Diversifying the Geosciences: Travel awards for students to attend SACNAS and GSA 2015 Annual Meetings

美国地质学会（GSA）与美国地球科学研究所（AGI）、地震学联合研究所（IRIS）、墨西哥裔和美洲土著科学促进协会（SACNAS）、沉积地质学会（SEPM）合作，和STEPPE协调办公室将支持25名本科生和/或或研究生参加在华盛顿/巴尔的摩地区连续举行的SACNAS和GSA全国会议，10月29日至31日（SACNAS）和11月1日至4日（GSA）。这些会议将为学生提供接触新的地球科学发现，并鼓励学生在科学和专业社区内建立个人网络，这可能会导致实习，职业，博士后，就业或其他教育/研究机会。预计通过密集参加这两次会议，将鼓励学生考虑将地球科学作为一个可行的职业选择。在项目结束时，学生将被要求共同合作撰写一篇文章，突出参加会议的价值。项目合作者还将综合本项目的评估调查结果，并通过相关出版物传播这些结果和学生文章。SACNAS会议与众不同，因为它是全国最大的少数民族科学会议，每年有3,800多名与会者。会议包括以职业为重点的圆桌讨论，主题演讲，口头海报展示，以及针对学生特定教育水平的各种专业发展会议。GSA会议有6，000多名专业人士参加，包括4，000多名演讲者和200多个技术会议，20个短期课程和30多个地球科学实地考察。由于参加这两次会议，预计学生将更好地了解地球科学领域的多样性和复杂性及其相关的职业道路。

The Geological Society of America (GSA) in partnership with the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), Incorporated Research Institute for Seismology (IRIS), the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and the STEPPE Coordinating Office will support the travel of 25 undergraduate and/or graduate students to attend the SACNAS and GSA national conferences that are occurring consecutively in the Washington/Baltimore region, 29-31 October (SACNAS) and 1-4 November (GSA). These meetings will offer students exposure to new geoscience discoveries and encourage students to build personal networks within the scientific and professional community that may lead to internships, careers, postdoc, employment, or other educational/research opportunities. It is anticipated that through intensive participation in both meetings, students will be encouraged to consider the geosciences as a viable career option. At the conclusion of the project, students will be asked to collaborate together to compose an article that will highlight the value of attending the meetings. Project collaborators also will synthesize evaluative survey responses from this project and disseminate both these results and the student article via relevant publications.The SACNAS meeting is distinctive because it is the largest minority scientific meeting in the nation, welcoming over 3,800 attendees a year. Sessions include career focused roundtable discussions, keynote speakers, oral poster presentations, and a variety of professional development sessions targeted at a student's specific educational level. The GSA meeting is attended by over 6,000 professionals and consists of 4,000+ speakers and 200+ technical sessions, 20 short courses, and 30+ geoscientific field trips. As a result of attending both meetings, it is anticipated that students will better understand the diversity and complexity of the field of geoscience and its related career pathways.