2025 Early Career Networking Event

Monday, 10 November  |  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

The Early Career Networking Event provides a space for students and those early in their careers to converse with one another and with folks who are already established in their careers. Attendees will be able to meet a variety of professionals spanning four broad career paths:

1) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profits
2) Academia
3) Private industry/Consulting
4) Government (federal and/or state)

Overall, this event will provide an opportunity to meet others across various career stages and to build professional connections. The event space will be delineated into the four career paths mentioned above and attendees will be able to spend as much time as they’d like in any of the sections. In each section, there will be multiple Featured Speakers/Panelists (established career folks) stationed so that attendees can learn more about their positions and career paths.

Attendees: Please indicate on the CERF registration form if you plan to attend this event.  Be sure to prepare questions! Stay tuned for a list of Featured Speakers who will be in attendance.

Featured Speakers (established-careerfolks): Please consider signing up to be a Featured Speaker (Email us at [email protected]). Share your knowledge of careers, agencies, and institutions with tomorrow’s leaders of the coastal and estuarine science and management community. Whether it is just for this event or for the duration of the conference, we encourage you to adopt the CERF tradition of volunteerism and commitment to education. Who knows, you may end up meeting a future collaborator in the process! Please contact your Career Networking Event hosts, Lesley and Sohaib, at [email protected] to sign up to be a Featured Speaker.