Share your Ideas for an ECRR event at Duluth 2011 RRF Conference!
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travisbooms
Sep 28, 2010, 4:08:45 PM9/28/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
The RRF Board has allocated up to $500 to support an ECRR event that
provides professional development to its students and early career
researchers at the 2011 RRF Conference in Duluth. We need to
brainstorm ideas, settle on the best one, and submit a proposal to the
Board within the next few months. If the Board approves the idea, we
will be able to spent the money on the 2011 conference event.
After some discussions at the 2010 Fort Collins meeting with many of
you, the leading idea is what I will call a Short Course Workshop
Day. Essentially, we could organize a day of short-courses or
workshops on the topics of our choosing that would provide
professional development and training to RRF ECRR's.
Potential short courses topics thought of thus far include:
1) Hands on raptor tagging and harnessing course. Ideally, we could
ask the Duluth Raptor Center to keep a variety of raptor carcasses
collected over the next year and use these carcasses to be instructed
on how to band, radio-harness, collect tissue samples, necropsy, make
study skins, deploy other types of tags, etc. from RRF experts.
2) Hands-on raptor climbing class. This course could be taught by an
RRF member who is an expert in accessing raptor nests and would focus
on how to climb/rappel into raptor nests safely. Emphasis on hands-on
learning!
3) Making and using raptor traps. This course could focus on how to
construct and use a selection of the most common raptor traps.
4) Scientific writing.
5) Grant writing.
6) National Environmental Policy Act 101 - If you're interested in the
consulting field, writing NEPA documents is standard fare, but is
rarely taught in college. Learn from an consulting expert on what
these documents are and how to write them effectively.
7) YOUR IDEAS!!!
These 6 items are just the results of random discussions I had with
ECRRs in Fort Collins. Please give some thought about what other
types of courses you'd like to see offered and share your ideas! The
more original and out-of-the-box, the better!
Thanks,
Travis Booms
ECRR Committee Chair
provides professional development to its students and early career
researchers at the 2011 RRF Conference in Duluth. We need to
brainstorm ideas, settle on the best one, and submit a proposal to the
Board within the next few months. If the Board approves the idea, we
will be able to spent the money on the 2011 conference event.
After some discussions at the 2010 Fort Collins meeting with many of
you, the leading idea is what I will call a Short Course Workshop
Day. Essentially, we could organize a day of short-courses or
workshops on the topics of our choosing that would provide
professional development and training to RRF ECRR's.
Potential short courses topics thought of thus far include:
1) Hands on raptor tagging and harnessing course. Ideally, we could
ask the Duluth Raptor Center to keep a variety of raptor carcasses
collected over the next year and use these carcasses to be instructed
on how to band, radio-harness, collect tissue samples, necropsy, make
study skins, deploy other types of tags, etc. from RRF experts.
2) Hands-on raptor climbing class. This course could be taught by an
RRF member who is an expert in accessing raptor nests and would focus
on how to climb/rappel into raptor nests safely. Emphasis on hands-on
learning!
3) Making and using raptor traps. This course could focus on how to
construct and use a selection of the most common raptor traps.
4) Scientific writing.
5) Grant writing.
6) National Environmental Policy Act 101 - If you're interested in the
consulting field, writing NEPA documents is standard fare, but is
rarely taught in college. Learn from an consulting expert on what
these documents are and how to write them effectively.
7) YOUR IDEAS!!!
These 6 items are just the results of random discussions I had with
ECRRs in Fort Collins. Please give some thought about what other
types of courses you'd like to see offered and share your ideas! The
more original and out-of-the-box, the better!
Thanks,
Travis Booms
ECRR Committee Chair
Matt Stuber
Oct 7, 2010, 9:34:49 AM10/7/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
Travis,
Thanks for keeping this group going. I think your goal of helping/
encouraging early careen raptor researchers is great. Here are my two
cents, for what they are worth.
Seems to me that fresh recruits to raptor biology (either students or
individuals in the early years of a career) hope for a few things at
an RRF conference.
1) Contacts and Advice. Meeting raptor experts who can serve as a)
good resources, b) mentors, and c) motivators. I know there are young
raptor biologists out there with lots of great ideas for research, but
who may not feel confident in their ability or lack the specific
expertise/experience/reputation to get their ideas up and running.
