Call for Applications
Resilience STAR Pilot Program
U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Deadline: January 17, 2014
The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is accepting applications for homes to be considered for a Department of Homeland Security pilot program to gauge the resilience of private homes. The program, Resilience STAR, will create standard resilience designations and a system from ranking home resilience. Homes selected for the project will include new construction and retrofits of existing structures. Familiarity with the IBHS FORTIFIED program will play a role in the final selection. For more information on the pilot and on FORTIFIED, visit the IBHS website.
Call for Papers
GEO Business 2014
Diversified Business Communications
Deadline: January 29, 2014
The GEO Business Conference Technical Committee is now accepting papers for presentation at the 2014 GEO Business event to be held May 28-29 in London. Papers should related to issues facing the geospatial industry, including the role of geospatial professionals in processing big data, operations and system integrations, building information modeling, hydrologic and near-shore mapping, and the impact of geospatial developments on disaster management. For more information on possible topics and how to submit papers, see the conference website.
Call for Nominations
Keck Futures Communications Award
W.M. Keck Foundation and the National Academies
Deadline: February 7, 2014
The Keck Futures Initiative is accepting nominations for its 2014 Communications Award, which recognizes authors who have clearly communicated issues of science, engineering, or medicine to the general public. Authors of books, online works, and film, radio, and television will be recognized. For more information on eligibility and to submit a nomination, visit the Futures Initiative website.