CEDAR email: SPA Registration Waivers for Fall AGU Meeting 2020

[Cohen, Christina M.]

Is the registration cost for the Fall AGU meeting a barrier for your participation (or for someone you know)? We are happy to announce several opportunities that could help.

Since the meeting is all virtual and travel isn’t required, the Fall 2020 meeting provides a unique opportunity for more scientists with limited means to participate. In order to promote more participation, AGU has reduced or waived registration fees for some students, teachers, and scientists. Registration rates for undergraduates and for K12 educators who are AGU members is $0. Graduate students and retirees are $100. [Please notice that it is the same cost or cheaper to become a member and pay the member rate than it is to pay the non-member rate!]

AGU is also waiving registration fees for any participant (member or non-member) from Low Income or Lower-Middle Income countries. A list of eligible countries can be found here:
https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519#Low_income

The SPA leadership team recognizes that there may be other scientists who do not qualify for AGU’s registration waivers but would still have difficulty participating due to financial limitations. Therefore we are accepting applications for registration waivers for participants in need (members and non-members). Priority will be given to first-time attendees and those from Minority Serving Institutions. Anyone is eligible but priority will also be given to graduate students and early career scientists (<10 beyond PhD).

Applications are currently being accepted for SPA registration waivers. Selections will be made on or before October 15.The application for registration waiver can be found here:
https://forms.gle/WnEaDsgtFJDiurgC7

We encourage you to forward this email and application link to those you believe would benefit from attending the fall AGU meeting and in are need of financial support to do so.

Sincerely,
The SPA leadership team
Christina Cohen
Geoff Reeves
Larry Paxton
Liz MacDonald
Romina Nikoukar
Christina Lee
Ale Pacini
Chris R. Gilly






Christina M. S. Cohen
Mail Stop 290-17
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
(626) 395-6614 (currently not being answered/monitored; email is better)

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