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1 Connecting Geoscientists Around the World Promoting Earth Science for Society www.networkyes.org July 2011 Require courses in fundamental concepts (sedimentol- ogy, structure, mathematics, physics, etc.) (23) Internships with geoscience employers (21) Presenting research at conferences (13) Conducting research with faculty or graduate students (18) Involvement in professional societies (16) Mentoring by faculty or alumni (9) Hello everyone and welcome to this month’s newsletter. Prepara- tions are fully underway for YES2012 and the programme will be advertised soon. As you are aware the YES2012 Congress is being held during the 34th IGC in Brisbane and as such we are strongly encouraging all YES Network attendees to submit abstracts to the IGC scientific programme. is means you can present with your scientific peers and join the YES Network programme each eve- ning. YES Network activities will not overlap with those of IGC so you will be able to attend everything that you are interested in! Funding is available via the GeoHost programme and you must apply before November 1st. e YES2012 webpage will be live shortly and in the meantime you can register and apply via the IGC website (http://www.34igc.org/ geohost-support-scheme.php). Have a great month! Jo Joanne Venus [email protected] YES Network President 2010-2012 www.networkyes.org In this Issue Starting Lines A.K. Mahapatra Student-to-Professional Continuum Survey results as of 20 July 2011 Total number of responses: 39. Mulitple choices allowed. What is the best method for preparing students for a geoscience career? YES Network Updates 2 Member Showcase 4 Opportunities in the YES Network 5 Upcoming YES Network Events 6 Geoscience Community News 7 YES Network National Chapters 9 Contribute to the Newsletter 11 is survey is ongoing - Please take a few moments to share your opinions at: www.networkyes.org
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Connecting Geoscientists Around the WorldPromoting Earth Science for SocietyNetwork
www.networkyes.org July 2011
Require courses in fundamental concepts (sedimentol-ogy, structure, mathematics, physics, etc.) (23)
Internships with geoscience employers (21)
Presenting research at conferences (13)
Conducting research with faculty or graduate students (18)
Involvement in professional societies (16)
Mentoring by faculty or alumni (9)
Hello everyone and welcome to this month’s newsletter. Prepara-tions are fully underway for YES2012 and the programme will be advertised soon. As you are aware the YES2012 Congress is being held during the 34th IGC in Brisbane and as such we are strongly encouraging all YES Network attendees to submit abstracts to the IGC scientific programme. This means you can present with your scientific peers and join the YES Network programme each eve-ning.
YES Network activities will not overlap with those of IGC so you will be able to attend everything that you are interested in! Funding is available via the GeoHost programme and you must apply before November 1st.
The YES2012 webpage will be live shortly and in the meantime you can register and apply via the IGC website (http://www.34igc.org/geohost-support-scheme.php).
Have a great month!Jo
Joanne [email protected] Network President 2010-2012www.networkyes.org
In this Issue Starting Lines
A.K. Mahapatra
Student-to-Professional Continuum Survey results as of 20 July 2011
Total number of responses: 39. Mulitple choices allowed.
What is the best method for preparing students for a geoscience career?
YES Network Updates 2Member Showcase 4Opportunities in the YES Network 5Upcoming YES Network Events 6Geoscience Community News 7YES Network National Chapters 9Contribute to the Newsletter 11
This survey is ongoing - Please take a few moments to share your opinions at: www.networkyes.org
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YES Network UpdatesMembership Updates Notes from the Leadership Teams
Total Membership: 1,395Number of Countries Represented: 101
Percentages represent 79% of membership.
12%
2%26%
35%22%
3%
Membership Distribution by Continent
Have you created your Membership Profile?There are currently 96 members who have posted their profile in the YES Network’s Membership Directory! Join the com-munity to find collaborators, develop YES Network projects and chat about geoscience topics of interest. Visit the YES Network’s website (www.networkyes.org) and click on Join YES to access the Membership Directory.
Get connected to your local YES Network Chapter!Even if you’d like to keep your profile unlisted in the Mem-bership Directory, please make sure to update your profile’s “Country of Residence” field. That way, we can connect you with your local YES Network National Representative so you can keep current on YES Network activities in the country where you live.
YES Network Bulletin TeamIt is our great honor to invite submissions to the first edition of the YES Network Bulletin. The submission deadline is September 30, 2011. The fundamental aim of the YES Network Bulletin is to publish con-tributions pertaining to aspects of earth sciences, providing a timely forum to the advancement of the entire field. The YES Network Bulletin is published twice per year, in July and December. Papers must be original, and will present data, interpretations and/or syntheses that are unpublished and/or have not been submitted elsewhere. If accepted, the papers become copyright of the YES Network.~ The Editorial Board
Check the YES Network News site for the latest infor-mation on the YES Bulletin. (www.networkyes.org/index.php/news/)
Communications TeamThe YES Network is now on Vimeo!Send us your geoscience-related videos so we can up-load them. http://vimeo.com/channels/185483
Leadership Teams,
remember to send
your updates to the
Newsletter Team
by the 8th of the month!
