MPE 2013+ Workshop on Global Change

May 19 - 21, 2014
2060 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California, Berkeley

Organizers:

Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University, Virginia, hgaff at odu.edu

Wayne Getz, University of California - Berkeley, wgetz at berkeley.edu

Hans Kaper, Georgetown University, hgk5 at georgetown.edu

Steve Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), ssain at ucar.edu

• Workshop Announcement

• Call for Participation

• Call for Papers

• Workshop Flyer

• Application for Financial Support for Early Career Applicants to Attend
  Early Career Researchers are defined as faculty or researchers who have earned their doctorate within the previous three years, postdocs, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates with research experience. Early career researchers interested in applying for financial support to attend the workshop should click on the 'Application for Financial Support...' link above and submit the requested materials. Applicants should also complete a registration form by clicking on the 'Registration Form' link below. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2013 and will continue until all slots are filled. Applicants accepted for financial support will be contacted with additional instructions on registration at that time.

• Program

• Registration Form (Pre-registration deadline: May 12, 2014)
  Participation in this workshop is invitation only, although if you would like to attend, please email Bidisha Nag at mpe2013p@dimacs.rutgers.edu. This workshop will consist of invited speakers and many early career researchers interested in learning about the topics of the Special DIMACS Program: Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013+ (http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/index-mpe.html). There may be room to invite additional participants interested in attending the workshop. You may also request an invitation to participate by completing the registration form by clicking on the link above (for "Attendee Type" on the registration form, selecting "Applying for an Invitation" from the pull down menu). Applications will be reviewed by the committee. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible if they have been selected to receive an invitation.

  If an invitation is issued to a participant who has not received financial support, instructions on how to pay registration fees will be given at that time. Please contact Dr. Eugene Fiorini at mpe2013plus (at) dimacs.rutgers.edu if you have questions.

  DIMACS Workshop Registration Fees
  	Registrations on or before May 12, 2014	Registrations after May 12, 2014
  Industry (non-DIMACS member) Participant:	$450	$500
  Academic/Nonprofit/Government (non-DIMACS member) Participant*	$280	$320
  Early Career Participant*, DIMACS Member Participant, Invited Presenter Participant, Waived Registration Participant**	$0	$0

  The registration fee is payable by credit card or e-check through ScholarChip. When the registration page is completed, clicking "Submit" will redirect the registrant to the ScholarChip webpage which will collect the payment information.

  Registration fees include participation in the workshop, all workshop materials, breakfast, lunch, breaks and any scheduled social events (if applicable).

  * Early Career Participant is defined as a faculty member whose doctorate was completed within the last three years, postdoc, graduate student or undergraduate student. Early Career registrants are encouraged to apply for a travel scholarship at Application for Financial Support for Early Career Applicants to Attend. Travel scholarship applications will be accepted until all slots are filled. Applicants will be notified of their status by the travel scholarship committee.

  ** Only select "Waived Registration Participant" if you have spoken directly to, and received permission from, a workshop organizing committee member.

• Local Travel information

  From Oakland Airport

  Oakland Airport to Berkeley via BART:

  1. Purchase a $3 ticket (you need the exact change) for the bus to take you to the Coliseum/Oakland Airport BART station.
  2. Purchase a $2.50 BART ticket to take you from Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station to Downtown Berkeley Station.

  From San Francisco International Airport

  There are three options to get from SFO to downtown Berkeley.

  1. Take the BART (http://www.bart.gov/). A one way ticket from SFO to Berkeley is $9.25. The downtown Berkeley station is just a block away from the Hotel and a 5-10min walk to the Valley Life Science Building.
  2. Bay Porter Express (or similar shuttle share service). A one way trip is about $40.
  3. Taxi. It costs about $90 from SFO to Berkeley.

• Important Reimbursement Information

  Attendees who have been offered support should keep two rules in mind. Reimbursement for air travel can only be made for travel on US Flag Carriers, REGARDLESS OF COST. (For example, travel on airlines such as United, Continental, USAir, and others that are United States based are allowable. Travel on airlines such as Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada and other airlines based outside the US cannot be reimbursed by DIMACS.)

  The second rule to keep in mind is to get original receipts for all reimbursable expenses.

• If you're coming from abroad, check the latest visa requirements (they are changing all the time) and get an early start on obtaining a visa.

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