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WAC/ ICOC AWARD AWARDS
TO SUPPORT YOUNG RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE 8TH ICOC IN TAIWAN The WAC
Executive Committee and the local organizers of the 8th International
Conference on Copepoda to be held in Taiwan in July 2002 all wish to support and
encourage our younger colleagues to pursue research on copepods. To this end,
the Executive Committee has authorized the amount of US$1,200 from WAC
resources, and the Local Organizing Committee of the 8th ICOC has
more than doubled this amount with $2,800, to fund the travel grants and awards
for best presentations described below. The local committee will also waive
registration fees for all the recipients. We are extremely grateful to the Local
Organizing Committee for their generosity. These awards
are for the 8th ICOC only. However, the Executive Committee intend to repeat the
awards at future Conferences, although the number and amounts may change
depending on the financial condition of the WAC. 1. TRAVEL
GRANTS TO THE 8TH ICOC Six travel
grants in the amount of US$500 each will be available to assist postgraduate
students and young professionals (under 35 years of age) with expenses to attend
and present their research at the 8th International Conference on Copepoda. The
registration fee of each person receiving a grant will be waived, bringing the
total value to $600. Interested
persons should send a 1-page description of the research project(s)
to be presented, and
a statement of financial need, to any member of the Executive Committee, or
directly to the awards coordinator Jan Reid. This information must be received
by 30 December 2001, by e-mail if possible. The Executive
Committee as a whole will evaluate the applications on the basis of the quality
of the research to be presented, and demonstrated financial need. Persons who
are attending their first ICOC, and candidates for the Doctorate or Master's
degrees (in that order), will be given priority. Applicants will be notified by
1 March 2002 as to whether they will receive support. The grants will be paid
directly to each person to be provided support (and the registration fee of $100
will be waived) during registration at the 8th ICOC. 2. AWARDS
FOR BEST STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT THE 8TH ICOC Ten awards of
US$100 each will be given for the best presentations of research (either oral
presentation or poster) by undergraduate students or candidates for the Master's
and Doctorate degrees who are attending the 8th ICOC. The registration fee will
be reimbursed for each recipient, bringing the value of each award to $200. Students
wishing to be considered for an award must contact Jan Reid by 30 May 2002. Each
should send a copy of the abstract, and briefly describe the contributions of
the research toward advancing knowledge of copepods. The student must be first
author, and must make the presentation in person. The
presentations will be judged by a committee, on the basis of the quality and
originality of research, and of the effectiveness of the presentation, including
composition of the abstract and use of visual aids. The awards will be presented
during the final conference dinner. Awards
Coordinator: Janet W. Reid,
Ph.D. Address
until 31 December 2001: Research
Associate Department of
Systematic Biology - Invertebrate Zoology National
Museum of Natural History Smithsonian
Institution Washington
D.C. 20560-0163 U.S.A. E-mail: reid.janet@nmnh.si.edu Fax: +1 202 357 3043 After
1 January 2002: Research
Associate Division of
Research Virginia
Museum of Natural History Martinsville,
Virginia 24112 U.S.A. Fax: +1 276 632-6487 |
