Information about YI events at the upcoming IGES meeting is coming soon!
Young Investigators Committee (YIC) Past and Present Activities
During the Year
- encourage new investigators to be involved in the society and to network with each other and with more senior IGES members
- meet once per semester to identify needs, coordinate, and plan activities for the annual conference
- maintain presence on social media (twitter, facebook) to provide updates on the activities of the committee
During the annual conference
- ensure good representation of the committee
- review and judge posters presented by IGES trainees
- organize social hours/events to promote networking
- schedule and coordinate mentoring sessions (mentees can interact with more senior IGES members & get feedback on important topics such as Research, Grant Writing, Teaching, Career, Transition from postdoc to PI, Work-Life balance in academia, Working in interdisciplinary teams…)
- host job fair