Biophysical Society 62nd Annual Meeting | Program Guide

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

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 18, to Wednesday, February 21, in South, Lower Level, Room 2. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center, South, Lower Level, Room 1 and 2. Saturday, February 17, 2018 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Scientific Story Telling: What’s Your Story?** 3:00 pm–4:00 pm Going Live: Preparing for Interviews in Industry and Academia 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Award Competition 4:30 pm–5:30 pm Informal Networking and Q&A with NPR Science Team One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 1:00 pm–2:20 pm | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm 10:30 am–11:30 am Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to win your EB-1A/NIW Case! with Getson & Schatz, PC 11:30 am–1:00 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 11:30 am–5:00 pm Colleges in the Community Day 12:00 pm–1:00 pm Demystifying the Academic Job Search I: Understanding the Search Process from the Perspective of Search Committees and Decoding Job Announcements Many Ways to Use Your PhD Skills 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 Evaluating a Job Offer 4:00 pm–5:00 pm 5:00 pm–7:00 pm PI to PI, a Wine & Cheese Mixer 7:00 pm–9:30 pm Movie Night: Screening and Discussion of Merchants of Doubt One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–1:00 pm and 2:30 pm–6:00 pm 1:00 pm–2:30 pm The World Outside the Lab: Translating Your Credentials: Writing Effective Resumes + Cover Letters and your LinkedIn Profile Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 9:00 am–10:00 am Networking for Nerds: Getting the Most out of the BPS Annual Meeting

Monday, February 19, 2018 7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast 10:00 am–11:00 am

Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing your Written Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, and Research Statement Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Dream Career

11:30 am–12:30 pm

1:00 pm–2:30 pm Industry Panel: Avenue to Industry 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: Mechanobiology 1:30 pm–3:00 pm NSF Funding 101 2:30 pm–3:30 pm

Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough

2:30 pm–4:00 pm Data Visualization 2:30 pm–4:00 pm How to Project Your Best Self: Confidence Matters Just as Much as Competence 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Speed Networking 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Careers in Entrepreneurship (Spoiler Alert: There’s more here than launching your own start-up!)

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–12:00 noon and 2:00 pm–5:20 pm

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 9:30 am–10:30 am

Looking Beyond Academia: Identifying Your Career Options using MyIDP, LinkedIn & More

11:30 am–12:30 pm Evaluating a Job Offer 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Industry and Agency Opportunities Fair 1:15 pm–2:45 pm We Don’t Think the Way We Think We Think: Seeing and Addressing Unconscious Bias and Stereotype Threat 1:30 pm–3:30 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NIH Grant 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Going Live: Preparing for Interviews in Industry and Academia 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Leveling the Playing Field

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:00 am–12:00 noon and 1:30 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 17, in the Career Development Center, South, Lower Level, Room 1 and 2. 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.

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