NWO-I Young Scientists' Day: 7 December 2017

On Thursday 7 December 2017 NWO-I will be organising the sixth edition of the NWO-I Young Scientists' Day. Both NWO-I PhDs and NWO-I postdocs are invited to attend. The event will be held at Casa 400 in Amsterdam. Participation is free of charge.

Participants can again look forward to a programme, aimed at developing and acquiring the personal skills and knowledge needed to successfully complete a PhD and embark upon a professional career. Besides workshops, former employees have been invited to come and talk about their careers. All NWO-I postdocs and PhDs will receive an invitation detailing the programme in the fall.

For more information about the NWO-I Young Scientists' Day please contact Maria Teuwissen (Personnel Department) phone +31 30 600 12 61 or e-mail ysd@nwo-i.nl.

PROGRAMME

09.30	Doors open
10.00	Welcome and introduction Dr. Christa Hooijer │ Director NWO-I
10.10	Careers of former PhD students Former PhD students and postdocs about their experiences Dr. Bruno Ehrler │ Group leader Hybrid Solar Cells at AMOLF Dr. Serena Oggero │ Innovation Consultant at TNO Intelligent Imaging
11.00	Workshop* session 1
13.00	Lunch
14.00	Workshop* session 2
16.00	Coffee and tea break
16.20	Careers of former PhD students Former PhD students and postdocs about their experiences Dr. Mahsa Vahabi │Quantitative Risk Analyst at ABN Amro Dr. Mark Beker │ CEO at Innoseis
17.00	Drinks

* Workshops: What a personality!, Effective network conversations, Keep your brain fit handling your workload, The art of presenting science, The art of scientific writing, Starting a science-based company, Setting direction for your future career, Shaping your career outside academia, Yoga workshop.

Workshop descriptions
See attachment.

Registration
Registration is now closed. You will receive a confirmation ca. 10 days before the meeting. Participation is free of charge, however there is a no show fee.