To apply for the School of Atmospheric Measurements in Latin America and the Caribbean: Atmospheric Particles and Reactive Gases (SAMLAC), please follow these instructions:
Who can apply for SAMLAC:
You must be from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and/or have interest in a career in the LAC region.
Your research must be related to the LAC region.
Researchers, university professors, personnel and technicians in environmental (air quality) government agencies, postdoc, and graduate and advanced undergraduate (≥4th year + doing research) students are welcome to apply,
Application requirements:
Abstract on your research/interest on the LAC region relevant to SAMLAC topics, e.g., atmospheric particles and reactive gases. The abstract has a 300 word limit. This will be for the poster section on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
CV
Letter of Intent
The name and email address of someone that will be requested to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
Travel Support:
A very limited amount of funding is available for travel support. Therefore, please only apply for travel support if you ABSOLUTELY need it.
You may apply for travel support as part of the SAMLAC application/abstract submission process.
Travel support may include any combination of the following three expenses:
Registration
Lodging
Airfare
Please note NO other expenses (meals, visa fees, ground transportation) will be covered by travel support.
The travel support application also requires a CV and the name and email address of someone that will be requested to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. You will only have to upload your CV and recommender information once if you are applying for travel support in addition to SAMLAC.
How to apply:
The application and abstract submission is through the IGAC Events Abstract Submission System (EASS)
Log into or create an account in IGAC EASS.
Complete or check your “Profile” information
Under “Upcoming Events”, click on “Submit an Abstract” for SAMLAC
Be prepared to upload you CV, letter of intent, and enter the name and address of someone that will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
Complete the “Career Details” tab, which includes the application for travel support and SAMLAC.
Complete the “Abstract Details” tab.
Review the “Preview” tab to make sure everything is correct
Click on “Submit Abstract”
If you do NOT reach the “Confirmation” tab OR receive an email confirming your abstract submission, you have not completed the application process for SAMLAC.
| Students | Other | |
| Early Bird Registration (Octubre 8 – October 22, 2018) | $125 | $175 |
| Regular Registration (October 23 – November 2, 2018) | $200 | $250 |
| Field Trip (November 16) | $25 | $25 |
NOTES
Conference registration includes coffee breaks and lunches for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, dinner/banquet on Friday November 16.