Emerging Conservation Professionals Network News
The Blog Has a New Name!
The Emerging Conservation Professionals Network has a new presence on the web. Several new entries have been posted, so check out latest news by going to the link below:
www.emergingconservator.blogspot.com
Ways to Connect
After a survey and initial meeting, we are off to a great start. Several people have indicated an interest in getting this group off the ground, and here are some of the things in three key areas that we will be doing over the coming months:
Career Development
1. Begin listing internship/pre-program training opportunities on the new website. Lead: Ryan Winfield (so far)
2. Send out more detailed surveys about the state of the field of conservation. Lead: Daniel Cull
3. Establish a Mentoring Program. Leads: Anne Simon and Angela Elliot
Networking
1. Begin organizing networking happy hours. Lead: Brooke Young
2. Create more opportunities for virtual networking. Leads: Nicky Emery and Jason Church
3. Host a business meeting and separate reception at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Leads: Laura Brill and Nicky Emery
Outreach
1. Update and use the AIC outreach lecture (perhaps create a podcast). Leads: Steven Pickman and Chris Waters
2. Update AIC’s Conservation Training in US brochure/information – need more volunteers!
Third Thursday Conference Calls
The leaders of the network agreed that the group should have regularly scheduled conference calls. It was decided that these would occur every Third Thursday at 1:00 PM Eastern time.
Dial-in Access Numbers:
800-379-4339 / 781-743-1771
Conference ID: 9992396901
9/18/2008 – topic: The latest about on network initiatives
10/16/2008 – topic TBD
11/20/2008 – topic TBD
12/18/2008 – topic TBD
