[Nsa] Reminder: 2015 Summer Colloquium Proposals

Paula Fisher paulad at ucar.edu
Mon Sep 29 12:34:20 MDT 2014


The deadline for Colloquium Proposals is tomorrow.

Paula

On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Paula Fisher <paulad at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Call for Proposals from the NCAR Staff
>
> 2015 ASP Summer Colloquium
>
> Deadline: September 30, 2014
>
>  ASP invites proposals from the NCAR staff for the annual Summer
> Colloquium topic for 2015. 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
> 2015.  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.
>
> In recent years, the student colloquium has been three weeks in length.
> However, funds are only available for a two-week colloquium in 2015.  ASP
> will work to identify additional funds to support a third week. ASP will
> provide administrative support throughout the duration of the colloquium
> regardless of its length.   Please focus your proposal on a two-week
> colloquium, but also briefly summarize how you would extend your plan to
> three weeks if funds are found to support and additional week.
>
> 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, led 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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