<div dir="ltr"><div>FYI,<br><br><br></div>Meng-Pai<br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">carton</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carton@atmos.umd.edu" target="_blank">carton@atmos.umd.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: [Famos] Fwd: NSF Polar PIs: Please share this polar opportunity with your post-docs, early career faculty and colleagues<br>To: MetoFaculty <<a href="mailto:metofac@atmos.umd.edu" target="_blank">metofac@atmos.umd.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:essic@essic.umd.edu" target="_blank">essic@essic.umd.edu</a><br><br><br><br>
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* New Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) *<br>
* Leadership Symposium*<br>
<a href="http://disccrs.org/ngpr" target="_blank">http://disccrs.org/ngpr</a><br>
May 2-9, 2015<br>
USC Wrigley/Boone Center for Environmental Leadership<br>
Catalina Island, California<br>
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*Application Deadline*: November 3, 2015<br>
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The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2009 provided a once-in-50-years<br>
opportunity to celebrate and advance polar research. The 2008 New<br>
Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) Symposium provided a select group<br>
of early career researchers with an opportunity to share their IPY<br>
research plans, establish an ongoing collegial network, develop a common<br>
sense of history and purpose, and place their work in an<br>
interdisciplinary, systems context. Given the importance of polar<br>
regions to the Earth system and rapidly changing environmental<br>
conditions, the *2015 NGPR symposium will bring together a new cohort of<br>
early career polar researchers *to build on the momentum from the IPY<br>
and address changing conditions.<br>
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The week-long NGPR Leadership Symposium will bring together a select<br>
group of 36 early career researchers to present their research and<br>
discuss emerging research, professional and societal issues. Established<br>
polar experts, including Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley Thompson, will<br>
share their history and insights. Training sessions will focus on<br>
communication, team-building, collaborative research and leadership skills.<br>
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*Eligibility*: The 2015 NGPR Leadership symposium is open to early<br>
career researchers who completed their Ph.D. degree between 1 January<br>
2009 and 31 October 2014 and who have completed at least some of their<br>
Ph.D. or subsequent research in a polar region. While international<br>
participation is welcomed, the focus will be on the U.S. research system.<br>
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*Selection Process*: Participation will be limited to a total of 36<br>
invited early career scholars. Each symposium application will be<br>
evaluated by at least 3 reviewers with expertise in the applicant’s<br>
major area of research. The review criteria will include research<br>
quality, commitment to polar research, professional service and outreach<br>
interests. Selection will favor research excellence and leadership<br>
potential.<br>
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*Expenses*: Grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation will cover<br>
the costs of on-site room and meals along with air fare between the Los<br>
Angeles International Airport and & any other U.S. airport.<br>
Transportation will be provided between the Los Angeles International<br>
Airport & the U.S.C. Wrigley/Boone Center for Environmental Leadership<br>
on Catalina Island. Travel from locations outside the U.S. will not be<br>
covered.<br>
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Information and Application instructions: <a href="http://disccrs.org/ngpr" target="_blank">http://disccrs.org/ngpr</a><br>
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Co-Organizers: Sheldon D. Drobot, National Center for Atmospheric<br>
Research and C. Susan Weiler, Whitman College<br>
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*Support*: The NGPR Leadership Symposium is supported by collaborative<br>
grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation<br>
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*Questions*? Contact n <mailto:<a href="mailto:ngpr@whitman.edu" target="_blank">ngpr@whitman.edu</a>><a href="mailto:gpr.info@disccrs.org" target="_blank">gpr.<u></u>info@disccrs.org</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:gpr.info@disccrs.org" target="_blank">gpr.info@disccrs.org</a>><br>
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.<br>
Senior Research Scientist<br>
Whitman College<br>
<a href="tel:509-527-5948" value="+15095275948" target="_blank">509-527-5948</a><br>
<a href="mailto:weilercs@whitman.edu" target="_blank">weilercs@whitman.edu</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:weilercs@whitman.edu" target="_blank">weilercs@whitman.edu</a>><br>
<a href="http://disccrs.org/ngpr" target="_blank">http://disccrs.org/ngpr</a><br>
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