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You are redirecting to an external site. Are you sure you want to continue?ConfirmCancelWe are experiencing difficulty processing your payment. Please do not refresh the page or submit again. Contact our Member Service Center for help at [email protected], or 800.966. 2481 (toll-free in North America), or +1 202.462.6900.Chapman ConferencesAGU Chapman Conferences are small, topical meetings designed to permit in-depth exploration of specialized subjects.Learn more about our digital visionCheck out current highlights for the new platform and what's coming in the future. We're continuously improving the experience with your feedback!Check it outChapman Conferences are interactive, turnkey meetings focused on solving challenges in a specific scientific field. These transformative conferences should be goal-oriented and conveners should consider alternative session formats as well as brainstorming sessions and team exercises to stimulate outcomes during and after the meeting. Conveners are responsible for scientific planning and programming. AGU team members offer logistics and organizational expertise. Proposals are reviewed four times a year by AGU scientists who provide feedback to conveners.In order to ensure a healthy and safe meeting experience for our attendees in response to COVID-19, AGU and the conference chairs are postponing the conference to 2021. The new dates are 11-15 May 2021.Information on registration (including refund process and options), abstract submissions and the post-conference field trip are on the FAQs page.Thank you for your patience and understanding. We look forward to your continued support of the Chapman Conference.If you have a conference idea, it takes an average of 15-18 months from your initial application to the actual meeting. Conveners are expected to:Engage scientists with breadth of knowledge and diversity of opinions to form the program committeeRaise at least $25,000 in support for the conference to keep registration rates down and enable participation from student/early career scientists. All potential sponsorships need to be discussed with AGU before a contract is signed.Recruit participants, generally a minimum of 75 attendees, including speakers/presenters. Student/early career scientists should be fairly represented at the conference.Plan the session topics and schedule for the meeting as well as program development including sessions, workshops, career development opportunities.Promote the conference to your network with the help of AGU team members.Create outcomes that can be disseminated in many media, including completing a final conference report for AGU scientists that will be posted on an AGU website. After steps 1-6 are complete, submit your Chapman idea for a Phase 1 review to receive feedback from AGU scientists. Once you receive feedback and make any necessary revisions, submit a Phase 2 application.While AGU scientists focus on the scientific programming of a Chapman meeting, AGU team members lead on logistics, promotion, and overall organization. Conveners and AGU team members communicate regularly throughout the process on all organizational subjects.AGU meetings and communications staff will: Build and maintain a conference website.Manage the conference budget and communicate with the conveners on budgetary issues.Work through site selection, logistics and food and beverage management, vendor management onsite, coordination of poster and AV needs, contract negotiations and overall conference management.Set up and manage registration per conference needs.Assist conveners with sponsorship and fundraising to fulfill obligations (as needed).Support onsite during the meeting. Propose a future Chapman ConferenceSubmit your proposal today.Get started on your own Chapman Conference proposal by downloading and reviewing our sample proposal (PDF).DownloadChapman conveners should consider the grand challenges in their science and focus on identifying key, yet solvable, problems. Chapman Conferences are goal-oriented and conveners should have activities before, during and after the meeting that will contribute to its success. Meeting outcomes are required and could include publications, as well as special sessions at scientific meetings (including AGU's Fall Meeting) that present the solutions and pathways developed from the Chapman. Proposing a Chapman Conference is a two-step process: Phase I: Submit a high-level proposal to be reviewed by AGU scientists for feedback. Here is the Phase I application.Phase II: Submit a full proposal that includes list of attendees, funding garnered by conveners and more specific scientific information.Here is a Phase II proposal.Some conveners submit a revised proposal to funding agencies for meeting support. AGU can provide organizational support. Proposals may be submitted at any time but are generally reviewed in February, May, August and November by AGU scientists. Any AGU member can propose a Chapman Conference.The program committee designs the conference with sessions, networking, mentoring, public engagement, small group work, or other formats depending on conference needs and outcomes. Your Chapman conference might focus on developing a hypothesis, on testing a hypothesis, or focus on sensing, modeling, or measurements that can yield new results. These are only a few examples of how you could center your meeting. A convener works with several others to create the scientific statement and high-level topics. Because conveners also recruit attendees, it is critical to have focused document that appeals to multiple career stages. Phase I of the application answers a few simple questions. Your proposal will be peer reviewed by multiple AGU scientists who will provide feedback. After you make any necessary revisions, you will complete a Phase IIapplication online. What you need to knowIf you are considering proposing a Chapman Conference, we encourage you to review the following information to understand the scope, organization, and management of