Having the opportunity to meet other experts and bounce their ideas
off someone with experience would be something I think early career
biologists would benefit from greatly. I know I always leave an RRF
conference highly motivated and full of ideas from all of the folks I
have talked to throughout the week. Therefore, I think the RRF ECRR
group should do whatever possible to foster the following types of
conversations:
Early career raptor researcher: "I have this idea for some research on
______ using_______ to look at the questions of _______ and ________
in this relatively unstudied population in __________"
Experienced raptor biologist: "That is a great idea. I know that Dr.
__________ has already done a little of that work in _________, so he/
she may have some good ideas for you. I believe he/she did some
simililar work in ____________ and I think he/she published in the
journal of ________. Also... have you thought of incorporating
____________ into your study? I think it would really strenghten your
conclusions to know________. As a matter of fact, over there is
______________, he/she has worked on similar studies in ____________
and may be able to help you get your hands on some of the materials
you will need. I'll take you over there to meet him/her.
The luncheon in Ft Collins was a great start at fostering these types
of conversations. But I think it almost needs to be more of a
"social"... so folks can walk around with a beverage and some hors
doeuvres and mingle with eachother and other experts. I always love
the atmosphere at the poster sessions for this type of conversation.
Perhaps having a select group of raptor experts (from different
agencies and areas of expertise) create posters that summarize some of
their relavent research and having them present posters in a seperate
poster session for ECRRs would be a good idea? This way ECRRs can
locate a raptor expert by their research type and approach them for
discussion. Or, alternatively, the experts could just be assigned to
stations designated to different research areas. For example, Terry
Grubb (USFS) and Craig Kopie (USFWS) could man a table labeled "nest
climbing", and Lloyd Kiff (PFund) and John Elliott (Environment
Canada) could man a table labeled "ecotoxicology"... etc etc etc. If
these folks were willing, of course - I am not trying to volunteer
anyone here.
2) Knowledge. Obviously the presentations throughout the conference
are good for this. But I love the idea of having workshops for ECRRs
too. Particularly, I like the nest climbing workshop (but tough to
squeeze into a day and tough to have lots of people involved), the
banding/harnessing/tracking workshop (could do at Hawk Ridge), and the
NEPA workshop (wouldn't cost much). Might I also add to that list a
workshop adressing resume/CV writing - prob won't fill up as fast as
the previous 3... but I know there is interest out there on this and
it also wouldn't cost much. Also... perhaps a quick workshop put on
by APLIC (or atleast one that discusses the principles outlined in
their Suggested Practices document). These could all be done on
Wednesday before the conference begins so folks do not have to miss
any of the presentations.
Hope these ideas help. Travis, I love what you have so far. First
and foremost, I would go with the workshop idea - I think its great.
Any of the above ideas would be crowd pleasers. Get as many as you
can up and running. Let me know if I can help in any way. And maybe
also try to keep the luncheon (or something similar) that encourages
mingling. Something that gives ECRRs a chance to get a word in with
all the raptor experts who attend the conference every year.
Hope everyone is well.
Matt
Thanks for keeping this group going. I think your goal of helping/
encouraging early careen raptor researchers is great. Here are my two
cents, for what they are worth.
Seems to me that fresh recruits to raptor biology (either students or
individuals in the early years of a career) hope for a few things at
an RRF conference.
1) Contacts and Advice. Meeting raptor experts who can serve as a)
good resources, b) mentors, and c) motivators. I know there are young
raptor biologists out there with lots of great ideas for research, but
who may not feel confident in their ability or lack the specific
expertise/experience/reputation to get their ideas up and running.
Having the opportunity to meet other experts and bounce their ideas
off someone with experience would be something I think early career
biologists would benefit from greatly. I know I always leave an RRF
conference highly motivated and full of ideas from all of the folks I
have talked to throughout the week. Therefore, I think the RRF ECRR
group should do whatever possible to foster the following types of
conversations:
Early career raptor researcher: "I have this idea for some research on
______ using_______ to look at the questions of _______ and ________
in this relatively unstudied population in __________"
Experienced raptor biologist: "That is a great idea. I know that Dr.
