<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Call for Proposals from the NCAR Staff</span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"> <br>201<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">6</div> ASP Summer Colloquium<br><br>Deadline: September 30, 201<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">5</div><br><br> ASP invites proposals from the NCAR staff for the annual Summer Colloquium topic for 201<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">6</div>. 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.<br>
<br>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 <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">2016</div>. 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. <br>
<br>In recent years, the student colloquium has been three weeks in length. However, funds are only available for a two-week colloquium in <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">2016</div>. 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. <br>
<br>Your proposal should be 2-3 pages in length. Colloquium proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: <br><br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br><br>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 <a href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquia.php" target="_blank">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquia.php</a> <br>
<br>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. <br>
<br>Feel free to contact me to discuss options with regard to tutorials. <br><br>The ASP typically schedules the Colloquium in June, but other times during the summer may be considered subject to the availability of rooms. <br>
<br>To see a list of recent colloquia, please see <a href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquiua.php" target="_blank">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquiua.php</a> <br><br>Questions and proposals should be referred to Paula Fisher, <a href="mailto:paulad@ucar.edu" target="_blank">paulad@ucar.edu</a>, x1328.<br>
<br> <br>Sincerely,<br>Paula Fisher <br><br>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.<br>
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