[Nsa] New Deadline: Summer Colloquium Call for Proposals

[Paula Fisher]

Hi,

We are extending the deadline for Summer Colloquium Proposals to October 
4th.

Paula



On 8/15/2013 12:44 PM, Paula Fisher wrote:
>
> Call for Proposals from the NCAR Staff
>
> 2014 ASP Summer Colloquium
>
> Deadline: September 30, 2013
>
> ASP invites proposals from the NCAR staff for the annual Summer 
> Colloquium topic for 2014. As you may know, ASP hosts a summer 
> colloquium designed for graduate students. We favor subjects that 
> represent new or rapidly developing areas or research for which good 
> course material may not yet be available. The colloquium brings 
> together lecturers and graduate students for three weeks at NCAR for 
> classroom presentations and other forms of instruction and 
> interaction. ASP provides support for the costs of the meeting, 
> typically for about 25 student participants and up to 10 lecturers 
> from the community at large.The number of supported participants and 
> lecturers will vary depending on travel expenses.
>
> In recent years, ASP has supported an additional workshop during the 
> second week of the colloquium, known as the Researcher Colloquium 
> (RC).The details of the RC are included at the bottom of this 
> announcement.No funds are currently identified to support the 
> Researcher Colloquium for 2014.Those submitting a proposal may choose 
> to include plans for a Researcher Colloquium should internal or 
> external funds be identified to support one.However, including a 
> Researcher Colloquium component is not required for a successful 
> proposal.The student colloquium will still be three weeks in length.
>
> Your proposal should be 2-3 pages in length. Colloquium proposals will 
> be evaluated based on the following criteria:
>
> 1. Identification of a colloquium topic that represents a suitable 
> balance of (a) established knowledge with numerous major questions 
> ripe for investigation; (b) breadth to interest students with diverse 
> backgrounds yet enough focus to allow adequate treatment in three 
> weeks. While a detailed agenda is not required, the proposal should 
> contain a rough outline of lecture topics, tutorials (if any), and the 
> scope of student projects./The target student audience should be 
> clearly identified./
>
> 2. Assembly of an appropriate group of organizers, lead by at least 
> one NCAR staff member and consisting of at least one non-UCAR person.
>
> 3. Timeliness of the colloquium, both in terms of the science topic 
> and from the perspective of other recent or nearly concurrent 
> workshops geared toward students.Past ASP colloquium topics may be 
> found at http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquia.php
>
> If you plan to include hands-on computer tutorials or interactive 
> exercises, please provide us with details about that tutorial such as 
> what type of computers will be required and who will be providing the 
> systems support for the tutorial.Also, please let us know if any GAUS 
> will be required.Please keep in mind that the colloquium is not meant 
> to support ongoing workshop activities; it must be a stand-alone event.
>
> Feel free to contact me to discuss options with regard to tutorials.
>
> The ASP typically schedules the Colloquium in June, but other times 
> during the summer may be considered subject to the availability of rooms.
>
> To see a list of recent colloquia, please see 
> http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquiua.php
>
> Questions and proposals should be referred to Paula Fisher, 
> paulad at ucar.edu, x1328.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Paula Fisher
>
> P.S. The purpose of the RC is for both senior and early-career 
> scientists to meet to discuss research challenges of the Colloquium 
> topic, or perhaps a sub-topic, and allow students to engage 
> researchers in these discussions. The specific goals for the RC are 
> determined by the colloquium organizers, but could include (a) 
> strategizing collaborations necessary for progress, perhaps in the 
> context of large proposals; (b) planning a particular program (e.g. 
> model intercomparison, field project, etc.); or (c) brainstorming 
> complex problems to generate pathways of possible investigation. The 
> RC is meant to combine discussion and presentation with a schedule 
> that is more relaxed than that of a typical meeting.Colloquium 
> organizers may wish to appoint a subcommittee to organize the RC.An 
> important objective for the RC is to effectively involve students 
> while still allowing them time to complete the student-colloquium 
> requirements.
>

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