Dear Young Canadian Permafrost Scientists and Engineers,
The Cold Regions Geotechnology Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is offering a $500 sponsorship for a Canadian based student or young engineer/scientist (within 6 years of obtaining his/her degree) to attend ICOP2016 in Potsdam, Germany.
The young researcher must be presenting at the conference as a first author on a paper related to cold regions geotechnology or permafrost science. The winner will be selected based on the quality of his/her abstract and CV. Preference will be given to CGS members.
Please submit your conference abstract and CV by email to ColdRegions@cgs.ca
The deadline is January 20th, 2016 at midnight Eastern Standard Time and the winner will be selected and contacted by mid-February.