Due to major storms in the Washington, D.C. area last week that disrupted email and phone service to The Wildlife Society headquarters, we are extending the application deadline for the 2010 Native American Professional Development Travel Grants Program to August 20, 2010. This exciting new program provides grants of up to $1,500 for students to attend The Wildlife Society’s annual conference in Snowbird, Utah, October 2-6, 2010. The conference offers a plethora of activities aimed at students’ professional development, including events to meet professionals, learn how to find wildlife jobs, and socialize with other students. Please help us spread the word about this unique opportunity to any eligible students that you know. Details of the program can be found here.
Thank you!
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Looking for a mentor? Want to mentor someone?
The Wildlife Society is happy to announce the implementation of a state-of-the-art online mentoring system and you are invited to become one of the first users of our new system. Click here and log in with your membership username and password, complete your profile and start connecting. This is a new TWS membership benefit!
The Wildlife Society Online Mentoring Program provides a platform for mentees to realize their potential by enabling personal and professional relationships with mentors, who act as role models and provide guidance to them.
The program offers opportunities to develop business contacts, access industry information, and gain valuable insights from experienced and successful professionals.
This program is available to TWS members only. If you want to participate and you are not a member, join TWS now
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The weather is warming up and we’re seeing signs that the job market is heating up as well! Whether you are an active or passive job seeker, there may be jobs on the horizon for you at The Wildlife Society Career Center!
Actively searching for a job? TWS Career Center offers you premier job openings, free job alerts, and an easy-upload resume system to get you maximum exposure in this rebounding job market!
Have a job or not actively looking? The Wildlife Society’s anonymous resume system lets you put your resume in front of companies who are hiring – without sharing your name and contact information! Companies can find your resume and reach out to you regarding great opportunities through a secure email system. If you’re interested in their job opportunity, you simply release your contact information. It’s all anonymous!
Make the most of your career by searching for jobs on The Wildlife Society Career Center
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On the The Wildlife Society Career Center you can do the TWO things most likely to land you that dream job – Post Your Resume and Apply for Jobs Specific to Your Area of Interest!
This winning two-step combination gives you a better chance of finding a job match than just doing one or the other. Reaching out to and getting noticed by employers in TWO Ways is always better than one.
The Wildlife Society Career Center makes it so easy to get started. Simply Upload Your Completed Resume into our Resume Bank, and then Search Jobs to access the most current job openings in your field. Start applying and you’re on your way to success!
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I will be attending The Wildlife Society Western Section Annual Meeting taking place January 27-29 at the Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California. The Conference Theme this year is “Fostering Resilient Wildlife Populations”.
Concurrent sessions will be taking place throughout the conference and there is a special symposium titled, The American Pika’s Capacity for Resilience in the Face of Climate Change.
There will be special events for students including a career fair and a resume workshop.
Please plan on attending the conference. And if you haven’t joined or renewed your Wildlife Society membership, stop by our booth in the exhibit hall and get a free TWS shirt or calendar.
For more information, please visit the conference site.
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The Celebrating Our Wildlife Conservation Heritage or COWCH was created with the goal of preserving the history and evolution of the wildlife profession by interviewing influential wildlife biologist, educators, managers, and other pioneers.
To date we have recorded more than 60 COWCH interviews with distinguished leaders in the wildlife profession including students of Aldo Leopold, charter members of TWS, Aldo Leopold Award winners, past-presidents of TWS, and other trail-blazers in wildlife management and conservation. These interviews—along with many more we hope to do—form a priceless record of the roots of our profession.
Read more and watch interview excerpts here.
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Terry Hershey, district ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, Leah Fisher and Zachary Simmons of the district’s regulatory division, and planning division’s Stacy Samuelson, reached out to attendees at The Wildlife Society’s 16th annual conference in Monterey, Calif., Sept. 21 with an emerging message: the Corps is a great, but unheralded place to work in environmental stewardship.
Nearly 1,500 wildlife professionals and students from around the country attended the conference, which featured a career fair where Hershey, Fisher, Simmons and Samuelson presented information on the Corps’ regulatory, planning, natural resource management and recreation programs.
Read the entire story here.
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With just eight days until the kick-off of the 16th Annual Wildlife Society Annual Conference, there is still time to register. By registering in advance, you will save time.
The Plenary is titled “Wildlife Science, Its Use and Abuse by Decision Makers”. You don’t want to miss the panel discussion that will take place during the Plenary. Following the Plenary is the TWS Awards Ceremony and Members Meeting. This is followed by an evening of networking at the Opening Night Reception and Dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. During this time, we will have a special reception to honor this year’s Aldo Leopold Award Winner.
By attending the conference, you will be able to participate in the TWS Career Fair, where you can meet with 18 different agencies and companies. Also during the Career Fair there will be a special session on getting a job with a Federal agency as well as a personal resume critique.
If you haven’t signed up for a field trip or a workshop yet, you’ll want to do that. While some have sold-out, we still have space available for others.
See you in Monterey.
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Explore the Possiblities at TWS Career Fair
Join us for the Annual Conference Career Fair on Monday, Sept. 21 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Discover new opportunities, learn how to navigate the evolving job market, and meet one-on-one with recruiters from the followingorganizations:
Career Counselor Barbara Peters will present
Resume Workshops on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 8:30 – 10:30 am and 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Bonsai 1 room. During the Career Fair on Monday, in the Serra Ballroom, she will critique individual resumes.
Barbara Peters worked at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA, as a Career Counselor for 31 years. At HSU, she specialized in helping students in the natural resources and sciences with career decision-making, gaining summer job & internship experiences, and professional job hunting upon graduation. Prior to her time at HSU, she worked for 5 years in the Career Planning & Placement Office at Idaho State University. She obtained her B.A. degree in Political Science (1971) and her M.A.Ed. in Student Personnel Work in Higher Education (1976) from Idaho State University. She lives in Eureka, CA with her husband and 2 Springer Spaniels.
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