[community] 2015 Unidata Community Equipment Awards

• To: community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: [community] 2015 Unidata Community Equipment Awards
• From: Terry Mitchell <tmitchel@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:36:11 -0700

Announcing:
*The 2015 Unidata Equipment Awards Program*
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

 Are you interested in participating in the Unidata program?
Do you need upgraded equipment to continue participating?
Do you have an innovative contribution to make to the Unidata community?
 Unidata Community Equipment Awards can help!

We are soliciting proposals for computer equipment purchases from *academic
institutions* engaged in teaching and research in the geosciences.

   - Awards up to $20K will be made
   - Proposals must be received at the Unidata Program Center by *March 06,
   2015* to be considered
   - Notifications of award status are expected to be made by May 2015

This year, special consideration will be given to proposals that include
one or more of the following:

   - Installation of a prototype AWIPS II standalone EDEX server and CAVE
   client, coupled with the Unidata LDM, to test data ingest and display both
   locally, and using the CAVE thin client to connect to remote servers
   - Implementation of or pilot projects with remotely-accessible storage
   systems for geoscience data (“cloud-based storage”)
   - Implementation of or pilot projects with remote server-based data
   analysis or visualization systems (“cloud-based analysis”)

As always, these special emphases do not preclude other proposals from the
Unidata community for procuring new computers or upgrading existing
classroom and laboratory equipment to integrate Unidata tools and data
services in geoscience education and research.

*More information is available at:*

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/equipaward/#RFP2015

Or contact us at:

support-egrants@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We will also be at AMS in Phoenix, so be sure to visit our booth (#220)
with questions about this program or any of our tools and data services!