Call for Applications
to attend Institute for Integration of Research on
Climate Change and Hazards in the Americas
www.aag.org/Grantsawards/pasi.html
Anticipated impacts of climate change increase the likelihood
and extremity of hazards, and when coupled with the largely unpredictable ways
in which local communities may experience new or different kinds of events, the
importance of supporting integration at the hemispheric scale rises to a
critical level. The
Institute for Integration of
Research on Climate Change and Hazards in the Americas will address these
topics and foster a region-wide community of scholars and
practitioners. Up to 50 graduate students and
post-doctoral scholars from the US and Latin America will be supported to
participate in a two-week long institute in Panama
City, Panama to be held in June 2010. The
institute will offer lectures, demonstrations, technical training, group
discussions, and work sessions at the advanced graduate and post-doctoral
level. Participants will collectively produce a research
agenda and a set of white papers, and will support development of an online
knowledge and collaboration environment before, during, and after the
event.
The event, co-organized by the
Association of American Geographers (AAG), the PanAmerican Institute for Geography and History
(PAIGH) of the Organization of American States, the US Geological Survey (USGS),
the National Communication Association (NCA), and the United Nations Environment
Programme Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP), will take
place in collaboration with the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá and
will be led by an expert interdisciplinary team of 12 lecturers from the US,
Panama, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico. The desired
result of the program is a clear roadmap and collaborative mechanism for
developing and sharing the knowledge necessary for responding to climate change
and hazards in the Americas in an integrative way, using geographic tools and
methods as a research and communication framework. Funding for the institute comes from the US Department of
Energy and US National Science Foundation sponsored Pan American Advanced
Studies Institute Program (NSF PASI).
Graduate students, post doctoral students, or early career
scientists within 6 years of receiving the PhD, and who are US citizens or
permanent residents or are currently enrolled in a US university or academic
institution in any field may apply to attend as US Participants.
Underrepresented groups and students from Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges are encouraged
to apply. Graduate students, post doctoral students, or early career scientists
within 10 years of receiving the PhD who are citizens of and residents in any
country in Latin America may apply as Regional Participants. Selected participants must attend the full two week
institute in Panama and will receive airfare, lodging, local transportation to
institute events, training materials, and some meals paid for by the
program. Application forms, instructions and selection
criteria are available on the website at www.aag.org/Grantsawards/pasi.html. Deadline for submissions is January 16,
2010. For questions or additional information, please
contact Patricia Solís at psolis@aag.org.
Dr. Patricia Solís
Director of Outreach and Strategic
Initiatives
Association of American Geographers
1710 Sixteenth Street NW
Washington, DC
20009-3198
Telephone 202-234-1450 ext. 222
Direct Line 202-558-7491
Fax 202-234-2744
psolis@aag.org