Thursday, January 31, 2019

How Do You select The first-class net - network advertising education application for You?

January 31, 2019 0
How Do You select The first-class net - network advertising education application for You?




What a dilemma, it appears irrespective of wherein you look, you are being informed that someone's training is the first-class, maximum complete and simply the only to get you for your manner to building a a success multilevel marketing/internet advertising business on the sector extensive web. So, how do you pick out the fine net network advertising and marketing schooling application for you?

In this newsletter, i can try to provide you some true pointers of things to consider whilst determining what your subsequent step need to be in choosing the training software this is just proper for you.

I endorse that three of the maximum essential choices you'll make while coming into the net/networking advertising domestic based commercial enterprise are; education, Product and deciding on a Mentor. The goal of this article is to discover the thoughts approximately the way to choose the schooling program this is proper for you and the way it is able to fulfill your person needs.

you may need to maintain in thoughts the possibility which you might pick a mentor earlier than creating a final selection on the training program you will adopt! As you look at internet/network advertising training, be aware that there are numerous enterprise models to don't forget. internet marketers generate revenue in a selection of ways, some of which might be: promoting different individual's products - associate advertising; joining a community marketing agency - selling the product direct and through distribution; helping other brick and mortar businesses to successfully marketplace their products on the net; and advertising your personal product through the net, whether it's an informational product or in any other case.

regardless of what you market, you'll need to expand a list to market to. Your success in any enterprise model will without delay depend upon how a success you're at developing the listing and advertising and marketing to it and this is the location that maximum education packages awareness on. make sure the schooling application you pick out walks you thru a little by little technique on how you will construct your list.

One way i discovered to familiarize myself with the leaders within the enterprise changed into to take part in community enterprise e getting to know programs. There you'll discover a quite exact form of the top performers and be capable of get an concept on their technique and the way it might work for you.

I inspire you to be careful as you searching for to research as plenty as you may approximately the commercial enterprise due to the fact facts overload can end up your worst nightmare and an obstacle to getting started. a number of the packages are examine and earn as you cross, a quite desirable idea.

One thing to consider regarding training is: will it come up with a actual point of difference inside the marketplace? There are packages available that offer a short and fairly simple flip key answer and get you up and running on the net in a quick time period. The factor you need to don't forget is whether or no longer this form of program will permit you to distinguish yourself sufficient within the market, or will you look too much like each person else. look for different EzineArticles on deciding on an internet community advertising mentor or net community advertising educate to manual you in developing your commercial enterprise

I do strongly propose which you could exceptional be served in case you turn out to be a student of the enterprise, assuming you are serious about constructing a possible a success make money working from home enterprise. but, if you are just inquisitive about a few supplemental greenbacks each month, then perhaps all of the study is not essential it truly is your name.

i have personally tested numerous of the training and training programs over time and have discovered several of them to be quite useful in mastering the enterprise.
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The energy of Networking in task Searches

January 31, 2019 0
The energy of Networking in task Searches



someplace within the process-seek universe, the various numbers being thrown obtainable have a tendency to agree that 70% of all jobs are observed thru networking and from humans inside your sphere of impact. truly put, human beings love to do business with who we know. And if you are unemployed right now or going through employment, it's far best affordable to assume that to advance your activity seek efforts, those records approach you need to get out of the residence to community... plenty! For the shrinking violets or very shy humans, this can be something similar to a nightmare scenario... virtually having to exit and talk to NEW people! Yikes!

the good news is that you may address this venture with a positive attitude, and recognize that you may learn something at the same time as growing your interplay talents at the same time. positive, it is straightforward to sit down again and experience the emotional unemployment rollercoaster passively - you get laid off, you sit down at domestic looking CNN, launch a few process applications right here and there, get an interview every so often, and sense appropriate temporarily... however quite quickly, you may begin to experience pretty isolated, depressed and completely unemployable. Why isn't always every body calling you? This isn't a satisfied region to be emotionally.

