Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Bridge Program and National Mentoring Community Conference
Volume 63, Number 14
Friday–Sunday, November 16–18, 2018; Google HQ and Stanford University, CA
Epitome
Nov 16 2018 10:30AM, Friday
GR 
Google Roundtable (Students Only)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Sandeep Giri  
Nov 16 2018 3:00PM, Friday
W1A1 
Key Strategies for Mentoring (Part 1)
Room: MP5-2 Hot Air Balloon
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
W1B1 
Preparing Students for Careers in Industry (Faculty Session)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Sandeep Giri  
W1C1 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in the Public Sector (Student Session)
Room: MP1-2 Hermann's Grid
Invited Speakers:  Alison Saunders  
Nov 16 2018 4:00PM, Friday
W1A2 
Time Management for the Physics Graduate Student
Room: MP5-2 Hot Air Balloon
Invited Speakers:  Chris Porter  
W1B2 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in Industry (Student Session)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Tiffany Santos  
W1C2 
Building Departmental Connections with National Labs (Faculty Session)
Room: MP1-2 Hermann's Grid
Invited Speakers:  Rose McCallen  
Nov 16 2018 6:30PM, Friday
P1 
Designing Superconductivity: Manipulating Interactions in Arrays of Superconducting Islands
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Nadya Mason  
Nov 17 2018 8:00AM, Saturday
P2 
Why do students leave STEM? (Retention Plenary)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Heather Thiry  
Nov 17 2018 9:10AM, Saturday
W2A 
Effecting Institutional Change
Room: Hewlett 201
Invited Speakers:  Stuart Brown  
W2B 
Building Trust in Mentor/Mentee Relationships
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Ramon Lopez  
W2C 
Addressing Stereotype Threat and Imposter Syndrome
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Geraldine Cochran  
W2D 
Succeeding in Graduate School in Physics
Room: Spilker 232
Invited Speakers:  Kirk Barrow  
Nov 17 2018 11:00AM, Saturday
PS2 
Graduate Poster Session (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
PS1 
Undergraduate Poster Session (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Nov 17 2018 1:00PM, Saturday
P3 
Culturally Aware Mentoring
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
Nov 17 2018 2:05PM, Saturday
W3A 
Broadening Participation in Graduate Education Through Holistic Review
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Casey Miller  
W3B 
Key Strategies for Mentoring (Part 2)
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
W3C 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in Academia and Applying to Graduate School
Room: Hewlett 201
Invited Speakers:  Monika Schleier-Smith  
Nov 17 2018 6:00PM, Saturday
P4 
INCLUDES Alliance: The Inclusive Graduate Education Network
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Theodore Hodapp  
Nov 18 2018 8:00AM, Sunday
P5 
Mental Health in Graduate Education: What Faculty, Friends, and Family Can Do
Room: Hewlett 200
Invited Speakers:  Julie Posselt  
Nov 18 2018 9:15AM, Sunday
W4A 
Bridge Best Practices: Mentoring for Retention
Room: Spilker 232
Invited Speakers:  Jon Pelz  
W4B 
Having Culturally Sensitive Mentoring Conversations: Faculty Session
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Steve Lee  
W4C 
Navigating and Making the Best of Mentoring
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Geraldine Cochran, Rutgers University and Brian Beckford, University of Michigan  
Nov 16 2018 10:30AM, Friday
GR 
Google Roundtable (Students Only)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Sandeep Giri  
Nov 16 2018 3:00PM, Friday
W1A1 
Key Strategies for Mentoring (Part 1)
Room: MP5-2 Hot Air Balloon
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
W1B1 
Preparing Students for Careers in Industry (Faculty Session)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Sandeep Giri  
W1C1 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in the Public Sector (Student Session)
Room: MP1-2 Hermann's Grid
Invited Speakers:  Alison Saunders  
Nov 16 2018 4:00PM, Friday
W1A2 
Time Management for the Physics Graduate Student
Room: MP5-2 Hot Air Balloon
Invited Speakers:  Chris Porter  
W1B2 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in Industry (Student Session)
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Tiffany Santos  
W1C2 
Building Departmental Connections with National Labs (Faculty Session)
Room: MP1-2 Hermann's Grid
Invited Speakers:  Rose McCallen  
Nov 16 2018 6:30PM, Friday
P1 
Designing Superconductivity: Manipulating Interactions in Arrays of Superconducting Islands
Room: MP3-2 Raster
Invited Speakers:  Nadya Mason  
Nov 17 2018 8:00AM, Saturday
P2 
Why do students leave STEM? (Retention Plenary)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Heather Thiry  
Nov 17 2018 9:10AM, Saturday
W2A 
Effecting Institutional Change
Room: Hewlett 201
Invited Speakers:  Stuart Brown  
W2B 
Building Trust in Mentor/Mentee Relationships
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Ramon Lopez  
W2C 
Addressing Stereotype Threat and Imposter Syndrome
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Geraldine Cochran  
W2D 
Succeeding in Graduate School in Physics
Room: Spilker 232
Invited Speakers:  Kirk Barrow  
Nov 17 2018 11:00AM, Saturday
PS2 
Graduate Poster Session (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
PS1 
Undergraduate Poster Session (11:00AM - 12:30PM)
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Nov 17 2018 1:00PM, Saturday
P3 
Culturally Aware Mentoring
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
Nov 17 2018 2:05PM, Saturday
W3A 
Broadening Participation in Graduate Education Through Holistic Review
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Casey Miller  
W3B 
Key Strategies for Mentoring (Part 2)
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Christine Pfund  
W3C 
Preparing Yourself for a Career in Academia and Applying to Graduate School
Room: Hewlett 201
Invited Speakers:  Monika Schleier-Smith  
Nov 17 2018 6:00PM, Saturday
P4 
INCLUDES Alliance: The Inclusive Graduate Education Network
Room: Tressider Oak Lounge
Invited Speakers:  Theodore Hodapp  
Nov 18 2018 8:00AM, Sunday
P5 
Mental Health in Graduate Education: What Faculty, Friends, and Family Can Do
Room: Hewlett 200
Invited Speakers:  Julie Posselt  
Nov 18 2018 9:15AM, Sunday
W4A 
Bridge Best Practices: Mentoring for Retention
Room: Spilker 232
Invited Speakers:  Jon Pelz  
W4B 
Having Culturally Sensitive Mentoring Conversations: Faculty Session
Room: Kistler 102/103
Invited Speakers:  Steve Lee  
W4C 
Navigating and Making the Best of Mentoring
Room: Shriram 104
Invited Speakers:  Geraldine Cochran, Rutgers University and Brian Beckford, University of Michigan  
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