Open Meeting Announcement
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2007 Fall Meeting
San Francisco, California
When: Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Marriott Hotel, Sierra A (5th floor)
For further information about APECS, please go to:
http://arcticportal.org/apecs
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) will hold an
informational meeting and roundtable discussion at the 2007 Fall Meeting
of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco, California.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 12 December 2007, from 12:00
to 1:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Sierra A (5th floor).
Participation from undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and new
faculty is sought. APECS also encourages senior polar researchers
interested in mentoring young researchers and the organization to
attend. Bring your lunch and join APECS for a roundtable discussion on
issues important to early career polar researchers and those that would
like to begin a career in cryospheric science.
APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for
undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early
faculty members, and educators with interests in polar regions and the
cryosphere. APECS provides networking and career development
opportunities to raise the profile of polar research by developing
effective leaders in education and outreach, and stimulating
interdisciplinary and international research collaborations. APECS
builds on extensive national and disciplinary networks to develop
integrated research directions, meet career development needs, and
communicate the urgencies of polar science to a worldwide audience.
The meeting at AGU will consist of a short presentation on recent
activities of the group including a recap of the first APECS planning
meeting held in Stockholm in September where APECS merged with the
national committees formed from IPY Project 168, the International Youth
Steering Committee. The meeting will also feature discussion of the
recent Permafrost Techniques workshop held in conjunction with the
Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) and the Otto-Schmidt
Laboratory for Polar and Marine Research in St. Petersburg, Russia, as
well as the upcoming New Generation of Polar Researchers Symposium and a
career development workshop planned for the SCAR/IASC Open Science
Meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July 2008. APECS will also discuss
a number of upcoming changes in the organization, as well as host a
roundtable discussion on early career polar researcher needs. This event
is open to all who are interested in polar research.
APECS would like to gather as much input from early career and senior
researchers as possible to help plan the next steps of its growing
organization. A number of new professional development tools are planned
and APECS requests input to assure the community's needs are met.
Individuals who are unable to attend the meeting at AGU but would like
to provide input are invited to contact Jenny Baeseman, APECS Director,
at: baeseman [at] arcus.org.
For more information regarding APECS and its activities please go to:
http://arcticportal.org/apecs