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Unable to attend this year's GSA Annaul Meeting? The American Geosciences
Institute is co-sponsoring and co-convening with the YES Network a web-casted
topical session at the Geological Society of America 2011 Annual Meeting .
 
Session 215: "T.171 Developing the Global Geoscientist through International
Geoscience Networks and Research Projects" Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 1:30
PM-5:30 PM US CDT
 
This session will focus on best practices for cultivating global geoscientists
through the use of international geoscience networks and cutting-edge
technologies and the development of international research projects from these
international networks. This session also highlights the Geoscientists Without
Borders® program and its associated projects, including the logistics of
establishing projects and the impact the program and projects have made.
 
Web-based participation is FREE. All details about the session including
registration information is posted on the YES Network website at:
http://www.networkyes.org/index.php/meetings/gsa_2011/
 
Co-sponsoring Organizations: GSA Geoscience Education Division; YES Network;
American Geosciences Institute; Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation;
GSA Geophysics Division; Society of Economic Geologists

Session Chairs: Leila Gonzales, Sophie J. Hancock
 
Please direct any questions to Leila Gonzales at lmg@agiweb.org