Events and Meetings
NeuroJobs Career Center
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
The on-site SfN NeuroJobs Career Center connects employers with a pool of well-qualified candidates seeking opportunities ranging from postdoctoral and faculty positions to neuroscience-related jobs in industry and other areas. Job seekers and employers can take advantage of interview booths and computers for posting jobs and scheduling interviews. For prices and more information on how to set up a NeuroJobs account, visit SfN.org/neurojobs. On-site payment can be made by credit card only.
Meeting Mobile App Tutorial
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Location: SDCC 11
To ensure that attendees are able to take advantage of the newest features of the meeting mobile app, a free user tutorial led by the app's developers will be held. This tutorial is open to all meeting attendees. The meeting mobile app is available in the Google Play™ App Store and on iTunes™.
Graduate School Fair
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
Prospective graduate students can meet face-to-face with student advisors, program faculty, and graduate school representatives from over 70 national and international institutions at the Graduate School Fair.
BRAIN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EVENT: Action and Potential in Outreach, Education, and Research
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Location: SDCC 16
Celebrate brain awareness by sharing your outreach achievements with Brain Awareness Week organizers from around the world. Learn how award winners from the Brain Awareness Video Contest, the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, and the National Science Olympiad are raising brain awareness. Plus, hear from Bill Griesar and Jeff Leake, the founders of NW Noggin, a robust, creative, and largely volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that brings scientists, artists, and students of all ages together to share their expertise and excitement about neuroscience. *Diversity-Themed Session
Diversity Poster Session
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Date & Time: Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: SDCC Hall A
Join a special poster session and networking event featuring participants of the Neuroscience Scholars Program, ENDURE, and other diversity fellowship programs. *Diversity-Themed Session
International Fellows Poster Session
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Date & Time: Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: SDCC Hall A
Meet the next generation of leading young investigators from the Latin American Training Program (LATP) and award winners selected by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS). *Diversity-Themed Session
Trainee Professional Development Awards Poster Session
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Date & Time: Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: SDCC Hall A
This networking event will honor award-winning posters from undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Preview this year's program.
Career Development Topics: A Networking Event
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Location: SDCC Hall A
Experienced neuroscientists will offer advice on a wide range of topics in an informal, roundtable format. Topics include work-life balance, securing grants, career transitions, careers away from the bench, choosing graduate schools and postdoctoral fellow positions, and many others. Participants from diverse backgrounds, fields, and work sectors are encouraged to preview this year's program and attend this special networking event.
NeuroJobs Career Center
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
The on-site SfN NeuroJobs Career Center connects employers with a pool of well-qualified candidates seeking opportunities ranging from postdoctoral and faculty positions to neuroscience-related jobs in industry and other areas. Job seekers and employers can take advantage of interview booths and computers for posting jobs and scheduling interviews. For prices and more information on how to set up a NeuroJobs account, visit SfN.org/neurojobs. On-site payment can be made by credit card only.
Graduate School Fair
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
Prospective graduate students can meet face-to-face with student advisors, program faculty, and graduate school representatives from over 70 national and international institutions at the Graduate School Fair.
SOCIAL ISSUES ROUNDTABLE: Solitary Confinement: Psychological and Neurobiological Insights Into Isolation
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Location: SDCC 10
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As social animals, our health depends on interactions with others, yet millions suffer from chronic isolation, of which solitary confinement is the extreme example. The number of people held in solitary confinement varies widely across the world but is nowhere greater than in the U.S., where some 80,000 spend days and even years experiencing absolutely no physical contact with others. We will discuss the implications of this lack of human interaction with a neurobiologist, a psychologist, a physician, a lawyer, and an individual held in solitary confinement for 29 years.
NeuroJobs Career Center
Organizer/Moderator:
Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
The on-site SfN NeuroJobs Career Center connects employers with a pool of well-qualified candidates seeking opportunities ranging from postdoctoral and faculty positions to neuroscience-related jobs in industry and other areas. Job seekers and employers can take advantage of interview booths and computers for posting jobs and scheduling interviews. For prices and more information on how to set up a NeuroJobs account, visit SfN.org/neurojobs. On-site payment can be made by credit card only.
