[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:57:04 -0800
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DIALOG and Disccrs News
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Join a Professional Society
Renew your membership or join a professional Society.
Dear DIALOGers, Most scientific society memberships run on the
calendar year, so now is the perfect time to join a society if you
are not already a member, or to renew your membership if you already
are a member.
Why join a society? Because being a scientist is more than just doing
your paid job. It is also being part of the infrastructure that
fosters collegial interactions, information exchange, and the health
of our scientific community. And, it is being part of the system that
connects our science to society. Scientific societies are one of, if
not the, best mechanisms to do this. You may not want to, or be able
to, get directly involved in the infrastructure, but your dues help
others to do so.
What society should you join? There is no one society that serves our
community's need--there is a whole array. Pick one or more based on
your particular interests. If you go to http://aslo.org/phdlhtml, you
will find links to all the societies that sponsor and co-sponsor
ASLO. By following those links you can learn about the different
societies, and you can access their membership forms.
The list is centered on US scientific societies--but most of
these are international in scope. If you are affiliated with an
aquatic society outside the US and think it should be part of DIALOG,
please send me the contact information and we will look into it.
You might also be interested in a new society, the Eco-Ethics
International Union. If you want to learn more about this society, I
encourage you to read an article by EEIU President Otto Kinne.
http://www.esep.de/articles/esep/2003/E39.pdf
Sue Weiler
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
The Northern Studies Centre at the University of Aberdeen announces a
transdisciplinary seminar series: Sustainability, Biodiversity and
Knowledge in the Northern Circumpolar Regions.
BACKGROUND
The northern circumpolar regions, stretching from Siberia across
northernmost Europe and the North Atlantic to Canada and Alaska, have
become a focus for debate on environmental change, resource management
and sustainability. While the debate has pitted the interests of
industrial development against those of biological conservation, the
voices of long-term inhabitants of northern lands have been largely
ignored. Differences of perspective, and in basic assumptions about the
natural world and human relations towards it, have led to
misunderstanding and sometimes conflict, hindering the development of an
inclusive approach to the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable
management the North.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
We aim to explore the relation between sustainability, biodiversity and
knowledge, in each of five one-day seminars, by focusing on a particular
region. The regions to be considered include: Lapland, the Canadian
Northwest Territories, Eastern Siberia, the North Atlantic, and Nunavut
land. Each seminar will have as its objective to identify areas of
conflict and potential avenues for their resolution. A final, sixth
seminar, extending over two days and following a workshop format, will
use a comparative discussion as a springboard from which to develop
proposals for further research.
TRAVEL
Limited funds are available to assist with the travel expenses of
participants without alternative sources of support. Priority will be
given to postgraduate research students and junior postdoctoral
researchers. Anyone requiring support should apply to Tim Ingold
(tim.ingold@abdn.ac.uk), stating their requirements.
SEMINAR 1
The first seminar on socio-economic and ecological conflicts around
reindeer pastoralism in Lapland will be held on Friday 5 December, 2003.
A web-site dedicated to the seminar series is currently under
construction and an announcement will be made when it is working.
For further information, please contact:
Robert Wishart
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Department of Anthropology
University of Aberdeen
r.p.wishart@abdn.ac.uk
***************************************************
Jobs for PhDs
The University of Washington Program on Climate Change is searching
for two new faculty in three areas.
I don't have a web address I can send you and I can't send
attachments, but interested people should definately look into this.
Areas are:
* Terrestrial biogeochemistry and global ecosystems
* Paleoceanography
* Coupled ocean-atmosphere climate systems
To get information, e-mail uwpcc@u.washington.edu
The USGS is seeking to fill the position of Marine and Freshwater
Ecology (MFE) Branch Chief.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Marine and Freshwater Ecology (MFE) Branch Chief oversees research
on seabirds, marine mammals, marine and freshwater fish, marine and
freshwater ecosystems, and various inventory and monitoring efforts.
Supervises scientists in Anchorage, Juneau, and Gustavus, Alaska.
Develops partnerships Federal and State agencies to define scientific
goals and obtain funding. Develops cooperative research plans and
studies. Makes recommendations to resource managers based on research
findings through reports and scientific publications. Develops budgets
and allocates funds for research activities within MFE. Oversees
development of new concepts and innovative methodologies that advance
the state of knowledge within fish and wildlife research and management.
Selects personnel, defines assignments, and delegates responsibilities.
Serves as technical adviser for research on fisheries, seabirds, and
ecosystems, and on international marine mammal research issues related
to the arctic, Russia, and Canada. Maintains close liaison with the
scientific community, administrators, and professional personnel of
state, federal, and foreign natural resource agencies. Provides
scientific vision and leadership for MFE.
QUALIFICATIONS
It is important that all applicants view the Vacancy Announcement in its
entirety for qualifications requirements and to be sure that all
required documents are submitted.
The vacancy announcement can be found by going to:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=19718801
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=19718797
For information on qualification requirements please go to:
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/quals/0480.html
SALARY
GS13: $61,251-$79,629; GS-14: $72,381-$94,098 per annum
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Friday, 28 November 2003
CONTACT
Joy Geiselman (joy_geiselman@usgs.gov) for information on job duties
Karen Perez (kperez@usgs.gov) for information on application.
