conference schedule
time
event
location
9:00 - 9:50 am
Registration and Sponsor Booths
Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Coffee, Tea, Pastries
Lobby
9:20 - 9:35 am
Speaker Photo
Lobby
10:10 - 11:00 am
Opening Keynote
“Redefining Success: the untold stories of a Latinx Doctora in science and academia”
Vanessa González-Peréz
“Redefining Success: the untold stories of a Latinx Doctora in science and academia”
Vanessa González-Peréz
Illinois
Ballroom
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Session One Talks
“My Experience with LGBTQ+ STEM Advocacy”
Francine Marie Reyes Vega
Francine Marie Reyes Vega
Innovation Room
“My Career Path to the National Labs: A Cognitive Scientist’s Perspective”
Mallory Stites
Excellence Room
Knowledge Room
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Illinois Ballroom
3:10 - 3:55 pm
Panel Sessions
Innovation Room
Excellence Room
Knowledge Room
3:55 - 4:10 pm
Networking/ Break
4:15 - 5:10 pm
Session Two Talks
Cross Cultural Pespectives in Career Development
“From Engineer to Executive - An Immigrant’s Career Journey in the West from Global Manufacturing to Big Tech”
Dianne Huiwen Eldridge
“Navigating the Workplace as a Minority Female”
Radhika Nagarkar
“From Engineer to Executive - An Immigrant’s Career Journey in the West from Global Manufacturing to Big Tech”
Dianne Huiwen Eldridge
“Navigating the Workplace as a Minority Female”
Radhika Nagarkar
Innovation Room
Reflections on Career Development
“Careers Beyond the Bench: Journalism, Editing, and Science Communication”
Christine Herman
“From Pre-Med to Beamline Scientist: Evolution of Career Goals”
Leighanne Gallington
“Careers Beyond the Bench: Journalism, Editing, and Science Communication”
Christine Herman
“From Pre-Med to Beamline Scientist: Evolution of Career Goals”
Leighanne Gallington
Excellence Room
“Interviewing for and Starting an Academic Position”
Alexa Kuenstler, Susan Leggett, Megan L. Matthews
Alexa Kuenstler, Susan Leggett, Megan L. Matthews
Knowledge Room
5:10 - 5:40 pm
Dinner
Illinois Ballroom