__________ has already done a little of that work in _________, so he/
she may have some good ideas for you. I believe he/she did some
simililar work in ____________ and I think he/she published in the
journal of ________. Also... have you thought of incorporating
____________ into your study? I think it would really strenghten your
conclusions to know________. As a matter of fact, over there is
______________, he/she has worked on similar studies in ____________
and may be able to help you get your hands on some of the materials
you will need. I'll take you over there to meet him/her.
The luncheon in Ft Collins was a great start at fostering these types
of conversations. But I think it almost needs to be more of a
"social"... so folks can walk around with a beverage and some hors
doeuvres and mingle with eachother and other experts. I always love
the atmosphere at the poster sessions for this type of conversation.
Perhaps having a select group of raptor experts (from different
agencies and areas of expertise) create posters that summarize some of
their relavent research and having them present posters in a seperate
poster session for ECRRs would be a good idea? This way ECRRs can
locate a raptor expert by their research type and approach them for
discussion. Or, alternatively, the experts could just be assigned to
stations designated to different research areas. For example, Terry
Grubb (USFS) and Craig Kopie (USFWS) could man a table labeled "nest
climbing", and Lloyd Kiff (PFund) and John Elliott (Environment
Canada) could man a table labeled "ecotoxicology"... etc etc etc. If
these folks were willing, of course - I am not trying to volunteer
anyone here.
2) Knowledge. Obviously the presentations throughout the conference
are good for this. But I love the idea of having workshops for ECRRs
too. Particularly, I like the nest climbing workshop (but tough to
squeeze into a day and tough to have lots of people involved), the
banding/harnessing/tracking workshop (could do at Hawk Ridge), and the
NEPA workshop (wouldn't cost much). Might I also add to that list a
workshop adressing resume/CV writing - prob won't fill up as fast as
the previous 3... but I know there is interest out there on this and
it also wouldn't cost much. Also... perhaps a quick workshop put on
by APLIC (or atleast one that discusses the principles outlined in
their Suggested Practices document). These could all be done on
Wednesday before the conference begins so folks do not have to miss
any of the presentations.
Hope these ideas help. Travis, I love what you have so far. First
and foremost, I would go with the workshop idea - I think its great.
Any of the above ideas would be crowd pleasers. Get as many as you
can up and running. Let me know if I can help in any way. And maybe
also try to keep the luncheon (or something similar) that encourages
mingling. Something that gives ECRRs a chance to get a word in with
all the raptor experts who attend the conference every year.
Hope everyone is well.
Matt
Micah Scholer
Oct 7, 2010, 4:26:49 PM10/7/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
Hello All,
I find the first three suggestions to be most appealing. Hands-on
learning is always a great idea.
I also concure with Matt's sentitment that one of the most importnat
things ECRRs can take away from a meeting is a chance to connect with
and recieve feedback from the professionals working in their area of
interest. The AOU conference this past year had professionals seated
at tables with their associated field printed on a stand in the
table's center. This way stundets could gravitate towards someone
with whom they shared a common interest. I also agree that the table
situation limits one to the number of people they can speak with. If
a "social" does not work, perhaps we could do something along the
lines of musical chairs with ECRRs moving to a new table every
15minutes. I also like the idea of a fill-in-the-blank survey to help
connect ECRRs with the appropriate senior researchers.
Hope you are all doing well.
Best,
Micah
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I find the first three suggestions to be most appealing. Hands-on
learning is always a great idea.
I also concure with Matt's sentitment that one of the most importnat
things ECRRs can take away from a meeting is a chance to connect with
and recieve feedback from the professionals working in their area of
interest. The AOU conference this past year had professionals seated
at tables with their associated field printed on a stand in the
table's center. This way stundets could gravitate towards someone
with whom they shared a common interest. I also agree that the table
situation limits one to the number of people they can speak with. If
a "social" does not work, perhaps we could do something along the
lines of musical chairs with ECRRs moving to a new table every
15minutes. I also like the idea of a fill-in-the-blank survey to help
connect ECRRs with the appropriate senior researchers.
Hope you are all doing well.
Best,
Micah
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Emily Joachim
Oct 18, 2010, 4:40:49 AM10/18/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
Dear Travis,
Thanks for all your hard work organising and running the ECRR network.
