Join us July 19-20, 2019 for our third event. We're bringing together a diverse group of postdocs and doctoral graduate students for professional development, research presentations, and recruiting. DiverseScholar's postdoc participants are members of our Doctoral Directory CV database. Attendees will be preparing elements of their job application in anticipation of the Fall faculty marketing season (see advertisement rates). Join us to network with the next generation of diverse faculty and professionals!
Past events: 2018 | 2017
Info about: Agenda | Logistics | Sponsorships | Registration
Announcing Plenary Speaker Dione Lee Rossiter, PhD!
We're happy to announce that our Saturday plenary speaker is science communication expert, Dr. Dione Lee Rossiter speaking on Using SciComm Skills to Achieve STEM Diversity. She is a Science Communication, Engagement, and Outreach Specialist who has previously worked with non-profits, universities, government offices, and for-profit businesses to improve their science engagement efforts. In addition to her engagement work, she is an Adjunct Professor in the Meteorology & Climate Science Department at San Jose State University. Dr. Rossiter’s previous positions include: Climate Specialist for the County of San Mateo, helping the County communicate the risks of climate change and engage stakeholders around climate change solutions; Scientific Programs & Outreach Manager at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, providing independent leadership of science programs, outreach, and initiatives intended to broaden the reach of scientific research within and outside of the institution; and at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as the Director of the AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program, a 45-year-old Fellowship that places scientists in news outlets across the country to work as science reporters. Rossiter received her PhD in Atmospheric Science within the Earth & Planetary Sciences Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. While a graduate student, she worked with the Division of Graduate Studies to create university initiatives that would address the lack of diversity amongst the graduate population.
Agenda
All attendees, speakers, sponsors, staff, and volunteers at our event are required to comply with this Code of Conduct.
Brief Agenda (a)
Registration opens at 9am on both Friday and Saturday
Thursday July 18
Evening dinner for DiverseScholar-invited postdocs starting at 5pm CST
Friday July 19
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Welcome & Announcements | Roca |
| 10am | Preparing Your CV | Lindstaedt |
| 12pm | Getting Your First Academic Faculty Job | panel |
| 2pm | Using a Rubric to Improve Your Oral Presentations | Lindstaedt & Krug |
| 4pm | Designing Your First Grant Proposal | Stith |
| 6pm | Pickup boxed dinner for Trainees Night Out |
Saturday July 20
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10am | Research Chalk Talks (b) | Krug |
| 12pm | Plenary: Using SciComm Skills to Achieve STEM Diversity | Rossiter |
| 2pm | Post-academic Jobs: Administration & Policy or Postdoc Fundamentals |
Stith & Singh Anderson-Thompkins |
| 4pm | Science Communication as a Tool for Success | Rossiter |
| 6pm | Banquet: Supporting Diversity Postdoc Associations | panel |
Exhibitor Fair: Friday and Saturday 9am - 6pm
- Networking with opportunities promoted by exhibitors & sponsors.
Saturday 1-on-1 CV review sessions
- Doctoral Directory members will meet w/ Lindstaedt in morning.
- Other PhD trainees will meet w/Krug (afternoon) and other professionals.
- Signup instructions will be provided to pre-registered attendees.
Notes:
a) Tentative agenda subject to change.
b) for DiverseScholar postdocs.
Speakers
Alberto Roca, PhD, Conference Chair
Executive Director, DiverseScholar
Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, PhD
Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research;
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aimee Edinger, VMD, PhD
Assoc. Prof., Developmental & Cell Biology
University of California, Irvine
Edward Krug, PhD
Assoc. Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs; Medical University of South Carolina
Bill Lindstaedt, MS
Assistant Vice Chancellor; Career Advancement, International & Postdoctoral Services
University of California, San Francisco
Paulchris Okpala, D.HSc, MHA, MPA, RCP, CRT
Assoc. Prof. of Health Science & Human Ecology;
California State University, San Bernardino
Dione Lee Rossiter, PhD
Freelance Science Engagement & Communication Specialist;
former Director, AAAS Mass Media Science Fellows Program
Harinder Singh, PhD
Associate Director, Graduate Professional Success in Biomed Science (GPS-BIOMED)
University of California, Irvine
Andrea Stith, PhD
Director for Research Development, Science and Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Kathleen Treseder, PhD
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of California, Irvine
Logistics
When: July 19-20, 2019
Where: Hilton Irvine / OC Airport hotel; 18800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612; 949-833-9999; Request room block: DiverseScholar Postdoctoral Conference (if still available).
Airport: John Wayne (SNA)
Registration for Postdocs and PhD Graduate Students*
PhD trainee attendees will be drawn from existing members of the following:
- DiverseScholar Doctoral Directory: instructions in spring/summer email newsletters
- MinorityPostdoc email list: instructions to join Doctoral Directory in spring/summer newsletters
Partial conference expenses (registration, airfare, and lodging if needed) will be covered for select PhD trainee attendees. However, funding and space are limited so please register early!
If space permits, registration will be open to all postdocs and PhD graduate students in early July. Such PhD trainee registrants will be expected to pay a discounted registration fee to offset the costs of breakfast/lunch meals as well as onsite parking.
*Note that due to limited funds, the dinners are only for select PhD trainees, registered professionals, and invited guests.
Registration deadlines:
- for DiverseScholar postdocs traveling by plane: Friday June 28
- for PhD trainees traveling by car (lunch headcount): Monday July 15
- onsite registration (space permitting) but no lunch guarantee!
Registration for Professionals
Registration rates for Recruiters, Faculty, Administrators, Staff, Exhibitors, etc except where indicated for PhD trainees. The latter's registration does not include evening meals.
| Cost | Service |
|---|---|
| $30 | Registration for graduate students (c) |
| $60 | Registration for postdocs (c) |
| $500 | Reg. & Sponsorship Level 2 (branding) |
| $1,000 | Reg. & Sponsorship Level 3 (exhibitor table) |
| $2,500 | Reg. (for 2), Level 3, & Platinum candidate database |
| $5,000 | Reg. (for 4), Level 3, & Diamond CV database |
Registration deadline: Monday July 15
In event of cancellation by June 28, a full refund less a 5% processing fee will be issued. No refunds will be made for cancellations after that date.
Sponsors and Partners
California State University, San Bernardino
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Stanford University: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of California, Irvine: GPS-BIOMED
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Rates (d)
| Sponsorship Level: | -- | One | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost: | $300 | $250 | $500 | $1K | $2.5K | $5K |
| Registrations (#) | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Listing: Event webpage | -- | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Listing: Slides kiosk | -- | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Recognition @ welcome | -- | -- | -- | Y | Y | Y |
| Listing: Print program | -- | -- | -- | Y | Y | Y |
| Exhibitor table | -- | -- | -- | Y | Y | Y |
| Candidate database- Platinum | -- | -- | -- | -- | Y | Y |
| Candidate db w/CVs- Diamond | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Y |
Notes:
c) Evening meal not included in registration.
d) Sponsorship benefits subject to change without notice.
In event of cancellation by June 28, a full refund less a 5% processing fee will be issued. No refunds will be made for cancellations after that date.