13th Annual Earth System and Space Science Poster Conference
Friday, December 6, 2019
SEEC Auditorium (C120)
This free conference highlights work by students and postdoctoral scientists conducting research in Earth System & Planetary Science and Space Physics & Engineering. Participants and visitors from CU departments and research institutes, as well as other Front Range schools and organizations, are encouraged to participate. Feel free to download the flyer (click to enlarge) and post it in your department or institute.
Registration
The registration deadline is Friday, November 15, 2019. In order to register, please provide a title for your presentation and your personal information. An abstract is not required. For planning purposes, please register even if you are not presenting a poster. A link to register for the conference can be found here. Please indicate on the signup sheet whether you are participating in the poster competition. The registration desk will open at 9:30am in front of the auditorium on the day of the poster conference. Please check in at the registration desk when you arrive to receive your name badge.
Program
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Registration Desk Open
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Keynote Talk - Russ Schumacher (Colorado State Univ.): "Advances and challenges in the understanding and prediction of extreme rainfall"
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM Poster Session
Refreshments will be served before the keynote talk and during the poster session.
Student Award for Best Poster Presentation
The best overall poster presentation will be awarded $200. In addition, we will choose a winner for the each of the following science categories. The categories include (A) Atmospheric Chemistry; (B) Synoptic and Mesoscale Meteorology; (C) Middle and Upper Atmosphere; (D) Aerosols, Clouds, & Precipitation; (E) Boundary Layer and Wind Energy; (F) Oceanography and Large-Scale Dynamics; (G) Snow and Ice; (H) Remote Sensing & Radiative Transfer; and (I) Space and Planetary Physics. We will also recognize the best overall poster presented by an undergraduate student!
Location
The CU Boulder SEEC (MacAllister) building is located on the northwest corner of Colorado Avenue and Foothills Parkway. You can find information on “Getting Here” at https://seec.colorado.edu. From main campus, the Stampede Bus will drop off on the west side (towards the mountain) of the building. There is guest parking in Lot 550 (see map to the left) on the southwest side of the building. Visitors and presenters from the Boulder research labs and from out of town, please contact Andrew Winters (andrew.c.winters@colorado.edu) for a parking pass.
Poster Boards and Setup
The maximum poster size allowed is 48" x 48". Tacks will be provided at the conference. We encourage all presenters to hang up their posters before the keynote talk at 10:30am.
Food
Breakfast and lunch will be served at the poster conference in the poster hall, and refreshments will be served throughout the day.