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10
Benefits of Becoming a Student Member of the SRB
1 Invitation
to attend the annual conference
2 Subsidised conference registration fees
3 Free SRB abstract booklet
4 Eligibility for generous SRB conference travel grants
5
Eligibility for the prestigious SRB New Investigator and Meat
and Livestock Awards
6
Eligibility for SRB Student Representative position on the
committee
7
Access to Australasian reproductive news, post-doctoral and
vacant positions (via email alerts and biannual newsletters)
8
Reduced journal purchase prices for the journals Reproduction,
Fertility and Development, Biology of Reproduction and Reproduction
9
Discount membership to the Society for the Study of Reproduction
10
Be part of and meet other members of the Australian reproductive
community
Looks
good on your CV.........and
its only $35
Many
Paths for a Career in Reproductive Research
- Rodger
Smith - Director
of the Mothers and Babies Research Centre at the John Hunter
Hospital, Newcastle
- Arun
Dharmarajan - Professor School of Anatomy and Human
Biology, University of Western Australia (CV)
- Ann
Drummond - Senior
Researcher Reproductive Biology Program Grant at Prince
Henry's Institute of Medical Research
- Janet
Crawford - Scientist in the Reproduction group at AgResearch
Wallaceville Animal Research Centre in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
- Michelle
Lane -Senior Lecturer and Scientific Director of Repromed
the IVF Unit of the Reproductive Medicine Unit
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Steve
Assinder -Andrology Research Group of Otago, Department
of Anatomy and Structural Biology, University of Otago,
Dunedin, New Zealand
SRB
Conference Tips for New Conference Goers
Registration/Abstract
submission:
The
Society for Reproductive Biology holds an Annual Scientific
Meeting in late August or early September. This Meeting is
held in
conjunction with the ESA (Endocrine Society of Australia).
The
conference usually runs from Sunday until Wednesday. See conference
website.
You register
for the conference on-line at the above web-address.
Registration usually opens in the preceding March, and scientific
abstracts are submitted before mid-May. Registering for the
conference early is beneficial for both you and the society,
late
registrations are available but more expensive.
Registration
is less if you are a member of the SRB. To be eligible
for the Student registration rate, you must be engaged in
full time
academic study and if asked, provide a copy of your student
card as
well as a letter supporting your status from the head of their
department. The cost of this in 2005 was $(AUS) 35.
Abstracts
are also submitted on-line at the above address. Full
details are provided as to format, etc. If your abstract is
accepted,
you will be notified by email before ‘early bird’
registration cut-off.
Note the
following:
- Prior
to the meeting, abstracts will be posted on the SRB website.
- The
Conference Proceedings containing the abstracts will be
distributed as a hard copy only at the conference. This
can be
included as a conference publication in your CV.
- The
abstracts will be placed on the website of Reproduction,
Fertility and Development as an electronic supplement to
the journal after the Conference.
What
does the price of the conference include?
The
Student and Full Registration fee includes:
- Access
to all SRB and ESA scientific sessions on day(s) of
registration
- Name
tag, satchel (with pen and paper) and abstract book/
conference proceedings
- Lunches,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Morning
teas from Monday until Wednesday
- Afternoon
teas from Monday until Wednesday
- The
Welcome Function (Sunday evening)
The Student
Supervisor Mixer/BBQ and the Conference Dinner are events
held on Monday and Tuesday evening respectively. To attend
tickets can be are purchased separately at the same time as
conference registration.
What
to do when you first arrive:
At
the conference venue, visit the registration desk to confirm
your
attendance and receive conference material. This is where
you will be
given your name-tag (an entry pass to all presentations, lunches
and
morning/afternoon teas), other paid-for event tickets, conference
programme and abstract book.
The registration
desk opens on Sunday, a few hours before the
conference kicks off, and is open daily until the close of
the
conference. If you have any questions or special requirement,
this is
your first port of call.
General
Format/What to Attend:
Each
day of the conference is divided into a number of sessions.
Some of the sessions are run concurrently in different presentation
rooms and some are joint ESA/SRB sessions.
When you
receive your abstract book, take some time to go through the
conference programme. It is a good idea to mark down which
sessions are must-sees for you, and which sessions you will
attend when two or more sessions are running concurrently.
Some important
presentations are:
- The
SRB Founder’s Lecture
- The
Meat and Livestock Australia Plenary Lecture
- Other
invited speakers (listed in the conference booklet)
- Also
don’t forget to look at the major talks at ESA –
some
may be in your area.
Student
events not to be missed:
- SRB
Workshop (on Sunday afternoon)
- SRB
Student Annual Meeting
- Student
Supervisor Mixer/BBQ (pre-purchase separate ticket
subsidised by the SRB)
- Student
Lunch with the Founder’s Lecturer
(Note:
Your SRB student representative will let you know the details
of these events before the conference).
It is
acceptable to enter or leave during a session, however please
do so quietly in between speakers to avoid excessive disruption.
It
is courtesy not to move around when people are speaking.
Who
will be at the conference?
Approximately
300-400 people attend the joint conference of ESA and SRB
every year. This includes academics, full-time researchers,
students, clinicians and trade delegates.
A great
place to meet other students/researchers is at the social
events, including lunches and morning/afternoon teas held
in the
trade display area. This is where you meet the trade delegates,
see
their wares and pick up those all important conference freebies.
Importantly don’t be shy to introduce yourself, conferences
are THE
place to network and get to know scientists who you may want
to work with in the future. The senior people are all very
approachable and happy to talk with students. It is also a
good opportunity to meet
some of the people who wrote the papers you reference.
Presenting:
Once
your abstract has been accepted, the SRB organising committee
will contact you to confirm your session time and format of
the presentation. Currently, all SRB presentations are in
oral format.
Once you
arrive at the conference with your presentation (please make
sure you also bring a back-up), speakers are encouraged to
load their presentations onto the conference venue’s
computer system as soon as possible to avoid any last minute
rushes. This can be completed in the speaker preparation room,
where technicians and assistants will be there to help. Check
your images have not changed due to different systems.
Before
your presentation, visit the room you will be presenting in,
so you can find it easily on the day, and note the layout
of the room.
Arrive
a few minutes before your session and introduce yourself to
the session chairperson. Check you know where/how to use the
laser pointer and slide changing procedure.
Miscellaneous:
The
dress code for conferences and the student BBQ is casual but
tidy. A shirt/jacket or equivalent is appropriate if you are
giving
an oral presentation. The conference dinner is slightly more
formal.
The Endocrine
Society of Australia (ESA) & Society for Reproductive
Biology (SRB) Annual Scientific Meeting is 3.5 to 4 days long.
The
conference timetable is intensive, and by the end, you will
definitely be tired. If you are travelling from out of town
(especially Western Australia or New Zealand), arrive a couple
of days early to rest and do some sight seeing.
Above
all else, enjoy yourself and if you don’t know anyone
just
introduce yourself and ask questions.
Science
Stuff
Other
Society Student Pages
Scholarships
- Fulbright
The Australian-American Fulbright Commission annually provides
20-25 scholarships (valued up to $A20-40,000) for Australians
to visit the US, and for Americans to visit Australia.
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