News and Upcoming Events
Dinner & Pub Night
Date | Venue: April 5th, 2024 | Jupiter & The Tap Haus
This month’s BLPA dinner & pub night will be taking place next Friday (April 5th)!
We will start at 6.30 pm at Jupiter (2181 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, next to Downtown BART shuttle stop) followed by The Tap Haus (2518 Durant Avenue, Berkeley).
Come for food (not on the house) and fun with your fellow postdocs and make awesome new friends. The event is open to people older than 21. Hope to see you there!
Bouldering
When | Where: Saturday, March 30th, 10 am | Pacific Pipe
Break free from the lab, put down those research papers, and join us for an exhilarating morning of social climbing at the Pacific Pipe Climbing Gym! Whether you’re a seasoned climber or a newcomer, all are welcome to come and give it a try.
Bouldering is a style of rock climbing that is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses. Bouldering walls are low enough that climbers can leap (or tumble) onto the mats without getting hurt. All you need is a pair of climbing shoes, which can be rented at the gym. Come climb and have a “rocking” good time! Sign up here. The sign-up closes at 5 pm Friday 29th!
Hiking
When | Where: Saturday, March 16 | Sunal Regional Wilderness Hike
BLPA is excited to invite you to a hike in Sunal Regional Wilderness on Saturday, March 16, 2024. We will be hiking the Little Yosemite and Indian Joe Creek Loop. The hike is around 6.2 miles (10 km) with 1600 ft (500 m) elevation gain.
Here are the essential details for the trip:
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Meeting Time:8:00 AM
Departure Time: 8:15 AM
Meeting Point: University Hall West Lot, 2123 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Secure your spot now by filling up the registration form available here.
Slack Fun Space
We have launched a new Slack “fun space” for all LBNL and affiliated postdocs.
We have dedicated spaces to chat about housing, healthcare, taxes, COVID-19 & vaccination, hobbies & events, food, movies & tv, childcare, sell or buy stuff and even to post photos of your pets! Sign up here and join the conversation.
Past events
Thanksgiving Pot Luck Lunch
Hiking: Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Hiking: Mt. Tallac
Hiking: Berkeley Hills
Hiking: Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Hiking: Muir Woods
Bouldering
Hiking: Inspiration Point
Resources
BLPA Board
BLPA is made up of volunteers – and we are always looking to grow! Are you interested? Do you want to know about the inner workings of BLPA and contribute to the postdoc community, building a larger network? Please contact us (postdoc (at) lbl.gov) or sign up to check out one of our many committees!
Bernard Field
Co-chair
Archana Yadav
Co-chair
Kshitiz Gupta
Coordinator, Social Committee
Soumyadeep Ghosh
Coordinator–Outreach Committee, Treasurer & Webmaster
Trisha Kishore Bhagde
Coordinator, Lab-Industry Networking Connection (LINC) Committee
Mauricio Lopez Luna
Board Member
David Halat
Board Member
Emil Rofors
Board Member
BLPA Committees
We are always on the lookout for new events that could be fun and that we can bring to the postdoc community together as well as enthusiastic individuals interested in serving the postdoc community. If you have any ideas for events, please let us know by email to postdoc@lbl.gov or by dropping a line to a board member you know. If you’d like to volunteer with BLPA, please fill out this form.
Social Committee
Social Committee puts together a wide variety of events to enrich the postdocs’ personal lives and support networking among postdocs in a social context. We organize social events and outdoor activities including movie nights, game nights, hikes, pub nights, meet & greet events as well as a labmate program for new postdocs and we are happy to include new ideas. Join us to support social interactions among postdocs at Berkeley Lab.
Outreach Committee
Outreach Committee focuses on self development and diversity & inclusion activities including brown bag seminars (postdoc-to-postdoc, science café, cultural lunch) as well as coffee with postdocs blogs, outreach events and workshops. We also enhance communication between the BLPA Board and nation-wide postdoc community and foster networking and collaborative communication across divisions. Join us in preparing seminars, workshops, blog posts, newsletters while improving your science communication and public speaking skills.
Lab-Industry Networking Connection (LINC) Committee
LINC committee organizes tech talks, company site visits, networking events and career fairs to educate postdocs about careers beyond academia and facilitate effective networking between postdocs and industry partners. Join us if you are interested in expanding your professional network and exploring opportunities beyond academia while improving your communication, networking, leadership, time and project management skills.