Chapmans. If you have questions regarding a proposal, please contact Victoria Forlini, Director, Meetings, AGU. The conveners should establish an appropriate list of potential participants even before submitting Phase I of the application. The most productive Chapman Conferences include 80-120 attendees with 15-20 graduate students as well as speakers included in that number. Your Phase II application should include a list of names and contact information of people who are likely to attend the conference. You should allow no less than 15 months between your proposal and the proposed conference dates. AGU scientists review Chapman Conference proposals four times a year: February, May, August and November. Chapman submissions are accepted at any time, but would likely wait for the next review cycle. Chapman Conferences should not conflict with major holidays, or other scientific society meetings. No Chapman Conferences are convened in December. View upcoming meetings. Chapman Conferences range from three to five days. Conference objectives are more likely achieved when all participants remain for the full conference. Conference longer than three days generally have attendance attrition, particularly on the last day. Chapmans are held globally and AGU team members will work with you to find a location. The site should be chosen to promote conference objectives and limit distractions while keeping costs reasonable. Hotels and lodges in tourist centers or resort areas during off season, all-inclusive resorts or college campuses during semester breaks often provide excellent facilities at reasonable costs. AGU Headquarters in Washington, DC, is also a great location for Chapman conferences. Your proposal should indicate three possible meeting locations (city and country), in order of priority with notations on why locations are preferred. While conveners may recommend a venue for the Chapman Conference, the site selection is made by AGU. Selecting a location is a balance between low cost and attracting attendees. An outcomes plan is part of the conference proposal. Outcomes may include meeting presentations and other public, scientific, or media outcomes. Publication outputs may take the form of conference reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and/or a book. AGU team members can guide you on how to propose an AGU journal special collection or how to make a book proposal. Hosting scientific field trips are common with Chapman Conferences and are a reason to suggest a particular location for the meeting. The Program Committee may recommend a local scientist to assist with the development of the field trip. Additional sight-seeing activities may be organized by the conveners but are not managed by AGU. Chapman Conferences are a self-supporting program of AGU, meaning AGU does not provide monetary funding. Conveners need to identify potential financial sponsors for their conferences early on. AGU is the principal sponsor of Chapman Conferences, however, other societies, institutions, and organizations can be approved as co-sponsors. Co-sponsorship is a natural way to recognize and promote interdisciplinary approaches to a problem. Anticipated co-sponsors should be identified when submitting your Phase I application. If your conference is proposed outside the United States, a local geophysicist or geophysical organization should be asked to co-sponsor. Sponsorship, in this case, may not include financial assistance. AGU is responsible for managing conference finances including the development of the conference budget and setting the registration rates. Revenue comes primarily from registration fees and sponsorship and the conferences are expected to be self-supporting.Registration fees vary per conference requirements (i.e., food and beverage, audio-visual, and logistics and administrative support, etc.). It's important that scientists work closely with their program managers to ensure that the science and funding are appropriately aligned. The scientific program design contributes to the conference outcomes. AGU will support the conveners in designing engaging session formats, including virtual sessions, if desired. The program should include a scientific plan with a list of recruited speakers. The conveners will also program the daily themes, discussions, posters, panels, and if appropriate, scientific field trips. Time for informal gatherings and discussions are mandatory as they encourage more ideas and collaboration. The information presented at Chapman Conferences lends itself to publication. The Conference Convener must include a publication plan as part of the proposal. Publication outputs may take the form of conference reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and/or a book. All publication proposals are subject to review by the appropriate editor. AGU must first refuse to publish a product before the Conveners can go to a non-AGU publisher. To propose a special issue of an AGU journal, contact the relevant editor in chief. To propose a book, please review the guidelinesand contact the AGU Books Editor Ritu Bose.Propose a future Chapman ConferenceSubmit your proposal today.Get started on your own Chapman Conference proposal by downloading and reviewing our sample proposal (PDF).DownloadProposed AGU Chapman Conferences can be held on the same or similar topics as previous or upcoming conferences as long as AGU scientists peer-reviewing the proposal see the scientific merit. Start your conference by following our checklist:Prepare a preliminary list of key speakers and anticipated number of participants. Collect contact information for confirmed co-conveners. Submit your Phase I application. After receiving peer-review from AGU scientists incorporate your edits in your Phase II application that will provide granular information about sessions, format, attendees, and overall focus. Convener resources for approved ChapmansAGU staff and conveners will work together to produce a highly successful conference. AGU partners with conveners of approved conferences in