We had a productive council call on Monday March 24, 2014. We welcomed two new council members Laura Fergusson and Laura Kelvin, both joined the 2013-2014 Council this month. They bring their social science and communication expertise to the council. With many council members on the call we were able to hear updates from the 3 subcommittees (RAC; EOC; MIC), the website working group, exciting projects from the Polar Educators International (PEI), and what is coming through the pipeline to the Council from the Excom. Several different opportunities came up during the call, from helping with upcoming Research Features, revamping APECS promotional material, and the MIC is still looking for a new co-chair! Also the Council term reports summary is now available. At a glance see the full range of activities and initiatives that our council members have been busy with over the last quarter. This document also shows the upcoming events or conferences that our members are planning on attending. Its a good way to see if there are others are going to a conference that you are planning on attending and check if there is an opportunity to plan an associated APECS event!... it can be as simple as networking beers ;)
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Read more about March Council Call Highlights:
RAC: Research future for April is Traditional Knowledge! And live streaming of the Nordic workshop first week of April
EOC: Polar week recap, lots of great events… did you participate in one? Have feedback or want to be involved next time… contact Kristen Sharp
MIC: Ines had a baby! We are looking for another co chair to help steer the MIC. Mentorship list has been fully updated (Huge job!!)
PEI: their project “Master Classes” is an opportunity for educators and researchers to connect. Richard Alley is teaching the first even on May 7th! Keep a look out for more updates.
Excom: Excom has been working on the APEC strategic plan, and new procedure and guidelines for National Committees. Council will have a vote on these procedural changes within the month.
To learn more, you can read the full meeting minutes on the council update page.
