Steering Group Agenda
Upcoming Events
TBA
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Past Events
| Date | Event | Description |
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| 18 March 2026 | Podium Discussion at the MPG Works Council in Dresden | In our annual Podium discussion, we joined efforts with the Works Council of the MPG to find and implement actionable solutions to improve the conditions of MPG postdocs. |
| 5 March 2026 | Discussion with the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR; Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space) on the WissZeitVG BMFTR in Berlin | Together with those of the Helmholz and Leibniz Postdoc Networks, the PostdocNet Steering Group was invited to contribute to the discussion on the revision of the WissZeitVG. You can find more information about the meeting here and here, and read our joint statement representing the shared voices of our communities and other ERC organizations across Germany here. |
| 4 March 2026 | Meeting of the Planck Academy Advisory Board | Regular meeting of the Planck Academy Advisory Board to evaluate and improve the program. |
| 18 February 2026 | Scientific Staff Sections Representatives Preliminary Meetings in Berlin | The PostdocNet Section Representatives met their respective Staff Representative Section Meetings the day before their annual meeting to discuss topics of interest and relevance to the postdocs in each section. |
| 5-6 February 2026 | Onboarding meeting at MPG Headquarters in Munich | The new Steering Group met with last year’s Steering Group in Munich to receive information on ongoing PostdocNet projects and advice for a successful term. |
| 22 January 2026 | Introductory meeting with President Cramer and MPG Presidential Office | The new Steering Group of PostdocNet met the MPG President to introduce our vision and commitment and with the purpose of establishing a constructive and forward-looking collaboration between PostdocNet and the Max Planck Society, advancing research quality, talent development, and institutional excellence. |