Greetings,
The M&M 2009 program is set, sessions are scheduled, and the count down
to the Richmond meeting is on.
I encourage all students, or those of you who have students, attending
the meeting to please consider the bursary program sponsored by the MSA
education committee. The purpose of this program is to encourage
students to attend the annual MSA/MAS Microscopy and Microanalysis
meeting, where they can meet and interact with the established
microscopy community while defraying some meeting costs.
The students work for approximately 20 hours (or up to 40 hours) during
the meeting and pre-meeting events and are paid $10 an hour. The jobs
involve such things as providing support in the different symposia
(helping with audio-visual needs, maintaining an attendance count, and
helping speakers set up for their presentation), staffing the MSA
Megabooth or volunteer office, monitoring use of the Internet Café, and
helping with poster set-up and take-down.
Each participant will be sent the task list where they can sign-up for
the jobs and times they want. In most instances students end up
*working* sessions they would attend anyway. There is an added
bonus of a $10 cash meal allotment for each morning and/or afternoon
session worked.
For those *non-students* we could always use volunteers to help
fill-in with the above mentioned meeting activities as well. Although
not paid on an hourly basis as the student bursaries, volunteers do
receive some compensation along with the same cash allotment for meals.
They also have the added benefit of getting to interact more with the
microscopy community as they assist with meeting tasks.
Those interested in the bursary program should check the *I wish to
apply for a student bursary* box in section 2 of the registration form
(must be members of MSA or MAS, and enrolled as students at a recognized
educational institution).
If anyone has any questions about the bursary/volunteer program, or
would like to participate, please contact me (off-line).
Amanda Lawrence
Electron Microscope Center
Mississippi State University
662-325-3019
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