Biophysical Society Bulletin | July/August 2019

President’s Message

Officers President

David W. Piston President-Elect Catherine Royer Past-President Angela Gronenborn Secretary Erin Sheets Treasurer Kalina Hristova Council Zev Bryant Linda Columbus Michelle A. Digman Marta Filizola Teresa Giraldez Ruben Gonzalez, Jr. Joseph A. Mindell Anna Moroni Marina Ramirez-Alvarado Jennifer Ross David Stokes Pernilla Wittung-Stafeshede Biophysical Journal Jane Dyson Editor-in-Chief The Biophysicist Sam Safran Editor-in-Chief

In addition, we determined that we will add a symposium to the BPS2020 schedule on Sunday, February 16, to present this issue. This symposium will include findings from the 2018 National Academies consensus report Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine . It will also include discussion about how BPS and its members can act to confront and eliminate sexual harassment, bias, and other behaviors that are inconsistent with a fully inclusive Society. All the members of Council recognize we have a lot of work to do in this area. We are committed to the necessary conversations, programming, policies, and training necessary to prevent and address sexual harassment in our community. The spring Council meeting was full of excellent discussion and, as always, we generated a long list of action items for ourselves and BPS staff. We look forward to working with you—our members and volunteers—to further the mission of the Society and support the global biophys- ics community. We also greatly value and appreciate input from you, and a future column will be focused on how you can get involved in leading our Society. If you have a question, suggestion, or a comment, please feel free to contact us. — David W. Piston

Networking Events The Biophysical Society is excited to announce the upcoming Networking Events. Come out and network with fellow biophysicists if you’re in the area!

Society Office Jennifer Pesanelli Executive Officer Newsletter Executive Editor Jennifer Pesanelli Managing Editor Beth Staehle

More information about each event can be found here: www.biophysics.org/upcoming-networking-events Jeopardy & Pizza by Illinois Biophysics August 2019 (Date TBD) Urbana, IL, USA Biophysics and the Things that Move Under Your Skin September 2, 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Biophysics Networking Symposium in Chicago September 6, 2019 Chicago, IL, USA Mechanical Properties of Cells and Tissues September 20, 2019 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Career Conversations over Coffee with Bonus Trivia September 26, 2019 Tempe, AZ, USA The Second Green Mountain Biophysical Symposium October 14, 2019 Burlington, VT, USA Youth Workshop of Biophysics December 7, 2019 Beijing, China Another round of Networking Event submissions will be accepted in the fall, from September 16 to October 31.

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