Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2019

Annual Meeting

Industry Panel 1:00 pm –2:30 pm

Special Symposia at BPS2020

Attend an interactive question-and-answer panel of professional biophysicists working in industry positions. Panelists will discuss how to find, select, and apply for positions in industry, providing attendees with useful information and resources. Speed Networking 4:30 pm –6:30 pm Networking is made simple at the Speed Networking session. Participants will be able to enjoy refreshments while connecting with biophysicists in an informal environment. Space is limited and pre-registration is recommended to ensure a spot. Register today through the BPS Annual Meeting website!

Town Hall for Community Input on the National Academies Decadal Survey of Biological Physics Sunday, February 16, 1:00 pm –2:30 pm

The NASEM will host a conversation about the current state of biophysics, future research direction, and workforce and education needs. All members of the BPS community are welcome and participation is encouraged. Scientific Societies and Grassroots Movements: What we all can do to combat sexual harassment Sunday, February 16, 6:30 pm Join us for this critically important look at the NASEM report on sexual harassment and how scientific societies, including BPS, are taking responsibility and working to ensure safe, welcoming, inclusive environments for members and attendees.

Tuesday, February 18 Funding Opportunities for Faculty at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions 12:00 pm –1:30 pm

Information regarding how PUI faculty can generate funds to support their undergraduate research laboratory will be covered in this session. Climate Change We Want to See: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in the Biophysical Professions 1:15 pm –2:45 pm

Call for New and Notable SymposiumSpeakers The Biophysical Society is seeking suggestions fromSociety members for speakers to be featured in the annual Newand Notable Symposium in San Diego. This symposium is unique in that, through a series of brief talks, attendees hear about late-breaking and exciting science. Unlike other symposia, whichwere planned at least ninemonths prior to themeeting, the NewandNotable Symposiumprogram is not finalized until December. If you have a colleaguewho should be considered, visit https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/newnotable2020 and complete the required information fields by December 3, 2019.

Why does the same uncontrollable, subcon- scious feeling that tells us to flock to a flower and flee from an insect rear its head in our professional lives? Whether it’s instantaneous

like a microaggression or spans decades like salary disparities, it matters. We are talking about bias. We all have it and we can never escape it fully, so let’s learn how to deal with it. Heather Metcalf, PhD and Aspen Russell of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) will be presenting an hour-long work- shop on unconscious bias. In this workshop, participants will learn the history of bias, how it manifests in STEM, and lastly, how to work together to enact solutions to actively combat against it so we don’t have to wait until after the year 2100 for women in biophysics professions to finally reach parity.

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