Dear ESA members, In preparation for the ESA annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA (Sunday Aug 1st - Friday Aug 6th), the ESA-StudentSection (ESA-SS) has put together a fantastic series of events that we would like to bring up to your attention. We sincerely hope you will consider attending...
Saturday, July 31, 2010: - 8.30-5pm: Fiedltrip "Brownfield blitzers: a dialog with inner city Pittsburgh neighborhoods using visual approaches for conserving biodiversity, engaging communities, sharing knowledge and addressing environmental justice" Monday, August 2, 2010: - 11.30-1.15pm: ESA Undergraduate Orientation, room 323 ... your first time at the conference and want tips on how to "survive" this sea of ecology? want to hear suggestions from academic and non-academic employers on how to get NSF funds, plan successful grad school applications or find a job? Then this event is for you! Free appetizers and refreshments! - 6.30-8pm: ESA-SS Mixer, Lawrence Hall Lobbies, Point Park University ... if you want to establish more connections among young ecologists, come out and socialize with us! This is a ticketed event and it always gets sold out, so rush and get your ticket now! ( http://esa.org/pittsburgh/registration.php) - 8pm-...: ESA-SS night out ... following the ESA-SS mixer, our student local hosts will take us around Pittsburgh for some fun. Come join us! We will be leaving from the ESA-SS Mixer location at 8.30pm. Tuesday, August 3, 2010: - 11.30-1.15pm: ESA-SS Choice Award Ceremony, room 323 ... come enjoy ecofilms and ecophotos, and join us in the celebration of the achievements by young ecologists. This event is open to all ESA members Wednesday, August 4, 2010: - 11.30-1.15pm: ESA-SS Business Meeting, room 323 ... do you have thoughts about future directions for the ESA-SS or simply would like to know how we've planned our activities and what we plan on doing for next year (Austin, TX)? Then come and join us at this event. There'll be free pizza and refreshments! - 8-10pm: Workshop "Show me the money: how to write successful student grant proposals", room 319 ... learn first hand from the granting agency boards what makes a strong proposal and get specific tips from NSF DIGG awardees on how to get your NSF! - 8-10pm: Workshop "Drought, water-ecosystem services, and environmental justice: case studies and research needs in a changing world", room 315-316 Thursday, August 5, 2010: - 11.30-1.15pm: Workshop "Fight for what's right: become a student leader in planetary stewardship", room 309 ... have you ever been asked by a non-science citizen what good your research is for? ... please join us an a vivid discussion by the hand of Terry Chapin and Mary Power on how to become active planetary stewards and how to engage your local community in your research. There'll be free appetizers and refreshments Friday, August 6, 2010: - 8-11.30am: Symposium "Revolutionary Ecology: multidisciplinary and multimedia approaches to cooling the planet" Also, please stop by the ESA Student Section & Education Section booth in the exhibitors area for specific information about both sections and local info about Pittsburgh! We'll see you there soon! ESA-SS board -- "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; [email protected] http://sites.google.com/site/RobResearchSite/
