National EPSCoR Meeting - Invited Speaker, Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux and Poster Judge, Mr. Andrew Stickney, VCET


The 2013 National EPSCoR Meeting was held in Nashville, TN on November 3-7. Twenty-eight states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Guam were represented at the meeting. The meeting focused on "Research, Education, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: EPSCoR as a Vehicle for Delivering on National Priorities".

The Vermont delegation included Dr. Judith Van Houten, State Director, VT EPSCoR and Lillian Gamache, Project Administrator, VT EPSCoR.

Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Associate Professor, Geography (UVM) and Vermont State Climatologist was an invited speaker. Dr. Dupigny-Giroux gave a presentation on November 5, titled: Climate science communication: Frameworks, challenges and strategies

Mr. Andrew Stickney, Vice President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) was invited to help judge graduate student posters during the event.