Early Career Scientist Day

Sunday, 10 November 2024

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.

00:00 PM

 Participant arrival

06:00 PM

Welcome dinner at Sea Pebble Restaurant & Bar (H 15/155, Dona Paula Jetty, Goa)

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

For any further query please write to solas2024ecsd@gmail.com

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