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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;">GEM Encourage and Elevate (GEMEE) Mentoring Program 2025- Call for Mentors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">The GEM Sam Bingham Community Cares Initiative (SBCCI) Committee is searching for representatives within our community who want to develop effective
communication skills, connect with early-career scientists, advance their leadership skills, and gain a broader understanding of their field by electing to serve as a mentor in the <b>GEMEE (GEM Encourage & Elevate)</b> mentoring program for the upcoming Joint
GEM-CEDAR meeting. </font></span></p>
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program is serving GEM Community from last five year. </span><b>This year we also invite mentors from CEDAR communities to help us mentoring CEDAR/ GEM students because this program allows Mentees to decide whether they seek guidance about research area or
careers or both!</b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;">This is a unique opportunity to: 1) Strengthen your communication and leadership skills 2) Support the growth of early-career scientists 3) Broaden your perspective of
the geospace science community 4) Build lasting professional connections<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">Mentor Expectations:</font><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hold at least two one-on-one meetings with your mentee (~1 hour each): One prior to the GEM meeting and One during or within one month after the meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Optional: Participate in a group luncheon session to discuss career development topics with other mentors and mentees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">If you are interested in participating, please register by <b>May 15, 2025,</b> using the following form:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcF2m-WsOU3kSvKdHIO_QcYzZ_gZvg02AqVUf9cJoPZ9-QNg/viewform__;!!DZ3fjg!85Dri7I6YEcfrjen852Xw65xPP-_xYzTS17VRBN1RbZR0zBH8zEnukcfI_ZCJv3bLlxd7YWeuni9bWOanBEp$"><span style="color: blue;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcF2m-WsOU3kSvKdHIO_QcYzZ_gZvg02AqVUf9cJoPZ9-QNg/viewform</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For detailed information on the GEMEE mentoring program, including mentor responsibilities and best practices, refer to the mentor guidelines: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://cedarscience.org/gemee-mentoring-program" style="font-size: 14px;">https://cedarscience.org/gemee-mentoring-program</a></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">If you have any questions, please reach out to: Muhammad Fraz Bashir (<a href="mailto:frazbashir@epss.ucla.edu"><span style="color: blue;">frazbashir@epss.ucla.edu</span></a>) and Kareem
Sorathia (<a href="mailto:kareem.sorathia@jhuapl.edu"><span style="color: blue;">kareem.sorathia@jhuapl.edu</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We look forward to your participation in fostering the next generation of space scientists!</span></p>
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