<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Dear Postdocs,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">I am reaching out to you to request your participation in a public speaking competition for UCR graduate students. It is part of an annual UC-wide competition called Grad Slam in which graduate students must describe their creative project or research and its value in 3 minutes, with limited visual aids, to a non-specialist audience.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">To effectively assess these student presentations, we are putting together a panel of judges with expertise across a range of subject areas. We would be honored to have members of the Riverside Postdoc Association participate as judges during our UCR Grad Slam Preliminary Round.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">For the preliminary round of the Grad Slam competition, contestants will submit a recorded video, and judges will view and evaluate them remotely and asynchronously. We anticipate that each judge will evaluate 5-8 recorded videos, and then submit electronic score cards with feedback for the contestants.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Preliminary Judging Timeline:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Jan 30: Students submit their recorded videos.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Feb 5-9: Judges have access to assigned recorded videos and electronic scorecards via a shared google folder. Each judge will review 5-8 three-minute videos (depending on the number of submissions and judges).<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Feb 9: Electronic scoring sheets due<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">If you would like to be a judge, please fill out this quick form by December 21st and we will be in contact with additional information:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><a href="https://forms.gle/r84m6ZtUvdy6j9rb8" target="_blank" style="line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">https://forms.gle/r84m6ZtUvdy6j9rb8</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Please feel free to contact me with any questions.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Best Regards,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Laura<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><a href="mailto:Laura.mcgeehan@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Laura.mcgeehan@ucr.edu</a><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Our website has more information about the Grad Slam competition here:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://gsrc.ucr.edu/grad-slam-2024" target="_blank" style="line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">https://gsrc.ucr.edu/grad-slam-2024</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">If you would like to watch a judging orientation video for the preliminary round, please use this link:</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Uzr1Nx1XQ" target="_blank" style="line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Uzr1Nx1XQ</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">If you would like to watch a video of last year's Grad Slam competition, please use this link:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTAiPOpFLLU&t=22s" target="_blank" style="line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTAiPOpFLLU&t=22s</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans","He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