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YES Network National Chapter Updates
YES-Denmark (from Tiffany Rivera)Are you in Denmark and looking to connect with other geoscience students and early-career geoscientists? Get connected with the YES Network – Denmark chapter. www.yesnetworkdk.blogspot.com
YES-USA (from Heather Houlton) I’m the new webmaster and social media coordinator for the YES Network- USA Chapter!
If you haven’t visited the YES Network’s USA Chapter website yet, please check out our new posts and let me know if you have any news to share. The USA YES Net-work website is http://yesnetworkusa.blogspot.com/
I also just created a Facebook page for us at: www.facebook.com/pages/YES-Network-USA-Chap-ter/173983572669198! If you “Like” our USA page, you can join in on the conversation of new things going on in the community, post comments and post pictures too!
We have lots of YES Network activities going on at the SSSA2011, GSA2011 and AGU2011 meetings this year, and I’ll be keeping the YES-USA website updated with information on these events. We have many things that we’ll be planning, so stay tuned!
National Representatives
remember to send
your updates to the
Newsletter Team on the
8th of the month!
With more and more YES Network National Chapters starting and growing, please make sure to check the National Chapter websites for the most recent news.
Here are some highlights of what’s happening around the world.
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YES Network Member ShowcaseWhat are you studying or where do you work?
I recently accepted a position as the Workforce Develop-ment, Education and Outreach Specialist with the Ameri-can Geological Institute.
How did you become interested in the geo-sciences?
I was an undergraduate at the University of Colorado in Boulder where I was studying astronomy/planetary sci-ences. I took some intro geology courses and started do-ing Geoscience Education Research with some of the post-docs there. After I graduated with my Bachelor’s, I went on to get my Master’s at Purdue University where I studied the reasons why students decide to major in the geosciences and what career paths they intend on pursuing.
Why did you join the YES Network?
I joined the YES Network to promote the geosciences as a whole and to initiate communication with geoscientists all around the world. I would like to become involved in YES Network activities and conferences, in the USA and internationally.
How is your research or work relevant to society?
I work to understand how to recruit and retain students into the geosciences. This is important for the future of the geoscience discipline because there is a high demand for our profession and very few people to meet that increas-ing demand. I hope to increase participation and aware-ness of the geosciences to the community and to empha-size the importance of our field to the greater population.
What activities are you involved in with the YES Network and/or what YES Net-work activities would you like to become more involved with?
I just took over the role of the YES Network, USA Chap-ter’s webmaster! I am very excited to take on this respon-sibility and hopefully increase visibility and membership of the USA chapter.
Visit the YES Network website
(www.networkyes.org) to see all
of the YES Network member
showcase profiles, and get more
information about how to have
your profile added to the YES
Network Member Showcase.
Heather R. Houlton Webmaster, YES Network USA
Workforce Development, Education and Outreach SpecialistAmerican Geological Institute
United States of America
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Opportunities for YES Network MembersLeadership Opportunities
Leadership teams, do you have positions and duties that YES Network members can help you with? If so, send your position announcements to [email protected], and we will post them here in the monthly YES Network Newsletter.
Submit an Article to the YES BulletinWe are seeking submissions to the YES Bulletin. Submis-sions can be sent to [email protected].
Associate Editor for the YES NewsletterWe are looking for an additional Associate Editor to join our Newsletter team to assist with the writing, editing, and publication of our monthly newlsetter. We produce our newsletter in Adobe InDesign, so candidates will need to have experience with Adobe InDesign CS4, and access to the software. Please email your letter of interest to Leila Gonzales ([email protected]).
Share your geoscience field and lab experiences!We are seeking input for the YES Network blog. Share your experiences in the field, in the lab, or on any other (relevant) geoscience topic. Please send your submissions to [email protected] and we’ll post it on the blog. If you have a blog already, and enjoy writing, come join our blogging team to write about what interests you in the geosciences.
YES 2012 Organizing Team OpeningsWe’re seeking individuals to join the YES 2012 organiz-ing team to help plan the activites at the YES 2012 Con-gress (workshops, luncheons, roundtables, social outings, logistics, etc.). Contact Gabriela Pelingero ([email protected]) or Michelle Cooper ([email protected]) for more information.
