Call for Applications
Cryospheric Science with ICESat-2 Hackweek
17-21 June 2019
Seattle, Washington
Application deadline: 2 November 2018
For more information, go to:
https://icesat-2hackweek.github.io/
To apply, go to:
https://form.jotform.com/82604602604146
For questions, contact:
Axel Schweiger
Email: axel [at] apl.uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-1312
Organizers invite applications to attend the Cryospheric Science with ICESsat-2 (CSI) Hackweek, a workshop on ICESat-2 datasets for cryospheric studies. This event will convene 17-21 June 2019 on the University of Washington (UW) campus in Seattle, Washington.
Following the successful launch of ICESat-2, the Polar Science Center at the University of Washington in collaboration with the eScience Institute and NASA will be hosting a weeklong “Hackweek” to help jumpstart cryospheric science with ICESsat-2. The CSI-Hackweek will bring together experts from the ICESat-2 science team, data providers, and data science experts, with researchers who want hands on experience with using and manipulating geophysical data from ICESat-2. CSI-Hackweek participants will learn about ICESat-2 fundamentals, data formats, tools, and how to get to results quickly. Introductory lectures will be combined with open data exploration, tool development, sample research applications, and community building.
Participants are expected to have some experience with programming and with analysis of remote sensing data.
Although tutorials will focus on Python, much of the information and concepts extend to other languages (e.g., Matlab, R, IDL, Java), so even with no Python knowledge the tutorials will help educate the attendee in the basics of retrieving and applying ICESat-2 data.
For those who do not know Python or wish to improve their skills, organizers are organizing a Software Carpentry (https://software-carpentry.org/) workshop 7-8 February 2019 on the University of Washington campus. Organizers will also provide guidance to participants who wish to learn Python through self-guided study.
Limited travel support for attendees may be available.
Application deadline: 2 November 2018
For more information, go to:
https://icesat-2hackweek.github.io/
To apply, go to:
https://form.jotform.com/82604602604146
For questions, contact:
Axel Schweiger
Email: axel [at] apl.uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-1312