Events Organized by TERMIS-EU SYIS at Porto Meeting
The Student and Young Researchers Section (SYIS) of TERMIS-EU is pleased to organize
several events at the forthcoming meeting in Porto.
The role of SYIS is to help and encourage young researchers to network and interact
with experts in the field and to foster personal professional development.
WE LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
- International Project Proposals for Students and Young Investigators
- Student Mentor Happy Hour
- Scientific Session Co-chairs
- Guided Poster Tour
- Outstanding SYIS Awards (Sponsored by CellCoTec)
- TERMIS-EU Meeting Career Center
- TERMIS-EU SYIS General Assembly
- SYIS Social Night - all TERMIS Members are welcome
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG INVESTIGATORS
Open for all SYIS members
CALL CLOSED
In the second stage, successful applicants will present their idea to an audience and a
panel of judges during the TERMIS-EU 2008 Annual Meeting with the winners receiving a prize of
1,500 Euros.
Further information can be obtained by contacting Catarina Avles at
cmalves@dep.uminho.pt or Miguel Oliveira at
miguel.oliveira@dep.uminho.pt.
STUDENT MENTOR HAPPY HOUR
Open for all SYIS members
Place and Date: 13:30 to 14:30 - Monday, 22 June
As previously, TERMIS-SYIS will be hosting the student-mentor happy hour. This event will
allow students and young investigators to network with world-renowned academic and
industrial researchers. Students and young investigators will be assigned to tables based
on their mentor preferences. Selections will be made on a first come first serve basis to
the first 100 students and young investigators.
Complimentary beverages will be served.
Please check this page for future updates. For more information please contact Yvonne Bastiaansen at
y.bastiaansen@erasmusmc.nl
or Eric Farrell at
e.farrel@erasmusmc.nl.
SCIENTIFIC SESSION CO-CHAIRS
Open for all SYIS members
TERMIS-EU SYIS is pleased to announce the opportunity for students and young investigators to serve as
co-chairs for the scientific sessions at the TERMIS-EU Porto Meeting in June.
All applicants for these positions must meet the criteria below:
Criteria:
- Must be a TERMIS-SYIS member
- Must have submitted an abstract and have it accepted for either an oral or poster presentation
- Must be proficient in English
- Short Bibliographic Sketch (one page)
- Your research details: institution, advisor, and research topic
- A 250 words essay on why you would like to serve as a session co-chair
- A list of the 3 top sessions for which you would like to be co-chair (in order of preference)
Complete applications must be emailed to Joćo Oliveira at joao.oliveira@dep.uminho.pt or to Catarina Alves at cmalves@dep.uminho.pt no later than Friday, May 02, 2008.
GUIDED POSTER TOUR
Open for all SYIS members
Place and Date: To Be Confirmed
TERMIS-EU SYIS will be hosting a Guided Poster Tour. The aim of this activity
is to help students to critically assess posters on display in an informal group setting.
Students will be led to several posters with the senior guides who will direct the discussion
about the merits and disadvantages of poster layouts, research approaches and presentation.
Please check this page in the future updates. For more information please contact Yvonne Bastiaansen at
y.bastiaansen@erasmusmc.nl.
CellCoTec OUTSTANDING SYIS AWARDS
Open for all SYIS members
SYIS has the pleasure to announce the CellCoTec Outstanding Student Awards. No application is required
and a designated committee will give the awards following evaluation at the meeting place.
The prizes, courtesy of CellCoTec www.cellcotec.com,
will consist of Oral Communication Award and Poster Award of 500 € and 300 € respectively.
TERMIS EU MEETING CAREER CENTER
The Meeting Career Center aims at enhancing professional opportunities for the attendees of
the upcoming TERMIS-EU Porto Meeting.
The career center will be available for academic laboratories or industry representatives who are
interested in a global resource for potential applicants. If you would like to post current job
openings within your organization, please send information pertaining to the job opening to Catarina
Alves at
cmalves@dep.uminho.pt.
A posting will be created at the TERMIS-EU Meeting and at the SYIS Forum.
TERMIS-SYIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Open for all SYIS members
Place and Date: 18:00 - Wednesday, 25 June
Join us for the open members meeting to discuss current topics affecting TERMIS-EU SYIS. It will be an opportunity for you to take part in present and future actions of TERMIS-EU SYI Section.
SYIS SOCIAL NIGHT
Open for all SYIS members
Place and Date: 22nd June 2008; Bazaar, Porto
Enjoy this opportunity to meet and network with students and young investigators from around
the world who are attending the TERMIS-EU Meeting.
The SYIS Social Night will take place in a bar close to the TERMIS-EU 2008 venue centre. Its lounge
style atmosphere is the perfect environment to get to know your peers. It has both open and closed
spaces being considered a reference in the night tour of Porto.
Drinks will be available to every participant and more senior TERMIS members interested in contacting
with the future pioneers in the field of TERM are also most welcome to join.
Please confirm your presence by email to Joćo Oliveira
(joao.oliveira@dep.uminho.pt)
until Monday, May 30, 2008.
Join SYIS-EU e-mail list for information on SYIS activities:
Email termiseu2008@dep.uminho.pt and just fill in subject field with SYIS-EU Mailing List.