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This symposium may be of interest to some of you.<br>
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Paula<br>
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<td>DISCCRS: Climate Change Research Symposium and Resources
for Early-Career Scholars</td>
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<td>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:48:03 -0500</td>
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<td>Susan Weiler <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<td>Sheldon Drobot <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*** <i>please
distribute</i> ***<br>
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align="center"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">DISCCRS VI<br>
Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research and Leadership Symposium<br>
</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf</a><br>
22-29 October, 2011<br>
La Foret Conference and Retreat Center<br>
Colorado Springs, CO<span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
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align="center"><span
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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Application
Deadline: March 1, 2011</span></span></p>
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align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Participation
limited to 30 early-career Ph.D. scholars<br>
<i>Airfare and on-site expenses are supported through grants from NSF
and NASA</i><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://disccrs.org/"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org</a><br>
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style="margin: 10pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">As our
understanding of climate change and its far-reaching ramifications
continues to grow, it is imperative for climate change researchers to
form strong collaborative bonds that reach across disciplines and other
boundaries. Every year the DISsertations initiative for the advancement
of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced <i>discourse</i>) hosts
a symposium for early-career climate change researchers, Our goal is to
catalyze international, interdisciplinary collaboration, while laying
the foundation for dynamic, communicative collegial networks that are
better-equipped to understand and respond to the myriad challenges
posed by climate change.<br>
<br>
During the week-long symposium, the 30 invited DISCCRS Scholars will
have the opportunity to present their research, hone interdisciplinary
communication and teambuilding skills, and discuss emerging research
and trends. Scholars will also have the chance to talk about the
societal and professional challenges involved in climate change
research, with each other and with established researchers invited to
serve as mentors.<br>
<br>
<b>Eligibility:</b> Ph.D. requirements completed between April 1,
2008 and February 28, 2011. Applications will be reviewed by an
interdisciplinary committee of research scientists. <b>The selection
committee will favor applicants who plan to engage in interdisciplinary
research careers in any subject relevant to the study of climate
change, its impacts or its solutions.</b>We encourage applicants from
the <b>natural</b> and <b>social sciences</b>, <b>mathematics</b>, <b>engineering</b>,
and other fields, so long as their research focus relates to climate
change, its impacts or solutions. Although the emphasis is on the U.S.
research system, we welcome applicants from all countries who are
interested in learning about the U.S. research system or connecting
with U.S. researchers. <i>Airfare and on-site expenses are supported
through grants from NSF and NASA</i><br>
<br>
<b>Symposium application instructions:</b> <span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://disccrs.org/application_instructions" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org/application_instructions</a><br>
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align="center"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ELECTRONIC
RESOURCES<br>
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</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">In addition to
our annual symposia,<b> DISCCRS provides online tools for catalyzing
interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration:</b> <br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf</a></span><br>
<i>Please display and distribute the poster as widely as possible!<br>
</i><br>
<b>Online Ph.D. Dissertation Registry:</b> Join over 2500 climate
change researchers by registering your Ph.D. dissertation and adding
your abstract to our fully searchable database. You can also browse the
registry to see what other climate change researchers have been doing
recently.<span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://disccrs.org/register"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org/register</a></span><br>
<br>
<b>Electronic newsletter:</b> With timely climate change job
listings, news stories, funding opportunities and more, <b>our weekly
e-newsletter is automatically provided to anyone who registers their
Ph.D. </b>Subscriptions are available by request.<br>
<br>
<b>Career Resources:</b> In addition to the registry, our website
includes a wealth of valuable resources for finding a job, developing
your professional skills, locating funding opportunities, crafting
grant proposals and more. <span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://disccrs.org/"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">http://disccrs.org</a><br>
</span><br>
<b>DISCCRS Sponsors:</b> <br>
<u><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.aag.org/"
target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">AAG</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.aere.org/" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">AERE</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.agu.org/" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">AGU</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/"
target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">AMS</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.aslo.org/" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">ASLO</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.esa.org/" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">ESA</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://environmental-studies.org/"
target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">ESS-ISA</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.apsanet.org/content_4991.cfm"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">STEP-APSA</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.tos.org/"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">TOS</a></u>, <u><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ussee.org/v2/" target="_blank"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">USSEE</a></u> <br>
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<b>DISCCRS Funding:</b> <br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://nsf.gov/"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">U.S. National Science
Foundation</a></span><br>
Collaborative Grant Numbers: SES-0931402 to the University of Oregon<br>
and SES-0932916 to Whitman College<br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.nasa.gov/"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">National Aeronautics
and Space Administration</a></span><br>
Grant number NNX10AJ53G to Whitman College<br>
<br>
<b>Contact:</b> <span class="MsoHyperlink"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:info@disscrs.org"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">info@disscrs.org</a><br>
</span><b>Organizers:</b> Ronald B. Mitchell and C. Susan Weiler</span></p>
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