Announcing the first-ever AACR Cancer and Biomedical Research Career Fair — Saturday, April 12, 2008 — San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion — 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Associate Member Resource and Career Center
provides a place in the Exhibit Hall during poster hours for early-career scientists to connect with colleagues, plan their time at the meeting, learn about
funding, employment, and fellowship opportunities, and participate in
informal peer-to-peer networking sessions on a variety of topics. This is also the location for Scholar-in-Training Winners to pick up their checks and Welcome Packet.
Hours of Operation
Exhibit Hall B (next to poster rows 29-30) |
| Saturday, April 12 |
closed
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Sunday, April 13
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8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Monday. April 14
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8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, April 15
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8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 16
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8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Welcome! The Associate Member Resource and Career Center welcomes all graduate students, medical students and residents, and postdoctoral and clinical fellows regardless of membership status.
Next door, CancerCareers is free to all job candidates in all career and member levels, and employers will be on site to interview candidates. Sign up now at www.CancerCareers.org to post your resume or job, or you may register at the Annual Meeting.
NEW in 2008! The Doctor is In! Meet senior scientists for scheduled interactive sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Speakers to be announced - stop by the Resource Center for a schedule.
Peer-to-peer sessions are informal networking and discussion sessions for early-career scientists at the Annual Meeting. These sessions do not require pre-registration, are open to all interested in the topic, and will be held at the roundtables within the Associate Member Resource and Career Center. Meet other young researchers and share your thoughts!
Peer-to-Peer Scheduled Sessions:
Sunday, April 13:
4:00 p.m. Mentoring among peers
Monday, April 14
10:00 a.m. Choosing the right postdoctoral fellowship
1:00 p.m. Bridging clinical and basic cancer research: meet early-career clinician-scientists
4:00 p.m. Networking for Asian early-career scientists
Tuesday, April 15
10:30 a.m. Making the case for increased funding for future cancer research
1:00 p.m. Resolving conflicts between peers
4:00 p.m. Work-life balance in science
Wednesday, April 16
9:00 a.m. Preparing to write a major grant