Career Development Webinar
Scientific Education Outreach
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Arctic System Science Thermokarst Project
Tuesday, 22 March 2011 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is hosting a
Career Development Webinar Series, with online presentations held
Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. AKST, 10:00 a.m. PST, 11:00 a.m.
MST, 12:00 p.m. CST, 1:00 p.m. EST, 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 list
of presentations as well as previous webinar recordings are available
at: http://apecs.is/webinars.
This week's webinar (on Tuesday, 22 March 2011) is entitled "Scientific
Education Outreach" and will be presented by Elena Sparrow, Education
Outreach Director at the International Arctic Research Center; and
Research Professor at the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural
Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Education and public outreach has become an increasingly necessary
component of a scientific career whether in academia or in industry.
This webinar will give an overview and examples of different types of
education outreach that you can incorporate in your work as well as in
research proposals for funding.
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_20. 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.
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is.