IPY 2007-2008

CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) is offering a field safety training course to National Science Foundation (NSF) -funded arctic researchers.
The course will take place in Colorado, 30 March - 2 April 2010, and will be facilitated by Learn to Return (LTR) Training Systems
(http://www.survivaltraining.com). The course will cover wilderness medicine training, helicopter and bear safety training, and field skills
specific to working in arctic areas.

This course is open to 20 NSF-funded arctic researchers. This includes principal investigators, graduate students, research assistants, and
undergraduate field assistants. The course is free of charge for all qualified researchers. Travel assistance and per diem is available for
participants outside the local area of the course. CPS can only accept attendees whose schedules allow them to attend all days of the course. CPS will provide travel and accommodations for course participants only, and will not arrange accommodations for partners and/or families or provide assistance with personal travel in conjunction with the course.

Interested principal investigators should contact Angela Pagenkopp at:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The email should include their name, affiliation, email, current NSF grant number, and the names of those who will accompany the investigator.

For further information, please go to http://www.polar.ch2m.com/.

Or contact:
Angela Pagenkopp
Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it