National Postdoctoral Association

Philadelphia Regional Postdoc Symposium
The University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Tentative Agenda 

June 16, 2008

AM
8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00	Welcome and Overview Stacy Gelhaus, Member, Board of Directors, National Postdoctoral Association
9:30	The Postdoc Individual Development Plan: A Tool for Success Overview of the IDP Jennifer Hobin, Policy Analyst, FASEB Real World Implementation Matt Seavey, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Yvonne Paterson, Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Research and Training, University of Pennsylvania   Role-Play on Managing Disagreement Richard Rest, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine and Zoe Fonseca-Kelly, Postdoctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University
10:30	Refreshment Break
11:00	Concurrent Workshops: Enhancing Your Communication Skills Scientific Writing: Grants and Publications Judith Swan, Assistant Director for Scientific and Technical Writing, Princeton University   Scientific Speaking Lisa Marshall, Communications Coach, lisabmarshall.com   Interpersonal: Negotiation & Critical Feedback Kanan Sawyer, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Department, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
PM
12:15	Career Networking Luncheon & Expo (Rotunda) Overview of Roundtable Discussion Format Moderated Table Topics Fields: Research, Administration, Policy, Science Writing, IP Sectors: Industry, Government, Academia, Nonprofit
2:00	Keynote Address Robert Copeland, Vice President of Biology, Oncology Center of Excellence in Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline
3:15	Refreshment Break
3:45	Concurrent Workshops: Strategies for Maximizing the Postdoc Experience Introduction to Project Management Mark Winnet, Associate Director of RDMO, Centocor   Teaching Amy Vollmer, Associate Professor of Biology, Swarthmore College   Panel on Balancing Personal & Professional Needs Donna Murasko, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Drexel University; Vanessa Yingling, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health Professions, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Temple University; and Nancy B. Spinner, Professor of Human Genetics in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
5:15	Adjourn