[visionlist] VSS Student and Postdoc Workshops AND Best Student Poster Awards

[Vision Sciences Society]

The Best Student Poster Awards, sponsored by Cambridge Research Systems

New this year, Cambridge Research Systems is sponsoring the Best Student
Poster Awards, recognizing the most outstanding student poster presented
during each poster session at VSS 2013.   Posters will be judged and voted
on by VSS attendees.

All students presenting posters at VSS 2013 are eligible for these awards.
One recipient will be selected per poster session. Nine prizes in all will
be awarded.

Recipients will receive a cash prize of $100. Students need not sign up
prior to VSS. For more information, go to:
http://www.visionsciences.org/poster_awards.html

 

Student and Postdoc Workshops

Lunchtime Student and Postdoc workshops will again be offered this year at
VSS on Sunday, May 12 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Last year's workshops filled up
fast so we suggest reserving your spot early.

To promote an informal atmosphere and to foster discussion, these workshops
will take place in two of the smaller meeting rooms. Therefore attendance
for each workshop is limited to 50 participants. Bring your brown-bag lunch,
and join us. 

 VSS workshop for PhD students and Post-docs: How to deal with media?!
Chair: Frans Verstraten, University of Sydney
Discussants: Aude Oliva, MIT; Allison Sekuler, McMaster University and
Jeremy Wolfe, Brigham & Women's Hospital

When you have great results it sometimes (but more and more so) means that
you will have to deal with journalists who want to tell their readers all
about the impact of your research. The problem is that they often exaggerate
and can write things that you are not happy about. What should you do to
keep in charge when dealing with the media? Also, it has become more and
more necessary to present your work to a larger audience. This means more
lectures for a general audience, writing popular books, columns in
newspapers, appearances on TV and radio programs etc. What is the best way
to go here? 

These questions will be addressed in a one-hour session introduced by VSS
board member Frans Verstraten. His brief introduction is followed by
questions and discussion featuring a panel of media experienced VSS members
as well as a journalist. All participants will have the chance to ask all
the questions they like!

VSS Career Event for PhD Students and Post-docs: What's Next!
Chair: Suzanne McKee, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Discussants: Shin'ya Nishida, Nippon Telegram and Telephone Corporation;
Lynne Kiorpes, New York University and Gunilla Hagerstrom-Portnoy,
University of California, Berkeley

What next? How can I prepare for my career after grad school? What
opportunities are available outside academia? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of academic versus other careers? How could I prepare for a
career in clinical research? How could I make a contribution to solving
clinical problems? What kinds of problems could I work on in industry? What
do I need to know about managing a family and an academic career? Can I get
a break from teaching duties?

These questions and more will be addressed in a one-hour session with short
introductions by our panel of experienced experts. Presentations by panel
members will be followed by questions and an interactive discussion session
with the audience and panel.

To sign up for one of the workshops, go to
www.visionsciences.org/student_workshops_2013.htm. Reservations will be
accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Workshop confirmations will be
sent at least one week prior to the meeting. There will also be a waiting
list if the workshops are overbooked.



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