[Grad-postdoc-assn] NCAR Fellows Retreat: Meet NSF Program Officers

Paula Fisher paulad at ucar.edu
Fri Sep 30 12:34:10 MDT 2011


Dear NCAR Postdocs and Graduaute Students,

Please mark your calendars for the NCAR Fellows Retreat on November 1, 
2011 at the NCAR Mesa Lab.  This will give you an opportunity to meet 
other postdocs and graduate students at NCAR while learning more about 
the proposal process at the National Science Foundation (NSF).   Note, 
you must register to attend.  We'll start with lunch and end with a 
reception. 


*NCAR Fellows Retreat and Reception
Opportunity to meet with NSF Program Officers from the Division of 
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the NCAR Mesa Lab,  11:45 am - 5:30 pm.*

 
NSF/AGS Program Director Dr. Susan Weiler will present an overview of 
NSF structure and function and some suggestions on how to approach NSF 
program officers when you have an idea for a proposal. This will be 
followed by a videoconference that will allow time for discussion with 
other program officers about programs within the Atmospheric and 
Geospace Sciences.  Dr. Michael Morgan, Division Director for AGS will 
provide a brief welcome, and program officers from most of the AGS 
programs will be on hand as well.
 
The NSF Program Directors are eager to learn more about the AGS 
postdoctoral community, and about each of you. In order to match you 
with the most appropriate program officer for your research, please 
provide the following information on or before October 21st.  You will 
need to register in order to attend this event here:  
http://www.asp.ucar.edu/retreat.php
 
*Please come prepared to give a brief (2 minutes maximum) self 
introduction*:
To foster interdisciplinary communication skills and facilitate 
collegial interactions during the afternoon reception, we encourage each 
of you to prepare one PPT image and a 2-minute self introduction to 
introduce yourself to your fellow post-docs. The NSF Program Officers 
will not be listening in! This is just to catalyze interactions across 
the AGS postdoctoral community. This is an opportunity to practice 
speaking to a non-specialist audience. Prepare your presentation as you 
would to talk to your grandparents or other intelligent individuals who 
are not experts in your field. NO jargon!!!
     Be sure that your slide includes your name. Other than that, 
anything goes. The goal is to make yourself memorable in a positive 
sense -- convey who you are as a person and as a professional. We are 
purposely being vague to allow for maximum creativity.  This is a great 
opportunity for you to practice your communication skills.  If in doubt, 
think about ways to convey who you are, what you do, where, when, and why.
     Each of you will be strictly limited to ONE ppt image and a maximum 
of 02:00 minutes. You do NOT want to be the person who delays the start 
of the reception by talking too long. In any event, we will not let you; 
Anyone who attempts to go over the 2-minute limit will be cut off mid 
word.   We will collect your PPT file on or before October 27, 2011.

The agenda will be sent to registered participants only.  Please register!
 
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