Hello everyone!
As we gear up for the AAAS Annual Meeting, I want to highlight a session that I believe will be especially valuable for students, postdocs and early-career scientists navigating today's evolving scientific landscape. It's called
Prompting with Purpose: AI for Career Development and Strategic Mentoring
This session explores how artificial intelligence can support goal-setting, professional growth, and meaningful mentorship, skills that many of us are actively building. With AI becoming a core part of research and career planning, this conversation feels particularly timely.
What's even more exciting is how well this session connects with other offerings at the meeting including workshops on topics like fair science authorship, inclusive engagement, civic science opportunities, science communication, evidence-based climate policy, and philanthropy's role in research resilience. It would be great if you could join the workshop on Unlocking NSF Funding for STEM Educators & Researchers as this and the other workshops provide a fuller picture of the skills and knowledge early-career researchers need to navigate the world of research today.
Together, these sessions will open space to think about:
• How we can get funded through the NSF
• How we build equitable and inclusive research environments
• How we engage with our communities through scientific stories
• How we prepare for leadership in a rapidly changing scientific ecosystem through mentorship etc.
Feel free to share your thoughts on
· What aspects of career development feel most important to you right now?
· Are you planning to attend this session or another one?
· What conversations or topics do you hope to see highlighted at the AAAS Annual Meeting?
If you haven't registered yet, here's the link to join us at the Annual Meeting to be held at Phoenix, AZ, February 12-14, 2026:
👉 Registration: AAAS Annual Meeting registration page
I'm excited to hear your thoughts and hopefully see many of you at the session!
Let's make the most of this year's meeting and lift each other up along the way.
Warm regards,
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Margaret Sena Akpo
Wayne State University
Detroit MI
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