2024 GPDN Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars - Day 1

Date & Time

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location

Online

Offered by

Graduate Pathways to Success and Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network
 
 

Each year, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network hosts a career symposium for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows aimed at professional development and career exploration. All sessions are online.

Join the 5th annual Career Symposium from Nov 19 - 21. Registration is free through UBC’s sponsorship.

Agenda: 

All time listed below is in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

10:00 -11:45 am: Keynote: The Psychology of Focusing on What Matters, by Professor Joe Kim, PhD, McMaster University with Welcome from Julie Jonkhans, PhD, GPDN President

15-minute Break 

12:00 - 1:00pm: Career Decision Making: The Role of Values, by Lorna MacEachern, MA, McGill University

The full 3-day program agenda is now available.

 

Registration Information

Registration is open. It is open to current UBC graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff who are supporting current graduate students. 

Please note that the registration survey will be the same for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of the Career Symposium. In the registration survey, there are options to choose which sessions you plan to attend. 

Accessibility

If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email graduate.pathways@ubc.ca, 604-827-4578, well in advance of the event.