The National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Space Studies Board of U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council invites applications for the 2014 inaugural CAS-NAS Forum for New Leaders in Space Science. The Forum is designed to provide opportunities for a highly select group of young space scientists from China and the United States to discuss their research activities in an intimate and collegial environment. The 2014 Fora will be held in Beijing on May 8-9, 2014 and in Irvine, California, on November 3-4, 2014. The scientific scope of both events is limited to the general areas of space astronomy and solar and space physics.

Additional details, including eligibility requirements and application procedures, can be found at: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/SSB_086017

The application deadline is 13 January, 2014.