The Early Career Scientist Day (ECSD) is an international event that brings together
around 30 early career scientists and world-leading international scientists for a day
of skill development and awareness workshops. Programme will be available and
application will be open at a later stage.
No registration fee is required to attend the ECSD. However, the selected
participants are responsible for airfare, accommodation and registration for the
SOLAS conference.
SOLAS Open Science Conference 2024: Early Career Scientist Day
SOLAS-OSC, 2024-ECSD Program
The SOLAS Early Career Scientist Day 2024 (ECSD) will take place during the SOLAS Open
Science conference 2024, on the Sunday 10 th of November 2024 in Goa, India. This event will gather
around 30 early career scientists (M. Sc, PhD, postdocs) from across the world and across SOLAS
research topics for a day of networking. Skill development and awareness workshops will be
organised in the morning. A tour of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) will
guide our young scientists through the local meteorological station and polar research facilities in the
afternoon. The transport to NCPOR will also be the opportunity to admire some of Goa’s beautiful
sceneries. Participants will be asked to arrive in Goa on the 9 th of November to convey around an
ECR-dedicated ice breaker evening.
Registration to the SOLAS ECSD 2024 event is requested due to limited space available. If you
identify as an ECR, make sure to join us for this event! To register, please fill up the following google
registration form by the 10 th of July 2024:Google form link
If you are unable to access google forms, please contact solas2024ecsd@gmail.com for obtaining a
PDF version.
IMPORTANT: No registration fee is required to attend the ECSD. Saturday evening dinner, coffee
breaks, lunch, and transportation to and from National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research are cover
by the SOLAS ECSD. Participants are responsible for airfare, accommodation and registration to the
SOLAS OSC 2024 conference.
Early Career Scientist Day (ECSD)
The SOLAS Early Career Scientist Day
(ECSD) is an international event that brings
together around 40 early career scientists and
world-leading international experts for a day
of skill development lectures and networking.
During this day, the Local Organizing
Committee and the SOLAS Early Career Scientist Committee will
welcome young researcher whom are not familiar with the SOLAS
community. Guided visit of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean
Research and sightseeing of Goa’s Japanese Garden are included in the
event. The event is free of charge and accessible upon registration.
Coffee breaks and lunch are provided on the Sunday and a welcome
dinner is offered to participants on the Saturday. Participants are
responsible for airfare and registration for the SOLAS conference.
Saturday 9th November
00:00 PM
Participant arrival
06:00 PM
Welcome dinner at Sea Pebble Restaurant & Bar (H 15/155, Dona Paula Jetty, Goa)
Sunday 10th November
08:45 AM
Let’s meet in the N. K. Pannikar Seminar Hall, CSIR, NIO, Goa
09:00 AM
‘Communication and multimedia’ workshop (Nidhi Gulati / Anoop Mahajan)
10:20 AM
Coffee break (provided)
10:40 AM
‘SOLAS Early Career Scientist Committee mentorship program’ (Douglas Hamilton)
11:00 AM
Career development and mentorship’ workshop (Shikha Singh)
12:30 PM
lunch break (Collect packets from NIO Canteen)
01:00 PM
Visit of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
04:00 PM
Sightseeing at Japanese Garden and nearby beach
06:00 PM
Return to CSIR-NIO before the SOLAS OSC ice breaker