INSAR Early Career Global Representative Initiative Project (GRIP)

The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) is an organization that provides scientific collaboration, mentorship, and education to better the lives of individuals and families living with autism (https://www.autism-insar.org/). The INSAR Annual Meeting (formerly IMFAR) is the Society's scientific meeting, convened each spring, to exchange and disseminate new scientific progress among autism research scientists and their trainees from around the world (https://www.autism-insar.org/page/AnnualMeeting).

INSAR, formed in 2001, is governed by an elected, volunteer Board of Directors who oversee all functions of the Society. Various committees assist the board in carrying out the mission of the Society. One such committee is the Early Career Committee (ECC). ECC initiated in 2017, was developed to support early career INSAR members looking for resources, mentorship, and training to help advance their careers and facilitate networking (https://www.autism-insar.org/page/ECC).

Early Career implies a faculty or non‐academic individual who has completed their formal training (i.e. terminal degree/professional degree e.g. masters in Speech-Language Pathology, M.Phil Clinical Psychology, Masters in Occupational therapy, post‐PhD fellowship or post‐doctoral fellowship, medical residency, or other specialized training) within the past 10 years (https://www.autism-insar.org/page/ECC).

In 2019, the INSAR Early Career Committee chose seven Global Representatives to expand and support involvement of early career researchers from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations to be a part of the INSAR Early Career Global Representative Initiative Project (GRIP). INSAR Early Career Global Representatives are the point of reference for other early career researchers from the same Country at the annual INSAR meetings, and will liaise directly with the Early Career Committee. The representatives will work with early career members in their countries to gather information regarding how they can be best supported in their training and professional development activities.

What does the Early Career Global Representative Initiative Project (GRIP) work group involve?

1. Identifying interested early career members
2. Conducting regular calls to discuss ideas and share resources.

As a member of this work group, you can:

1. Learn more about INSAR
2. Build a network among ECC members and identify mentors
3. Be involved in active discussions on latest/ trending research in autism
4. Invite others to collaborate in research projects
5. Discuss various funding mechanisms and upcoming conferences for EC researchers/clinicians
6. Interact with senior autism researchers within within your country/region and around the world.

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INSAR Early Career GRIP Regional Network Interest Form