ANNOUNCEMENT - Apologies for cross-posting! Did you recently get your Ph.D.? Are you interested in climate change/climate impacts? If yes, then read on...
DISCCRS International Interdisciplinary Climate Change Symposium Hawaii, Sept. 10-17, 2007 -- Deadline for applications: 30 April 2007 Airfare, room & board are fully paid for 36 accepted candidates from around the world. http://www.disccrs.org/disccrsposter2007.pdf DISCCRS (pronounced "discourse") is an interdisciplinary initiative for recent Ph.D. graduates conducting research related to climate change and its impacts. The goal is to broaden research interests and establish a collegial peer network extending across the spectrum of NATURAL and SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING and other disciplines related to climate change and its impacts. The initiative includes a public webpage, electronic newsletter, and annual symposia funded through 2008. Expenses: Airfare and on-site expenses are provided through NSF grant EAR-0435728 to Whitman College. Eligibility: Ph.D. requirements related to climate change and impacts. Recent Ph.D. graduates from all disciplines and countries are invited to join the DISCCRS network and apply to be a DISCCRS symposium scholar. Thirty-six applicants will be selected by an interdisciplinary committee of research scientists. During the week participants will provide oral and poster presentations in plenary format, hone interdisciplinary communication and team skills, and discuss emerging research, societal and professional issues with each other and with established researchers invited to serve as mentors. Mentors for DISCCRS III are: Kenneth H. Broad http://www.cesp.miami.edu/broad.htm Charles Kolstad http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/people/usernew.asp?user=kolstad Susanne Moser http://www.isse.ucar.edu/moser/index.html Terry L. Root http://terryroot.stanford.edu Stephen H. Schneider http://stephenschneider.stanford.edu For questions, please contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
