Biophysical Society 60th Annual Meeting

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

Leveraging Social Media for Networking and Career Advancement

The Society’s committees have planned several professional development activities to take place during the Annual Meeting. Below is a schedule of all of those activities. Detailed descriptions of the sessions can be found in the daily program. In addition, a student lounge for undergraduates will be available Sunday, February 28, to Wednesday, March 2, in Room 508ABC.

11:30 am–12:30 pm

1:00 pm–3:00 pm NSF Grant Writing Workshop 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: Forster Resonance Energy Transfer 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Industry Panel 2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Speed Networking 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry 2:30pm–4:00 pm Hiring, Firing, and Beyond: How to be an Effective Supervisor 2:30 pm–4:00 pm The Science of Hollywood 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Successfully Navigating the International Job Search One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–10:00 am • 11:30 am–12:30 pm • 2:00 pm–5:20 pm 9:30 am – 10:30 am Career Planning and Job Searching for Science Professionals: Academic Opportunities 12:00 noon–1:30 pm Research Programs at PUIs: Finding, Establishing, and Maintaining a Program 12:00 noon–2:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon** 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Industry and Agency Opportunities Fair 1:00 pm–3:00 pm GMOs, Severe Weather, and Public Opinion 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Creating and Using an Effective CV/Résumé 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty: Setting Up a Lab 3:00 pm–4:00 pm The Committee for Inclusion and Diversity Networking Event: Resources and Opportunities One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:00 am–9:00 am • 11:00 am–1:00 pm • 4:00 pm–5:00 pm * Slots for the one-on-one resume and career counseling sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly. You may sign up for a slot beginning at 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 27, in the Career Center, Room 518. Please come prepared with resumes, CVs, and other appropriate materials. ** This event requires pre-registration. If space is available, individuals who have not pre-registered may attend. Please stop by the event at the beginning of the session to see if space is available. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 8:00 am – 8:30 am Career Q&A with Joe Tringali

Sessions in italics will be held in Career Center, Room 518.

Saturday, February 27, 2016 3:00 pm–4:00 pm

Networking: Optimizing Your Time at BPS 2016

4:00 pm–5:00 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 1:00 pm–2:40 pm • 4:30 pm–5:30 pm

Sunday, February 28, 2016 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 8:00 am–8:30 am

Career Q&A with Joe Tringali

Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry

9:00 am–10:00 am 10:30 am–11:30 am

Leveraging Social Media for Networking and Career Advancement 11:30 am–1:00 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 11:30 am–5:00 pm Colleges in the Community Day 12:00 noon–1:00 pm Creating and Using an Effective CV/Résumé 1:00 pm–2:30 pm The World Outside the Lab: Many Ways to Use Your PhD Skills in Industry 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Networking for Nerds 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Transparency, Reproducibility, and the Progress of Science 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses) 5:00 pm–7:00 pm PI to PI, a Wine & Cheese Mixer One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–1:00 pm • 2:30 pm–6:00 pm

Monday, February 29, 2016 7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast 8:00 am–8:30 am Career Q&A with Joe Tringali 10:00 am–11:00 am

Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses)

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