So take fee of your destiny within the exceptional way you can, and get your self available. an awesome manner to consider it's miles that the ocean is complete of sharks (process seekers) proper now, circling their task target prey (to be had jobs), and your aim is to end up a larger shark. The sharks are the ones who are completely engaged in networking and leveraging the energy of their Rolodexes and business network contacts to their fullest competencies. Your task is to marketplace yourself right now... so that you need to be RELENTLESS AND FEARLESS. The others are doing precisely that, so right here's how you can bounce into the sea and compete with the other sharks:

1) do not be shy.
As a lot as you can hate meeting new humans and don't experience that you have a great deal to talk about while assembly others, you are going to have to push these feelings apart and stick out your hand to introduce your self. If you can teach yourself to do that, you will be surprised at how easy it is to interact others. An antique networking trick is to invite a person a question about themselves- "What do you do?" - most of the people love to speak approximately themselves, so with the aid of asking one easy question, you have damaged the ice and begun the networking system. subsequently, the communique will flip again to you and that's your beginning to introduce your historical past. have confidence yourself and your talents!

2) increase your 'elevator speech'.
how can you talk what it's far that you do and what you're looking for? but greater importantly, what value do you offer a prospective enterprise? let's say that you meet the hiring manager of your dream task at a networking occasion. What are you going to mention to them that builds a compelling case as to why they need to hire you? Have a concise, clear articulation of your fee proposition prepared to head.

3) end up knowledgeable.
study commercial enterprise articles on-line, newspapers, enterprise journals, and make your self as educated in your area as viable. Then, when you do input right into a networking communication, you may have a veritable library of statistics and understanding to pull from and communicate approximately!

4) Get networking.
right here are a few pointers of in which to community, benefit information and expertise and to construct your touch base:
a. business organizations
b. exchange association conferences
c. Volunteering at enterprise occasions or features
d. training (to your subject)
e. process gala's
f. Informational interviews
g. task help companies
h. Toastmasters
i. Mentors
j. pals
ok. enterprise colleagues
l. Alma mater (alumni network)
m. LinkedIn.com and other online business networking organizations

Your intention in turning into a 'shark' is to fulfill as many humans, introduce yourself, discover 'nuggets' of records, well known and thank those that do help you, and create your very own net of contacts. That way, when some thing does come alongside, you are not simplest nicely-regarded as a known amount, but additionally at once identified as an great candidate for that position.
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Monday, November 19, 2018

All Scientists' Meeting 2018!

November 19, 2018 0

Science is Collaboration


The All Scientists' Meeting (ASM) took place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California from Sept 30th to Oct 4th, 2018. ASM is a triennial (every 3 years) gathering of all Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and is usually very well attended. Asilomar was idyllic: an undulating shrubby terrain interspersed with pines, that raced towards the sea. The weather:  a cool and crisp autumn delight - a nice escape from the humidity of the 305! Such was the weather that some attendees, including a professor from the FCE Fisheries division, could not resists a jog.  The conference halls and meeting rooms were furnished with wood and stone, and adorned with fireplaces…I could go on and on.

The theme of ASM 2018 - Next Generation Synthesis: Successes and strategies - brought together individuals involved in ecology and science outreach from the different sites of the LTER network. The goal was to reflect, evaluate, collaborate and deliberate on the future of the network, ecology and science. There are 28 LTER sites and they cover a vast range of ecosystems, from polar to tropical, terrestrial uplands to marine. It was fascinating to hear the interests and research of many attendees.
The schedule for each meeting day comprised three sessions: an early plenary session, workshops that ran from mid-morning to late afternoon, and evening events which included poster sessions. Meals were scheduled between and within sessions and they abounded in variety and quantity; each assortment, an almost divine experience.

At the plenary sessions, designated speakers gave their descriptions of the LTER and offered personal insights into the benefits of being part of the network and the opportunities available to members. These include access to funds, trainings, reputable jobs, and collaborations with other networks which could open even more opportunities. One point kept resonating across all the plenary sessions: the importance of available and accessible long term ecological data. One example given was how long term data enabled the comparison between a human impacted lake and a climate-only impacted lake (a remote lake in Russia). A second example was how long term data aided the understanding of environmental surprises like hurricanes. Another point mentioned was the importance of grass-root integration and training (early-career scientists and graduate students) within the network.

The workshops, (almost a 100 of them!), were the crux of the meeting and provided opportunities for in-depth discussions and deliberations on all things ecological, scientific and didactic. The workshops had different sub-themes from observations to data analyses to model predictions and forecasts. There were training workshops, for example video production and documentation, student focused workshops, workshops on models and conflict resolution between empiricists and modelers, workshops on novel techniques in data analysis, (e.g, PRIME) and so on. These workshops created a stimulating atmosphere and were learning opportunities for both facilitators and attendees.

