Emerging Researchers Conference for AGEP & Bridge to... Full Title: Emerging Researchers Conference for AGEP & Bridge to the Doctorate Students
Undergraduate and graduate students who participate in the following NSF programs are invited to submit abstracts for the 2012 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM:
***Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP);
***Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST);
***Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP);
***Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP);
***LSAMP-Bridges to the Doctorate;
***Research in Disabilities Education (RDE); and
***Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).
This conference is cosponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Education and Human Resources Programs (EHR) and the NSF Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).

The conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, on February 23-25, 2012. All student poster and oral presentations will be scheduled for Friday, February, 24, 2012 or Saturday, February 25, 2012.

The conference is designed to help students to enhance their science communication skills; better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce; and, to find out about summer, graduate school and employment opportunities. Towards this end, the general format for the 2-1/2 day conference will include:

*** Undergraduate poster and oral presentations;
*** Graduate student poster and oral presentations;
*** Plenary sessions and professional development workshops; and
*** Exhibitors from the academic, government, and business sectors.

Please review the abstract submission guidelines prior to beginning the submission process:

http://www.emerging-researchers.org/ern-guideline/

To submit your abstract, please access the following link:    http://www.cvent.com/d/dcq73k

A limited number of student conference travel awards will be provided.  Travel awards will cover transportation, hotel, and the conference registration fee.  (Travel information is listed in the comments section of this post.)

The conference registration fee is $400 per person. This fee covers the cost of conference meals.

For complete conference information, please access the ERN Conference website at http://www.emerging-researchers.org.

Key dates related to abstract submission and travel
*** The deadline for poster and oral abstract submissions is October 21, 2011.
*** Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent by December 2, 2011.
*** The deadline to submit travel award applications is October 21, 2011.
*** Travel awards will be announced on or before December 2, 2011.

For questions regarding the online abstract submission process, please contact Donna Behar at dbehar@aaas.org.

Sincerely,
Yolanda S. George, Deputy Director
AAAS Directorate for Education &
Human Resources Programs


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