The Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers proudly announces its competition for undergraduate and graduate students presenting climatology-oriented papers at the annual meeting in Washington, DC (April 14-18, 2010). This competition provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your research to others in the climate community and gain some recognition for yourself and your home institution. Students will present in special CSG Student Paper Competition Sessions, however, students committed to other paper sessions will be accepted.

Cash awards will be awarded by the CSG as follows; $250 for first place, $175 for second place, $100 for third place, and $50 for honorable mention. Book awards will also be provided to the top three presenters.

An eligible student is an individual who has not yet received a PhD, or has received the PhD this academic year. Also, the student must be the primary author of the research presented. At least two-thirds of the research and all of the presentation should be prepared by the student. The Honors Committee of the CSG will evaluate the student papers based on research design, substance of findings, and presentation. Rules for the competition, including judging criteria, may be found on the CSG homepage: http://www.geography.du.edu/csg/.

To enter the contest, please send an email or letter stating that you meet the eligibility requirements, paper abstract, and your AAG PIN number to the CSG Honors Director: Dr. Steven Quiring (squiring@geog.tamu.edu). Please also state whether or not you plan to present in the formal CSG Student Paper Competition session(s) or another session.

Deadline for entry is October 25, 2009.