I really like the idea of a short course and I think it would be
beneficial to ECRR's who do not work within a research group or team
of raptor researchers. I think that the courses would encourage ECRR's
to discuss their work with other raptor researchers. All your short
course ideas are exciting - I am particularly keen on the 'making and
using raptor traps' course. I recently attended a conference where the
delegates were given an outline of a current species decline and
within small groups, we had to try to create a research plan to
attempt to identify factors behind this species decline. We brain
stormed our ideas and each group shared their research methods and
ideas with the class as a whole. Many of the delegates found this to
be a really useful exercise and it also acted as an 'ice breaker'
enabling students to build up enough confidence to share their work
and ideas with more experienced researchers during the evening social
events.
Best wishes
Emily Joachim
Thanks for all your hard work organising and running the ECRR network.
I really like the idea of a short course and I think it would be
beneficial to ECRR's who do not work within a research group or team
of raptor researchers. I think that the courses would encourage ECRR's
to discuss their work with other raptor researchers. All your short
course ideas are exciting - I am particularly keen on the 'making and
using raptor traps' course. I recently attended a conference where the
delegates were given an outline of a current species decline and
within small groups, we had to try to create a research plan to
attempt to identify factors behind this species decline. We brain
stormed our ideas and each group shared their research methods and
ideas with the class as a whole. Many of the delegates found this to
be a really useful exercise and it also acted as an 'ice breaker'
enabling students to build up enough confidence to share their work
and ideas with more experienced researchers during the evening social
events.
Best wishes
Emily Joachim
Kristen Keyes
Oct 23, 2010, 2:50:49 PM10/23/10
to rrf-early-career-...@googlegroups.com
Hello Travis,
I agree, thank you very much for all your hard work to get the ECRR program up and running - lots of great ideas floating around!
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Fort Collins meeting, but I'm glad to hear the ECRR social was so well attended. It seems that the idea of organizing an opportunity to meet raptor researchers who share similar interests is favoured by most ECRRs. I definitely agree that a sort of informal social might be the best way to go, but at the same time Micah's idea of 'musical chairs' sounds interesting too. That way we won't have much of a choice other than to chat with researchers working in various areas of the field, and if this event takes place early enough in the conference, there should be plenty of time to connect with those same folks afterwards.
Also, I like Matt's idea of a resume/CV writing workshop, as many ECRRs are probably at the stage where this would be particularly relevant.
One other thought - what about organizing one of the optional field trips to be aimed at ECRRs, with confirmed attendance by a few folks working on very different aspects of raptor research? Might be a very relaxed atmosphere to foster discussion...
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Take care,
Kristen
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:40:49 -0700
> Subject: Re: Share your Ideas for an ECRR event at Duluth 2011 RRF Conference!
> From: ems...@hotmail.com
> To: rrf-early-career-...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:40:49 -0700
> Subject: Re: Share your Ideas for an ECRR event at Duluth 2011 RRF Conference!
> From: ems...@hotmail.com
> To: rrf-early-career-...@googlegroups.com
Scott Chiavacci
Nov 19, 2010, 12:31:27 PM11/19/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
Travis and fellow ECRRs,
I think it would be beneficial to have not only a social aimed at
establishing relationships between ECRR and raptor research
professionals, but also a social strictly for ECRRs. Few of us
socialize with ECRRs outside of our own schools or labs (i.e., their
comfort zone) and given that we will all likely be seeing each other
at meetings for years to come, I think it would be good to establish
relationships with each other now. In some instances, it may be less
intimidating for some to speak with other ECRRs rather than
professionals. Such a social should also make conferences more
enjoyable for ECRRs who are attending a meeting for the first time and
know no one other than their advisors. I think anyone that has
attended conferences where they were the only one representing their
school can understand what I'm talking about. Kristen sort of touched
on this idea with her suggestion to develop a field trip aimed at
ECRRs, but I think a social would serve a similar purpose in a more
relaxed atmosphere.
Also, what about establishing an ECRR "board" similar to the RRF
board, but made up strictly of ECRRs and headed by you, Travis? This
may alleviate some of the pressure on you to collect ideas and
opinions about improving meetings for ECRRs (as you could delegate the
workload to the board), and may also allow some ECRRs to become more
involved with the workings of the RRF, thereby solidifying their
devotion to seeing the continual improvement and maturation of the
organization. It is apparent that the RRF is becoming increasingly
interested in improving the ECRR experience, presumably to improve
membership of this cohort, and I think the establishment of an ECRR
board may help in this aspect. An ECRR-only social suggested above
may facilitate the effectiveness of an ECRR board at disseminating the
opinions of young and new members to the RRF board. However, what you
are currently doing is a great start and I presume the ECRR experience
will only improve from here.
