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For further information on DISCCRS--Dissertations Initiative for the
Advancement of Climate Change Research, please visit the web site
http://aslo.org/phd.html

The first symposium will be held 10-15 March 2003 at Copamarina Resort,
Puerto Rico.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6 October 2002


DISCCRS
Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research
http://aslo.org/disccrs/disccrsposter.pdf

DISCCRS catalyzes interdisciplinary understanding and peer networking
among recent PhDs across the full range of disciplines relevant to the
understanding of climate change and its impacts. Jointly sponsored by
the American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography (ASLO), American Meteorological Society (AMS) and
Ecological Society of America (ESA) and supported by NASA and NOAA, the
program includes:

DISSERTATION REGISTRY: An online, fully searchable PhD Dissertation
Registry introduces grads to the community and provides a concise
overview of recent advances from around the world

E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST: Job and other announcements are transmitted
electronically. to recent grads. Messages targeting this group may be
sent to phd [at] whitman.edu for distribution.

SYMPOSIUM: A capstone symposium fosters international, interdisciplinary
understanding and peer networks. Grads have an opportunity to present
their research, meet with agency representatives, and discuss emerging
research, education and societal issues.

The first symposium will be held 10-15 March 2003 at Copamarina Resort,
Puerto Rico.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6 October 2002

Forty participants will be selected by committee based on the
application materials submitted. Airfare and on-site expenses are
subsidized by the supporting agencies (NASA and NSF).

For further information visit the web site http://aslo.org/phd.html