Postdoctoral Fellows Association at the University of Alberta

I'd like to update PDFA members on the nomination and election process for the 2020-21 PDFA executive. At the close of the nomination period, I had received nominations for the positions of President, VP Internal, VP External, VP Communications, VP Operations, and one member-at-large. There were no nominations received for the position of VP Finance. As the nominees for these positions are uncontested, as outlined in Article 6.6.1 of the PDFA Bylaws, these candidates are awa...rded the position by acclamation, and the scheduled election will not be required. I'm therefore pleased to announce the incoming 2020-21 PDFA Executive: President: Ahmed Negm VP Internal: Muhammad Safder VP External: Qutuba Karwi VP Communications: Md Monirujjaman VP Operations: Neelakshi Joshi Member-at-Large: Lorraine Smith-Macdonald The new executive will be responsible for filling the vacant position of VP Finance. Thank you to all of you who put your names forward to serve your fellow postdoctoral fellows, and thanks also to the outgoing executive members for their efforts on behalf of the PDFA. Sincerely, Ellen Rafferty Chief Returning Officer

Tonight! We hope you can join us online for this important online roundtable on restructuring at the University of Alberta.

The Postdoctoral Fellows Association is pleased to announce that the 2020 PDFA Research Day will be held virtually on November 12, 2020. Even though we are sad that we cannot gather in person, we are very excited to have the opportunity to highlight the important contributions that postdoctoral fellows make to the University of Alberta. The event will feature postdoctoral fellows presenting their research, as well as a keynote address, and information for postdocs on supports... and opportunities at the U of A. Please save the date, and watch for the call for abstracts and registration details, which will be available on September 21, 2020.