EFYR 2013 meeting

European Fresh and Young Researchers

The main goals of EFYR (as agreed in Girona 2011) are:

1. To promote activities addressed to young researchers during SEFS meetings and

2. To create a European network of contacts that supports communication and collaboration among young researchers.

EFYR 2013 meeting

So far, EFYR has:

1. Organized courses for young researchers in Girona and Münster (manuscript writing, get together with editors, …).

2. Foster the award for the best European PhD.3. Created a Facebook group to exchange information and ideas

among young researchers.https://www.facebook.com/groups/169758296424830/

Already 86 and growing!!

EFYR 2013 meeting

List of National contact points:Germany, Melanie MüllerSpain/Portugal, Ainhoa Gaudes + Mireia BartronsCzech Rep., Martin RulikSlovak Rep., ?France, Nabil MajdiItaly, Federico MarroneUK, Doris PichlerFinland, Anna AstorgaSwitzerland, Simone BaumgartnerTurkey, ?Romania, ?Poland, ?Austria, Mia BengtssonHungary, Máté Vass

EFYR 2013 meeting

Goals for today!!1. Communication: Facebook, google-groups, blog, etc2. Review of contact points!3. New activities for the SEFS9 in Geneva:

1. Course on manuscript writing.2. Seminar on career development plan.3. Get-together with journal editors.4. Awards for the best oral and poster communications.5. What else? Other initiatives?

4. Fresh flood for the fresh scientist! Join the team!