to attend the IRB meeting to present my project?

Not all projects are reviewed by the convened IRB. There are categories of research in the regulations that may be reviewed administratively (by a member of the IRB staff- also called Exemption Determination) or via Expedited review (by the HRPP staff and one member of the IRB). If your study goes to the convened IRB, you will be invited to attend the meeting to answer questions. However, attendance of the meeting is not mandatory. Meeting dates and associated submission deadlines can be found online at https://orc.msstate.edu/human-subjects/hrpp-irb.