The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute is hosting the 2014 Water for Food Global Conference Online Poster Competition.
The competition is open to graduate students who have three opportunities to compete: an online competition prior to the conference and two on-site competitions. Faculty and university partners may also display a poster, but are not eligible for the competition.
Abstracts must be submitted by July 15. The online poster competition prizes are as follows:
First place: Complimentary Water for Food Conference registration and $1500 toward travel expenses to the conference.
Second place: Complimentary Water for Food Conference registration and $1000 toward travel expenses to the conference.
Third place: Complimentary Water for Food Conference registration and $750 toward travel expenses to the conference.
The 2014 Water for Food Global Conference, hosted by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will bring together experts from around the world to explore how the data revolution can help address the pressing need for global water and food security. The conference will focus specifically on how data can improve the productivity and sustainability of small and large farmers.
"Harnessing the Data Revolution: Ensuring Water and Food Security from Field to Global Scales" will take place Oct. 19-22 in Seattle.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/uyd3