Subject: [PPDA #39, 2012.11.12] News
From: Elizabeth M Buescher <[email-masked]>
To: PPDA all <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:27:59 -0500 (EST)

Hi Purdue postdocs,

Your first batch of news items by the Purdue Postdoctoral Association (PPDA) for this month. Here are the contents:

 1.     Nov. 15: PPDA November Social Event – Nine Irish Brothers	
 2.	Dec. 7: PPDA coffee hour
 3.	New PPDA council members
 4.	PPDA Facebook page and pictures from the October Social Event
 5.	PPDA websites

Thanks,

Nicola&Elizabeth

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1. Nov. 15: PPDA November Social – Nine Irish Brothers

The PPDA is going to meet at 9 Irish Brothers on the Levee next Thursday, November 15th at 7PM. Please RSVP by Monday to the doodle (http://www.doodle.com/6gkrmk6yzbrv8ht7) so we can reserve a table beforehand. We don't just work, we also have fun! Hope to see you there. 

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2. Dec. 7: PPDA coffee hour

Our next monthly coffee hour  month will be on Friday 7th of December. Feel free to join us at 1pm. As usual, we group ourselves in the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) in the PMU lounge (one floor above Starbucks), for coffee and conversation. Come meet your fellow postdocs!

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3. New PPDA council members 

Just a reminder that we have a new PPDA council and a brand new president: Elizabeth Buescher from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. We are working together to improve the PPDA and make the postdoc experience at Purdue better. We welcome new ideas and suggestions from fellow postdocs at any time, so feel free to share your opinion with us ([email-masked]).

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4. PPDA website and Facebook page

The PPDA website is currently being updated. Please have a look here: http://www.purdue.edu/research/ppda/
Also check out the pictures from our October Social Event on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/106553804317/?ref=ts&fref=ts 
New postdocs are encouraged to join!
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5. Purdue Postdoctoral Association (PPDA)

PPDA on the web:
 Website: http://www.purdue.edu/research/ppda/
 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/106553804317/?ref=ts&fref=ts
 LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2867220&trk=hb_side_g 
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Elizabeth Buescher
NIFA Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Purdue University
(765)494-9042