Deadline Extension - May 9, 2008 - Inaugural Postdoc Poster Session - 2008 SACNAS National Conference

[Debra L. Martin]

FYI,

Subject: Deadline Extension - May 9, 2008 - Inaugural Postdoc Poster 
Session - 2008 SACNAS National Conference

Dear Postdoc Directors:

The postdoc abstract submission and travel scholarship application deadline has
been extended to Friday, the 9th of May.

Please distribute widely.

Sincerely,
Ivonne VIDAL PIZARRO, Ph.D.
Chairperson, SACNAS Postdoc Committee


Quoting Ivonne VIDAL PIZARRO <ivonnevipi at alumni.upenn.edu>:

>  Dear Postdoc Director:
>
>  As the Chairperson for the SACNAS Postdoc Committee, I welcome you and the
>  postdocs at your institution to attend this year’s SACNAS National Conference
>  in
>  Salt Lake City, Utah from October 9 – 12.  This year’s conference will have
>  an
>  Inaugural Postdoc Poster Session, which will coincide with a Postdoc and
>  Graduate Student Networking Reception, where recruiters from academia and
>  industry will be present.  I hope you will take a moment to make the postdocs
>  at
>  your institution aware of this opportunity and forward this message to them.
>
>
>  The SACNAS National Conference, with its Inaugural Postdoc Poster Session,
>  hopes
>  to extend beyond its many programmatic sessions to further support postdocs
>  with
>  an opportunity to showcase their work among academic and industry recruiters.
>
>  There is an abstract submission process as well as a conference travel
>  scholarship process.  The abstract submission deadline is May 1st, 2008.
>  For
>  more information, please visit:
>
http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/register/attendee/abstract_call.asp?att_type=3
>  For more information on the abstract submission process, please contact
>  Victor
>  Solis <victor at sacnas.org>, SACNAS Program Manager, 831.459.0170 x 230.
>  Conference travel scholarships are available for postdocs.  The deadline for
>  applications is also May 1st, 2008.  For more information, please visit:
>
http://www.sacnas.org/confNew/ConfClient/current/register/attendee/travel_scholarship_application_postdoc.asp
>
http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/current/register/attendee/financial_aid.asp?att_type=5
>  For more information on the travel scholarship application, please contact
>  Nick
>  Mucha <nick at sacnas.org>, SACNAS Program Manager, 831.459.0170 x 224.  Both
>  the
>  abstract submission and the travel scholarship application require a
>  MySACNAS
>  account.  Postdocs should submit both soon since availability is limited.
>
>  In addition to the poster session, there are several sessions that would be
>  of
>  interest to postdocs.  Those sessions are outlined briefly below:
>  •	Panel:  Fellowships and Opportunities for a Successful 
>Postdoc Experience
>  APS Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience
>  Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships
>  NIH Diversity Supplements
>  NIH IRACDA Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
>  NSF Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship
>  University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship
>
>  •	Workshop:  Creating Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)
>  An IDP is an annual planning tool that helps you identify both professional
>  development needs and career objectives and helps you set and achieve goals.
>
>  This workshop will also take you through structured steps that will help you
>  explore what career path(s) might be a good fit for you.
>
>  •	Workshop: NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Award
>  Professors Joan M. Lakoksi (UPitt) and Robert J. Milner (PennState) describe
>  how
>  to prepare a competitive application.
>
>  •	Workshop:  COAChing Strong Women in the Art of Strategic Persuasion
>  Jane Tucker and Barb Butterfield will 1) teach participants techniques used
>  in
>  theater and leadership programs to enhance performance, 2) use role-plays of
>  participant's own cases, 3) coach participants in strategic management of
>  discussions and negotiations.  Male participants are also welcome.
>  http://coach.uoregon.edu/coach/index.php?page=Workshops
>
>  I would also like to introduce your postdocs to a new tool for networking
>  among
>  SACNAS PhD members, a SACNAS LinkedIn group.  For more information, postdocs
>  are
>  welcome to visit:
>  http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/81952/2B5C6D7D63F5
>
>  If your postdocs are interested in planning SACNAS postdoctoral activities
>  and
>  interacting with other SACNAS postdocs, then I encourage them to join the
>  SACNAS
>  Postdoc Committee.  They are welcome to contact me, the current committee
>  chairperson, Ivonne VIDAL PIZARRO by e-mail (ivonnevipi at alumni.upenn.edu).
>
>  Finally, in the coming weeks, updates will be made to the website, which
>  will
>  describe Postdoc Activities at the 2008 SACNAS National Conference.  For
>  more
>  information, please visit:
>  http://www.minoritypostdoc.org
>
>  The SACNAS National Conference also offers an opportunity for you to attend
>  as
>  an exhibitor to recruit senior graduate students into your postdoc programs.
>
>  For more information on exhibitor opportunities, please contact Kelli
>  Williams
>  <kelli at sacnas.org>, SACNAS Exhibits and Marketing Manager, 831.459.0170 x
>  225.
>
>  I look forward to meeting you in Salt Lake City as well as the postdoctoral
>  fellows at your institution in Salt Lake City in October at the 2008 SACNAS
>  National Conference.
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Ivonne VIDAL PIZARRO, Ph.D.
>  Chairperson, SACNAS Postdoc Committee
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


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