Friends,
The DISCCRS symposium application deadline (October 2, 2005) is rapidly
approaching and I wanted to ask for your help, again, to distribute the
following announcement to any and all new climate-change researchers that
you know of. We have gotten the word out in a variety of ways, but
having top professionals like yourselves directly urge some of your
students and colleagues to apply (or applying yourself if you completed
your PhD between Oct. 1, 2002 - Sept. 30, 2005) will be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ron Mitchell and Sue Weiler, DISCCRS Co-PIs
Apologies for cross-posting
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Dear Colleagues:
As an established and respected professional who is interested in
furthering work related to climate change, we hope you will spread the
word about a new initiative to help jump-start the careers of new
interdisciplinary climate-change scientists -- see
http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
The Dissertation Initiative for the advancement of Climate-Change
ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced "discourse") is designed
to prepare recent Ph.D. graduates for interdisciplinary careers focusing
on climate change and its impacts. DISCCRS is funded by NSF and
NASA.
DISCCRS includes web-based resources --
http://aslo.org/phd/
-- and annual symposia where a select group of recent doctoral
graduates can expand their scientific and professional outlook and forge
lasting collegial relationships. Graduates from Ph.D. programs throughout
the world and spanning the full spectrum of natural- and social-science
disciplines related to climate change/impacts are eligible to apply. A
committee will select thirty-six participants based on the submitted
applications.
DISCCRS II Symposium
March 26 - April 2, 2006, Asilomar, CA
Eligibility: Ph.D. completed Oct. 1, 2002 -
Sept. 30, 2005
Any discipline related to climate change or impacts
see
http://aslo.org/phd.html for application instructions
Application Deadline: October 2,
2005
Please forward this message to your students, recent graduates, and
colleagues. Questions should be directed to C. Susan Weiler,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you,
DISCCRS Program Directors
Sue Weiler, Whitman College,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ron Mitchell, University of Oregon
