A few updates on the upcoming Polar Radar Science and Technology Conference:
Anno uncements
Afte r receiving some fantastic feedback to the questionnaire, we have settled o n dates/times for the conference based on community feedback. The conferenc e will be held virtually on February 23-25, 2022 from 11am-3pm EST (8 am- 12 pm PST; 4 pm- 8 pm GMT). We plan to hos t a recap session on Monday, February 28th (11 am-3 pm EST;8 am- 12 pm PST; 4 pm- 8 pm GMT) to follow up on takeaways from the conference. We look for ward to seeing many of you there!
For more information about the goals, schedule, and expected outc omes from this conference, please check out the website or enter: https:// climatechange.new.umaine.edu/prstconference/
Confer ence Grant - eligible expenses
This ‘travel’ grant provides financial assistance fo r attendees of this virtual conference and is eligible for U.S.-based parti cipants (Excluding participants from the University of Maine). A grant up t o $600 USD will be allocated to reimburse costs associated with attending t his conference for 15 participants or more, depending on need. Eligible cos ts include purchasing or renting equipment (WiFi, laptop, microphones, head phones, software, etc.), transportation costs to access technology, housing to access technology, dependent/child care, unpaid leave/lost wages as wel l as other associated costs. Upon participation in the conference and a bri ef report with expense budget, the grant will be disbursed to those awarded .
Evaluation criteria
We are following the format of the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) student travel grants to award attendees for the upcomi ng conference. Grants will be awarded based on the following: applicants fr om underrepresented backgrounds in the Earth and Climate sci ences, applicants who demonstrate financial need, and early-career appl icants. Applicants who move through the first round of selection will then be reviewed with the following criteria:
Relevance of radar w ithin your research or field of study
highly relevant - specifically using radar technolog y/data
relevan t - relying on partial datasets
moderately relevant - relating other observations to rada r technology/data
not relevant - no relevant links observed in application
Career stage (prioritizi ng underrepresented early career vs. mid to later stage career)
Potential for broader impacts, post-conference (interactions with other community members after the confer ence is gauged as low, medium, or high)
Please submit a brief write up addressing the abo ve criteria and include information related to eligible costs to the follow ing email addresses:
scampb64[at]maine.edu
z courville[at]gmail.com
scott.braddock[at]maine.edu