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April 2007
1st Greek Local Chapter get-together in Dilofo
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At their first meeting in Greece on 21-22
April, seventeen EMBL alumni discussed
ways to inspire young scientists in
their country. In the beautiful setting of
Dilofo, Ioannina, attendees gave short presentations
on their current scientific work,
and summarised their professional and personal
lives since leaving EMBL.
The most important outcome of the
meeting was the decision to hold local chapter
meetings in Greece twice a year. Firstly,
in May, an informal gathering in Difolo will
allow alumni and members of their research
groups to discuss their projects with others.
As one of the goals is to inspire young scientists,
it was agreed that graduate students
and postdocs would be encouraged to
attend this meeting.
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A second meeting later in the year will
accompany the annual conference of the
Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology [HSBMB], which is normally
held in November and alternates
between Athens and other major Greek university
cities. The Greek alumni agreed to
invite EMBO Members and Young
Investigators working in Greece to present
talks and discuss their work with young scientists
at this satellite meeting, which would
be open to all attendees of the HSBMB conference.
As in many chapter meetings, the seventeen
Greek alumni also concentrated on
career development and repatriation problems
after leaving EMBL, and how to retain
their links to the Laboratory and its services.
And, like many alumni, they are keen to
improve science in their own country, considering
how to get involved as a group in
influencing the education system in Greece.
With the plan now to meet twice annually,
they are likely to make great progress.
More information on Alumni local
chapter meetings
Organiser: Anastasia Politou
Report: Caroline Hadley
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