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I hope everyone had a splendid summer full of research and rejuvenation! With the fall semester impending, it’s time to organize
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As a special note: <b class="">I encourage talks on works in progress.</b> I understand the temptation to focus on completed projects, but that is what a thesis defense is for. Talks on ideas or new research are useful because they provide an opportunity for
feedback while there is still time for feedback to be helpful. It also is useful for developing and clarifying ideas, and figures can be recycled for theses, papers, and grant proposals. We’re all friends, we’re here to help, and it’s a small group, so don’t
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For now, my plan is to continue Ecolunch as a online seminar, because right now the covid risk in Athens county is rated as “high”, mandating masks in all indoor spaces. Personally, I prefer to have Ecolunch in a room, not online, but for now I think this is
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24-Aug — OCEES organization meeting for faculty (graduate students skip this).<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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When you contact me, please pick a specific date and also provide 1-2 alternatives. Later slots tend to fill first, so please consider signing up for an early date. Beer will taste better the rest of the semester after your early talk. =-)<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Shawn Kuchta<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">PS: Ecolunch: BIOS 7000 “Ecology Colloquium”. Course #: 5153. Sign up for 2 credits if you are giving a talk, and 1 credit if you are not.</b><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in;" class=""><b class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">PPS: This is *not* limited to BIOS, and I’d love to host seminars from students in Plant Biology, Geology, Philosophy, History, </span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Mathematics,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> and
any other department with ties to OCEES. Don’t be shy!</span></font></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in;" class=""><b class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">PPPS: Faculty and others are also welcome to give seminars. Indeed, I strongly encourage talks from </span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">everyone</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">.</span></font></b></div>
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