Conference Announcement
International Polar Year: Global Change in Our Communities
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
9-12 October 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Session Proposal Deadline: Thursday, 20 March 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/
Session proposals are invited for "International Polar Year: Global
Change in Our Communities," the 2008 National Conference of the Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
being held on 9-12 October 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
The conference will focus on global change, particularly climate change
and its impact on all fields of science and all ecosystems and
populations from the poles to the desert. Timed to correspond with
worldwide efforts related to the International Polar Year and supported
by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the SACNAS conference
represents an opportunity for the minority scientific community to have
a voice in the direction and application of research affecting the
health of the planet and her people.
Session proposals are invited to demonstrate relationships to polar
research, IPY, sustainability, green research, global change,
traditional ecological knowledge, or related topics (a connection to the
IPY theme is not required). Information about session categories and how
to submit a proposal is available at:
http://sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/
For 35 years, SACNAS has been a diverse society promoting opportunities
in advanced science education for Chicano/Latino, Native American, and
other underrepresented minority students. The mission of SACNAS is to
encourage Chicano/Latino and Native American students to pursue graduate
education and obtain the advanced degrees necessary for science
research, leadership, and teaching careers at all levels.
For further information, please contact:
SACNAS
E-mail: info [at] sacnas.org
Phone: 1-877-SACNAS-1