1. ISPE Annual Meeting 2009 San Diego, California, USA 8-10 November Trip report by Toh Tai Chong January 06, 2010 1

2. Background Dec 2008 to April 2009 Completed Honors Year Project with the help of NTU and IBN June 2009 Participated in ISPE (Singapore) Student poster presentation November 2009 Participated in ISPE international student poster presentation in SD 2

3. January 06, 20103 My Journey 7 Nov 2009Singapore Tokyo, Japan Seattle, USA San Diego, USA 11 Nov 2009San Diego, USA LA,USATokyo, JapanSingapore

4. January 06, 20104 Day 1 -Talk by FDA employee and ex-ISPE student member - Networking lunch with students and ISPE members/mentors - Training on interview skills - Networking with other industry players Day 2 -Keynote sessions Facility of the year award (FOYA) Presentation by Dr Bogoch (Harvard Medical School) Presentation by Dr Rago (WHO) Presentation by Dr Ricco (NASA) - Poster competition - Networking with industry players at the exhibition hall Day 3 - Membership luncheon Student poster competition award ceremony Introduction to the new ISPE EXCO committeeProgramme

5. January 06, 20105 Other Student Chapters General Overview - Average of 70 members per chapter per college - ISPE is highly regarded among the students in the US - Students recognize the vast opportunities in joining ISPE (Networking, potential job opportunities, platform for learning) - Serves as an active link between students and the industry players

6. January 06, 20106 Other Student Chapters Lessons Learnt - Mass email to all students - Highlighting the importance of joining ISPE Recruitment Engagement Retention - Bimonthly ISPE events - Fun/social events - Sponsorship to attend ISPE events - Yearly breakfast seminar - Communication via email, flyers, websites, word of mouth - Young professionals network

7. January 06, 20107 Engaging Singapore Students Characteristics Negative traits - Shy - Practical - Lacking in confidence - Lacking in soft skills (networking, PR, presentation) - Lack foresight Positive traits - Efficient - Dedicated - Smart

8. January 06, 20108 Recommendations - Actively engaging schools to be part of this recruitment process - Career talks/fairs in schools - Branding of ISPE catered to local students - Angle recruitment at the students highlighting explicitly, the long and short term benefits of joining ISPE Recruitment Engagement Retention - Regular ISPE events for students - Fun/social events - Sponsorship to attend ISPE events - Exposure to ISPE events/industry talks centered around students - Pre-graduation education - Simplifying technical jargons in circular - Continual communication - Continual education Based on the same model…

9. January 06, 20109Acknowledgements ISPE (Singapore Affiliate) Ms Tracy Clemmer (President) Ms Martina Crosbie (Affiliate Manager) Ms Rhonda Ng (Asia Pac Relations Manager) NTU A/Prof. Kristen Sadler (coordinator) IBN Dr. Lou Yan-Ru & Dr. Yue Zhilian (mentors) Prof. Jackie Y. Ying & Ms Noreena AbuBakar (Directors) IBN Youth Research Programme (YRP) A*STAR

10. January 06, 201010 Contact Me Toh Tai Chong toht0004@ntu.edu.sg