IPY 2007-2008

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.  Please feel free to forward this invitation to others who
might be interested in attending.