GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Dear GSW members, I wanted to share with you the opportunities presented at our latest GSW meeting by Kori Newman, Dan Doctor, and yours truly in an easily shareable package: Cosmos Scholars Grant Program (presented by Kori Newman) The Cosmos Club Foundation offers grants of up to $5000 to graduate students at local institutions to "meet specific research needs not covered by other supporting funds". Applications will be accepted from students across all academic fields who are currently enrolled full-time or part-time in a program leading to a graduate degree, and eligible institutions include American, CUA, Gallaudet, GMU, GW, Georgetown, Howard, JHU, Marymount, Trinity, USUHS, UDC, and UMD (College Park). Applications are due by midnight Nov. 1, 2020. More information can be found at http://www.cosmosclubfoundation.org/scholars/.<http://www.cosmosclubfoundation.org/scholars/> Virginia Geological Field Conference (presented by Dan Doctor) The 2020 Virginia Geological Field Conference will be held as a self-guided virtual field trip through the spectacular highway roadcuts of Paleozoic strata exposed along Corridor H in West Virginia. A live chat session with the trip leaders will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3. Please check the website below for details: http://vgfc.blogs.wm.edu/2020-conference/ America’s Geoheritage II: Identifying, Developing, and Preserving America's Natural Legacy (presented by Ester Sztein) The U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is presenting the America’s Geoheritage II: Identifying, Developing, and Preserving America's Natural Legacy Distinguished Speaker Webinar Series throughout fall 2020, many Tuesdays at 11:00 am EDT. These presentations will introduce the underlying rationale and concepts of the Geoheritage initiative, and the contributions that are being made by numerous stakeholders in the geoscience community. These events are free and open to everyone interested in using Geoheritage sites to promote research, education, public outreach, community planning, and geotourism. These presentations will set the stage for the virtual writing part of the workshop that will be convened the week of January 10, 2021 to further explore opportunities to develop and promote Geoheritage sites across the United States. For a complete list of webinar dates, topics, and speakers in the series and to register for each individual webinar, please see the flyer or visit https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/americas-geoheritage-ii-a-workshop. We are very interested in distribution to the wider community, so we will be very thankful if you could share this information with your colleagues and communities. The next webinar will be held on September 22. All videos are recorded and posted, together with the presentation slides, on the workshop website. Looking forward to seeing you at the webinars, David Mogk Chair, USNC-GS; Montana State University mogk@montana.edu Ester Sztein Assistant Director, Board on International Scientific Organizations, NASEM esztein@nas.edu Ester Sztein, PhD
Assistant Director, President, Geological Society of Washington Board on International Scientific Organizations
Deputy Director, Board on Research Data and Information The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 500 5th Street, NW K504 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-334-3049 Fax: 202-334-2231 Email: esztein@nas.edu
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