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Members Connect Virtual Meetup – ‘Finding your people’
Thursday 11th July 2024, 12:00pm
Online WebinarConnect with Franklin Women members and strengthen your professional network in this free, 50-minute members only event.
If you are looking to build your professional network, be sure to join our first virtual Members Connect meet up where you will hear from our founder – Dr Melina Georgousakis – on how networks have influenced her career and have the opportunity to connect with fellow Franklin Women members in an intimate and supported way.
We will guide the event and introduce conversation starters to take the ‘work’ out of networking and help the connections flow smoothly. So you get to make meaningful connections with women in diverse roles and industries across the health and medical research ecosystem – all from the comfort of your computer.
By the end of the 50-minute meetup, you’ll have met some wonderful Franklin Women members who might become your collaborators, friends and offer all forms of support to help you achieve your career goals.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Connecting with fellow FW members working in diverse roles and fields across the health and medical research ecosystem
- Thoughtful icebreaker activities to help you kick off those connections on the right foot
- The opportunity to expand and strengthen your network
- An intimate, welcoming and safe online space where you’ll feel heard and understood.
Places are strictly limited to protect our interactive, intimate and inclusive environment – and keep the FW sparkle flowing! If you would like to come along, please RSVP under the ‘Tickets’ section below.
About the Members Connect meet up series
Over the years we have built an amazing community of women who have joined Franklin Women as members, collectively investing in our social enterprise and its mission. What is so special about our members is that they represent diverse roles, disciplines, organisations, and career levels from across the health and medical research ecosystem – where else can you find this amazing mix of experience and expertise?
Our new Members Connect event series aims to bring together FW members to strengthen their networks and provide opportunities to engage with organisations and individuals who are driving sector trends and leading innovative programs of work.
We know it’s not always easy (or possible!) to attend in-person Franklin Women events due to work schedules, caring responsibilities, travel time, or because crowded event spaces aren’t for you. That’s why our Members Connect events will be hosted across Sydney, Canberra and virtually at different days and times throughout the year – and they are FREE.
We hope you can join us at one soon!
11th Jul 2024
From 12:00pm - 12:50pm
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Tickets
Registration for this event closes at 23:59 on Monday 8th July 2024.
Free, 50-minute, members only event hosted on Zoom.
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Our Guest Speakers
SPEAKER: Dr Melina Georgousakis
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SPEAKER: Dr Melina Georgousakis
Founder and Director, Franklin Women
Melina is a research scientist, a social entrepreneur and champion for an inclusive health and medical research sector. After a career in the lab researching novel vaccines against group A streptococcus she transitioned into a health policy career providing technical support to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. Melina later joined the Bupa Health Foundation as their Research and Policy Manager responsible for building and investing in partnerships to improve health outcomes of the Australian population. She is the founder of Franklin Women, a social enterprise which aims to create a science sector where women thrive and is currently leading the organisation as its Director. Melina has been recognised through awards such as the Edna Awards, Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, ProBono Australia’s 25 People of Impact and Women’s Agenda Leadership Award. She is a judge for the Australian Technology Competition and in 2019 she shared her story on the TEDx stage.