October 2016 Sponsor's Update

Dear Sponsors:

We hope that the beginning of school has gone well and we now look forward to communicating with you as we plan for the new school year. We look forward to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) hosting the VJAS Research Symposium in Richmond, Virginia from May 16 – 18, 2017. Presentations will be held on Wednesday, May 17th.

We have revised our VJAS Handbook and the Appendices and they are now available to download on our website (http://vjas.org/rules--guidelines-forms.html). As always, please refer to our Handbook and Appendices for complete, detailed information.  Below are a number of important points we would like to highlight at this time.

• Please remember that Membership Application and Fees are due January 16. Please use the Membership Application (Appendix B). We are asking for complete information regarding the school and a flat fee of $50/school.
  
• The Phil Robinson Research Grant deadline has now been extended to December 1.  Please note your school must be a member.
  

• This year’s deadline for submitting papers with the appropriate student entry fees is no latter than Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Please use the VJAS Paper Submission Forms (Appendix C).
  
  

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.
We greatly appreciate all that you do and look forward to your participation!

Susan Booth, VJAS Director, susan.science@gmail.com, 757-897-3104
Se Jeong, VJAS Committee Chair, VJAS swj3af@virginia.edu
Carolyn Conway, VAS Associate Executive Officer, vasoffice@vacadsci.org, 804-864-1450