The nomination period is now open for the 2013 Outstanding Postdoc and Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Awards. Nominations close at noon on Friday, September 13, 2013.
Awards will be given at the eighth annual Postdoctoberfest on Friday, October 11, 2013. The Outstanding Postdoc will receive $1000 added to her/his salary/stipend, and the Outstanding Postdoc Mentor will receive $1000 for her/his lab. Nomination forms and a list of prior winners are at http://postdoc.duke.edu/postdoctoberfest.
At Postdoctoberfest on Friday October 11, we will be serving hot dogs and veggie dogs with all the fixings, ice-cold lemonade and beer, and Maple View Farm ice cream. Postdocs and their families are invited, and we extend a special invitation to you as well, as thanks for your work supporting our postdocs. In addition to food and ice cream, there will be live music and a bouncy castle for the kids.