Career Development Webinar
Writing Science: Framing the Story Structure
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
U.S. NSF Arctic System Science Thermokarst Project
Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is hosting a
Career Development Webinar Series, with online presentations held
Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. AKDT, 10 a.m. PDT, 11:00 a.m. MDT,
12:00 p.m. CDT, 1:00 p.m. EDT, 7:00 p.m. in Norway). The full schedule
and archived recordings of previous seminars are available at:
http://apecs.is/webinars.
This week's webinar (on Tuesday, 2 November 2010) is entitled "Writing
Science: Framing the Story Structure" and will be led by Josh Schimel,
Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of
California, Santa Barbara.
The seminar is the first of three modules on science writing. In this
module, Schimel will discuss story structure: the core elements of any
story and the different ways to put them together. In papers, a story
structure that Schimel calls OCAR (for opening, challenge, action,
resolution) is typically used. In proposals, structures are more
"front-loaded," similar to the structures that journalists use to get
the point across quickly and then develop it. Schimel will work through
these different structures and then discuss each element.
TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE WEBINAR
The webinar will be available to 30 participants, and space is expected
to fill up quickly. To reserve a spot in the webinar, please send an
email to: webinars [at] apecs.is. Any remaining spots will be available on a
first come, first serve basis.
TO ATTEND THE WEBINAR
Adobe Connect Pro software will be used to conduct the Career
Development webinars. The software requires that Abode Flash Player be
installed on participants' computers. If your computer does not already
have Adobe Flash, please install it at:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
To log into the Career Development webinar, please go to:
http://connect.canterbury.ac.nz/arcss_5. Enter as a guest by typing in a
name (first name, last name, and institution preferred) and clicking the
'Enter Room' button.
If you have not participated in a webinar before, a tutorial is
available at: http://www.apecs.is/virtual-poster-session/live-sessions.
Click on the "Video Tutorial on Joining an APECS Virtual Poster
Session." The webinar interface and instructions for the Virtual Poster
Sessions are the same for the Career Development series.
This webinar series is a collaborative effort between APECS, the
University of Canterbury, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Thermokarst Project.
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars.
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is.