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2009 CCR Annual Meeting - Sunday, April 19

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9:00am-5:00pm Leadership Workshop: Professional Skills Training for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Location: Flagstaff Room, Second Floor
This workshop helps graduate students be more effective in advancing their careers. Topics include theatre concepts of expression and communication, personal strategic behavior concepts, participant stories of ineffective moments in meetings and/or negotiations, role playing of 1-3 stories chosen to illustrate common themes among group stories. The stories, which are chosen to speak to the larger needs of all, will be played, coached and replayed with new behaviors in place. Topics commonly include relationship to advisor, getting recommendations, getting along in the lab, interviewing for jobs, dissertation defense, balancing personal life, and teaching skills. More information about COACh can be found at: http://coach.uoregon.edu.
 
9:00am-3:00pm Leadership Skills Workshop: New Faculty Chairs and Center Directors
Location: Sun Valley Room, Second Floor
The workshop will include presentations, discussions in small groups and practice with case studies. A discussion of what works for leading scientists includes information from current leaders. Appreciative Inquiry is introduced as a group problem-solving and planning approach during this discussion. Participants are introduced to decision making techniques and practice communication and listening skills. Strategies for leading change and managing effective meetings are discussed and practiced.
Leadership Workshop Facilitators
COACh was formed in 1998 by a group of senior women faculty in the chemical sciences from across the U.S. with a common concern about the gender based obstacles women scientists face in trying to attain their career goals. They have expanded their program to include professional skills and leadership training for both men and women in the sciences that help empower scientists and engineers to achieve their full potential at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level.
 
3:30-5:30pm Sector Sessions:
  • Chemistry Department Representatives (Led by Matthew Sanders, University of Wisconsin, and Mary Jane Shultz, Tufts University)
    Location: Wyoming Room First Floor
  • Chemical Engineering Department Representatives (Led by Christopher B. Roberts, Auburn University, and Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame)
    Location: Idaho Room, First Floor
  • Industry and Government Laboratory Representatives (Led by Gretchen Baier, Dow, and Kelly Sullivan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
    Location: Uintah Room, Second Floor
5:30-6:30 "Running Dry, A Call to Action" and "The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry"
Location: Sun Valley Room, Second Floor 
Two short documentaries that highlight our growing water scarcity. We will have a short discussion after showing the videos.
 
6:00-6:30pm First Timer’s Orientation
Location: Arizona Room, First Floor
 
6:30-7:30pm Opening Reception
Location: Arizona Room, First Floor
 
7:30pm Buddy Dinners (Dutch treat)

 

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