Orientation for Postdoctoral Fellows
Please join us for UBC’s Orientation Day for PDFs. This semi-annual event is sponsored by the Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. All new PDFs and existing PDFs who have not yet attended a PDF Orientation are invited.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Location: Thea's Lounge - 6371 Crescent Road
Time: 12:15 - 5:00 pm
Registration
Registration will open shortly. If you would like to be sent updates regarding Orientation Day, please email us.
Orientation Day will cover a range of important campus and academic information and advice geared to help you and your families obtain the most from your Postdoc experience at UBC. Also, this will be an opportunity to get connected on campus and to meet other Postdocs from many different faculties.
Agenda
| 12:30 | Registration |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Information Fair/Lunch |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Welcoming Remarks |
| 1:30 - 1:45 | UBC Postdoc Association - Who We Are |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Getting to Know Vancouver & Canadian Culture |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Keys to Success as a Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Introduction to Faculty Relations & HR Benefits |
| 3:15 - 3:35 | BREAK |
| 3:35 - 4:20 | Surviving & Thriving at UBC - A Postdoc's Perspective |
| 4:20 - 4:45 | Introduction to the VP Research Office |
| 4:45 - 5:00 | Wrap Up & Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Social Event - Organized by the PDA |