The evening events started off with poster sessions, with presenters showcasing their research. Numerous posters were available over 2 evenings, and just like the workshops, they reflected the diversity in ecological research across the LTER sites.  The event that concluded the first day was the Idea Café, where presenters were told to pitch their ideas in 3 minutes or less. It was entertaining to see scientists and outreach personnel express creativity in their deliveries. One presenter dressed and addressed as a gold miner and drew an analogy to data-mining, another presenter started all her important words with the letter “D”, while another engaged the audience by stressing on the word “you” (while pointing at us). Basically, any tactic to make a definite impression was used and boy were we impressed.

One of the things that struck me was how publications came about from meetings such as ASM. These meetings are vehicles for the establishment of working groups across sites where participants can pool ideas, get funding, share data, gain better understanding, and develop techniques in answering old questions and investigating new ones. The result: papers, protocols and other forms of publications. Meetings like ASM are avenues for creating a consortium where students and early career scientist can be trained and the results organized into guidelines and yes, more publications. This becomes a wide-reaching solidified body of knowledge, that is, science.

A take home message from ASM 2018 is that in-house collaboration is imperative for the preservation and propagation of ecology and science, more so now that we are in treacherous times. Collaboration leads to funding. Collaboration leads to scientific inquisitions. Collaboration leads to publications. Collaboration has broader impacts. Collaboration results in informed management and better policies. Collaboration is science.

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 Yes we did go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and yes it was rad.






More photos can be found on the  FCE NCO Flickr Page


Photo credits  FCE NCO, Mike Rugge, Cody Eggenberger, Ike Onwuka
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Ecological Society of America: A pathway for professional development

August 30, 2018 0

by Luke Lamb

The 250 page meeting program can be daunting to students new to ESA but it's really FULL of opportunity.
Every year ecologists from around the world get together at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting for a week-long endeavor into all-things ecology. As a student whose only attended two ESA meetings, ESA2017 and ESA2018, this meeting has already been instrumental in shaping my professional perspective on the field of ecology and how its members conduct themselves. My hope with this post is to provide some evidence of the benefits that being involved within ESA as a student provides and how to make the most out of future meetings!
For starters, the ESA is organized into a variety of different sections and chapters. Chapters are organized regionally while sections are organized around a common interest, like everybody is a student, or early career researcher, paleoecologist, etc. ESA says:

“[Section] activities are intended to encourage research, exchange ideas, and facilitate communication between ecologists with similar interests.”

My experience working with the ESA lies primarily with the Student Section (ESA-SS). I rose into the Student Section officer ranks relatively quickly, getting elected into the secretary position after attending my first ESA and only have been a graduate student for all of about 5 minutes (meaning it’s not as hard as you might think!). One of the missions of the ESA-SS board this past year was to help connect students to the section throughout the year, as in the other 358 days that aren’t the Annual Meeting. We pay a good chunk of money to be members of the ESA so our goal was for the students who join to have resources available to them year-long. I can’t say that we completely solved this issue but it is something that we continually worked on and board members are more than willing to talk to students at any time and take in suggestions. Get involved! A podcast was even started last year by Rob Crystal-Ornelas called Science in Podcastwhere Rob interviews grad students and others about their experiences.
 As part of the secretary position, at ESA2018 I organized (1) the annual student mixer; (2) a 5-hr science communication workshop as a joint initiative of the Student Section and ComSciCon; and (3) served on a planning committee to organize the first ever “Career Fair” held at an ESA meeting. I also gave a couple of joint presentations as part of other Student Section initiatives. As a direct result of the various workshops and presentations I gained confidence in my public speaking abilities, networked with an incredible amount of people, both horizontally (other students) and vertically (ecologists in positions higher on the career ladder), and made a number of lifelong friends.

Myself (left) pictured with Dr. David Schimel, group supervisor of the Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Group at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and a keynote speaker at ESA2018. Dr. Schimel and I had a great time doing an "interview demo" for for a "position" in his lab at NASA for folks to watch and critique my performance. It provided some great insight into the interview process and why certain questions are asked over others, as well as how best to answer those questions! Highly suggest participating in mock interview sessions!

