Several members of the Unidata Program Center staff will be attending the 2016 European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. The meeting takes place 17-22 April 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

Read on for a schedule listing sessions at which Unidata staff will be presenting or attending.

Larissa Gordon

Larissa Gordon joined the Unidata Program Center as a summer communication intern on March 14th, 2016. Larissa has just completed her Bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in Evolutionary Biology; she also earned minors in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Creative Writing, Fiction Studies.

Her primary interest in her undergraduate career was the interaction between biota and climate, specifically in a marine environment.

Do you know someone in the Unidata community who has been actively involved and helpful to you and other Unidata members? Perhaps this is someone who volunteers to assist others, contributes software, or makes suggestions that are generally useful for the community.

The Unidata Users Committee invites you to submit nominations for the Russell L. DeSouza Award for Outstanding Community Service. This Community Service Award honors individuals whose energy, expertise, and active involvement enable the Unidata Program to better serve the geosciences. Honorees personify Unidata's ideal of a community that shares ideas, data, and software through computing and networking technologies.

The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) invites you to participate in a webinar to learn about the 2016 National Water Center (NWC) Summer Institute. The Summer Institute will take place at the University of Alabama and NOAA's National Water Center from June 6 - July 20, 2016; it is a seven week period of intense collaboration at the NWC that is open to incoming and current students, as well as, post-docs.

The webinar, held on March 2nd at 4pm EST and hosted by David Maidment of the University of Texas, will provide an overview of the program and the corresponding opportunities for students as well as answer any questions.

The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) is soliciting applications from students who wish to participate in the 2016 National Water Center (NWC) Summer Institute under the auspices of the NWC's Innovator's Program. The Summer Institute will take place at the University of Alabama and NOAA's National Water Center from June 6 - July 20, 2016. The Summer Institute will be led by faculty theme leads and daily oversight will be provided by post-doctoral fellow course coordinators. Following the Summer Institute, students will be selected and invited to attend the CUAHSI Biennial Meeting July 25-27, 2016 to present their work during a special session.