Graduate Lounge - September 2009

The NERA Researcher
Vol. 47, Issue 3, p. 9
September 2009

The Graduate Lounge
Megan France, GSIC Chair

Graduate Student Sessions and Events at NERA 2009
It’s hard to believe conference will take place next month! The GSIC is looking forward to the Graduate Student Social (Wed., Oct. 21st @ 4:45pm) and GSIC sponsored sessions. We will be sponsoring the in-conference session on grant writing as well as panel tailored toward graduate students (Thurs., Oct. 22nd @ 5:30pm).

Thanks to GSIC members: Asil, Andri, Carol, and Christine!
This October, the GSIC will be sad to see four of their members “retire” from the committee. Asil, Andri and Christine were some of the founding members of GSIC, working to start the committee in 2006. Asil served as the first GSIC chair and Andri served as chair last year. Carol joined the committee in 2007. we thank these members for all the time and hard work they put into the GSIC. We also wish them the best as they finish their dissertations and move on in their careers.

The GSIC is looking for new members...
Although we’re sad to see Asil, Andri, Carol, and Christine complete their service to the GSIC, we look forward to selecting four new members. Serving on the GSIC is a great way to get involved with NERA and build relationships with graduate students outside of your university. If you are interested in being a member of the GSIC, you’ll need to submit a short statement of intent (150 words) and your CV to neragraduatestudents AT gmail.com by Oct. 30th. Members serve for 2 or 3 years. Please feel free to contact Megan France (francemk AT jmu.edu) or any of the committee members if you have any questions.

Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award
If you are first author on the paper you present at NERA, we hope you consider submitting your paper for the “Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award”. The recipient of the award will be given $250 for travel to NERA the following year. If you want to be considered for the award, papers will be due a week after the conference. More information about the award and submission process will be available at the conference.