*** PLEASE HELP US ADVERTISE THE FOLLOWING AWARDS IN YOUR INSTITUTION/DEPARTMENT/LAB. Many thanks! ***
The ESA Student Section is proud to sponsor the following awards and contests. If you are planning on attending the 95th annual conference of the Ecological Society of America (Pittsburgh, PA), please check out the following opportunities: - 2010 ESA Student Section Travel Awards: We will support the attendance of national and international students to the 2010 ESA annual conference via economic support. Deadline is *May 30th*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/117 - 2010 ESA Eco-Art Festival: submit your photos and films to make a real outreach impact on society... and win cash prices, free audiovisual materials and free registrations to the conference!! The winning applications will be displayed at the ESA Student Section Award Ceremony during the annual conference. Deadline is *June 1st*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/345 - 2010 Outstanding Student Research in Ecology Awards (OSREAs): We will award one undergraduate and one graduate student cash prizes for excellence in research. Deadline is *June 15th*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/347 - 2010 Best Undergraduate Presentation Awards (BUPAs): We will award two awards to undergraduate students for excellence in research presented (oral and poster presentations) at the annual 2010 ESA conference. Deadline is *June 15th*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/351 - 2010 Academic Excellence Award for Young Women in Ecology: We will award one female student a cash prize for academic excellence demonstrated by an outstanding research publication and a commitment o increase the visibility of other women in science. Deadline is *May 30th*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/119 - 2010 Eco-service Award: The Union of Concerned Scientists and the ESA Student Section will honor one young scientist for his/her contribution to the field of ecology that has extended well beyond the realm of academia and into the broader communities of which he/she is a part. Deadline is *May 31st*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/343. For more information about UCS: http://www.ucsusa.org/ We urge you/your students to submit their applications to these prestigious awards/contests. The winners will be announced at the ESA Student Section Award Ceremony (exact time and day TBA), which will take place at the ESA annual conference in Pittsburgh, August 1st-6th, 2010 (Please note that the 2010 BUPAs will be announced at the 96th ESA annual conference, to be held in 2011 in Austin TX). Finally, if you would like to become an active voice in one of the most active Sections of the ESA, please consider becoming an ESA Student Section officer. Deadline is *June 15th*. For more info: http://www.esa.org/students/section/node/350 Best luck to all applicants!! Rob Salguero-Gomez ESA-Student Section, chair -- "Illic est haud via ut prosperitas tamen exsupero in panton" .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Rob Salguero-Gómez PhD candidate EEB Department of Biology, Leidy Labs 321/330, 3740 Hamilton Walk University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA Lab phone: 215-898-8419; 215-898-8608; Fax: 215 898.8780; salgu...@sas.upenn.edu http://sites.google.com/site/RobResearchSite/
