Are you an independent principal investigator of any nationality, working in any discipline at a research institution in Czechia? Would you like to meet more of your peers, expand your support network, and gain new insights and inspiration in diverse topics related to your job, such as people management, making an impact at your institution, or publication strategies? Then you have come to the right place!
The core activity of the PI Forum are bimonthly informal networking events, which consist of a guest lecture, panel discussion etc. on a topic of broad interest (such as Recruitment, Communication, Publication strategy etc.) and a free networking session. These events are complemented by an online Slack platform to foster interaction and exchange of experience within the PI community also outside the networking events.
Since the kick-off event in February 2023, thanks to ongoing support from the Charles University, as well as new partnerships with Masaryk University, its Faculty of Science and CEITEC MU, we have hosted 10 PI Forum events in Prague and Brno, reaching >100 principal investigators, most of whom regularly come back.
We will be more than happy to welcome you at the upcoming PI Forum events below. If you would like to see the PI Forum events also in other cities, do get in touch with us, we will do our best to make this happen!
In the season 2024/25 you can look forward to the upcoming PI Fora:
September 24: PI Forum #9: Effective Scientist-Admin Interactions, in Prague
October 8: PI Forum Brno #3: Effective communication & negotiation
November 26: PI Forum #10: Steering our Institutions II, in Prague
January 22: PI Forum Brno #4
February 2: PI Forum #11, in Prague
April 29: PI Forum #12, in Prague
May 21: PI Forum Brno #5
June 24: PI Forum #13, in Prague
To participate in the PI Forum, please register in advance in the form for each event. Registration will also ensure that you will be the first to receive information about upcoming meetings.
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A space for meeting, networking, and sharing of experience among Principal Investigators working in Czechia, open for anyone holding an independent Research Group Leader position in any scientific discipline regardless of age, experience, institution, or nationality.
A space for meeting, networking, and sharing of experience among Principal Investigators working in Czechia, open for anyone holding an independent Research Group Leader position in any scientific discipline regardless of age, experience, institution, or nationality.
A space for meeting, networking, and sharing of experience among Principal Investigators working in Czechia, open for anyone holding an independent Research Group Leader position in any scientific discipline regardless of age, experience, institution, or nationality.
A space for meeting, networking, and sharing of experience among Principal Investigators working in Czechia, open for anyone holding an independent Research Group Leader position in any scientific discipline regardless of age, experience, institution, or nationality.
The Young PI Forum is a joint project of Charles University and Czexpats in Science which aims at creating a space for meeting, networking, and sharing of experiences among early-career Principal Investigators working in Czechia (Young PIs).
