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CREATED:20210212T142122
SUMMARY:UK Antarctic Science Conference
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce a virtual hosting of the 2020 meeting that had b
 een scheduled to take place in September 2020 at the University of Edinburg
 h.\nWe welcome contributions from ALL areas of Antarctic and Antarctic-rela
 ted research, and contributions are not limited to UK researchers!\nThe mee
 ting will take place from Monday 22 – Thursday 25 March, 13:00-17:00 GMT ea
 ch afternoon. We anticipate sessions of 3-4x 15-minute talks interspersed w
 ith regular breakout sessions to get everyone mixing. We will also host a v
 irtual poster session or two in cyberspace.\nAs part of the meeting, we wil
 l also host a scoping session for future Antarctic science priorities hoste
 d by the UK National Committee for Antarctic Research, and there will be so
 me activities organised through the UK Polar Network. These will hopefully 
 include an informal panel event where ECRs have the opportunity to socialis
 e with and get career advice from experienced Antarctic researchers, as wel
 l as some short talks/workshops. There will also be a prize draw for the op
 portunity to win some great merchandise for those who attend the UKPN’s sch
 eduled events!\nPlease take note of the deadlines for abstract submission (
 Friday 5 March) and registration (Monday 15 March).\nRegistration is free, 
 but for setting up a secure list for the meeting you MUST register by the d
 eadline.\nRegistration and abstract submission are via the following link (
 https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/uk-antarctic-science-conference-2021/).\nFull d
 etails on the web-based platforms to be used for the conference sessions an
 d activities and the respective joining instructions will be circulated to 
 all participants once registration has closed.\nWe very much look forward t
 o seeing you in late March!\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify;">We are pleased to announce a <strong>virtua
 l hosting</strong> of the 2020 meeting that had been scheduled to take plac
 e in September 2020 at the University of Edinburgh.</p><p style="text-align
 : justify;">We welcome contributions from ALL areas of Antarctic and Antarc
 tic-related research, and contributions are not limited to UK researchers!<
 /p><p style="text-align: justify;">The meeting will take place from<strong>
  Monday 22 – Thursday 25 March</strong>, <strong>13:00-17:00 GMT</strong> e
 ach afternoon. We anticipate sessions of 3-4x 15-minute talks interspersed 
 with regular breakout sessions to get everyone mixing. We will also host a 
 virtual poster session or two in cyberspace.</p><p style="text-align: justi
 fy;">As part of the meeting, we will also host a scoping session for future
  Antarctic science priorities hosted by the UK National Committee for Antar
 ctic Research, and there will be some activities organised through the UK P
 olar Network. These will hopefully include an informal panel event where EC
 Rs have the opportunity to socialise with and get career advice from experi
 enced Antarctic researchers, as well as some short talks/workshops. There w
 ill also be a prize draw for the opportunity to win some great merchandise 
 for those who attend the UKPN’s scheduled events!</p><p style="text-align: 
 justify;">Please take note of the deadlines for abstract submission (<stron
 g>Friday</strong> <strong>5 March)</strong> and registration (<strong>Monda
 y 15 March</strong>).<br />Registration is free, but for setting up a secur
 e list for the meeting you MUST register by the deadline.</p><p style="text
 -align: justify;">Registration and abstract submission are via the followin
 g <a href="https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/uk-antarctic-science-conference-2021
 /" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justif
 y;">Full details on the web-based platforms to be used for the conference s
 essions and activities and the respective joining instructions will be circ
 ulated to all participants once registration has closed.</p><p style="text-
 align: justify;">We very much look forward to seeing you in late March!</p>
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