Fwd: Special Workshop at AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, February 14, 2013

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

For MIT Postdocs -
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> *From: *Mark Frankel <mfrankel at aaas.org <mailto:mfrankel at aaas.org>>
> *Subject: **Special Workshop at AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, 
> February 14, 2013*
> *Date: *January 7, 2013 3:17:17 PM EST
> *To: *<crc at mit.edu <mailto:crc at mit.edu>>
>
> Dear Dr. Canizares,
> The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of 
> Science (AAAS) will be in Boston in February, and I am writing to 
> alert your school's administrators, faculty and students to a special 
> event *open to all on Thursday, February 14.* One need not register or 
> attend any part of the AAAS Annual Meeting to participate in this 
> special workshop. Please share this email and/or attached 
> flyer with colleagues at your institution most likely to be 
> interested.  Thank you.
> Mark S. Frankel, Ph.D.
> Director, Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program
> AAAS
> *//*
> */What?/*
> A full-day *Workshop on Responsible Professional Practices in a 
> Changing Research Environment--Professional Development and 
> Responsible Science*
> **
> */http://srhrl.aaas.org/projects/research_ethics/workshop/2013.shtml/**//*
> *//*
> */When?/*
> *//*
> February 14, 2012, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm. Breakfast and lunch provided.
> *Where?*
> The Hynes Convention Center, Room 207.
> **
> *//*
> *//*
> */Content?/*
> *This workshop on professional development and responsible practice 
> will be directed toward trainees**
> **(e.g., graduate students and post-docs) and early career 
> scientists*, and will cover such topics as
> responsible communication of research results, developing a successful 
> research program, international collaborations, and giving and 
> receiving good mentoring. More *senior faculty* interested in 
> establishing or enhancing programs on career development and/or 
> responsible conduct at their home institutions are also encouraged to 
> attend. There will be special sessions for this group, focusing on 
> implementing training and instructional strategies. Handouts will be 
> provided to everyone, trainees will also receive materials for use in 
> teaching about the topics covered.
> *//*
> */Attendees?/*
> *//*
> Anyone--administrators, faculty, technical staff, students--interested 
> in the ethical issues associated with becoming a scientist and doing 
> science, in meeting ethical instruction requirements, in teaching of 
> research ethics/integrity courses, and those with oversight 
> responsibilities for the ethical conduct of research at their 
> institutions.
> *//*
> */Registration?/*
> *//*
> The meeting is open to all for a US$25.00 fee. Discounts are available 
> for groups of 10 or more from the same institution. (For details, 
> contact rcarlson at aaas.org <mailto:rcarlson at aaas.org>.) One need not 
> register or attend any part of the AAAS Annual Meeting to participate 
> in this special workshop. To register:
> 1. Go to the AAAS Annual Meeting registration page, 
> http://registration3.experientevent.com/ 
> <http://registration3.experientevent.com/>
> showAAA131/Default.aspx, and click the General Attendees box.
> 2. Login: enter your email address and password; click next
> 3. Membership: enter your AAAS member information or click "not a 
> member"; click next
> 4. Contact: enter your contact information; click next
> 5. Registration Type: for those who plan to attend the workshop, but 
> are not registering for the
> Annual Meeting, select option C "Pre-Meeting Workshop Only"; click next
> 6. Select the option "Responsible Professional Practices in a Changing 
> Research Environment";
> click next
> 7. Continue through the registration process and enter your payment 
> information.

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