2021 FAU Postdoc Retreat
Agenda
9:30 – 10 a.m. (30 min.)
Arrival / Check-in
Coffee and light bites
(Sign up for 3 p.m. bus tour – limited space)
Coffee and light bites
(Sign up for 3 p.m. bus tour – limited space)
JEC Gallery
9:55 – 10 a.m. (five min.)
Brief video re: FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
JEC Auditorium
10 – 10:05 a.m. (five min.)
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., Executive Director, FAU Harbor Branch
- Welcome remarks
- About FAU Harbor Branch
10:05 – 10:15 a.m. (10 min.)
Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Director of FAU's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Welcome remarks
- About Research at FAU
- Goals for the day
- Getting to know you, your needs
- professional development
- networking with peers
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. (90 min.)
Postdoc Elevator Pitches (two minutes each/ alphabetical order).
Audience selects best pitch by using SLIDO for the People's Choice for a postdoc travel award.
Audience selects best pitch by using SLIDO for the People's Choice for a postdoc travel award.
Noon – 12:30 p.m. (30 min.)
Lunch Break and Networking
JEC Gallery
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. (60 min.)
Panel Discussion: Research at FAU, FAU resources, Postdoc needs, Q&A
Moderator: Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Director for FAU's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., Executive Director, FAU Harbor Branch
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Executive Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Insitute
Gregg Fields, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health)
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE)
Moderator: Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Director for FAU's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., Executive Director, FAU Harbor Branch
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Executive Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Insitute
Gregg Fields, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health)
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE)
JEC Auditorium/ Open to all FAU Harbor Branch researchers and staff
1:30 - 1:40 p.m. (10 min.)
David Bradshaw, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow and President, FAU Postdoctoral Association
1:40 – 2 p.m. (20 min.)
Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Director of FAU's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Travel grant winners announced
- Closing Remarks & Retreat Take-aways
- Words of appreciation
2 – 3 p.m. (60 min.)
Networking, Coffee & Conversation
JEC Gallery
3 – 4 p.m. (60 min.)
Windshield tour of FAU Harbor Branch Campus
(Advanced Registration at Check-in Required)
(Advanced Registration at Check-in Required)