Friday, May 2, 2014

The 1st Annual Midwest Postdoctoral Research symposium was organized by the University of Iowa Postdoctoral Association and held May 12, 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa. 

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Invited Speakers

Midwest Postdoctoral Forum

Due to the scarcity of networking among regional postdoctoral communities, the Midwest Postdoctoral Forum (MWPDF) was formed in 2012.  The forum was created to: 1) bring individual postdoctoral communities and perspectives together to form a platform for efficient and innovative regional cooperation; and 2) promote communication among regional postdoctoral communities by facilitating collaboration in social and professional areas.

The MWPDF was used as a platform to share: 1) experiences, i.e. adapting successfully implemented policies used by individual members at other member institutes; 2) information, i.e. circulating announcements regarding local/regional events; and 3) resources, i.e. opening local events to postdoctoral communities from member institutions.

The MWPDF was made up of eight core institutions from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio, one of which was the University of Iowa.  This group hosted an annual Midwest Postdoctoral Symposium to bring together postdocs from all member institutions.  The annual symposium traveled between member institutions, making it a regional event and providing postdocs an opportunity to network, present their research, and learn from a line-up of professional and career development talks.