How are the speakers and topics for the Seminar Series and Symposia chosen?
Each year a message is sent to all DERC Affiliate Investigators asking them if they would like to recommend speakers for the monthly Seminar Series. The recommendations that we receive are discussed by the DERC Steering Committee, and based on this input, a program is chosen that is designed to represent research material from each of the DERC Research Bases in an equitable manner. The annual day-long DERC Symposia are sponsored on a rotating basis by each of the Research Bases. DERC leaders from these Bases seek input from constituents within that area of research and then compile symposia that explore topical research themes in depth.
