This may be of interest to some - note deadline is Friday 22nd September.
(Only just received this myself!)


>Subject: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE 
>WORKSHOP FOR BRITISH SCIENTISTS
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:06:16 -0400
>From: "Kenny, Pamela \(United States\)" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>We are looking for UK applicants for this fully-funded workshop in the
>US. If you know anybody who may be interested, please forward it on to
>them. The application deadline is this Friday, Sept. 22.
>
>Sincerely,
>Pamela Kenny
>
>Young British and American Scientists Invited to Apply for Fully-Funded
>Workshop at American University
>
>The British Council USA, the UK's international organization for
>educational and cultural relations, in partnership with American
>University and SeaWeb/COMPASS, encourages early career scientists
>involved in climate change research to apply for the International
>Networking for Young Scientists (INYS) program in Washington, DC.
>
>Designed to develop scientists' skills in communicating climate change
>science to the media, "Communicating Climate Change: Science and Media
>Networking for the Future" will bring prominent environmental
>journalists together with young researchers from the US and the UK to
>discuss issues in climate change communication and create a lasting
>collaborative network.
>
>"Communicating Climate Change: Science and Media Networking for the
>Future" will take place at American University November 15-18, 2006.
>The four-day workshop includes intensive, hands-on media training by
>SeaWeb/COMPASS; participants will also hear from several prominent
>journalists from US and UK publications, including Michelle Nijhuis,
>contributing editor for High Country News, and NPR science correspondent
>Christopher Joyce.
>
>Approximately seven candidates from the US and seven candidates from the
>UK will be selected to participate in the program.  Travel and expenses
>will be fully funded by the British Council USA. The competition is open
>to PhD students in their final year of research or early post-doctoral
>researchers in fields related to climate change; all applicants must be
>American or British scientists currently living and working in the US
>and UK.
>
>Completed applications must be submitted to the British Council USA by
>no later than September 22, 2006.  Successful candidates will be
>selected and notified by October 1, 2006.  For more information or to
>download an application form, please visit
>www.britishcouncil.org/usa-science.
>
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