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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are
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Southeastern Virginia Postdoc Symposium</span></strong><span
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science.</b></span></span></span><br>
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Date: </span></strong><u><span
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8:30
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</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Location: </span></strong><b><span
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Hall, VIMS
Campus</span></b><span
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(</span><span><a
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This
biennial event
will showcase
the amazing
research
postdocs are
conducting in
the tidewater
region. <span>Our
Symposium will
provide career
building and
networking
opportunities
with speakers
and panelists
from academic,
private and
government
institutions.</span></span></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In
addition to
postdoc
presentations,
we will have
the honor of
hosting two
keynote
speakers: </span><strong><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Rick
W. Murray</span></strong><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, the Division Director of Ocean
Sciences at
NSF (</span><span><span><a
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href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-murray-66984235"
id="m_4326635525850406571LPlnk795617" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/<wbr>rick-murray-66984235</a></span></span><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">), as well as <b>Kendall Powell</b>,
a freelance
science writer
and editor who
has covered
the challenges
facing early
career
scientists (<span
style="color:rgb(114,50,173)"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://kendallpowellsciwriting.com/"
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target="_blank">http://<wbr>kendallpowellsciwriting.com/</a></span></span><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">).<wbr> A career
building
workshop will
also be
offered,
providing
attendees with
the
opportunity to
discuss with
invited
</span>panelists<span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> tips and
strategies for
pursuing
careers
academia,
industry, and
government.</span></p>
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<p
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please visit</span><font
face="Calibri,
Arial,
Helvetica,
sans-serif"> our<b>
<a
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href="http://www.vims.edu/research/units/programs/post_doc/sevapostdoc/index.php"
target="_blank">
webpage</a></b></font><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> </b>to register for the
symposium,
submit an
abstract, view
the program,
or obtain
additional
information.
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<span
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moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://forms.wm.edu/30852"
style="font-weight:bold"
target="_blank">Registration</a><b> is now open</b></span></p>
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<span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background:yellow">Deadline:
April 13<sup>th</sup>,
2017</span><span
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">All
postdocs,
faculty,
staff,
students, are
welcome to
attend this
event, we only
ask that you
register.
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We
are currently
inviting
postdocs to
submit
abstracts for
poster or oral
presentations
at the
symposium. The
</span><span
style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://forms.wm.edu/30852" target="_blank">abstract
submission</a><span
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</span></span><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0)">(<span>Postdocs
presenters
only</span>)</span><span
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</span><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background:yellow">deadline
is March 31<sup>st</sup>,
2017. </span></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background:yellow"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This event is<span
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</span><u><span
style="font-size:14pt">NOT exclusive to marine science</span></u>
so presentations
from<span
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</span><b><span
style="font-size:14pt">any topic</span></b> are greatly welcome!</span></span><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Symposium
registration
is
<b><u>free of
charge</u></b>.
A light
breakfast,
lunch, coffee
hour, and
happy hour
with heavy
appetizers
will be
provided, all
courtesy of
the VIMS
postdoc
association.
Prizes will be
awarded for
best poster
and
oral presentations.
And please
spread the
word!</span></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We
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you at VIMS!</span></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><em><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The
VIMS postdoc
community</span></em><span
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