Monday, November 29, 2010

Help plan YES Network Activities for the GSA 2011 meeting!

We are planning many YES Network activities for the GSA 2011 Annual meeting which will be 9-12 October 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota next year. Our plans include technical sessions, short courses, social activities, and more! If you have a strong inclination that you will be attending the GSA 2011 meeting next year, please email either Leila Gonzales (lmg[at]agiweb.org) or Mary (yesnetwork.usa[at]gmail.com) so that we ensure you receive personal invites to all the YES Network functions.

Also, let us know if you would like to be involved in planning and organizing of the following activities:

1. Chair and co-chair for the YES Network's Technical Session on engaging early-career geoscientists in outreach activities.

2. Exhibitor booth staff - talk to GSA conference attendees about the YES Network and how they can get involved. We'll have fliers at the booth about the YES Network, upcoming events, schedule of events at GSA 2011, and information on our social activities and competition. We also plan to have a computer at the booth so you can show visitors the YES Network website and social media channels, including how to join the YES Network.

3. Social activities - Help plan our social activities for GSA 2011!

4. Competition for prizes - Help plan our YES Network Competition activities for GSA 2011. This will include designing the competition and contacting sponsors who will donate prizes for the event.

5. Media - Get the word out to the rest of the YES Network and world by being part of the team that ensures we have enough flyers and stickers at the booth. You can also be part of the media team who will be updating our blog, twitter-feed and facebook pages about what we're doing at GSA 2011.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Upcoming Events and Activities - AGU, YES Africa, GSA2011, etc.!

I just got back from the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, Colorado last week. What a great meeting! It was good to meet so many new people who are excited to get involved with the YES Network in expanding the US National Chapter. Welcome to all our new members that joined the YES Network during the GSA meeting this year!

Well, we've got an exciting next few months starting with the AGU meeting next month in San Francisco! 

Here's some ways you can get involved in the YES US National Chapter:

AGU 2010
YES Network members are co-convening two sessions at AGU this year, and we'll all be getting together for dinner on Monday evening (check out the schedule on the YES Network's international blog). If you're going to AGU next month, let us know so we can keep you up to date on everything we're doing at the meeting. Hope to see you all in San Francisco!

GeoBloggers
If you would like to blog on the YES Network USA site about geoscience related topics and events (including the upcoming AGU meeting), please email us at yesnetwork.usa [at] gmail.com.

GeoPhoto Showcase
We will be showcasing photos from fieldwork, research, lab work, teaching, etc. from YES Network members in the USA right here on our site. Please send us your photos (to yesnetwork.usa [at] gmail.com) with a caption and permission to use the photo on our YES USA website.

Getting Ready for GSA 2011
We are currently planning YES Network activities for the GSA 2011 meeting. If you have ideas for sessions, webinars, activities, field trips, etc., send an email to Mary Seid at yesnetwork.usa [at] gmail.com. Session proposals are due in early January, so let's start discussing our ideas soon! We're also looking for a few people to help out with the coordination of our YES activities at GSA next year. Email Mary if you are interested in being part of the coordinating team.

Web-Connect to the YES Africa 2011 Symposium
If you aren't flying over to Johannesburg, South Africa this January to take part in the YES Africa 2011 Symposium and CAG23 meeting, you can register online for the roundtables as a web-based participant. There will be two roundtables on 12 January 2011 that will be broadcast in real-time: one on natural hazards and one on creating professional development resources for early-career geoscientists. Visit the YES Africa 2011 webpage for more information about the conference and roundtables, and for registration details. Web-based participation in these roundtables is free.