As part of the worldsleep07 conference to be held in Cairns in September
this year there will be an extensive Trainee Program.
www.worldsleep07.com/Trainees.htm
The activities in the Trainee Program include:
- Trainee Awards
- Trainee Professional Development Day
- Trainee Breakfasts
Trainee Awards
There will be 2 different classes of awards:
- Merit based trainee award
- Trainee travel award
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for a trainee
award (either Merit based or Travel):
- Be enrolled in a higher degree (Masters or PhD or equivalent) and;
- Predominantly working in the area of research (within two years of having received PhD or equivalent)
Applicants must also provide a
- Copy of current student ID or copy of PhD or equivalent degree and;
- Letter from their supervisor verifying trainee status
Applicants will also be required to
- Submit an abstract at worldsleep07 as first author;
- Register at the appropriate rate and;
- Attend the Professional Development Workshop at the Cairns
International Hotel on Sunday 2 September 2007
All successful Merit Based Trainee Award recipients may be required to give an
oral presentation at one of three symposia to be held during worldsleep07. All
successful Travel Award recipients will present a poster.
Unsuccessful Merit Based Trainee applicants will be considered for a Travel Award.
Trainee Professional Development Day
One of the highlights of the worldsleep07 Trainee Program will be the
Trainee Professional Development Day, to be held on Sunday 2nd September at the
Cairns Convention Centre. The Trainee Professional Development Day will start at
9am and will consist of a Keynote address and a number of concurrent,
interactive workshops. Lunch will be provided. The Trainee Professional
Development Day will conclude at around 4:30pm, in time for everyone to enjoy
the worldsleep07 Opening Ceremony and Welcome Drinks.
All recipients of travel awards will be required to attend the Trainee
Professional Development Day in order to be eligible for their award. All
trainees are encouraged to attend. Registration for the day will be required as
attendees must nominate which workshops they wish to attend. Registration forms
will be available on the website later this year, and trainees will be notified
via email also when they are available. Registration for this day is free to
trainees.
Please click to get the program [PDF] to date for this day.
Trainee Breakfasts
The trainee organising committee will be hosting trainee breakfasts on each day
of the congress (Monday to Thursday) in one of the conference hotels. These
breakfasts will allow trainees to meet other trainees from around the world and
to meet established researchers and have the opportunity to speak with them in a
relaxed environment. If trainees have questions arising from
presentations/sessions held previously in the conference they can also be raised
here, and hopefully answered.
There is no cost to trainees to attend these breakfasts.
