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ISPE Annual Meeting 2009 San Diego, California, USA 8-10 November Trip report by Toh Tai Chong

ISPE Annual Meeting 2009 San Diego, California, USA 8-10 November Trip report by Toh Tai Chong. Background. Dec 2008 to April 2009 Completed Honors Year Project with the help of NTU and IBN June 2009 Participated in ISPE (Singapore) Student poster presentation November 2009

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ISPE Annual Meeting 2009 San Diego, California, USA 8-10 November Trip report by Toh Tai Chong

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  1. ISPE Annual Meeting 2009San Diego, California, USA8-10 November Trip report by Toh Tai Chong

  2. Background Dec 2008 to April 2009 Completed Honors Year Project with the help of NTU and IBN June 2009 Participated in ISPE (Singapore) Student poster presentation November 2009 Participated in ISPE international student poster presentation in SD

  3. My Journey 7 Nov 2009 Singapore Tokyo, Japan Seattle, USA San Diego, USA 11 Nov 2009 San Diego, USA LA,USA Tokyo, Japan Singapore

  4. Programme • 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

  5. Other Student Chapters • General Overview • Averageof70 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

  6. Other Student Chapters Lessons Learnt • Mass email to all students • Highlighting the importance of joining ISPE Recruitment • Bimonthly ISPE events • Fun/social events • Sponsorship to attend ISPE events • Yearly breakfast seminar • Communication via email, flyers, websites, word of mouth Engagement • Young professionals network Retention

  7. Engaging Singapore Students Characteristics • Efficient • Dedicated • Smart Positive traits • Shy • Practical • Lacking in confidence • Lacking in soft skills (networking, PR, presentation) • Lack foresight Negative traits

  8. Recommendations Based on the same model… • 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 • 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 Engagement • Continual communication • Continual education Retention

  9. Acknowledgements ISPE (Singapore Affiliate) Ms Tracy Clemmer (President) Ms Martina Crosbie (Affiliate Manager) Ms Rhonda Ng (Asia Pac Relations Manager) NTU A/Prof. Kristen Sadler (coordinator) IBN Dr. Lou Yan-Ru & Dr. YueZhilian (mentors) Prof. Jackie Y. Ying & Ms NoreenaAbuBakar (Directors) IBN Youth Research Programme (YRP) A*STAR

  10. Contact Me Toh Tai Chong toht0004@ntu.edu.sg

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