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<div align="center"><font size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Please
distribute</i></font></div>
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color="#000000"><b>*DISCCRS</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1"
color="#000000"><b>Interdisciplinary Training for</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Recent Ph.D.
Graduates Addressing</b></font></div>
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color="#000000"><b>Climate-Change/Impacts</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1"
color="#000000">http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1"
color="#000000">http://aslo.org/phd.html</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>DISCCRS II
Symposium</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#000000"> March
26 - April 2, 2006</font></div>
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Asilomar Conference Center</font></div>
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Pacific Grove, CA</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#000000">Register now to
become part of the DISCCRS network and</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#000000">receive the
DISCCRS newsletter</font></div>
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<div><font size="-1" color="#000000">After years of disciplinary
specialization, graduates from a wide array of backgrounds must
increasingly work together to address global climate-change issues. It
can take years to broaden perspectives and gain the necessary
collegial networks and experience. DISCCRS, an initiative funded by
NSF and NASA, seeks to jump-start the process.</font></div>
<div><font size="-1"><br></font></div>
<div><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Symposia for recent PhD
graduates</b></font></div>
<div><font size="-1" color="#000000">Annual symposia will bring
together 36 new scholars from the<b> natural</b> and<b> social
sciences</b>,<b> humanities</b>,<b> mathematics</b>,<b>
engineering</b> and related fields to foster collegial networking,
understanding across disciplinary, institutional and geographic
boundaries, and early-career development. Participants will present
their research in plenary sessions. Established interdisciplinary
professionals will be on hand to share their perspectives. Consultants
will teach participants to communicate across disciplines and with a
non-specialist audience. Representatives of Federal agencies will
describe programs and funding opportunities.</font><font size="-1">
Time will be provided for informal interactions as well. Symposia are
currently funded for 2006, 2007 and 2008.</font></div>
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<div><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Webpage and electronic
newsletter</b></font></div>
<div><font size="-1" color="#000000">Electronic resources are used to
extend the program scope beyond the symposium participants. The portal
to DISCCRS is http://aslo.org/phd.html. A unique feature is the
on-line Ph.D. Dissertation Registry, which introduces graduates to a
world-wide community and provides a concise overview of current work.
Dissertation abstracts are archived in a fully searchable format. The
site also includes resources for early-career development. Graduates
from all disciplines and countries are encouraged to register their
Ph.D. dissertation abstract using the interactive form at
http://aslo.org/forms/phdform.html.</font><font size="-1"> Once
registered, graduates are placed on a mailing list to receive a weekly
digest of news and time-sensitive announcements. The newsletter
includes sections for resources, news, job announcements, meetings,
courses, internships, plus a forum for open discussion. Send postings
to disccrs@whitman.edu.</font></div>
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<div><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Recent Ph.D. Graduates from
all countries and disciplines</b> are invited to join the DISCCRS
Program and apply to be a DISCCRS Symposium Fellow. Graduates
completing Ph.D. requirements between Oct. 1, 2002 - Sept. 30, 2005
are eligible to apply for the DISCCRS II Symposium. An
interdisciplinary committee will select 36 applicants based on the
submitted materials. Selection will favor those with interdisciplinary
interests. Symposium application deadline is</font><font size="-1">
October 2, 2005.<font color="#000000"> Support for symposium travel
and on-site expenses</font> will be<font color="#000000"> provided for
selected applicants.</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>*DISCCRS: Dis</b>sertations<b>
I</b>nitiative for the Advancement of<b> C</b>limate<b> C</b>hange<b>
R</b>e<b>s</b>earch</font></div>
<div><font size="-1" color="#000000">Supported by NSF and NASA;
jointly sponsored by the following societies: AAG, AERE, AGU,
AMS, ASLO, ESA,</font><font size="-1"> ESS-ISA.</font></div>
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<div><font size="-1">Contact:</font></div>
<div><font size="-1">Susan Weiler</font></div>
<div><font size="-1">DISCCRS Program Director</font></div>
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<div>C. Susan Weiler,
Ph.D. <br>
Office of Earth System Studies Tel:
509-527-5948 <br
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Whitman
College <span
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Walla Walla, WA 99362<br>
weiler@whitman.edu </div>
<div> Programs for Recent
PhDs <span
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http://aslo.org/phd.html<br>
DIALOG poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf <br>
DIALOG VII Symposium Application Deadline May 1, 2005 <br>
DISCCRS II Symposium Applicaton Deadline October 2,
2005 <br>
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Workshop Report, Meeting the Needs of Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
Graduates in a Changing Global Environment<br>
http://marcus.whitman.edu/~weilercs/biocomplexity/ <span
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