The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PRYN) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) propose to hold a one-day career development workshop on Sunday 12 December 2010, prior to the 2010 Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA.

This workshop will provide a great opportunity for young researchers working in the polar regions and the cryosphere to meet new colleagues and mentors, and develop skills not often taught during graduate education programs.

Topics of focus include, but are not limited to:

- Developing key messages about research projects

- Communicating research to various audiences (scientists in other disciplines, politicians, school children, media, the general public, etc.)

- Effective expressions and outreach methods in proposal writing

The workshop will be limited to 30 participants and mentors will be invited to provide guidance and information to the participants. All plenary sessions will be recorded and archived on the APECS and PYRN websites, and used for career development courses being planned by the NSF ARCSS Thermokarst project and the McMurdo Dry Valley’s Long-term Ecological Research (LTER).

Participants must apply by 15 October and are expected to pay a $25 registration fee after acceptance.

For more information, please contact the workshop organizers:

Kristin Timm, Anna Liljedahl, Anna M Wagner