the following areas: Conveners will revise their Chapman proposal, as appropriate, and submit it to various funding agencies for travel and meeting support. While AGU assistance is available to submit the grant proposal, the conveners will write it. AGU is listed as a funding recipient and used the money to pay for direct conference expenses. In addition to requesting funds for AGU to pay for the meeting venue, conveners may also request travel support for attendees, e.g., airfare and hotel to help minimize cost for attendees. AGU staff assumes responsibility for contracting all services for the conference. AGU staff has responsibility for all conference services including setting registration fees. The conveners should not pre-arrange facility contracts or other services required for the conference. Conveners will assist in the preparation of announcements and pre-conference communications to be published on social media and other appropriate channels or networks. AGU staff prepares final copy for marketing pieces. Registration and housing information is sent to all who contribute to the conference program or express an interest in attending. AGU runs an abstract management system for the conference with a schedule based on the scientific program. The primary convener manages the scientific program and all conveners review abstracts. These abstracts are distributed to conference attendees. The program, with abstracts, is also published online by AGU. Poster sessions invite detailed discussion and are often created for Chapman Conferences with options both in person and virtually. Printed poster options include charts, schematics, maps, photographs and computer outputs. Online posters can include video, audio tours and commentary, and chats and be integrated into the conference schedule. By mixing regular sessions with poster sessions, attendees have more time to exchange ideas and results.Conveners of Chapman conferences are encouraged to have publishable or presentable outcomes from the conference. Meeting reports are published on relevant AGU channels and networks as well as other outcome avenues including public engagement and discussion, journal publication, peer-reviewed articles and collections, and sessions at meetings.Evolution of the Monsoon, Biosphere and Mountain Building in Cenozoic Asia, in Washington, D.C., 5 9 January 2020Quest for Sustainability of Heavily Stressed Aquifers at Regional to Global Scales, in Valencia, Spain from 21-24 October 2019 Winter Limnology in a Changing World, in Polson, Montana from 14-18 October 2019Large-scale Volcanism in the Arctic: The Role of the Mantle and Tectonics in Selfoss, Iceland from 13-18 October 2019 Understanding Carbon Climate Feedbacksin San Diego, Calif. from 26 29 August 2019Scientific Challenges Pertaining to Space Weather Forecasting Including Extremes in Pasadena, Calif. from 11 15 February 2019Hydrologic Research in the Congo Basin in Washington, D.C. from 25 27 September 2018Stratospheric Aerosol in the Post-Pinatubo Era: Processes, Interactions, and Importance in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands from 18 23 March 2018Particle Dynamics in the Earth's Radiation Belts in Cascais, Portugal from 4 9 March 2018Merging Geophysical, Petrochronologic, and Modeling Perspectives to Understand Large Silicic Magma Systems in Quinamavida, Maule Region, Chile from 7 12 January 2018Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China from 10 14 July 2017Submarine Volcanism: New Approaches and Research Frontiers in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 29 January 3 February 2017Extreme Climate Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 22 27 January 2017Emerging Issues in Tropical Ecohydrology in Cuenca, Ecuador from 5 9 June 2016Currents in Geospace and Beyond in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 22 27 May 2016Slow Slip Phenomena in Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico from 21 25 Februrary 2016The MADE Challenge for Groundwater Transport in Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers: Insights from 30 Years of Modeling and Characterization at the Field Scale and Promising Future Directions in Valencia, Spain from 5 8 October 2015Magentospheric Dynamics in Fairbanks, Alaska from 27 September 2 October 2015The Width of the Tropics: Climate Variations and Their Impacts in Santa Fe, N.M. from 27 31 July 2015Evolution of the Asian Monsoon and Its Impact on Landscape, Environment, and Society: Using the Past as the Key to the Future in Hong Kong from 14 18 June 20152014Catchment Spatial Organization and Complex Behavior in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg from 23 26 September 2014Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea from 31 August 5 September 2014Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Solar System in Yosemite National Park, Calif. from 9 14 February 2014Soil-mediated Drivers of Coupled Biogeochemical and Hydrological Processes Across Scales in Tuscon, Ariz. from 21 - 23 October 2013Synthesizing Empirical Results to Improve Predictions of Post-wildfire Runoff and Erosion Response in Estes Park, Colo. from 25 - 30 August 2013Seasonal to Interannual Hydroclimate Forecasts and Water Management in Portland, Ore. from 28 - 31 July 2013Crossing the Boundaries in Planetary Atmospheres: From Earth to Exoplanets in Annapolis, Md. from 24-28 June 2013Communicating Climate Science: A Historic Look to the Future in Granby, Colo. from 8-13 June 2013Coastal Processes and Environments Under Sea-Level Rise and Changing Climate: Science to Inform Management in Galveston, Texas from 14 - 19 April 2013Causes and Consequences of the Extended Solar Minimum between Solar Cycles 23 and 24 (4CESM) in Key Largo, Fla. from 8 - 12 April 2013Fundamental Properties and Processes of Magnetotails in Reykjavik, Iceland from 10 - 15 March 2013Hydrogeomorphic Feedbacks and Sea Level Rise in Tidal Freshwater River Ecosystems in Reston, Va. from 13 16 November 2012

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