[ESIP-all] Funding Friday

[Brian Rogan]

Hello All,

This year, we will continue the Funding Friday tradition as well as the
student competition that was begun at the Santa Barbara summer meeting.
This summer's meeting which will be held in Knoxville, TN July 20-23rd will
host the competition.

FUNding Friday, July 23, 2010

*The Prizes:* Three $5,000 awards to fund small projects that are inspired
by ESIP collaboration or participation.

*The Purpose:* This competition serves several purposes, which should inform
those desiring to compete:
1. The competition promotes and rewards new collaborations or bridges
between ESIP projects and technologies, so that novel outcomes can be
explored.
2. The competition fosters small-scale projects of real value by supporting
programmer salary, travel—whatever is needed to realize the proposed work
(overhead is NOT supported).
3. The competition showcases how the ESIP Federation can leverage current
technologies and member skills to add new services with a modest amount of
effort (and funding).
4. The competition rewards members who are looking to explore new
collaborations and new ideas inspired by other Federation member activities.

This year’s competition does NOT have a single topical or other focus. It
encourages collaborations across member organizations that demonstrate the
value of ESIP participation. It is open to the imaginations and the needs of
the ESIP members.

*Student Competition*
The purpose of the competition is to promote new collaborations or bridges
between ESIP projects, technologies, and education/outreach so that novel
outcomes can be explored. The competition fosters small-scale
education/outreach projects of real value by funding salaries,
travel—whatever is needed to realize the proposed work. The competition
showcases how the ESIP Federation can leverage current technologies and
member skills to add new services with modest effort & funding. The
competition rewards enterprising students who are looking to explore new
ideas and new collaborations

Projects that engage the larger population are encouraged. Examples include
broadcast or internet videos or audio programs, interactive websites,
partnerships with community organizations, events, or outreach to schools.

To Participate: Teams must exhibit a poster (size limit: 25 by 30 inches) at
the FUNding Friday Poster event at the Summer ESIP Federation meeting at
UCSB on Friday July 23, 2010 The project lead described by the poster must
be present. NO PROXIES. The poster can be hand drawn: there is no weight
given to the design of the poster.

Eligibility: Full-time students at post-secondary schools are encouraged to
apply. The team members for the project should be identified on the poster.
Eligible students can be the lead on only ONE proposed project. THE LEAD
MUST BE PRESENT AT THE FUNDING FRIDAY POSTER EVENT TO COMPETE! You may
propose in either the student or member FUNding Friday competition but not
both.

More specifics can be found in the attachment.

Sincerely,


Brian Rogan
Director of Communication and Partnership
Foundation for Earth Science
15 Beecher Place
Newton, MA 02459
617 467 4348 phone
508 397 7119 cell
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