2009 SACNAS National Conference Postdoc Events
36th annual conference, Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, October 15-18, 2009. More info here.
Graduate & Postdoc Networking Reception
Postdoc Poster Session!
Join us for a reception welcoming postdocs and interested graduate students to the SACNAS national meeting. This gathering is an excellent way to network and to learn about postdoctoral and professional opportunities. Professionals and exhibitors are encouraged to attend the reception to publicize open positions. Recruiters at the conference will have a chance to meet SACNAS postdocs (link from 2008). The Postdoc Poster Session will highlight our postdoctoral member’s scholarship.
Convention Center on Thursday October 8
Interested postdocs may submit their poster session applications here. If you will have just started your postdoc training by October, then you are welcome to present your graduate thesis. The submission deadline is May 1. If you have any questions about the abstract submission process, please contact Michael Hernandez, michael@sacnas.org, SACNAS staff person, 831-459-0170.
Organizers
Alberto Roca, Ph.D.
Founder, minoritypostdoc.org
Greg Villareal, Ph.D.
SACNAS Board member
Panel: Fellowships and Opportunities for a Successful Postdoc Experience
This interactive session will provide an opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to answer questions about the postdoctoral experience. Participants will receive in-depth information on fellowship programs (such as stipends and annual fellow meetings) and vital tips regarding the application/selection process. Importantly, attendees can network with fellowship program officers.
Organizers and Moderators
Meda Higa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
David Vigerust, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postdoc Committee Exhibit Booth
Find us at the SACNAS conference exhibition hall where the booth complements our other postdoctoral activities. Volunteer postdocs who staff the booth can address topics for conference attendees that are not discussed during the career development workshops. Search the posted job ads for a postdoctoral or professional position. We also distribute free materials about the postdoctoral experience such as:
COSEPUP’s book “Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience”
HHMI/BWF’s book “Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty”
Sigma Xi’s Postdoc Survey Highlights
Who Should Attend
Graduate students and postdocs will have an opportunity to network with stakeholders in academia involved with postdoctoral issues. Recruiters are encouraged to consider SACNAS postdocs for job openings. Professionals, please join our efforts to diversify the scientific workforce by fostering the career of minority postdocs. We invite representatives from funding organizations, diversity committees in professional science societies, mentoring societies, academic institutions, minority networking organizations, and policy organizations.
Registration
Online pre-registration for the SACNAS conference is available here until September 17, 2009. On-site registration will open at the Convention Center on the morning of Thursday October 8, 2009.
Postdoc Networking and Mentoring
If you are attending the SACNAS conference and would like to meet other postdocs, please let us know. We are also interested in identifying postdocs who wish to mentor student attendees about the postdoctoral experience. Please contact us at
Postdocs requesting FASEB/MARC travel financial aid
The FASEB/MARC Program provides funding for travel awards for postdocs presenting their research at the SACNAS annual conference. The awards help to defray travel-related expenses associated with conference attendance. Travel awards (up to $1850) are processed as reimbursements to the award recipients. Deadline to apply is September 17, 2009. Details of the travel award can be found at this site: marc.faseb.org/pages/page2a.htm
Postdocs should download the “Poster/Platform (Oral) Presenter Travel Award” application. Please contact the FASEB MARC Program office regarding any questions about these travel awards at marc@faseb.org.
last updated 1-May-09