NeuroJobs Career Center Workshop: Best Practices for Filling Your Open Position With the Perfect Candidate
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Location: SDCC 11
The SfN NeuroJobs Career Center is a powerful recruiting tool. During this workshop, a career center representative will provide a brief tutorial on the new and improved NeuroJobs Career Center platform and share tips and tricks you can use to write effective job postings and boost your candidate search. The workshop will conclude with an audience Q&A.
ANIMALS IN RESEARCH PANEL: Gaining Public Support for Animal Research: A Proposal for Openness
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Date & Time: Monday, November 5, 2018 12pm - 2pm
Location: SDCC 11
A new wave of openness in communication with the public is emerging among animal researchers. Open communication has successfully garnered public support by improving public trust and perception of animal research. Through analyzing the resurgence of support related to transparency initiatives, this panel will teach effective ways for researchers to communicate with the public and generate a conversation around the strategies they can employ to foster public support in their local communities.
Graduate School Fair
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
Prospective graduate students can meet face-to-face with student advisors, program faculty, and graduate school representatives from over 70 national and international institutions at the Graduate School Fair.
SfN CHAPTERS WORKSHOP AND RECEPTION
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Location: Marriott Marquis - San Diego Ballroom A
SfN chapters are organizing innovative events each year to increase knowledge and awareness of the brain within their membership ranks and their local communities. Many of these activities are funded through SfN chapter grants. In this workshop, experienced chapter leaders will share best practices in an informal, roundtable format on topics such as how to run successful events, build local partnerships, and collaborate with other chapters. A networking reception will follow immediately after the workshop. New chapter leaders or those considering starting a chapter are especially encouraged to attend this networking event.
NeuroJobs Career Center
Organizer/Moderator:
Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
The on-site SfN NeuroJobs Career Center connects employers with a pool of well-qualified candidates seeking opportunities ranging from postdoctoral and faculty positions to neuroscience-related jobs in industry and other areas. Job seekers and employers can take advantage of interview booths and computers for posting jobs and scheduling interviews. For prices and more information on how to set up a NeuroJobs account, visit SfN.org/neurojobs. On-site payment can be made by credit card only.
Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon
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Location: Hilton Bayfront - Sapphire Ballroom CD
The annual Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon honors female leaders in neuroscience. During this year's luncheon, Courtney Miller, PhD, will moderate a panel discussion on the topic of effective self-promotion during career transitions. The panel will feature Yasmin Hurd, PhD; Susan Magsamen, MAS; and Emilie Marcus, PhD. For more information, visit SfN.org/cwinrsvp.
Graduate School Fair
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Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
Prospective graduate students can meet face-to-face with student advisors, program faculty, and graduate school representatives from over 70 national and international institutions at the Graduate School Fair.
PUBLIC ADVOCACY FORUM: Advocacy in Four Dimensions
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Location: SDCC 10
It is vital to mobilize the next generation of scientists and provide them with a broad perspective of advocacy outlets. This panel will provide diverse advocacy perspectives, both inside and outside of the scientific community. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how advocacy occurs on different levels, across career stages, and within various industries and learn the tools necessary to become active, sustained advocates.
SfN Members' Business Meeting
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Location: SDCC 3
Join us at the Members' Business Meeting! Take advantage of this opportunity to share your thoughts and suggestions with the Society's leadership, learn more about SfN's latest accomplishments and how to get involved in SfN committees, and enjoy light refreshments while networking with your peers.
NeuroJobs Career Center
Organizer/Moderator:
Location: SDCC Sails Pavilion
The on-site SfN NeuroJobs Career Center connects employers with a pool of well-qualified candidates seeking opportunities ranging from postdoctoral and faculty positions to neuroscience-related jobs in industry and other areas. Job seekers and employers can take advantage of interview booths and computers for posting jobs and scheduling interviews. For prices and more information on how to set up a NeuroJobs account, visit SfN.org/neurojobs. On-site payment can be made by credit card only.
