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All, <o:p></o:p><br>
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Please join us for an NCEAS Roundtable on <u><b>Friday</b></u>,
<b>February 28th</b> at 12:15 pm.<br>
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Drs. Stacy Rebich Hespanha & Mary Hunsicker<br>
NCEAS Postdoctoral Fellows<br>
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<o:p></o:p>will lead a discussion on:<br>
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"Using virtual collaboration to replace or supplement
carbon-intensive research travel: barriers, best practices,
and opportunities for innovation"</big></big></small></font><font
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We will be extending an earlier discussion of the environmental
ethics of research travel to take a closer look at virtual
meetings and collaboration. To prepare for this discussion,
please take a look at the readings posted on the following blog:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu/2014/02/21/virtual-collaboration/">http://roundtable.nceas.ucsb.edu/2014/02/21/virtual-collaboration/</a>.
Come to prepared to discuss your perceptions of the o</big></font><font
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Roman, Times, serif">bstacles faced by would-be virtual
collaborators and your ideas for how some of these barriers
could be overcome. We have alloted time for each person to
share his/her idea(s) on innovative ways to overcome barriers
(2 minutes per idea). We encourage you to prepare 1 powerpoint
for each idea and send them to Mary (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hunsicker@nceas.ucsb.edu">hunsicker@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>)
prior to the Roundtable.</font></big><br>
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<big>Everyone is welcome to attend.<br>
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Roundtable meetings are held in the NCEAS lounge at the
National Center <br>
for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street,
Suite 300 <br>
(<a href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/contact"
style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Directions</a>). <br>
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