September 4, 2019
National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2019
Monday
Ice-cream social (UPC and HSC)
Location:
UPC: Cold Stone Creamery (3730 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007)
HSC: BCC Lawn (1453-1485 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033)
Date/Time: September 16; 2-3 pm
Details: Come join the USC PDA for an ice cream social to help melt away the Monday dread.
RSVP via Eventbrite
UPC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-ice-cream-social-upc-tickets-71111669919
HSC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-ice-cream-social-hsc-tickets-71112018963
Password: npaw2019
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Monday
(KPAC) Preparing for the Faculty Job Market Series [Seminar 2 – Funding and Awards]
Location: Herklotz Seminar Room ZNI 112 (1501 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033)
Date/Time: September 16; 3-4 pm
Details: Keck Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (KPAC) will be hosting its second career development seminar and postdoc funding opportunities and awards, featuring a guest speaker from the Office of Foundation Relations and postdoc panelists sharing their experiences and answering your questions.
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Monday
(KPAC) Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Location: Zilka-Broad Breezeway ZNI 112 (1501 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033)
Date/Time: September 16; 4 pm
Details: Keck Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (KPAC) will be hosting an event celebrating national postdoc appreciation week. Attend to network, relax, and enjoy food & drinks!
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Tuesday
Taco Tuesday (All campuses)
Location:
UPC: Trejo’s Taco (835 W Jefferson Blvd #1735, Los Angeles, CA 90089)
HSC: BCC Lawn (1453-1485 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033)
CHLA: Conference Room 402, The Saban Research Building (4661 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027)
Date/Time: September 17; 1-2 pm
Details: It’s a Tuesday during National Postdoc Appreciation Week! You know what that means, right? Taco Tuesday! Come join the USC PDA for the best kind of tacos around – free ones.
RSVP via Eventbrite
UPC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-taco-tuesday-upc-tickets-71112899597
HSC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-taco-tuesday-hsc-tickets-71113234599
CHLA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-taco-tuesday-chla-tickets-71113641817
Password: npaw2019
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Wednesday
Catalina Island
Location: Southern California Marine Institute (820 South Seaside Ave., Terminal Island, CA 90731)
Date/Time: Ferry departs 7:30 am; Ferry returns 3:30 pm
Details: Santa Catalina, one of California’s Channel Islands, lies southwest of Los Angeles. It is a beautiful and scenic area that we are happy to bring you to! Come join us for a trip to Catalina which will include a tour of the USC Wringley Marine Science Center, a BBQ lunch, and the opportunity to explore the island.
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-catalina-island-trip-tickets-71114209515
Password: npaw2019
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Wednesday
Career Panel Breakfast (CHLA)
Location: Conference Room 302, The Saban Research Building (4661 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027)
Date/Time: September 18; 9:00-10:30 am
Details: How do you leverage your post-doc to a full time career? Come down to CHLA to enjoy a breakfast and career panel with Drs. Raina Pang (Assistance Professor of Research Preventive Medicine at USC), Glenn Fox (Head of Program Design, Strategy and Outreach, USC Performance Science Institute), Anna Scott (Principal, Head of Operations at Deallus) and Nick Goeden (Co-founded and Incoming Vice President at Gene Therapy).
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-career-panel-breakfast-tickets-71115274701
Password: npaw2019
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Thursday
PostDoc Olympics (UPC)
Location: Brittingham Intramural Field (3506 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089)
Date/Time: September 19; 12-2 pm
Details: Join your fellow postdocs for some fun athletic activities and prizes! Coach Kevin Robinson will lead the PostDoc Olympics, and deliver a short lecture about nutrition and fitness. Beverages, snacks, and prizes will be provided!
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-postdoc-olympics-tickets-71445049065
Password: npaw2019
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Thursday
Happy Hour Take 1
Location: Home Restaurant (1760 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027)
Date/Time: September 19; 5-7 pm
Details: Come join the USC PDA for happy hour at Home Restaurant in Los Feliz. For over 20 years, Aram and Rose Serobian have been inviting friends and neighbors into Home Restaurant, a craftsman-style house in Los-Feliz, which they said reminded them of back home.
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-happy-hour-take-1-tickets-71115563565
Password: npaw2019
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Friday
Hot dogs + ice cream + therapy dogs
Location: Courtyard, The Saban Research Building (4661 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027)
Date/Time: September 20; 12-2 pm
Details: Which do you like more – Ice cream or dogs or hotdogs? Why not all three? Come down to CHLA and enjoy an ice cream social with therapy dogs and hotdogs to help prep yourself for an awesome weekend.
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-hot-dogs-and-ice-cream-with-therapy-dogs-chla-tickets-71115675901
Password: npaw2019
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Friday
Happy Hour
Location: Wurstkuche (800 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013)
Date/Time: September 20; 6-8 pm
Details: Wurstkuche is an exotic sausage grill in DTLA that serves sausage sandwiches, Belgian fries, imported biers on top and gourmet sodas. Your bill is on us!
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npaw-happy-hour-take-2-tickets-71115816321
Password: npaw2019
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Saturday
Cross-Angeles Postdoc Picnic
Location:Los Angeles State Historic Park (1245 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Date/Time: September 21; 3-6 pm
Details:
On Saturday, September 21st, 2019 at 3:00pm, the Postdoctoral Associations from the LA Area are getting together to host a potluck picnic at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) 2019 .
We are inviting all postdocs and their families to join us for a fun and relaxed Saturday afternoon. Snacks and drinks will be provided, as well cups, plates, utensils and napkins. Please bring some food or drinks to share, sunscreen, toys/games for kids (or adults!) and blankets or camping chairs to sit.
RSVP via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cross-angeles-postdoc-picnic-npaw-2019-tickets-71758380247