Submit an Abstract for the 2012 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM

Undergraduate and graduate students who participate in the following NSF programs are invited to submit abstracts for the 2012 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM:

• Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST);
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP);
• Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP);
• LSAMP-Bridges to the Doctorate;
• Research in Disabilities Education (RDE); and
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).

This conference is cosponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Education and Human Resources Programs (EHR) and the NSF Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).

The conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, on February 23-25, 2012. All student poster and oral presentations will be scheduled for Friday, February, 24, 2012 or Saturday, February 25, 2012.

The conference is designed to help students to enhance their science communication skills; better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce; and, to find out about summer, graduate school and employment opportunities. Towards this end, the general format for the 2-1/2 day conference will include:

• Undergraduate poster and oral presentations;
• Graduate student poster and oral presentations;
• Plenary sessions and professional development workshops; and
• Exhibitors from the academic, government, and business sectors.

Be sure to mention SACNAS when applying to this opportunity!