This Weekend - Two Day Workshop on Careers in Policy with Dr. Wendy Hall

The Career Network for Science PhDs at Yale (CNSPY) and Yale Science Diplomats are excited to announce a two-day workshop:

“A Taste of Policy Making: Exploration of an Alternative Career” with Dr. Wendy Hall, US Department of Homeland Security

Dr. Wendy Hall is a senior official who has been working with the U.S. Federal Government for over 10 years in the world of policymaking.  Dr. Hall is a committed advocate of the need for recruiting PhDs who can bring a science-based, evidence-based approach to U.S. Government policymaking, especially in guiding complex decisions associated with the vastly changing landscape of dual-use technologies.

Friday, Feb 14, 2014, Interactive lecture on key policy concepts, 5:00 – 6:30 pm, Room 101, 17 Hillhouse Ave

Come learn about policy careers and how to transfer your PhD skills to a career in policy:

1.       Key concepts

2.       Policy career basics

3.       Intro to National Security policy making

Saturday, Feb 15, 2014, TableTop Policy exercise (space is limited!*), 9:30 – 11:30 am, Bass 405, 266 Whitney Ave

In this hands-on workshop you will participate in a policy debate to get some first-hand experience with how policymaking works.

1.       Policy exercise

2.       Collective evaluation

3.       Individual consultation

*Participation in the TableTop Policy exercise is limited, register now athttp://goo.gl/OuyNHL