Please Reply ASAP (at the latest by 30 April 2012) so that we can
proceed with planning.
The Mountain Research Initiative (http://mri.scnatweb.ch/) Office, in
conjunction with the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment and with
the help of Oregon State University, announces a Key Contact Workshop
prior to the Ecological Society of American 2012 Annual Meeting
Saturday, 4 August 2012, Porland, Oregon (USA).
Background
A Key Contact Workshop (KCW) is a 1-day event facilitating and
fostering the dialogue between scientists with various backgrounds.
The three work tools, namely written research summaries, snapshot
presentations, and small working groups, stimulate interdisciplinary
thinking and allow peers to take a fresh look at your research.
The workshop accommodates a maximum of 24 speakers/ working group
chairs, and a few additional participants from a broad range of
fields and disciplines from both natural and social sciences. KCWs
usually precede major conferences that mountain researchers attend
anyway, in this case the Ecological Society of American Annual
Meeting. As such, the KCW offers an additional platform to scientists
interested in the dialogue with peers from other disciplines.
Objectives
The KCW brings together active researchers from around the world
working on global change in mountain regions to
(1) present a brief overview of their research programs,
(2) comment on fellow participant's research, and
(3) discover opportunities for new interdisciplinary research collaborations.
Organizers
MRI, OSU and GMBA
Tools
Participants
(1) prepare a 1-2 pages contribution to a "Catalogue of Research
Summaries" prior to the workshop
(2) outline current and, especially, future research programs in a
5'-presentation during the workshop
(3) chair a working group during the event to discuss those research
programs in depth (30-40')
(4) actively participate in 4-5 other working groups.
Fees
No fees apply to workshop participation. However, participants are
expected to organize their travel and accommodation themselves and to
cover their own expenses.
Products
A compilation of current research programs on global change in
mountains, see for instance:
<http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=611>http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=611
Worth trying?
Many of the KCW have been evaluated by the participants. Have a look
what they were saying:
<http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=731>http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=731
Contact
If you have more questions or plan to attend the workshop, please
contact Dr. Gregory B. Greenwood,
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
For more information on the ESA Annual Meeting, see the conference
webpage <http://www.esa.org/portland/>http://www.esa.org/portland/
Yours sincerely,
Greg Greenwood