Research and Project Collaborations
YES Network: Geomicrobiology InitiativePunyasloke Bhadurywww.yesgeomicrobiology.blogspot.com/Email: [email protected] the last decade the interdisciplinary domain of Geo-biology including geomicrobiology has generated plenty of interests among geologists, earth scientists and biolo-gists. New discoveries in geomicrobiology has significantly changed the way we think about the origin and evolution of life on earth. YES Geomicrobiology is an initiative of YES Network to motivate early-career geoscientists to pur-sue research in geobiology and also encourage collabora-tion amongst geologists, geochemists microbiologists and environmental scientists.
Updated Decision Points SurveyJo Venus and Leila Gonzaleswww.networkyes.org/index.php/projects/descision_points_survey/Thank you to all who participated in the YES Network’s Decision Points Survey. We got a lot of feedback from our survey participants and had several good discussions with-colleagues at the AGU 2010 Fall Meeting in December. Based on these discussions, we have updated the survey to be more extensive to better capture information about why people stay in or leave the geosciences. If you have not yet taken the updated survey, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey today.
Do you have an idea that you’d like to develop with other YES Network members? Send a brief description of your research or project idea and your contact information (name and email) to [email protected].
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Upcoming YES Network EventsSkype Chats & Webinars
28 July 2011, 4pm GMTNational Representatives - ‘Drop In’ Skype ChatAdd yesnationalreps to your Skype contacts. Meet and chat with other National Representatives, exchange tips and develop ideas on how to build your National Chapter. This session will run as as text chat session.
YES Network Meetings & ActivitiesOCTOBER 2011Geological Society of America Annual Meeting http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2011/9-12 October 2011, Minneapolis, Minnesota USAAbstract Submission Deadline: 26 July
YES Network Sessions & ActivitiesAll details are posted on the YES Network website at:http://www.networkyes.org/index.php/meetings/gsa_2011/Email Heather Houlton at [email protected] if you plan on at-tending the GSA 2011 meeting and want to get involved with our YES Network activities.
Submit an abstract to a YES Network session!T.171 Developing the Global Geoscientist through Interna-tional Geoscience Networks and Research Projects
T.166 Geoscientists Without Borders®: A model for the de-velopment programs that apply geoscience to humanitarian needs. (YES Network- SEG - AGI)
T.151 Engaging Early-Career Geoscientists and Geoscience Students in Outreach Activities
Register for the GeoSciML Short Course!Short Course 515: Setting up a GeoSciML data service to pub-lish your geological map data
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YES Network Meetings & ActivitiesGeological Society of America Annual MeetingRegister for the Networking Luncheon!YES Network-GSA-AGI Student Networking LuncheonJoin us for this exciting opportunity to network with geoscience employers and find out about gesocience careers you may not have considered!
Soil Science Society of America Annual MeetingOctober 16-19, 2011 San Antonio, TXStay tuned for more information coming soon about YES Net-work activities at SSSA meeting! We’ll post a schedule of events on the YES Network USA website (http://yesnetworkusa.blogspot.com/). The SSSA 2011 meeting website is www.acs-meetings.org.
American Geophysical Union Annual MeetingDecember 5-9, 2011 San Francisco, CAAbstract Submission Deadline: 04 August
Submit an abstract to a YES Network session!ED49 - Student-to-Professional ContinuumED51 - Using International Networks to Develop the Future Global Geoscience WorkforceED32 - Innovative Education, Outreach, and Communication Activities by Early Career Scientists
More details coming soon about YES Network activities at the AGU 2011 meeting!
YES CONGRESS 2012YES Network2012 Congress will be held in conjunction with the 34th IGC (www.34igc.org) in Brisbane, Australia. The YES Network will be organizing several sessions, roundtables and social activities. We’re finishing up the webpabges and will post the information on the YES Network website soon! We are looking for individuals to get involved with the organisation and running of this event. See page 5 for more information.
