Dear UKPN social scientists -
Please be aware that I have scheduled a Doodle poll for a Skype call held in the middle of March. This promises to be a productive meeting again; with new people introduced and the presentation of an exciting initiative coordinated with Laura Ferguson, PhD student in Polar media and communications at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Incase you missed the Doodle Poll link, here it is again. http://doodle.com/ufdb326m7mmnatbe.
The minutes from the last Skype call will also provide background. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DG6cT1ZdrXsYsUHohiC-P-ha50Tow0h8PEhBuS4pYQ/edit?usp=sharing.
Please let others know about this meeting and encourage those you know who might be interested in joining the UKPN as a means of building a network within the UK dedicated to Polar social science research. For instance, UArctic: http://www.uarctic.org.
Also, feel free to contact me in order to ask further questions related to the above.
Best wishes,
Mika.
APECS Council Co-Chair, 2014-15.
Postgraduate Researcher (PhD)
Department of Geography, Durham University
Tel. +44 (0) 774 5033 600
E-mail. m.j.laiho@durham.ac.uk
Postgraduate Researcher (PhD)
Department of Geography, Durham University
Tel. +44 (0) 774 5033 600
E-mail. m.j.laiho@durham.ac.uk
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 27 January 2015 15:41
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Sent: 27 January 2015 15:41
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Hi All.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the last UKPN social sciences meeting, which I hosted with Allen Pope and TJ Young, current President of the UKPN.
Here are the minutes, which produced a LOT of interesting input. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DG6cT1ZdrXsYsUHohiC-P-ha50Tow0h8PEhBuS4pYQ/edit?usp=sharing
The next call is scheduled for second week of March: http://doodle.com/ufdb326m7mmnatbe Please fill in this Doodle Poll link.
I'm going to take part in the next call with the UKPN's Exec to discuss the establishment of a sub-committee for social sciences so if there ARE any people out there looking to help set this up over the next year, between now and September, please get in touch with me!
Best regards.
Mika
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 23 January 2015 16:03
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Sent: 23 January 2015 16:03
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Hi everyone,
The below e-mail applies to all who are part of the UKPN's network and involved in SOCIAL SCIENCE research, preferably at an early career level:
I am organising another general meeting for all of us interested in streamlining and potentially reforming the UKPN's social science component, which would essentially allow the Social Science community in Britain (possibly elsewhere) to meet in the UK on occasion, engage more in casual but critical discussion about Polar social science, suggest common readings, and establish a definitive online presence both for presenting research findings and to socialise more within existing social media.
If you're not sure about UKPN, the social science component of UKPN or APECS, or fancy suggesting ways of improving UKPN's social science presence, please e-mail me or attend this meeting.
My Skype name is: mikes_finnish_connection.
The meeting takes place at 18:00 GMT on Monday 26th January.
Have a good weekend and speak to those of you who are interested on Monday evening.
Mika
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 22 January 2015 15:31
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Sent: 22 January 2015 15:31
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Subject: RE: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Hi All.
Hope you're all settling into work again, nicely.
Please do try to fill out the Doodle Poll for a January Call among UKPN Social Scientists, otherwise I shall just set the time and date and hope for the best :)
http://doodle.com/p7668vbprde9f7e2
Mika
From: LAIHO M.J.
Sent: 15 January 2015 18:23
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Subject: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Sent: 15 January 2015 18:23
To: jchking@gmail.com; sms10@aber.ac.uk; mcs89@cam.ac.uk; lgxjf2@nottingham.ac.uk; s.a.wright13@leeds.ac.uk; paul.mann@northumbria.ac.uk; MEDBY I.A.; torschofield@btinternet.com; regina@spaceflightdesign.org; e.f.darlington@lboro.ac.uk; gerlis.fugmann@apecs.is
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Subject: UKPN-social science-meeting, end of January
Hi everyone!
Welcome back to this fun little thread that I have been writing. Excuse the long e-mail below unless, of course, you are interested in UKPN's January meeting for Social Scientists!
Read on...
2015 is a brand new year and a new opportunity for us to organise ourselves, socialise, study and make some kind of impression on the development of Arctic and Antarctic Social Sciences together as a group within the UK.
UKPN is the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists' (APECS) UK national committee as well as the UK's national Polar Network, which is well-connected to a range of institutions and Polar organisations that you may or may not be aware of.
In our next Skype meeting I think it would be great if 1) I could either bring in some of the current or former Execs of the UKPN to speak on behalf of the network, just to bring everyone up to par with what UK Polar Social Science has achieved in recent years. If this is not possible, I would be more than willing to do a little personal research.
We shall also be discussing 2) a range of possibilities for organisation and, indeed, socialisation within our capable group of UK-based early career scholars. Many ideas include a graduate student-led workshop, seminar series, reading group and ideas for excursions to various Institutions. We can also discuss funding and I will be looking into the extent of the UKPN's budget for developing the Social Sciences in the UK.
How does this sound? Please get in touch with me, personally, via this e-mail address or via Skype: "mikes_finnish_connection" if you have any further comments you would like to raise with me.
The actual meeting date and time is still yet undecided. A new Doodle Poll has been set up targeting the end of January. If interested in attending this Skype meeting, please contribute to the Doodle Poll and hopefully we can organise a perfect time suitable for everyone this time. The link to the Doodle Poll can be found at: http://doodle.com/p7668vbprde9f7e2
Moreover, the previous Skype meeting minutes can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13UsBndByhsMFK3mE6rHxOdr5GTEfRHiAZluy_cB43gg/edit?usp=sharing - which ALSO includes a section for everyone to Edit; namely contact details and short bios. Please do us all a big favour and fill this in, preferably before Friday 23rd January! I will be sending out reminders.
And finally, an idea to 3) have our first web reading discussion on 31st January was put forward in the last meeting. If this is still possible, we can make this online meeting using either Skype or "Google+ Hangouts" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpjZ7oA_Qg).
Thanks for your time and good luck with your research projects in the meantime.
All the best,
Mika
