National Postdoctoral Association E-Alert - 07/20/2009

Tue Jul 21 09:56:35 EDT 2009

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>NPA E-Alert
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>							July 20, 2009
>							In This Issue 
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>						 <>New 
>Entrepreneurial Awards Call for Nominations 
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>			 <>NPA Postdoc Appreciation Day 
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>				 <>NPA Board of Directors Call for 
>Nominations
>							Quick Links 
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>Postdoctoral Association Web Site
>  							 New 
>Entrepreneurial Awards Call for Nominations
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>New Awards to Recognize Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the 
>Scientific Community
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>The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral 
>Association (NPA) announced today that nominations have opened for 
>the inaugural Kauffman Foundation Outstanding/Emerging Postdoctoral 
>Entrepreneur Awards, which recognize and celebrate excellence in 
>entrepreneurship in the scientific community. The Outstanding award 
>recipient, who must have completed postdoctoral training in the 
>United States, will receive an honorarium of $10,000, while the 
>Emerging award recipient, who must currently hold a postdoctoral 
>position or have completed postdoctoral training, will receive an 
>honorarium of $2,500.  The awards will be presented at the NPA's 
>2010 Annual Meeting, March 12-15 in Philadelphia, PA.
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>more and submit a nomination... (self-nomination allowed and 
>encouraged).
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>  							 NPA Postdoc 
>Appreciation Day
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>Join Us for the First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day
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>Mark your calendar and save the date for September 24, 2009! The 
>National Postdoctoral Association wants to recognize the significant 
>contribution that postdoctoral scholars make to the U.S. scientific 
>research enterprise and, at the same time, to increase awareness of 
>this contribution. Please join us by celebrating the first annual 
>National Postdoc Appreciation Day and raise your voice with us. The 
>NPA Outreach Committee has developed a toolkit to help us all 
>celebrate, and the NPA staff will post the events on the Web site as 
>soon as they receive the info.
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><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102645236946&s=754&e=001fGztuiLlINjcF9O3vLU1W1bP3VMICTWb9oa_YczA5NrgsOxKBZChXHTRA6BDsPHvZ6TK20HbSoZMvZHPVBwP-812QcUNcnLG2FcLwfPW6iAVtGNqk6Zj2AjIXboktC4DciJtGTj5UfXAILnvTGp7vP97Sc3Jflc_gnL4N3zrTqE=>Learn 
>more...
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>  							 NPA Board of 
>Directors Call for Nominations
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>The NPA is seeking six committed and energetic individuals to serve 
>on its NPA Board of Directors for two-year terms. Service on the 
>Board is an excellent opportunity to refine your skills and share 
>your vision with a dynamic group. Service on the Board is not just 
>for postdocs, so non-postdocs are strongly encouraged to apply. 
>Nominations must be received before August 14, 2009. 
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>For more nomination requirements and details visit 
><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102645236946&s=754&e=001fGztuiLlINiyX01T3gMiE1JI0pktTb19GFsUlaygcxANX9DqUcpVxFqaCYBYD0IH--ndojtAi0n3kOqvOLL21aPwX6pU0h8mb-Qc3c0CCpf2zMn8aLlb4VeZ5FUdhvuhSW7hfHZkZqk=>http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/2009elections. 
>(This section is restricted to members-only.  If you are not a 
>member, click 
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>to join today.)
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