BPS Program Book 2014

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

1:00 pm–3:00 pm Grant Writing Workshop: How (Not) to Write Your NIH Grant Proposal 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: X-Ray Crystallography 2:00 pm–5:20 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* 2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Career Catalyst: Understand Who You Are to Get What You Want 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Preparing for Promotions: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Biophysics at the National Large Facilities: Current and Future Science Possibilities 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses) Tuesday, February 18, 2014 8:00 am–9:00 am One-on-One Resume Critiques* 9:30 am–10:30 am The Power of Groups: How to Help Others Help You in Your Job Search 10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome 11:00 am–1:00 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* noon–2:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q & A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon** 12:30 pm–2:00 pm Career Opportunities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: Finding a Job & Finding Success 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Networking with Minority Biophysicists: Resources & Opportunities 1:30 pm–2:30 pm Science and Policy with Steven Chu 2:15 pm–3:30 pm Wiki-Edit 2014 Contest Kick-Off: The Importance of Open License Media to Our Science 2:15 pm–3:30 pm The Basics, theDiscoveries and the Controversies 2:30 pm–3:30 pm What to Do When You Are Tired of Doing What You Are Doing: A Unique Interactive Workshop for Experienced Workers

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 16–Tuesday, February 18 in the Rotunda in Moscone South.

Sessions in italics will be held in Career Center, Room 300.

Saturday, February 15, 2014 1:00 pm–2:40 pm

One-on-One Resume Critiques*

3:00 pm–4:00 pm Networking Now: How to Maximize Success at BPS 2014 3:30 pm–4:30 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest 4:30 pm–5:30 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* Sunday, February 16, 2014 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 8:30 am–1:00 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* 9:00 am–10:00 am Beyond the Bench: Preparing for Your Career Transition in the Life Sciences 10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome 10:30 am–11:30 am Career Catalyst: Understand Who You Are to Get What You Want noon–1:00 pm Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry noon–2:00 pm Mid-Career Interactive Forum: The Art and Perils of Networking ** 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Moving on from Your Postdoc Position: Negotiating the Transition 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Teaching Science Like We Do Science: Integrating Research and Education 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Networking Now: How to Maximize Success at BPS 2014 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Funding: If Not from Federal Agencies, from Where? 2:30 pm–6:00 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses) Monday, February 17, 2014 7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast 8:30 am–10:00 am One-on-One Resume Critiques* 10:00 am–11:00 am Career Open Forum/Career Q&A Session 10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome 11:30 am–12:30 pm Beyond the Bench: Preparing for Your Career Transition in the Life Sciences 11:30 am–12:30 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques* 11:30 am–1:00 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast”

2:30 pm–4:30 pm PhD Careers Beyond the Bench 4:00 pm–5:00 pm One-on-One Resume Critiques*

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:30 am–11:45 am

Rapid Resume Review Process– 15 minute one-on-one resume critique sessions

10:00 am–1:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome

* Slots for the one-on-one resume critiques are available on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly. You may sign up for a critique begin- ning at noon on Saturday, February 15 in the Career Center, Room 300. ** These events required pre-registration. If space is available, individu- als who have not pre-registered may attend. Please stop by the event at the beginning of the session to see if space is available.

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