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Publication, presentation and grant planning

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<dme:context type='node' cid='51' />Here is a list of all the publications and presentations we're writing for, deadlines, and who's in charge of each:

Current/in-progress:

(for completed or past writing, see http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/publication-planning-archive

Worth review :

http://www.deq.state.va.us/cmonitor/grant.html http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/ http://cfpub.epa.gov/fedfund/

AAA and 4S paper and 4S workshop

AAA abstract- due April 15th (need to register and submit) 4S abstract- submitted (need to figure out workshop portion)

2011 Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis Conference

May 6-7: "Geospatial Collaboration: New Common Ground" - Jeff is lead

http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup110805

State of the Map 2011

June 15th deadline, happens Sept 9-11 in Denver -- immediately before FOSS4G - http://stateofthemap.org/

plus Austin Cowley's pre-conf event.

The Fund for Wild Nature

Feb 1, May 1, Sept 1

  • funds the "development of citizen science" and favor small groups with ob's under 250k
  • give small grants, $1-5k

http://www.fundwildnature.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=10

EPA: Environmental Impact and Mitigation of Oil Spills Funding

Due June 22nd 2011

As part of the federal government’s response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a $2 million Congressional appropriation for a grant or grants for “a study on the potential human and environmental risks and impacts of the release of crude oil and the application of dispersants, surface washing agents, bioremediation agents, and other mitigation measures listed in the National Contingency Plan Product List (40 C.F.R. Part 300 Subpart J).” To implement this appropriation through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant program, EPA is seeking applications proposing to develop a research program, including an effective community outreach program component, to mitigate the impact of oil spills.

For more information, please go to http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2011/2011_star_oilspill.html#Synopsis

i3: Investing in Innovation - Dept of Education

2011 not announced yet, but 2010 was opened at beginning of March 2010. It was due in mid-May, and awarded in September.

Grants of $5m (Development), $30 (Validation), and $50 (Scale-up)

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/applicant.html

Good overview of 2010 process: http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/03/08/i3-innovation-grant-program-opens.aspx

for, according to ED: "supporting effective teachers and principals; improving the use of data to accelerate student achievement; complementing the implementation of standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and careers; and turning around persistently low-performing schools."

four other priorities that will enhance an applicant's ability to receive funding: "improving outcomes for young children; expanding students' access to college and preparing them for success in college; addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and of limited English proficient students; and serving schools in rural areas."

Grant recipients will be required to match 20 percent of their awards themselves or via investment from the private sector.

Summary of the characteristics of the 2010 Highest-Rated Applicants

...provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools.

The Investing in Innovation Fund, a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provides competitive grants designed to encourage programs that improve student achievement, student retention, student graduation rates, and teacher/administrator effectiveness. To this end, applications are being accepted by local school districts, groups of school districts, and non-profits working with groups of schools or whole districts.

Journal of BioUrbanism (JBU)

Due Aug 2011 - The new Journal of BioUrbanism (JBU), a peer-reviewed international online journal of architecture, planning, and built environment studies , is currently considering papers for inclusion in its first issue launching in 2011. The Journal of Biourbanism aims at establishing a bridge between new theories and practice in the fields of design, architectural and urban planning, and built environment studies. It offers latest biophilic research reports, and focuses on harmonious inter-relationship between built and natural context at both neighborhood and city scale.

Coverage includes, but is not limited to:

  • Sustainable urban design and planning: morphogenetic design, Integral theory, biophilic urbanism, interactive architecture, morphological analysis and cartography, ICT & GIS;
  • Participate planning and analysis: Peer to peer Urbanism, pattern language, community participation.
  • Environmental psychology: Ecopsychology, Environmental psychology, people-environment transactions, psychogeography, creativity and city, performativity in urban environments.
  • Ecology and planning: Landscape Ecology and planning, Land Suitability Evaluation, sustainability, green infrastructure, climatic design, renewable energy, landscape urbanism, Strategic Environmental Planning.

Submissions should be sent by email to the Editors before August 2011: Journal of Biourbanism: JBU@Biourbanism.org

Articles should be supplied in Word or OpenOffice Write format. All authors' details must be printed on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article. The full manuscript must not exceed 20 pages. It must include a single-spaced abstract of 250 to 500 words. Image max 3 (in high resolution). A title of no more than eight words should be provided.

More information can be found at: http://www.biourbanism.org/journal-of-biourbanism