Dear Emerging Scholars Program Alumnus,
Greetings from POMS! We hope that this note finds you well and continuing on the path of ever greater scholarly pursuits!
We are happy to note that the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) continues to be a resounding success year after year and we build upon the feedback received by alumni such as yourself. In order to make the ESP even better, the organizing committee is holding an "ESP Alumni Meet" in 2008. It will be held immediately after the regular ESP session, which is currently scheduled for Sunday, May 11 2007. The intent is to rekindle contact with past cohorts at ESP and forge new ties with Alumni from earlier/later years as well as with participants from this year's ESP. We expect to meet in a relaxed and informal setting. Please consider this note as an invitation to the Alumni Meet.
We also solicit formal participation from two Alumni who will be part of a panel in this year's ESP. They are expected to discuss their experience following participation in the ESP, which they attended as Emerging Scholars. More specifically, we are interested in hearing how they have put to use the insights gained during their ESP session and to what effect. Selection will be on a first-come first-serve basis. The selected Alumni will be expected to attend the entire ESP session beginning at 7:30 am.
We hope that you will be able to participate in the panel discussion but more so in the informal Alumni Meet following the ESP. If you plan on attending the Alumni Meet or wish to be considered for the panel or both, please send a note to either Shailesh Kulkarni (kulkarni@unt.edu) or Aruna Apte (auapte@nps.edu) indicating accordingly. We look forward to hearing from you!
Best Wishes,
Shailesh Kulkarni, Aruna Apte, Jack Kanet