2016 Fall Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists

27 Oct 2016, 12:00 → 30 Oct 2016, 21:00 US/Central

One West (Fermilab - Wilson Hall)

The National Society of Black Physicists 2016 Fall Conference

The National Society of Black Physicists www.NSBP.org is launching its Fall Conference to be held at Fermilab, Batavia IL. The theme for this conference, "The Value of the Minority Physics Student: A Talent Source for America’s Technical Future”, was chosen to highlight and empower minority physics majors. The Fall Conference focuses on professional development programs for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty through oral and poster sessions, professional development workshops, breakout sessions for student/researcher interactions, mentoring opportunities and social networking activities.

 

 

 

Thursday, 27 October

12:00 → 20:00 Registration: Arrival and registration at hotel

18:00 → 20:00 Opening Reception and National Laboratories Reverse Science Fair

Friday, 28 October

06:30 → 07:45 Breakfast at Embassy Suites

07:00 → 07:45 Registration

07:45 → 08:20 Buses: To Fermilab (boarding at 7:45)

07:45 → 08:20 Buses: To Fermilab, board buses at 7:45

08:20 → 08:40 Group Photo (8:30)

08:40 → 09:20 Welcome and Overview of DOE Programs

09:20 → 09:30 Break

09:30 → 10:30 DOE Programs: Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty: Partnerships for SCGSR & VFP

09:30 → 10:30 DOE Programs: Undergraduate student session with SULI Mentors

10:30 → 12:00 DOE Programs: Networking time (Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty with SCGSR and VFP)

10:30 → 12:00 DOE Programs: Networking time (Undergraduate students with potential SULI mentors)

12:00 → 12:30 DOE Programs: Wrap-up

12:00 → 12:30 DOE Programs: Wrap-up

12:30 → 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 → 13:50 Break

13:50 → 15:30 Fermilab Tour: Meet buses in front of Wilson Hall

15:30 → 17:00 HBCU Chairs Meeting: (Closed)

15:30 → 16:00 Lab-wide Refreshments & Networking

16:00 → 17:00 Exhibitor tables & posters

17:00 → 18:30 NSBP Breakout Session: AAPT Faculty Workshop

17:00 → 18:30 NSBP Breakout Session: How to become a graduate student in a research group

17:00 → 18:30 NSBP Breakout Session: Professional Development and Negotiating Skills

17:00 → 18:30 NSBP Breakout Session: Yale graduate school session

18:30 → 21:15 Dinner: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sekazi Mtingwa

21:15 → 21:30 Buses: Leave Fermilab at 9:15pm

Saturday, 29 October

07:00 → 07:45 Breakfast at Embassy Suites

07:45 → 08:30 Buses: To Fermilab (board buses at 7:45am)

08:30 → 09:45 Exhibitor tables & posters: Student poster session

09:45 → 12:00 NSBP Breakout: AAPT Faculty Workshop

09:45 → 12:00 NSBP Breakout: Careers Outside of Academia

09:45 → 12:00 NSBP Breakout: Life of a Postdoc

09:45 → 12:00 NSBP Breakout: Resume/CV Review

12:00 → 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 → 14:00 Break

14:00 → 16:30 Panel Plenary

16:30 → 17:00 Buses: Leave Fermilab at 4:45pm

17:00 → 18:30 Break

18:30 → 21:00 Closing Dinner: Keynote Speaker NSBP President Dr. Renee Horton

21:00 → 23:59 Dance