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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER REGISTRATION
PROFESSIONALS
Early registration deadline: 27 February 2017
Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geoscience. Cancellation deadline: 6 March 2017
Students and early career professionals will have the opportunity
to discuss career prospects and challenges with applied geoscien- Online registration begins January 2017. For further informa-
tists from various sectors over a FREE lunch. tion, or if you have special requirements, please contact the local
committee chairs, David Spears, david.spears@dmme.virginia.gov,
John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program. or Karen Layou, klayou@reynolds.edu.
Students and early career professionals interested in applied
hydrogeology or hydrology as a career will have the opportunity ACCOMMODATIONS
to network with professionals in these fields over a FREE lunch.
Hotel registration deadline: 7 March 2017
GEOSCIENCE CAREER WORKSHOPS Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Omni Richmond
Part 1: Career Planning and Informational Interviewing. Your Hotel, located at 100 South 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23219,
job-hunting process should begin with career planning, not when USA, +1-804-344-7000. The meeting will take place within the
you apply for jobs. This workshop will help you begin this process Omni Richmond’s convention facilities. The meeting rate is
and will introduce you to informational interviewing. US$165 per night plus tax for single and double occupancy.
To make your reservations, please call Omni Reservations at
Part 2: Geoscience Career Exploration. What do geologists in 1-800-THE-OMNI and be sure to refer to the code: 17SEGSA.
various sectors earn? What do they do? What are the pros and
cons to working in academia, government, and industry? LOCAL COMMITTEE
Workshop presenters, and when possible, professionals in the
field, will address these issues. General Co-Chairs: David Spears, david.spears@dmme.virginia
.gov; Karen Layou, klayou@reynolds.edu
Part 3: Cover Letters, Résumés, and CVs. How do you prepare a
cover letter? Does your résumé need a good edit? Whether you are Technical Program Co-Chairs: Beth McClellan, emcclellan@
currently in the job market or not, learn how to prepare the best radford.edu; Mark Carter, mcarter@usgs.gov
résumé possible. You will review numerous examples to help you
learn important résumé dos and don’ts. Field Trip Co-Chairs: Chuck Bailey, cmbail@wm.edu; Shelley
Jaye, sjaye@nvcc.edu
Sponsorships Co-Chairs: Steve Leslie, lesliea@jmu.edu;
Matt Heller, matthew.heller@dmme.virginia.gov
Exhibits Chair: Chee Saunders, chee.saunders@cardno.com
Student Volunteer Chair: Lynsey Lemay, lemayl@tncc.edu
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