<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi folks, </div><div><br></div><div>This opportunity just crossed by desk this afternoon. A pilot synthesis program has recently been funded to run what they are calling Mobile Working Groups (MWG), directly referencing the need to move outside of the "ivory tower" and into the community.</div><div><br></div><a href="https://csumb.edu/cme/active-societal-participation-research-and-education">https://csumb.edu/cme/active-societal-participation-research-and-education</a><div><br></div><div>The focus is on place-based science that focuses geoscience disciplines on societally relevant problems -- which seems right up your alley for many of you.</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to share it for two reasons </div><div><br></div><div>1) the funding deadline is <b>March 16</b>, so some of you might be able to get in proposals for this opportunity; and </div><div>2) Corey seems like a really interesting potential partner for the Network (also very involved in SACNAS) so perhaps someone we would want to invite to present at an EOC meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, </div><div>Marty</div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><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">Marty Downs<div>Deputy Director, <span style="font-size:12.8px">Network Communications Office</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://lternet.edu/" target="_blank">Long-Term Ecological Research Network</a></span></div><div><a href="http://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=9c0b9b36a4" target="_blank">LTER Science Update</a></div><div>t: @USLTER</div><div>f: USLTER</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Office: 805-893-7549</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</span></div><div><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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