The U.S. Geological Survey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S.
Citizenship is required.
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Forum
How to speak English Properly
This isn't about aquatic science--but we can all use some help writing.......
1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat)
6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.
7. Be more or less specific.
8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
10. No sentence fragments.
11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.
12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it's
highly superfluous.
14. One should NEVER generalize.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words
however should be enclosed in commas.
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth
earth-shaking ideas.
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate
quotations. Tell me what you know."
25. If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?
30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
***************************************************
This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose
of distributing information of potential interest to recent PhDs
engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate change
research, and to build an international sense of community among
recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of
information and opinions regarding research, professional and social
issues.
The views and opinions expressed are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or
of the individual who has submitted a particular item for
distribution. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those
of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler serves as
producer and editor and reserves the right to edit or reject material
submitted to the list.
Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to
phd@whitman.edu or weiler@whitman.edu.
For ease of transmission, please do not send attachments. Send a
short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any
appropriate websites.
--
C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Biology Department Tel: 509-527-5948
Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
Walla Walla, WA 99362
weiler@whitman.edu
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences http://www.aslo.org/mas.html
DIALOG and DIACES poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf
DISCCRS poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Join a
Professional Society</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div><b>Renew your membership or join a professional
Society.</b></div>
<div>Dear DIALOGers, Most scientific society memberships run on the
calendar year, so now is the perfect time to join a society if you are
not already a member, or to renew your membership if you already are a
member.</div>
<div><b>Why join a society?</b> Because being a scientist is more than
just doing your paid job. It is also being part of the infrastructure
that fosters collegial interactions, information exchange, and the
health of our scientific community. And, it is being part of the
system that connects our science to society. Scientific societies are
one of, if not the, best mechanisms to do this. You may not want to,
or be able to, get directly involved in the infrastructure, but your
dues help others to do so.</div>
<div><b>What society should you join?</b> There is no one society that
serves our community's need--there is a whole array. Pick one or more
based on your particular interests. If you go to
http://aslo.org/phdlhtml, you will find links to all the societies
that sponsor and co-sponsor ASLO. By following those links you can
learn about the different societies, and you can access their
membership forms.</div>
<div> The list is centered on US scientific
societies--but most of these are international in scope. If you are
affiliated with an aquatic society outside the US and think it should
be part of DIALOG, please send me the contact information and we will
look into it.</div>
<div> You might also be interested in a new
society, the Eco-Ethics International Union. If you want to learn more
about this society, I encourage you to read an article by EEIU
President Otto Kinne.</div>
<div>http://www.esep.de/articles/esep/2003/E39.pdf</div>
<div> Sue Weiler</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div align="center"><font
color="#0000FF"><b>***************************************************</b
></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Summer
Programs, Courses, Internships</b></font>,<font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b> Meetings</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div>The Northern Studies Centre at the University of Aberdeen
announces a</div>
<div>transdisciplinary seminar series:<b> Sustainability, Biodiversity
and</b></div>
<div><b>Knowledge in the Northern Circumpolar Regions.</b><br>
BACKGROUND<br>
The northern circumpolar regions, stretching from Siberia across<br>
northernmost Europe and the North Atlantic to Canada and Alaska,
have<br>
become a focus for debate on environmental change, resource
management<br>
and sustainability. While the debate has pitted the interests of<br>
industrial development against those of biological conservation,
the<br>
voices of long-term inhabitants of northern lands have been
largely<br>
ignored. Differences of perspective, and in basic assumptions about
the<br>
natural world and human relations towards it, have led to<br>
misunderstanding and sometimes conflict, hindering the development of
an<br>
inclusive approach to the conservation of biodiversity and
sustainable</div>
<div>management the North.<br>
<br>
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES<br>
We aim to explore the relation between sustainability, biodiversity
and<br>
knowledge, in each of five one-day seminars, by focusing on a
particular<br>
region. The regions to be considered include: Lapland, the
Canadian<br>
Northwest Territories, Eastern Siberia, the North Atlantic, and
Nunavut<br>
land. Each seminar will have as its objective to identify areas of<br>
conflict and potential avenues for their resolution. A final,
sixth<br>
seminar, extending over two days and following a workshop format,
will<br>
use a comparative discussion as a springboard from which to
develop</div>
<div>proposals for further research.<br>
TRAVEL<br>
Limited funds are available to assist with the travel expenses of<br>
participants without alternative sources of support. Priority will
be<br>
given to postgraduate research students and junior postdoctoral<br>
researchers. Anyone requiring support should apply to Tim Ingold</div>
<div>(tim.ingold@abdn.ac.uk), stating their requirements.<br>
SEMINAR 1<br>
The first seminar on socio-economic and ecological conflicts
around</div>
<div>reindeer pastoralism in Lapland will be held on Friday 5
December, 2003.<br>
A web-site dedicated to the seminar series is currently under</div>
<div>construction and an announcement will be made when it is
working.</div>
<div>For further information, please contact:<br>
Robert Wishart<br>
Postdoctoral Research Assistant<br>
Department of Anthropology<br>
University of Aberdeen</div>
<div>r.p.wishart@abdn.ac.uk</div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
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color="#0000FF"><b>***************************************************</b
></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div><b>The University of Washington Program on Climate Change is
searching for two new faculty in three areas.</b></div>
<div>I don't have a web address I can send you and I can't send
attachments, but interested people should definately look into this.
