60 Israeli post-docs wishing to return to the Israeli academia, were selected to receive special fellowships from the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Yad Hanadiv. All invited post-docs will present their work in the different sessions of the conference. A special session will bring together the Deans and Department Heads from the different academic institutes in Israel with the Israeli post-docs. Following a general introduction, round-table discussions will be carried out in smaller groups.