Dear doctoral students, we are formally inviting you to the first student assembly of the new academic year on 31 october from 5 – 7 pm in room 2i, NIG (2nd floor, universitätsstraße 7, 1010 vienna). The schedule will be the following: i) short overview of numbers, fundings and (last year's) budget, provided by the scientific coordinator of the VDP Raphael Aybar ii) objectives and issues to be brought forward at the next VDP steering committee meetings/ STUKO meetings and to be pursued in the upcoming year on behalf of the doctoral researcher representatives iii) observations, questions, suggestions on behalf of the doctoral students iv) advice, insights and discussion with Léah Maurer and Isabel Seelmann from the SSC; possibility to ask for information regarding recognition/administrative processes or similar We strongly encourage all doctoral students to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion, as this is an essential contribution to the doctoral community and an opportunity to raise important observations and concerns. Researchers who are new at the department are encouraged to use this space for connecting with their colleagues and sharing their questions and needs. At the end of the assembly there will be pizza and drinks; in order to calculate our needs, we kindly ask you to register for participation via email to mira.magdalena.sickinger(a)univie.ac.at You are welcome to join to a Halloween party in the nearby afterwards. all best, Mira Magdalena Sickinger, Lisa Tragbar, Pia-Zoe Hahne, Nianzu Tu (doctoral researcher representatives and substitute members) Mira Magdalena Sickinger mira.magdalena.sickinger(a)univie.ac.at miramagdalenasickinger.com