6th annual Polar Technology Conference

Following the tradition established by Stanford University and SRI International, the 6th annual Polar Technology Conference will be hosted by UNAVCO on 25th (Thu) and 26th (Fri) of March 2010.

The primary purpose of this conference is to bring together polar scientists and technology developers in a forum to exchange information on research system operational needs and technology solutions that have been successful in polar environments. This exchange of knowledge helps to
address issues of design, implementation, and deployment for systems that are to achieve their operational goals in the polar regions.

Past participants have come from the private sector, state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academia. Presentations typically cover system requirements for proposed research along with descriptions of systems and approaches that have been proven in polar deployments. Typical hardware and software topics have included weather stations, robotics, power systems, telemetry, remote communications. We expect to have participants from the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs who endorse the concept of bringing together providers and consumers of these technologies in hopes of benefiting from that synergy. Informal breaks allow for opportunities for networking and information exchange. Workshops are being planned to offer tutorial exchanges on specific technologies (e.g., power systems, Iridium).

We would like to invite you to participate. You will have an opportunity to give a presentation of your work and/or needs or just attend as one who wishes to learn from the experience of others. Registration and other information are available at the Conference's Website: http://PolarTechnologyConference.org/

A fee of $75 will be collected at the conference to cover meals and conference expenses. Please check the registration site even if you cannot attend and give us your comments regarding a conference of this type. There is also a list of last year's participants and topics they presented.

For further information and to register, please go to:
http://PolarTechnologyConference.org
or e-mail: register@PolarTechnologyConference.org