A last reminder that our Annual General Meeting will be held in Sheffield at the close of the UK Arctic Sciences Conference, tomorrow on the 18th September 2015, 2 - 3 PM in the Ron Johnston Room in the Geography and Planning Building, University of Sheffield. Our meeting is open to all who consider themselves Early Career Polar Scientists and enthusiasts!
If you are not present, but would still like to attend via the internet, please reply to this email and I will send you a YouTube link that will broadcast our meeting. You'll be able to participate with us by chat!
On behalf of UKPN, thank you for yet another fully-packed and eventful year.
TJ
On 9 Sep 2015, at 07:34, TJ Young wrote:
Dear UK Polar Network,Kind regards,
Another year has flown around the corner yet again, which means it's the committee's pleasure to invite you all to our AGM. This year, it will be held in Sheffield at the close of the UK Arctic Sciences Conference, on the 18th September 2015.We've tried to answer some questions that you might have below...but just get in touch if you have any others!
Should I attend?
Yes! If you have an interest in the future opportunities for early career Polar researchers, the AGM is a key date in the year.What happens at the AGM?It's the time of year that we elect our new committee (usually made up of continuing members, plus a few new individuals). We discuss our involvement with the international organisation APECS and how we can develop links with other committees, share ideas about running new workshop and events, and talk about funding sources and existing events that we should get involved with.
If you see a gap in the work we do, the workshops we run, or the events we organise...this is your chance to let us know! If you'd like to organise something at your institute, or as part of an existing conference, we will be more than happy to get involved and assist you!How can I get involved with the UKPN?
Our committee is usually formed of permanent members (who commit to the role for at least one year) and those that sit on the committee during the planning and organisation of specific events. We will have some positions on the committee opening up this year, which will be available for application. Please contact me if you have more questions regarding this, we are always really keen to have new members involved.What's happening this year?We will be, as usual, working to organise events across the country for early career Polar scientists. At present, there are plans to develop a workshop at the Science Educators Conference in Birmingham, Antarctica Day Festivities in collaboration with Our Spaces, and of course, the next UK Antarctic Sciences Workshop. More specific plans will be discussed at the AGM, and we'll circulate these after the event.The detailsWe will be hosting the AGM at the University of Sheffield at 14:00 - 15:00 on September 18th. This will be after the close of the UK Arctic Sciences Conference, after a lunch break.If you'd like to attend, but aren't part of the conference--that's fine, please come along! If you'd like to be more involved but can't make the AGM, we will set up a skype link for those not physically present on the day. Otherwise, please let me know if you'd like to be involved and I'd be more than happy to discuss more!We look forward to welcoming you to the AGM, hope to see you there!TJ Young-----TJ YoungPhD Student, University of CambridgePresident, UK Polar NetworkEmail: tj.young@polarnetwork.org
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