ISH2024 Capacity Building Network Symposium

18th September 2024, 08.30 – 16:30, Cartagena, Colombia

Register for this one-day event designed to help you advance in your research career.

The event is free for all ISH2024 attendees. It includes sessions on:

How to communicate your research effectively
How to build your research network
How to write a successful grant application
And more.

The event is a pre-symposium to ISH2024 and happens on the day before ISH2024 starts.

Registration

When registering for ISH2024, please indicate on the form that you wish to attend this CBN event. If you have already registered for ISH2024, and would like to register for this CBN event, please contact the meeting organisers. Email: ish2024@bcocongresos.com

Q&A

What is the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Capacity Building Network?

The ISH Capacity Building Network (CBN) offers career development and networking opportunities for early and mid-career researchers and those from under-represented backgrounds and was launched in November 2023. The CBN is a collaboration between three ISH committees: the Women in Hypertension Research Committee (WiHRC), the New Investigator Committee (NIC), and the Mentorship and Training Committee (MTC). Find out more and view CBN resources

Who is eligible to attend this event?

The event will be primarily aimed at early to mid-career researchers– but all ISH2024 attendees are welcome to attend.

Why should you attend this event?

The symposium will offer a grant writing bootcamp, an awards ceremony, and many opportunities for early career researchers to network with colleagues and leaders in hypertension research from across the globe. We hope that by attending that you will form collaborations that will last a lifetime.

Is there a cost to attend this event?

There is no cost to attend this event if you are already registered to attend the ISH2024 meeting.

Venue:

Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias. Getsemaní, Calle 24 Nº 8a-344, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Agenda:

08:30-09:00	Arrive, register, coffee/tea
09:00-09:20	Welcome, overview of the day and introduction to the Capacity Building Network (CBN)	Bryan Williams (ISH President, UK) and Dean Picone (Australia)
09:20-10:15	Session 1: CAREER INSIGHTS IN HYPERTENSION	Session chairs, ISH New Investigator Committee: Dean Picone
	Lab	Muscha Steckelings (Denmark)
	Clinic	Daniel Piskorz (Argentina)
	Public health	Tazeen Jafar (Singapore)
	Panel discussion	Facilitated by Dean Picone (Australia)
10.15-10:45	MORNING TEA / NETWORKING
10:45-12:15	Session 2: GRANT WRITING BOOTCAMP	Session chairs, ISH Women in Hypertension Research Committee: Niamh Chapman (Australia) and Buna Bhandari (Nepal)
	– Overview of Collaboration Exchange Scholarship, eligibility and application process	Niamh Chapman (Australia) and Fadi Charchar (Australia)
	– Presentation on writing a successful grant	Niamh Chapman (Australia) and Dean Picone (Australia) – with tips from table leads and ISH leaders by invitation
	– Presentation on grant strategy for success and impact	Dean Picone (Australia)
	– Table activities on developing strategic ideas for grants
12.15-13:15	LUNCH AND STRUCTURED NETWORKING
13:15-15:05	Session 3: BUILDING YOUR PROFILE AND CV WORKSHOPS	Session chairs, ISH Membership Committee – Ruan Kruger (South Africa)
	– Workshop 1. Establishing your profile as an early career researcher	Alta Schutte (Australia)
	– Workshop 2. Curriculum vitae (CV) writing	Débora Colombari (Brazil)
15:15-15:45	BREAK
15:45-16:40	Workshop 3. EFFECTIVE MENTORING	Session chairs, ISH Mentoring and Training Committee: Mariane Bertagnolli (Canada) and Francine Marques (Australia)
	– Workshop 3. The ISH Mentorship Scheme	Mariane Bertagnolli (Canada)
	– Panel Discussion on (i) The importance of Mentorship and (ii) The mentoring relationship-mentee and mentor perspectives	Mansi Patil (India), Olutope Arinola Akinnibosun (Australia) and Daniel Piskorz (Argentina) Facilitated by Francine Marques (Australia)
16:40	Feedback on the event and the CBN
16:40/17:00	Close of the event
	RECEPTION DRINKS AND NETWORKING