Thanks for all you've done.
Scott
On Oct 23, 12:50 pm, Kristen Keyes <kkeye...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Travis,
> I agree, thank you very much for all your hard work to get the ECRR program up and running - lots of great ideas floating around!
> Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Fort Collins meeting, but I'm glad to hear the ECRR social was so well attended. It seems that the idea of organizing an opportunity to meet raptor researchers who share similar interests is favoured by most ECRRs. I definitely agree that a sort of informal social might be the best way to go, but at the same time Micah's idea of 'musical chairs' sounds interesting too. That way we won't have much of a choice other than to chat with researchers working in various areas of the field, and if this event takes place early enough in the conference, there should be plenty of time to connect with those same folks afterwards.
> Also, I like Matt's idea of a resume/CV writing workshop, as many ECRRs are probably at the stage where this would be particularly relevant.
> One other thought - what about organizing one of the optional field trips to be aimed at ECRRs, with confirmed attendance by a few folks working on very different aspects of raptor research? Might be a very relaxed atmosphere to foster discussion...
> Hope you all have a great weekend!
> Take care,
> Kristen
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:40:49 -0700
> > Subject: Re: Share your Ideas for an ECRR event at Duluth 2011 RRF Conference!
> > From: emsy...@hotmail.com
I think it would be beneficial to have not only a social aimed at
establishing relationships between ECRR and raptor research
professionals, but also a social strictly for ECRRs. Few of us
socialize with ECRRs outside of our own schools or labs (i.e., their
comfort zone) and given that we will all likely be seeing each other
at meetings for years to come, I think it would be good to establish
relationships with each other now. In some instances, it may be less
intimidating for some to speak with other ECRRs rather than
professionals. Such a social should also make conferences more
enjoyable for ECRRs who are attending a meeting for the first time and
know no one other than their advisors. I think anyone that has
attended conferences where they were the only one representing their
school can understand what I'm talking about. Kristen sort of touched
on this idea with her suggestion to develop a field trip aimed at
ECRRs, but I think a social would serve a similar purpose in a more
relaxed atmosphere.
Also, what about establishing an ECRR "board" similar to the RRF
board, but made up strictly of ECRRs and headed by you, Travis? This
may alleviate some of the pressure on you to collect ideas and
opinions about improving meetings for ECRRs (as you could delegate the
workload to the board), and may also allow some ECRRs to become more
involved with the workings of the RRF, thereby solidifying their
devotion to seeing the continual improvement and maturation of the
organization. It is apparent that the RRF is becoming increasingly
interested in improving the ECRR experience, presumably to improve
membership of this cohort, and I think the establishment of an ECRR
board may help in this aspect. An ECRR-only social suggested above
may facilitate the effectiveness of an ECRR board at disseminating the
opinions of young and new members to the RRF board. However, what you
are currently doing is a great start and I presume the ECRR experience
will only improve from here.
Thanks for all you've done.
Scott
On Oct 23, 12:50 pm, Kristen Keyes <kkeye...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Travis,
> I agree, thank you very much for all your hard work to get the ECRR program up and running - lots of great ideas floating around!
> Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Fort Collins meeting, but I'm glad to hear the ECRR social was so well attended. It seems that the idea of organizing an opportunity to meet raptor researchers who share similar interests is favoured by most ECRRs. I definitely agree that a sort of informal social might be the best way to go, but at the same time Micah's idea of 'musical chairs' sounds interesting too. That way we won't have much of a choice other than to chat with researchers working in various areas of the field, and if this event takes place early enough in the conference, there should be plenty of time to connect with those same folks afterwards.
> Also, I like Matt's idea of a resume/CV writing workshop, as many ECRRs are probably at the stage where this would be particularly relevant.
> One other thought - what about organizing one of the optional field trips to be aimed at ECRRs, with confirmed attendance by a few folks working on very different aspects of raptor research? Might be a very relaxed atmosphere to foster discussion...
> Hope you all have a great weekend!
