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

美国地质学会(GSA)将与美国地质科学研究所(AGI)、联合地震研究所(IRIS)、奇卡诺人和美洲原住民科学促进会(SACNAS)、沉积地质学会(SEPM)和草原协调办公室合作，支持25名本科生和/或研究生参加10月29-31日和11月1日-4日在华盛顿/巴尔的摩地区连续举行的SACNAS和GSA全国会议。这些会议将为学生提供接触新的地球科学发现的机会，并鼓励学生在科学和专业社区内建立个人网络，这可能会带来实习、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，将鼓励学生将地球科学作为一种可行的职业选择。在项目结束时，学生们将被要求一起合作撰写一篇文章，突出参加会议的价值。项目合作者还将综合该项目的评价性调查回应，并通过相关出版物传播这些结果和学生文章。SACNAS会议的独特之处在于，它是美国最大的少数民族科学会议，每年欢迎超过3800人参加。课程包括以职业为重点的圆桌讨论、主旨演讲、海报口头演示，以及针对学生特定教育水平的各种职业发展课程。GSA会议有6,000多名专业人员参加，包括4,000名演讲者和200次技术会议、20个短期课程和30次地球科学实地考察。由于参加了这两个会议，预计学生将更好地了解地球科学领域及其相关职业道路的多样性和复杂性。

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.