[Air-l] Chicago Follow-Up - late response (as usual)

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

I think the click on donation is key.  as a lifetime member award  
winner, I'm going to join Monica and others in contributing what  
would have been my annual dues to the graduate student fund.  It  
might take us a few years, but if people contribute money explicitly  
for this purpose, we can in the end create some sort of annuity that  
either sustains the graduate student award system or expands it.  I  
also agree with Denise, Matt's points are a key strategy and Denise's  
idea is a way to get things done in the long term.
On Oct 25, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Denise N. Rall wrote:

> Dear Air-ers -
>
> Regarding AoIR follow-up I thought perhaps the
> comments from Matt Allen were quite pertinent and
> realized that only those at the meeting might have
> heard them.
>
> In further discussion of how to sponsor more graduate
> students to the meetings (always a worry) Matt raised
> an excellent point:
>
> Putting together ALL of our extra funds that could be
> solicited from members' generousity would only support
> airfare  for one or (at most) two graduate students.
>
> Matt pointed out that by moving the conference AROUND
> the world, AoIR has facilitated the attendance and
> participation of many more graduate students in the
> conference vicinity than could be supported by a
> fellowship/scholarship/sponsorship.
>
> My contribution at the meeting was that the conference
> registration form could include a $10 or $25 dollar
> button for donations to graduate students or prizes.
> Also a button for purchase of a tee shirt, giving the
> exec some heads-up about tee shirt numbers.
>
> Ok, I know that all of these things take effort and
> time and especially an expenditure for those who are
> thinking of attending in Australia.
>
> I'm excited to see AoIR come to Australia and I hope
> many members make the jump and come and see us 'down
> under.'
>
> Cheers, Denise
>
>
>
> Denise N. Rall, Ph.D. submitted for review, School of Environ.  
> Science,
> Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA
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