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Geoscience Community NewsUpcoming Events
CFES Survey of Canadian GeoscientistsIf you are a Canadian geoscience professional or student under the age of 35, please check out the Canadian Fed-eration of Earth Sciences (CFES) online survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CFES_Under_35_workforce
The Second Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Sym-posium (APGNSymp2011) Hanoi, Vietnam, 16-24 July 2011http://www.vigmr.vn/Asia_Pacif ic_G eoparks_Network_2nd_Symposium_2011/
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting8-12 August, Taipei, TaiwainSessions cover all aspects of the geosciences. Of note is the session on “Groundwater System: Social and Health issues” which covers recent advances in water dynamics, flow analysis,exploration techniques and strategies, pollu-tion problems their impact on both health and social is-sues. www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2011
International Student Conference: Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge Systems15-17 August 2011, Johannesburg, South AfricaThe conference provides students and youth with the opportunity to present their research papers at an in-ternational level. www.cees.uio.no/news/2011/climate-change-conferencesa.html
Upcoming Events
Brazilian Symposium on Geological Hertigage14-17 September 2011, Rio de JaneiroThe Brazilian Symposium on Geological Hertigage is an event that is of great importance in defining the course of geological research in the country. This event has been produced from more than six years of hard work and dis-cussion about this topic. This symposium will include a consolidated volume of research and events that indicate a shift in the thinking of geosciences. https://www.metae-ventos.net/simposiopatrimoniogeologico/
GCAGS 61st Annual Convention, 16-19 OctoberThe GCAGS Annual Convention will be in Veracruz, Mex-ico 16-19 Oct 2011 and will be hosted by the Asociacion Mexicana de Geologos Petroleros. The conference’s main theme is “Sharing Knowledge to Add Value.” Registration will open soon. http://www.gcags2011.com
3rd Geotourism Conference (Oman)30 October - 1 NovemberThe conference will provide the opportunity for earth sci-entists, tourism practitioners, academics and protected area managers to share knowledge and explore how geo-tourism can add value to destinations and the visitor expe-rience. http://www.geoparks.it/node/150
First International Conference on African & Ara-bian Geoparks21-28 November, 2011, El Jadida, MoroccoThe conference aims to launch the Arabian Geopark Net-work. Full details are posted on the African GeoParks Net-work website: www.africangeoparksnetwork.org
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Geoscience Community NewsResources, Positions, Funding
PhD at the SAFARI project at UniCIPR, Norway Applicants are invited for a PhD position with the SAFARI proj-ect at Uni CIPR (Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research), lo-cated at University of Bergen (UiB), Norway. The SAFARI proj-ect is a multidisciplinary effort including 3 PhD students and several senior researchers. The key goal of the SAFARI project is to collect stratigraphic and architectural data from modern and ancient depositional systems for use in modelling hydrocarbon reservoirs. The collected data will also be used to answer fun-damental scientific questions about the nature of the preserved rock record. Full position details posted at:http://org.uib.no/cipr/Project/SAFARI/index.htm
SEDIBUD GRANTS for the SEDIBUD WorkshopThe International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG/AIG) Working Group on Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments (SEDIBUD) offers two grants of 250.00 euros each for young geomorphologists (under 35 yrs old) from Scandinavian coun-tries, Canada and Russia, to attend the scientific meeting of SEDIBUD Working Group Sedimentary fluxes dynamics in the changing mountain and polar environment - monitoring, record & consequences in Zakopane - Poland (5-8 September 2011). Details are posted at http://www.geomorph.org/main.html
Call for proposals: TASENEDeadline 30 August 2011The TASENE programme is a unique collaboration between COSTECH (Tanzania), Sida (Sweden) and NWO-WOTRO (The Netherlands). TASENE invites applications from recent PhD graduates in any discipline to conduct full time research over two years, jointly with colleagues from the other countries. The researchers will work in Tanzania and in either Sweden or The Netherlands. Research should be relevant to the research and university system in Tanzania. For more information please go to: http://www.sidaresearch.se/tasene.aspx
Upcoming Events
2nd Workshop of Geoscience Information in Africa November / December 2011 Daressalaam, Tanzania (SEAMIC) - Organised by CGI, UNESCO and (SEAMIC). One of the main aims of this workshop are to build a pan-African geoscience in-formation knowledge network. For more information, includ-ing a full list of workshop objectives, visit www.GIRAF2009.org and/or contact Kristine Asch, BGR [email protected] or Felix Toteu, UNESCO [email protected].
4th Intl. Professional Geology Conference Call for Abstracts! Deadline 15 August 2011Geoscientists Canada is hosting the 4IPGC (4th Internationally Professional Geology Conference) from 22-24 January 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference theme will be “Earth Science-Global Practice”. www.4ipgc.ca/papers-and-abstracts/
EGU2012 General Assembly Call for Session Proposals! Deadline 16 September 2011The next EGU General Assembly 2012 (EGU2012) will be held again at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) from 22 Apr 2012 to 27 Apr 2012. Take an active part in organizing the scientific program. Meeting details are posted at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/provi-sionalprogramme
Resources, Positions, FundingPh.D. Solar System Science, University of GöttingenApplication deadline: August 1, 2011 Research-oriented 3-years graduate program with training in solar system science, computational physics, space technology and project management. The successful application will be awarded with a PhD fellowship. For detailed information see: www.solar-system-school.de
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Front Page: Alok K. Mahapatra; Tiffany Rivera: Pages 5-6; YES Congress 2009 China Organizing Committee: Pages 2-3,9-10; Leila Gonzales: Pages 5-8; Urool Saaed: Pages 5-6; Taufeeq Dhansy: Page 11, Heather R. Houlton: Page 4.
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