> Take care,
> Kristen
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:40:49 -0700
> > Subject: Re: Share your Ideas for an ECRR event at Duluth 2011 RRF Conference!
travisbooms
Dec 28, 2010, 3:33:31 PM12/28/10
to RRF Early Career Raptor Researchers
Hey ECRR's,
Thanks to all for the comments over the past months - most helpful as
we move forward with plans for Duluth and ECRR in general.
I'm working on Duluth workshop and social details and will email about
that shortly. However, I wanted to follow-up on Scott's thoughts
about an ECRR board of some sort. Excellent suggestion and one that
is already essentially in place. However, many of you may not be
familiar with the structure of our ECRR group, so here is a quick
overview.
The RRF ECRR group is made-up of all RRF members who are students or
early career professionals and who are interested in ECRR issues.
Membership is inclusive, open, and free.
The RRF Board created a specific ECRR Committee and asked me to chair
this committee during the 2009 meeting in Scotland. Jessi Brown and
Chris Briggs spontaneously organized the first student social at a pub
in Scotland, during which the ECRR group was essentially created (not
a bad place to be born!). Hence, Jessi and Chris were de facto
committee members from the start. Libby Mojica become very involved
with ECRR issues in the year leading-up to the Ft. Collins meeting, so
she too joined the committee. Last, Micah Scholer has become more
involved since Ft. Collins and has agreed to join the committee as
well.
Hence, at present, the following people make-up the ECRR Committee:
Travis Booms (Chair)
Jessi Brown
Chris Briggs
Libby Mojica
Micah Scholer
We would like to keep the committee size at about 5-7 people who are
willing and dedicated to discussing ECRR issues, planning events, and
serving RRF ECRR’s in general. The committee’s primary activities
include discussing and identifying ECRR issues, planning for upcoming
events, and leading/facilitating ECRR events at conferences. Anyone
who is really interested in becoming more involved with these efforts
and becoming a formal committee member should get in touch with me to
discuss options. I expect turn-over to be fairly regular as new,
motivated students arise to replace older one’s that move-on to become
part of the establishment (that’s the hope at least!).
So, this is a call for any dedicated ECRR’s who want to step-up to the
plate. The committee is in excellent shape, but our list of tasks
will be growing as we make plans for Duluth!
Here’s hoping you are all having a great Christmas break and Holiday
Season!
Cheers,
Travis
Thanks to all for the comments over the past months - most helpful as
we move forward with plans for Duluth and ECRR in general.
I'm working on Duluth workshop and social details and will email about
that shortly. However, I wanted to follow-up on Scott's thoughts
about an ECRR board of some sort. Excellent suggestion and one that
is already essentially in place. However, many of you may not be
familiar with the structure of our ECRR group, so here is a quick
overview.
The RRF ECRR group is made-up of all RRF members who are students or
early career professionals and who are interested in ECRR issues.
Membership is inclusive, open, and free.
The RRF Board created a specific ECRR Committee and asked me to chair
this committee during the 2009 meeting in Scotland. Jessi Brown and
Chris Briggs spontaneously organized the first student social at a pub
in Scotland, during which the ECRR group was essentially created (not
a bad place to be born!). Hence, Jessi and Chris were de facto
committee members from the start. Libby Mojica become very involved
with ECRR issues in the year leading-up to the Ft. Collins meeting, so
she too joined the committee. Last, Micah Scholer has become more
involved since Ft. Collins and has agreed to join the committee as
well.
Hence, at present, the following people make-up the ECRR Committee:
Travis Booms (Chair)
Jessi Brown
Chris Briggs
Libby Mojica
Micah Scholer
We would like to keep the committee size at about 5-7 people who are
willing and dedicated to discussing ECRR issues, planning events, and
serving RRF ECRR’s in general. The committee’s primary activities
include discussing and identifying ECRR issues, planning for upcoming
events, and leading/facilitating ECRR events at conferences. Anyone
who is really interested in becoming more involved with these efforts
and becoming a formal committee member should get in touch with me to
discuss options. I expect turn-over to be fairly regular as new,
motivated students arise to replace older one’s that move-on to become
part of the establishment (that’s the hope at least!).
So, this is a call for any dedicated ECRR’s who want to step-up to the
plate. The committee is in excellent shape, but our list of tasks
will be growing as we make plans for Duluth!
Here’s hoping you are all having a great Christmas break and Holiday
Season!
Cheers,
Travis
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