*Announcing:*
*The 2011 Unidata Equipment Awards Program*
*Sponsored by the National Science Foundation*
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*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?
*
*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 by March 18, 2011 to be considered.*
·*Notifications of award status are expected to be made by May, 2011.*
*This year, special consideration will be given to proposals that:*
·*Include installation of either/both THREDDS Data Server and RAMADDA to
share data relevant to furthering Unidata's mission with the community
at-large.This includes but is not limited to data from real-time IDD/LDM
feeds, local observations, data from local modeling efforts, case study
collections, and climate data.*
·**
·*Include installation of a prototype AWIPS II EDEX server, when AWIPS
II is made available in the Fall 2011 time frame, to share data relevant
to furthering Unidata's mission with the community at-large.Unidata's
technical staff stands ready to assist with installation and
configuration of this server.*
*As always, these special emphases do not preclude proposals from other
members of 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.*
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*Further details are available at:*
*http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/community/equipaward/RFP2011.html***
*Or for more information, contact us at:
**support-egrants@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*
<mailto:support-egrants@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
