The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs, as a lead in the coordinating committee, is happy to present the following opportunity:
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006 National Environmental Public Health Conference, Dec. 4-6, 2006
Recognizing Students as Emerging Leaders in Environmental Public Health
Poster Competition
Purpose
· Showcase the research accomplishments of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students in the field of environmental public health.
· Provide networking opportunities for career enhancement.
· Participate in a state of the art national conference on environmental public health .
Requirements
· Electronic submission (e-mail) of an abstract (up to 500 words) that describes the applicant's involvement in a special research project with an explanation of its value toward advancing the field of environmental public health. The title of the abstract should be limited to 25 words. The abstract should describe the purpose of the research, the methodology, the analysis, and summarize the results.
· Electronic submission (e-mail) of an essay (up to 500 words) that describes the applicant's career aspirations. Submissions must be received by close of business, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006.
· Applicants will be notified of selections by Oct. 20, 2006.
· Submissions must include: the student's name, school and class (e.g., junior, senior, graduate student), anticipated date of graduation and degree, and contact information, including address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty preceptor or mentor (a scanned copy with a signature is acceptable).
· All entries should be submitted electronically to the attention of Jerry Hershovitz via e-mail at: jhershovitz@cdc.gov.
Selections
· Professional and Scientific Associates, Inc., a CDC contractor, will contact successful applicants to provide them with information relevant to their poster displays and their travel scholarship. Successful applicants will receive travel and lodging support to attend the conference based on federal travel allowances.
· Selections will be made by an application review subcommittee of the NCEH/ATSDR Partners' Conference Planning Committee.
· Up to 15 applications will be approved for poster presentations.
· Selections will be based on the following criteria: originality; quality of the science; relative importance of the research to the field of environmental public health; and judgment of the best essays on career aspirations.
· Selected students will be required to present their posters and respond to inquiries during designated poster display times.
Alejandra Tres
Executive Director
2632 SE 25th Avenue, Suite D
Portland, Oregon 97202
USA
atres@aehap.org
Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs
http://www.aehap.org
National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
http://www.ehacoffice.org