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 **Description/​Motivation:​** \\ **Description/​Motivation:​** \\
-The Graduate Student/​Postdoc Seminar (GSPS) is +The Graduate Student/​Postdoc Seminar (GSPS) is a venue where grads and postdocs can give talks in a supportive environment. The topics of these talks can be anything from their own research (either completed, commencing, or in progress),​​ career advancement and advice, pedagogy talks, practice talks (qual presentations,​ job talks, etc.), department updates, practical skills (programming,​ proposal writing, taxes, personal finance, etc.) or really anything at all! 
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 +Broadly, the goals of GSPS are:  
 +    * To promote community between students and postdocs  
 +    * To practice speaking and discussing your research  
 +    * To build confidence asking questions  
 +    * To Learn about topics outside your own research  
 +    * To impart practical knowledge 
 +    * To share fun impractical knowledge 
 +    * To be sociable!  
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 +**//GSPS is regaining its footing after a year of remote working and the oversubscription of classrooms in Spring 2022. More recently it has been primarily a social event, but will hopefully shift back towards more regular talks and discussions.//​**
  
 Past Semesters: \\ Past Semesters: \\
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 [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​fall_2007|​Fall 2007]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​spring_2007|Spring 2007]], \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​fall_2007|​Fall 2007]], [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​spring_2007|Spring 2007]], \\
 [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​fall_2006|​Fall 2006]] \\ [[graduate_student_postdoc_seminar:​fall_2006|​Fall 2006]] \\
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-===== Description / Motivation =====  +
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-  * GSPS is a place where students and postdocs can practice giving talks. The topics of these talks can be anything from their own research (either completed or commencing),​​ career advancement and advice (usually from postdocs), pedagogy talks, practice qualification exam talks, job talks, etc.  +
-  * GSPS meets weekly; we aim to have one graduate student and one postdoc talk each week.  +
-  * Talks should be no longer than 15 minutes (strictly enforced).  +
-  * Please emphasize background material for those not in your subfield.  +
-  * No faculty allowed.  +
-  * GSPS is a good place to...  +
-    * promote community between students and postdocs  +
-    * practice speaking and discussing your research  +
-    * feel comfortable asking lots of questions  +
-    * learn about topics outside your own research  +
-    * impart practical knowledge: job search, telescope allocation committees, diversity, etc.  +
-    * be sociable!  +
-  * If you would like feedback on your presentation,​​ the organizers would be happy to take notes and discuss it with you afterwards (and/or ask other audience members to do so).  +
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-Thanks for participating in GSPS!  +