Areas are:</div>
<div>* Terrestrial biogeochemistry and global ecosystems</div>
<div>* Paleoceanography</div>
<div>* Coupled ocean-atmosphere climate systems</div>
<div>To get information, e-mail uwpcc@u.washington.edu</div>
<div align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><b>The USGS is seeking to fill the position of Marine and
Freshwater</b></div>
<div><b>Ecology (MFE) Branch Chief.</b><br>
<br>
RESPONSIBILITIES<br>
The Marine and Freshwater Ecology (MFE) Branch Chief oversees
research<br>
on seabirds, marine mammals, marine and freshwater fish, marine
and<br>
freshwater ecosystems, and various inventory and monitoring
efforts.<br>
<br>
Supervises scientists in Anchorage, Juneau, and Gustavus,
Alaska.<br>
Develops partnerships Federal and State agencies to define
scientific<br>
goals and obtain funding. Develops cooperative research plans and<br>
studies. Makes recommendations to resource managers based on
research<br>
findings through reports and scientific publications. Develops
budgets<br>
and allocates funds for research activities within MFE.
Oversees<br>
development of new concepts and innovative methodologies that
advance<br>
the state of knowledge within fish and wildlife research and
management.<br>
<br>
Selects personnel, defines assignments, and delegates
responsibilities.<br>
Serves as technical adviser for research on fisheries, seabirds,
and<br>
ecosystems, and on international marine mammal research issues
related<br>
to the arctic, Russia, and Canada. Maintains close liaison with
the<br>
scientific community, administrators, and professional personnel
of<br>
state, federal, and foreign natural resource agencies. Provides<br>
scientific vision and leadership for MFE.<br>
<br>
QUALIFICATIONS<br>
It is important that all applicants view the Vacancy Announcement in
its<br>
entirety for qualifications requirements and to be sure that all<br>
required documents are submitted.<br>
<br>
The vacancy announcement can be found by going to:<br>
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=19718801<br>
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=19718797<br>
<br>
For information on qualification requirements please go to:<br>
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/quals/0480.html<br>
<br>
SALARY<br>
GS13: $61,251-$79,629; GS-14: $72,381-$94,098 per annum<br>
<br>
APPLICATION DEADLINE<br>
Friday, 28 November 2003<br>
<br>
CONTACT<br>
Joy Geiselman (joy_geiselman@usgs.gov) for information on job
duties<br>
Karen Perez (kperez@usgs.gov) for information on application.<br>
<br>
The U.S. Geological Survey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
U.S.</div>
<div align="center">Citizenship is required.</div>
<div><br></div>
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color="#0000FF"><b>***************************************************</b
></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b>Forum</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div><b>How to speak English Properly</b></div>
<div>This isn't about aquatic science--but we can all use some help
writing.......</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.<br>
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.<br>
3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.<br>
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.<br>
5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat)<br>
6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.<br>
7. Be more or less specific.<br>
8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually)
unnecessary.<br>
9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.<br>
10. No sentence fragments.<br>
11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.<br>
12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.<br>
13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary;
it's<br>
highly superfluous.<br>
14. One should NEVER generalize.<br>
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.<br>
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.<br>
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.<br>
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.<br>
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.<br>
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary.
Parenthetical words<br>
however should be enclosed in commas.<br>
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would
suffice.</div>
<div>22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use
them.</div>
<div>23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put
forth</div>
<div>earth-shaking ideas.<br>
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said,
"I hate<br>
quotations. Tell me what you know."<br>
25. If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times:
Resist<br>
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.<br>
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.</div>
<div>27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid
colloquialisms.<br>
28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.<br>
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?</div>
<div align="center">30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse
than understatement.</div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
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align="center">***************************************************</div
>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">This newsletter has been developed
by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose of distributing information of
potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic
science or climate change research, and to build an international
sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international
forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research,
professional and social issues.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">The views and opinions expressed
are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or of the individual who has
submitted a particular item for distribution. The opinions expressed
do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring
societies. Dr. Weiler serves as producer and editor and reserves the
right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Please submit
announcements of interest to recent PhDs to phd@whitman.edu or
weiler@whitman.edu.</b></font></div>
<div align="center">For ease of transmission, please do not send
attachments. Send a short message in the body of an e-mail message,
and link to any appropriate websites.</div>
<div><br></div>
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<div>C. Susan Weiler,
Ph.D. <br>
Biology
Department <span
></span> Tel:
509-527-5948 <br
>
Whitman
College <span
></span
>
Fax: 509-527-5961<br>
Walla Walla, WA 99362<br>
weiler@whitman.edu <br>
Programs for Recent
PhDs <span
></span> http://aslo.org/phd.html<br>
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html<br>
DIALOG and DIACES poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf <span
></span> </div>
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