Fri, Jan 11, 2008
Workshop Announcement - Early Career Polar and Cryosphere Scientist Professional Development
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the UK Polar Network (the British branch of APECS) announce a one-day professional development workshop to be held on Monday, 7 July 2008, in conjunction with the SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The free workshop is open to all early career polar researchers in any discipline. Topics to be covered include proposal development, improving teaching skills, how to find the perfect polar job, international and interdisciplinary collaborations, and others. Speakers include Robin Bell (Columbia University), Dave Carslon (IPY IPO), Colin Summerhayes (SCAR), Volker Rachold (IASC), Jose Xavier (BAS/Algarve), Nick Owens (BAS director), Terry Wilson (Ohio State), Victoria Lytle (CReSIS), and others.To apply, please submit a short biography/CV before Friday, 29 February 2008, at:
http://www.polarnetwork.org/
For more information, please contact:
Liz Thomas, APECS Career Development Coordinator