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Geoscience Career Workshops (continued from p. 17) CALL FOR PAPERS:
Part 2: Geoscience Career Exploration. Tues., 19 May, The Geological Society of America’s
9 a.m.–10 a.m. What do geologists in various sectors earn? science & information magazine,
What do they do? What are the pros and cons to working in GSA Today, is seeking science
academia, government, and industry? Workshop presenters, and Groundwork articles for
and when possible, professionals in the field, will address publication in late 2015–early 2016.
these issues.
• GET NOTICED: GSA Today is open-
Part 3: Cover Letters, Résumés, and CVs. Wed., 20 May, access online (www.geosociety.org/
9 a.m.–10 a.m. How do you prepare a cover letter? Does your gsatoday/) and has a circulation of
résumé need a good edit? Whether you are currently in the ~26,000. Its science articles, with just
job market or not, learn how to prepare the best résumé one featured each month, are among
possible. You will review numerous samples to help you to the most widely read in earth science,
learn important résumé dos and don’ts. and this consequently provides an
unparalleled opportunity for dissem-
Travel Grants inating the results of research projects
to the widest possible audience.
Application deadline: 13 April
Students who are GSA members and who register for the • MAKE AN IMPACT: GSA Today is
ranked twelfth in the world among
meeting are eligible to apply for student travel grants. geoscience journals in the latest
For further information, go to www.geosociety.org/grants/ report from SCImago Journal &
ncgrant.htm Country Rank (www.scimagojr.com/
journalrank.php?category=1907),
On To the Future (OTF) which measures a journal’s influence
and prestige.
Stop by the GSA Foundation booth at the Welcome
Reception to ask an onsite representative about applying to • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING:
OTF, which provides travel support to students underrepre- The time from receipt to acceptance
sented in the geosciences to attend their first GSA Annual averages 80 days; acceptance to
Meeting (the next one is 1–4 Nov. 2015 in Baltimore, publication for these articles averages
Maryland, USA). 183 days, but for hot-topic papers,
the turnaround time can be as short
Presentation Awards as a month (see the July 2008 science
article).
Awards for best student posters and papers are supported
by the GSA North-Central Section and by SEPM (Society for • TOP SCIENCE EDITORS: Steven J.
Sedimentary Geology). Whitmeyer of James Madison
University and Gerald Dickens of
LOCAL COMMITTEE Rice University.
General Chair: Jean Bahr, jmbahr@geology.wisc.edu • GO HERE TO LEARN MORE:
Vice-Chair and Exhibits & Sponsorship: M. Carol McCartney, www.geosociety.org/pubs/
carol.mccartney@uwex.edu gsatguid.htm.
Technical Program Co-Chairs: Michael Cardiff, cardiff@wisc.edu;
Eric Carson, eric.carson@uwex.edu
Field Trip Co-Chairs: Phil Brown, pbrown@geology.wisc.edu;
Esther Stewart, esther.stewart@uwex.edu
Student Poster Awards: J. Elmo Rawling, elmo.rawling@uwex.edu
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