I got invited to fly across the country to participate in a very exciting conference and workshop just because I have a Ph.D. Well, that's not the only reason, but before I get into that, let's just around all giddy because Free Trip to NYC! I love to travel, I love going to conferences and workshops and I figured my decision to "leave science" (as my old adviser calls it) would prevent me from doing these things- but fear not, fellow job hunters! All kinds of fields have conferences.
The meeting I've been invited to is at the New York Hall of Science (NYSci), which is a very fun looking science museum/center. I was invited by the folks I volunteer with there, who have done a lot of work on some cool programming, and they needed help presenting at this meeting. And by "help" I mean NYSci has loads of science Ph.D.s on staff, and they wanted to bring some credibility, their own elbow patches as it were. I must say, I am quite flattered that anyone would think to invite me anywhere to earn some credibility. And the meeting itself sounds really great, it's about finding hands-on, dynamic ways to get students to engage in STEM. I promise I'll track down some of these Ph.D.s and ask them about how they got their cool jobs- for you, my dear readers.
And how knows, maybe me too? Maybe STEM Outreach has more possibilities for me? I am still trying to track down someone at the EdLab Group, which is a big outreach entity nearby to me. I'd love to know what they are doing and if I could help.
But, moral of the story:Volunteer, you never know when it might earn you a trip to NYSci.
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