EuroSciCon are holding a meeting on November 7th at BioPark Hertfordshire aimed at women scientists who have had a career break. Entitled 'Returning to Science - is it all compromise?' this meeting will be a comprehensive overview of the issues of returning to work after a career break. Many eminent scientists will be speaking and there will be plenty of opportunities for discussion. The Chair is Dr Maureen Cooper (Former Director, Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET, Napier University, Edinburgh).

The deadline for early (reduced rate) registration is July 20th 2008 so book now and save ££s! Just visit http://www.regonline.co.uk/return08 . You can get 20% off the registration fee by entering the code RETURN when registering (this does not apply to the academic fee).

Talks include:

How the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET can support you in returning to a career in science - Ms Veronica Benson, Oxford Women's Training, UK

Career Development via the maternity ward.- Dr Sara Shinton, Shinton Consulting, UK

Top Ten Tips for Returners to SET Careers - Dr Katie Perry, The Daphne Jackson Trust, UK

Scientific Research - a great way to travel - Professor Ijeoma F. Uchegbu, Chair in Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, University of London

Managing your career break - Dr Katharine Hollinshead, Diversity Programme Leader, The Institute of Physics, UK

Construction - Janet Shelley MBE, Women Builders, UK

Talk title to be confirmed - Dr Pia Ostergaard, St Georges Medical School, UK

The deadline for abstract submissions is July 10th 2008
Abstract guidelines can be found at http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html

For General enquiries email: enquiries@euroscicon.com, website: www.euroscicon.com

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