<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello LUQ grad students, </div><div><br></div><div>See below outreach opportunity. SciFund Challenge is doing a scientific outreach training for scientists of all levels who are new to outreach. Several sports are reserved specifically for LTER grad students. Any volunteers to represent LUQUILLO? Deadline to apply OCT 16</div><div><br></div><div><div><a href="http://scifundchallenge.org/blog/2015/09/25/free-outreach-training-class-for-scientists-is-back/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://scifundchallenge.org/blog/2015/09/25/free-outreach-training-class-for-scientists-is-back/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div>Aaron</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Christie Yorke</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christie.yorke@lifesci.ucsb.edu">christie.yorke@lifesci.ucsb.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 1:41 PM<br>Subject: [LTER-grad-rep] SciFund Challenge opportunity for LTER students<br>To: "<a href="mailto:grad-rep@lternet.edu">grad-rep@lternet.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:grad-rep@lternet.edu">grad-rep@lternet.edu</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>The SciFund Challenge coordinators have reserved several spots specifically for LTER graduate students. It would be great if we could get at least one person from each site apply for the course and then share what they learn with the rest of the students. If you or someone at your site is interested, applications need to be in by this coming Thursday. My experience Make sure to mention that you are an LTER student in the application. Here's the blurb for the course:</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Are you interested in connecting to the public with your research? If</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">so, you're in luck. SciFund Challenge (a non-profit organization) is</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">organizing an outreach training class for scientists that will be</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">running for five weeks, from late October to late November. The class</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">is free and is intended for scientists that are new to outreach, but</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">would like to get started with it. The class is open to scientists at</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">any level, in any discipline. The class will be conducted over the</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Internet, so all countries are welcome. The deadline to fill out the</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">short application form is </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span>October 16th</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">. You can find more information</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">about the class here:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://scifundchallenge.org/blog/2015/09/25/free-outreach-training-class-for-scientists-is-back/" rel="noreferrer" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://scifundchallenge.org/blog/2015/09/25/free-outreach-training-class-for-scientists-is-back/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Let me or the coordinators know if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Christie<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>-------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Christie Yorke<br></div><div><br>Doctoral Student<br></div>IGP Marine Science<br>University of California<br>Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620<br><a href="tel:760-583-0503" value="+17605830503" target="_blank">760-583-0503</a></div></div></div>
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