To back up my point about the opportunities for professional development ESA can provide, I can also share a short anecdote. During the Career Fair, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion regarding non-academic sectors and skills that will help students succeed in non-academic positions. Towards the end of the discussion it was brought up by the panelists that getting involved with a relevant professional society can provide an avenue for getting skills that might be harder to get within your academic degree program. This really validated my ESA experience for me. I feel that it showed me that opportunities for professional development opportunities come in a variety of forms: it’s just a matter of finding them!
But how do you justify these to your academic advisor who might be a stickler about how you spend your time? For starters, the professional development I just mentioned can only do positive things for you while you’re a student. I am in the midst of scheduling a proposal defense seminar and while I’ve never given a talk about my research before, after all the speaking obligations I had at ESA2018 I will walk in knowing I CAN speak in front of people, which is often half the battle. By getting involved with societies, like ESA, you’ll also begin to feel part of a broader community of scientists all working towards a common goal, which I know helps me to think about when I have those stuck-in-a-rut moments (I know you all get them too!). But I’m also not advocating to partake in these extra-curricular’s at the expense of your own research/grant obligations/degree progress. Those must always come first! It’s a matter of finding balancebetween these obligations and no when to step back when you are feeling overwhelmed (I could write a whole post on this topic alone). If anybody is interested in learning more about what ESA does and the opportunities embedded within the society, please don't hesitate to ask!

Lastly, I wanted to conclude with some tips on how to be a ESA meeting pro!

1.     Network! A good Wading through Research post on networking can be found here. My strategy is usually meet one person per day. This can be as simple as introducing yourself and then walking away. Even this helps to normalize these kinds of interaction.
2.     Talk to the Student Section officers! We are all happy to talk to anybody and are to help new members get oriented within the society.
3.     Don’t go to every talk you think might be even mildly relevant to your interests. This is “How not to burn-out at a large conference 101”. Take afternoons off. Go explore the city. HAVE FUN.
4.     Attend the poster session. This is my favorite part of the conference. This is where you can really connect with folks. You never know who you will bump into, I often find myself aimlessly wandering the posters and just stopping whenever I see something interesting.
5.     Find the free food!!
6.     Attend the section business meetings. This can be intimidating but the folks running these are usually thrilled to see new faces at these. Even if you don’t say anything or don’t know what is going on, it’s a cool experience.
7.     Don’t go to things just because everybody is going. A specific example I have for this is the closing reception. Not to knock it but you have to buy overpriced tickets that say dinner included but then it’s often not even a real dinner.
8.     SYNTHESIZE. Schedule in times, maybe at the end of the day, to digest what you learned each day. You’ll thank yourself later.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Hungry for outreach? Try a Data Nugget!

May 02, 2018 0
The title of our Data Nugget.
If you are passionate about the broader impact of your data, you should consider incorporating it into a Data Nugget. Data Nuggets are an opportunity for scientists to bring their data into the K-12 classroom. A Data Nugget is an activity, developed by scientists and teachers, that use real scientific data. Using real data in the classroom gives students experience working with "messy ecological data."

Two summers ago I worked with my advisor, a Research Experience for Undergraduate student, and a Research Experience for Teachers intern (RET) to complete a study investigating how gradients of salt and phosphorus influence soil microbes. Our RET, Ms. Casal, was fantastic! Ms. Casal's background is in chemistry and she teaches at Felix Varela. Ms. Casal went into the field with us to collect samples, helped run analyses on samples in the lab, and co-designed our Data Nugget.

Our RET, Ms. Casal, helping process samples in the lab.
Ms. Casal was always rocking a Felix Varela chemistry t-shirt
Together Dr. Kominoski, Ms. Casal, and I selected data from our summer experiment and organized appropriate background information into a lesson plan geared towards students at the high school level. We tested the Data Nugget in Ms. Casal's chemistry class and made a few tweaks before submitting it to be reviewed. After several rounds of edits on our Data Nugget, it was accepted and is now available at on the Data Nugget web page. The review process was eye-opening and it took a lot of work to make sure our complex scientific data was appropriately translated into a digestible lesson plan. The whole process helped me both understand my data and communicate its meaning.

Are you interested in creating a Data Nugget? Have you already translated your scientific data into a format for K-12 students? Comment on your experiences below!


Our Data Nugget is listed on the Data Nugget website along with our scientist profiles.


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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Communicating your Science

April 10, 2018 0


There are endless opportunities for graduate students to participate in science outreach! However, few receive proper training and are prepared to attend such events. We obviously know our research but translating that research to the general public is often difficult. Most outreach events require preparation and involve tabling. Having an activity that explains your research is essential to effective tabling. This is usually challenging to scientists who struggle to communicate the intricacies of their work to the general public.

