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 AAAS/ASPB
2004 Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program
Are you interested
in science writing?
Do you want to help people understand complex scientific issues?
Apply for the AAAS/ASPB
Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program and learn how to
increase public understanding of science and technology. Fellows in the
10-week 2004 summer program will work as reporters, researchers, and production
assistants in mass media organizations nationwide. Deadline: January 15,
2004.
Former host sites
include:
Chicago Tribune • The Los Angeles Times • Newsweek • National
Public Radio • Popular Science
Visit http://ehrweb.aaas.org/massmedia.htm
for more details and to download an application brochure, or call 202-326-6441
for more information.
CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS
Executive Director
The American Society of Plant Biologists seeks applications and nominations
for the position of Executive Director.
The American Society
of Plant Biologists is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit scientific organization
located in Rockville, Maryland, with 6,000 plant scientists from around
the world composing its membership. Founded in 1924, the Society provides
a forum for molecular and cellular biology as well as plant science. It
publishes the highly cited and respected journals Plant Physiology
and The Plant Cell (for further information, see www.aspb.org).
Reporting to the Executive
Committee, the Executive Director will provide vision and leadership to
a dynamic society, as well as supervision and fiduciary oversight for
the Society’s staff of 22, a budget over $5.4 million, and daily
operations. The Executive Director assists the elected leadership and
Executive Committee in establishing initiatives for the Society and in
overseeing their implementation. She or he will have the energy and foresight
to lead the Society into new activities while providing a stable financial
base. Departments directly supervised by the Executive Director include
publications, finance and administration, public affairs, and the Education
Foundation.
Candidates should
have 5 or more years of progressive experience in the management of a
scientific association, business, government, or university organization.
Experience working with a Board preferred. Fundraising experience is highly
desirable. Strong written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal skills
required. An advanced degree in the sciences and/or substantial experience
in a scientific society or science publishing preferred.
Please forward résumé
and three names of references electronically by word attachment to edsearch@aspb.org.
Letter should be addressed to Daniel Bush, Chair, Search Committee, ASPB.
The Committee will begin the review of applications in early December
and continue until the position is filled. For further information, contact
Margot Lansing at Lansing & Associates, 781-237-1754 or lansing@lansingassociates.com.
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NEW “PARTNERS
PROGRAM” MEANS DISCOUNTS FOR ASPB MEMBERS
As an added benefit of membership, the Society’s new Partners Program
allows ASPB members to receive discounts on products and services offered
by an array of vendors.
Go to the ASPB members-only page at http://www.aspb.org/membersonly.cfm
for discounts on products and services from
Kluwer • Sigma-Aldrich
• Plant Physiology & The Plant Cell • Annual Reviews
• Current Trends • The Plant Journal • Plant, Cell and
Environment • STKE (Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
• Comparative and Functional Genomics • Cartagen Molecular
Systems, Inc.
Discounts with
new companies every month!
We are
adding vendors on a regular basis. If you have any suggestions for vendors
you would like to see enrolled in this program, please e-mail jean@aspb.org.
FUTURE ASPB ANNUAL
MEETING SITES
2004: Orlando, Florida
July 24–28
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort & Convention Center
2005: Seattle,
Washington
July 16–20
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
For more information
go to http://www.aspb.org/meetings/
Plant Physiology
& The Plant Cell: Permission to Reprint
Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of a work published
in Plant Physiology or The Plant Cell is granted without
fee for personal or classroom use provided that copies are not made or
distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear the
full citation and the following notice on the first page: “Copyright
American Society of Plant Biologists.” For all other kinds of copying,
request permission in writing from Nancy A. Winchester, Publications Director,
ASPB headquarters.
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