Women in World Neuroscience: IBRO2015

When:

7th July 2015

Where:

Sulamerica Convention Center, Rio De Janeiro.

Cost:

Free for IBRO2015 registrants

Women in World Neuroscience: Functional approaches to increase collaborations and strengthen research networks.

This satellite meeting of the 9^th World Congress of the International Brain Research Organization is free to IBRO2015 registrants.

 Funding Workshop:

• Dr Emmeline Edwards – Federal funding opportunities for international collaborations and fellowships
• Dr Orly Weinreb – Funding opportunities from private foundations and advocacy groups
• Dr Eliane Volchan – Promoting awareness of implicit evaluation bias
• Dr Martha I Dávila-García – Successful grant writing strategies

 Mentoring and Networking Circles:

Dr Emmeline Edwards will present on the latest activities of the IBRO-WWN committee. Attendees will then join WWN member-led mentoring circles on the following themes:

• Building a lab on a small budget
• Establishing fruitful collaborations
• The art of negotiation
• Building consensus
• Work/life balance
• Developing a successful research team
• Awareness and counteraction on gender implicit bias.

Photo source: Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau