ISPE Annual Meeting 2009

San Diego, California, USA8-10 November

Trip report by Toh Tai Chong

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BackgrouBackgroundnd Dec 2008 to April 2009

Completed Honors Year Project with the help of NTU and IBN

June 2009Participated in ISPE (Singapore) Student poster presentation

November 2009Participated in ISPE international student poster presentation in SD

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My My JourneyJourney

7 Nov 2009 Singapore Tokyo, Japan Seattle, USA San Diego, USA

11 Nov 2009 San Diego, USA LA,USA Tokyo, Japan Singapore

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Day 1-Talk by FDA employee and ex-ISPE student member- Networking lunch with students and ISPE members/mentors- Training on interview skills- Networking with other industry players

Day 2-Keynote sessions

• Facility of the year award (FOYA)• Presentation by Dr Bogoch (Harvard Medical School)• Presentation by Dr Rago (WHO)• Presentation by Dr Ricco (NASA)

- Poster competition- Networking with industry players at the exhibition hall

Day 3- Membership luncheon

• Student poster competition award ceremony• Introduction to the new ISPE EXCO committee

ProgramProgrammeme

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Other Student Other Student ChaptersChaptersGeneral Overview

- Average of 70 members per chapter per college

- ISPE is highly regarded among the students in the US

- Students recognize the vast opportunities in joining ISPE (Networking, potential job opportunities, platform for learning)

- Serves as an active link between students and the industry players

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Other Student Other Student ChaptersChaptersLessons Learnt

- Mass email to all students- Highlighting the importance of joining ISPE

Recruitment

Engagement

Retention

- Bimonthly ISPE events- Fun/social events- Sponsorship to attend ISPE events- Yearly breakfast seminar- Communication via email, flyers, websites, word of mouth

- Young professionals network

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Engaging Singapore Engaging Singapore StudentsStudents Characteristics

Negative traits

- Shy- Practical- Lacking in confidence - Lacking in soft skills (networking, PR, presentation)- Lack foresight

Positive traits

- Efficient- Dedicated- Smart

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RecommenRecommendationsdations - Actively engaging schools to be part of this

recruitment process- Career talks/fairs in schools- Branding of ISPE catered to local students- Angle recruitment at the students highlighting explicitly, the long and short term benefits of joining ISPE

Recruitment

Engagement

Retention

- Regular ISPE events for students- Fun/social events- Sponsorship to attend ISPE events- Exposure to ISPE events/industry talks centered around students- Pre-graduation education- Simplifying technical jargons in circular

- Continual communication- Continual education

Based on the same model…

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AcknowledgemeAcknowledgementsnts

ISPE (Singapore Affiliate)Ms Tracy Clemmer (President)Ms Martina Crosbie (Affiliate Manager)Ms Rhonda Ng (Asia Pac Relations Manager)

NTUA/Prof. Kristen Sadler (coordinator)

IBNDr. Lou Yan-Ru & Dr. Yue Zhilian (mentors)Prof. Jackie Y. Ying & Ms Noreena AbuBakar (Directors)IBN Youth Research Programme (YRP)A*STAR

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Contact Contact Me MeToh Tai Chong

toht0004@ntu.edu.sg