Marcella Vaicik
Graduate Programming Coordinator
One session I wanted to highlightin this post is on Saturday morning at 10 am in BCC 333. The session is “Networking in Academic Settings: Tips for Navigation Research Conferences Throughout Graduate School and Beyond” with presenters Richard (Ric) Weibl,director of the Center for Careers in Science and Technology and director of the Project on Science, Technology, and Disability at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Janet Bandows Koster, executive director and chief executive officer of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS).
There are a lot of great sessions planned and sometimes it is hard to decide on just one to attend. I encourage you to talk with other conference attendees to trade knowledge from what you learned by attending different sessions. It is impossible for one person to go to every session they are interested in so divide and conquer, split up from friends and meet back up later in the day to share notes and what you learned and ask questions about the sessions other people attended. This is an easy way to Network at WE13!
Here are specific sessions coordinated for grad students by grad students (plus a couple other sessions strongly geared toward grad student population) to consider adding to your schedule.
Day; Time; Room; Track Session
Thursday Oct 24; 10-11:15; BCC 335; Academics & Graduate Students; How to Effectively Communicate Data & Research Results
Thursday Oct 24; 10-11:15; BCC 324; Careers in Government and Military; Not Engineering as Usual: Career Opportunities for Engineers in Policy
Thursday Oct 24; 10-12:00; BCC 334; Academics & Graduate StudentsGraduate School Networking
Thursday Oct 2411:30-12:45BCC 318-323Mega SessionOvercoming the Imposter Syndrome
Thursday Oct 24; 1:30-2:30; BCC 328; Careers in Government and Military; Government Jobs with a Graduate Degree
Thursday Oct 24; 4-5:00; BCC 333; Academics & Graduate Students; Graduate Rapid Fire 1
Friday Oct 25; 10-11:15; BCC 334; Academics & Graduate Students; Graduate Rapid Fire 2
Friday Oct 25; 2:45-3:45; BCC 314; Career & Life Transitions; Life after the PhD: Career Success in Industrial Research & Development
Friday Oct 25; 2:45-3:45; BCC 335; Academics & Graduate Students; Writing Your First Scientific Publication
Friday Oct 25; 4-5:00; BCC 333; Academics & Graduate Students; Strategies for Obtaining Your First Academic Position
Saturday Oct 26; 10-11:15; BCC 333; Academics & Graduate Students; Networking in Academic Settings: Tips for Navigating Research Conference Throughout Graduate School and Beyond
Saturday Oct 26; 10-11:15; BCC 332; SWE Leadership and Business Meetings; Graduate Student Involvement in SWE Sections
Saturday Oct 26; 10-11:15; BCC 325; Academics & Graduate Students; NSF Graduate Fellowships
Saturday Oct 26; 1:30-2:30; BCC 325; Academics & Graduate Students; Global Opportunities for Graduates and Post Graduates
Saturday Oct 26; 1:30-2:30; BCC 326; Academics & Graduate Students; The Role of Mentoring in Academia: An Invaluable tool at every level
Saturday Oct 26; 1:30-2:30; BCC 333Career & Life Transitions; Strategies for the Academic Job Search
Saturday Oct 26; 2:45-3:45; BCC 330; Academics & Graduate Students; Industry Career with a Master’s Degree
Saturday Oct 26; 2:45-3:45; BCC 333; Academics & Graduate Students; Comparing and Contrasting Research Positions in Academia, Industry, and Government
Saturday Oct 26; 2:45-3:45; BCC 325; Academics & Graduate Students; Applying to Graduate School in Engineering