Career Development Webinar
Translating Scientific Insights Into Policy
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars
For questions or to reserve a spot in the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces the
fall 2011 Career Development Webinar Series. The series of four webinars
begins next Tuesday, 18 October 2011 at 5:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. AKDT,
10:00 a.m. PDT, 11:00 a.m. MDT, 12:00 p.m. CDT, 1:00 p.m. EDT, 7:00 p.m.
in Norway). You can double-check these times or look up alternate time
zones at: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. The full
schedule of presentations and recordings of previous webinars are
available at http://apecs.is/webinars.
The first webinar (on Tuesday, 18 October 2011) is entitled "Translating
Scientific Insights Into Policy" and will be presented by Dr. Chanda
Meek, Department of Political Science, University of Alaska Fairbank and
Dr. Pia Kohler, Center for Environmental Studies, Williams College. Many
researchers wonder how they can make a difference with their work. In
this webinar, Dr. Meek and Dr. Kohler discuss models from political
science explaining how science has informed policy and give examples of
successful and not-so-successful translations.
TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE WEBINAR
Due to the HUGE response and popularity of these webinars, the
University of Canterbury has increased the number of spots available to
100, but space is still expected to fill up. To reserve a spot in the
webinar, please send an email to: webinars [at] apecs.is. Any remaining spots
will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
TO ATTEND THE WEBINAR
Adobe Connect Pro software will be used to conduct the Career
Development webinars. The software requires that Abode Flash Player be
installed on participants' computers. If your computer does not already
have Adobe Flash, please install it at:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
To log into the Career Development webinar, please go to:
http://connect.canterbury.ac.nz/arcss_23/. Enter as a guest by typing in
a name (first name, last name, and institution preferred) and clicking
the 'Enter Room' button.
If you have not participated in a webinar before, a tutorial is
available at: http://www.apecs.is/virtual-poster-session/live-sessions.
Click on the "Video Tutorial on Joining an APECS Virtual Poster
Session." The webinar interface and instructions for the Virtual Poster
Sessions are the same for the Career Development series.
This webinar series is a collaborative effort between APECS, the
University of Canterbury, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Thermokarst Project.
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars.