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Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (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).
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
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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@arcus.org.
For more information regarding APECS and its activities please go to: http://arcticportal.org/apecs