The science behind my activity.
For example, how do I efficiently explain how I study how extracellular enzyme potential in peat soil changes with saltwater intrusion. To me, that is the simplest way of summarizing my research, but only a few scientists and I would understand it. I needed help translating what I do.

If you are looking for a formal training experience to build up your science translation skills and effectively communicate your research, you should consider becoming a Science Communication Fellow at the Patricia and Robert Frost Museum of Science. I completed the program in 2015 and have been using what I learned ever since!

As a Science Communication Fellow, I developed an educational activity that engages the public in my research topics. I enjoy bringing this activity to outreach events, using it to translate my research and inspire emerging environmental stewards As a Science Communication Fellow, I participated in mock town hall meetings, wrote scientist profiles, and filmed interviews.

The activity I developed translates how salt stress affects microbes living in the soil and the release extracellular enzymes. Students pretend to be soil microbes and are given an extracellular enzyme (a ball with velcro attached). Participants are instructed to use the enzyme to get as much food (felt representing carbon and nutrients). Each enzyme represents either a salt stressed microbe or a healthy microbe in freshwater. The game is rigged so that the enzyme for the salt-stressed microbe is able to pick up fewer felt pieces. Students can compete against each other or play individually.

This is me using my activity at a Family Science Night event in Key Largo.
This activity teaches students how salt can affect microbes living in soils. One unanticipated benefit of presenting my activity to kids is that you also reach their parents. I often find that the kids understand the science behind the activity and have a fun time, but it is the parents who want to know more and ask more profound questions. In some way, watching their kids participate in the activity helps parents better understand the science too!

The training I received as a Science Communication Fellow provided me with the proper foundation to communicate my science. If you are interested in being a better scientific communicator, you should consider participating in the Science Communication Fellow program.


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Monday, April 2, 2018

What is Peat and Why is it Collapsing?

April 02, 2018 0
Written by Benjamin J. Wilson

For a background refresher on the impacts of sea level rise in South Florida, see my previous blog post.

Figure 1. Feedbacks that lead to the creation of wetland peat soil.
Peat soil is the backbone of many wetlands. It is full of organic-rich carbon that is formed when plants perform photosynthesis: they suck up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and use it to make roots. These roots go into the soil, and because decomposition is slow in wetlands, these carbon-rich roots are stored in the soil for very long periods of time, allowing the marsh to grow in elevation (Fig. 1).

Under freshwater conditions, this carbon can be stored in the soils for thousands of years. This leads to a landscape full of pristine marshes that provide habitat for wildlife and are very efficient at filtering contaminants out of water (Fig. 2a). However, in some brackish marshes, especially in the Everglades, an exciting feature appears. From above, you can see the landscape is dotted with open-water ponds (Fig. 2b). I kept thinking, what could be driving this pattern? So, I decided to get out there and see it for myself.

Figure 2a Healthy marsh from above                                     Figure 2b Degraded marsh from above

 
Figure 3. "Peat collapse" at a brackish marsh in the Everglades.
When I got out there to see it for myself, I came across an astonishing sight! At ground level, something bizarre was happening to the plants. I saw that a lot of the sawgrass plants, the dominant vegetation for much of the Everglades, had their roots exposed! (Fig. 3) Plants usually grow with their roots IN the soil, not OUT of. Something weird was going on here. The peat soil was collapsing around healthy-looking plants! It was at that exact moment I knew what my dissertation research had to be about: what is causing peat collapse in the coastal Everglades?

Our hypotheses of why peat collapse was occurring revolved around saltwater intrusion (Fig. 4). As saltwater intrudes into freshwater wetlands, a series of events happen that causes plants to become stressed and soil biogeochemical processes to change. This “domino effect” of change leads to peat collapse, which converts the marsh into open water ponds, like those seen in Fig. 2b.

Figure 4. Our hypothesis for peat collapse. Borrowed from S. Davis and the Everglades Foundation

Figure 5. My hypotheses, but more in-depth to reflect changes
 in carbon cycling
Specifically, I think that saltwater intrusion was changing the cycling of carbon through the marsh. As plants become stressed, they cannot perform photosynthesis effectively, therefore leading to fewer roots being produced (Fig. 5). Because peat soils are composed mostly of roots (as much as 80-90%!), if you lose this input, the structural integrity of the soil may become compromised, leading to collapse.

But these are only my hypotheses. I tested these using both field-based and mesocosm experimental studies. Stay tuned for blog posts about each of my chapters and what I found. 


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