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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: "Kenetia Thompson"
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This issue of the E-Alert is sponsored by <a
href="http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/">Center for HIV/AIDS Minority Pipeline in
Substance Abuse (CHAMPS)<br>
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<b>Today's Topics</b><br>
<b>1. Paid Internship Opportunities for Postdoctoral and Junior
Faculty<br>
2. New SACNAS Conference Postdoc Poster Session - Deadline May
1<br>
3. Feedback Wanted on New NPA Resource<br>
4. Reminder on the Stipend Freeze Congressional Campaign <br>
5. NPA 6th Annual Meeting Note<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>1.Paid Internship Opportunities for
Postdoctoral and Junior Faculty<br>
</b>The Center for HIV/AIDS Minority Pipeline in Substance Abuse
(CHAMPS) provides 4-6 month, intensive internship opportunities for
underrepresented scholars who will become the next generation of
prevention scientists with expertise in HIV, substance use and
co-occurring conditions. The NIH-funded CHAMPS program will prepare
underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty with
career development training, as well as improved skills in manuscript
writing, grantsmanship, presentation skills and methodologies deemed
to be important for designing and conducting studies on the prevention
of HIV, substance abuse and related comorbidities. Travel and "seed"
grants are available to further critical professional experience. For
more information, please visit: <a
href="http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/">http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/</a>.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>2. New SACNAS Conference Postdoc
Poster Session - Deadline May 1</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Postdocs are invited to submit an
abstract for the inaugural Postdoc Poster Session at the 2008 Society
for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
(SACNAS) Conference from October 9-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The
Poster Session will occur at the Grad/Postdoc Networking Reception
where recruiters from academia and industry will be present. The
conference also attracts over 150 academic institutions including the
nation's top universities and corporations. More information at <a
href=
"http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/register/attendee/abstract_call.asp?att_type=3"><span
></span
>http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/register/attendee/a<span
></span>bstract_call.asp?att_type=3</a>. SACNAS also provides
travel scholarships for postdocs. Scholarship details are
available at <a
href=
"http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/current/register/attendee/financial_aid.asp?att_type=5"><span
></span
>http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/current/register/attendee/f<span
></span>inancial_aid.asp?att_type=5</a>. The abstract submission and
travel scholarship deadlines are<b> May 1, 2008</b>.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>3. Feedback Wanted on New NPA
Resource<br>
</b>The NPA Policy Committee has prepared a draft version of new NPA
resource, "Postdoctoral Core Competencies." This draft document
will be presented for discussion during a plenary session at the NPA
Annual Meeting later this week. For those of you who cannot attend but
wish to provide feedback, we have posted a draft of this document on
our website and provided a survey response form. Please
visit the <a
href="http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/c.eoJMIWOBIrH/b.4027621/"
>Core Competencies Intro</a> to review the document and provide
your feedback by<b> May 5, 2008</b>. Thank you.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>4. Reminder on the Stipend Freeze
Congressional Campaign <br>
</b>If you have not done so already, please contact your Congressional
representatives regarding the postdoctoral stipend levels in the
FY2009 federal budget for the NIH. Complete background information can
be found at <a
href=
"http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=eoJMIWOBIrH&b=1438743&content_id={7FEF6CC1-58AE-4A26-A4DE-7341F905A932}&notoc=1"><span
></span>NPA Launches Efforts to Address Postdoc Stipend Freeze in
Congress</a>.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>5.</b> <b>NPA 6th Annual Meeting
Note</b><br>
If you registered for the NPA 6th Annual Meeting and have not
received a confirmation, please contact Kenetia Thompson at <a
href="mailto:kthompson@nationalpostdoc.org"
>kthompson@nationalpostdoc.org</a> or 202.326.6428 by April 23, 5:30pm
ET or bring proof of registration to the annual meeting.<br>
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