<div dir="ltr">Dear LTER Education/Outreach and Diversity Committees, <div>Last week, I attended an NSF webinar that reviewed the various NSF programs intended to broaden participation in STEM (all the way from K-12 and informal science learning audiences through postdoc and early career opportunities).</div><div><br></div><div>Both <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301359&org=EHR"><b>the video and the powerpoint</b></a> are available on the Education and Human Resources Division web page. If you are considering seeking new funding for diversity and inclusion efforts of any kind, it's worth spending an hour now to avoid wasting weeks applying to the wrong program or missing a key deadline.</div><div> </div><div>In addition, the email below contains the link to NSF's online interest form for reviewers. Reviewing proposals is a very good way to learn how to write better proposals. It is also not necessary to have previously received NSF funding. It's great professional development.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care, </div><div>Marty<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Otts, Katherine</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:kotts@nsf.gov">kotts@nsf.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 2:24 PM<br>Subject: FOLLOW-UP: NSF Opportunities: Broadening Participation in STEM through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar<br>To: Otts, Katherine <<a href="mailto:kotts@nsf.gov">kotts@nsf.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Greetings,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Thank you for your interest in the
<b>NSF Opportunities: Broadening Participation in STEM through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</b>
<b>Webinar</b> on September 30, 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Over 2,000 people attended the webinar! It was clear to us that there was much interest in efforts to broaden participation in STEM. Based on the feedback received so far, the webinar proved
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">The webinar recording and presentation (pdf) are accessible from
</span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources</span></a><span class="m_3160651935012256064MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">As we mentioned,
<u>we highly encourage you to consider serving as an NSF proposal reviewer</u>. <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">It is critical that we have a strong, diverse, and sizable cadre of qualified STEM and education researchers, practitioners, administrators, and professionals willing and available to share
their time and expertise to the merit review proposal process. The constructive feedback and insights provided by proposal reviewers are very important to us, as NSF program officers and in our decision-making processes. It is also a great way to learn more
about the merit review process. Prior experience as a proposal reviewer or NSF grantee are not required to serve as a proposal reviewer.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Guidance on proposal writing and the review process are provided. If you are asked to serve on proposal review panel (i.e., virtual, in-person), compensation will be provided.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#c00000">We ask that you complete the
</span></b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPWebinarReviewerInterestForm" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">online interest form</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#c00000"> if you are interested in
serving as a reviewer by Wednesday, October 14, 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b>DO NOT REPLY to this message. Please contact the division of interest directly.<u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Marty Downs (she/her/hers - <a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why" target="_blank">learn more</a>) </span><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div style="font-size:small">Director, LTER <span style="font-size:12.8px">Network Office</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px">Office: 805-893-7549</div><div style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</div><div style="font-size:small"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1441px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"> <a href="https://twitter.com/USLTER" target="_blank">LTERNET.edu</a> | <a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/library" target="_blank">LTER Zotero</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/USLTER" target="_blank">LTER Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyi2-kL_cTcm6FOnek-bRA" target="_blank">LTER YouTube</a> </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><i style="font-size:14px"><font color="#008f00">~ It is sometimes convenient for me to send email on evenings and weekends. </font></i></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><i style="font-size:14px"><font color="#008f00">Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your normal working hours ~</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>