** You can receive up to 4 points for this event depending on the amount of time you attend. 1 point is equivalent to 1-1.5 hrs of attendance. We are extremely excited to announce the first BioTAP Virtual Conference to be held on Monday, October 29, from Noon – 4:00 pm EST. Please see abbreviated information in the attachment. Dr. Mark Connolly will be presenting a keynote on his research related to Doctoral Teaching Development Outcomes for Early-Career STEM Scholars (see his recent publication in the January 2018 issue of CBE-LSE: https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.17-02-0039) starting at Noon. After about 12:45, a select group of BioTAP Scholars will present invited talks on their research results – schedule announced soon. The conference will be held via Zoom, which will allow folks to join and leave the conference as their schedule permits. We would also like to invite submissions for presentations by BioTAP network members who are conducting research on graduate teaching assistant teaching professional development. Depending on the number of submissions, these may be traditional 15 minute talks or we may explore lightning talks. The deadline for submissions is October 8, with notification by October 12. The google link below is for those interested in attending (so we know who to send the zoom link to) AND those submitting potential talks. https://goo.gl/forms/fbTfgNCGBGvpbG2C2 Please let us know if you have any questions, and we sincerely hope you join us for this event! Your BioTAP Team, Beth Schussler, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Grant Gardner, Middle Tennessee State University Gili Marbach-Ad, University of Maryland Kris Miller, University of Georgia Judy Ridgway, Ohio State University If you plan to attend RSVP here and use the link above to sign up. Following the event, email Erica Szeyller.1 with the amount of time you attended.