Expedition Planning Seminar
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Expedition Planning Seminar
Alua Suleimenova
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Plan your expedition
• What kind of expedition do you want to do?• Where do you want to go?• What outcome do you expect?
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Top TipsFailure to prepare is preparing to fail
• Keep it simple and feasible• Be realistic• Try to make it relevant • Start planning early• Be enthusiastic!
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Planning: 7 Steps1. Do extensive research! - Share out the planning
2. Build a team - Who are you going with?
3. Set up a timeline - How long are you going for?
4. Plan your expenditures - How much will it cost?
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Planning: 7 Steps
5. Do the right courses – be prepared First Aid, Wilderness Medicine, Navigation etc
6. Start fundraising Travel funds, bursaries and grants (UoE, RGS) Sponsorship (e.g. North Face) Fundraising events
7. Fill in your proposal form If you’re applying to be the UoE expedition
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UoE Expedition Status
Deadline for proposals: 20th January [email protected]
http://www.expeditions.ed.ac.uk/
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Funding
Internal University Funding
James Rennie BequestBritish Association Travel FundWeir FundDavis Fund
External Funding
Royal Geographical Society
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http://expedsoc.weebly.com
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Be Persistent!
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Funding
• Getting well paid part-time job• Careful budgetting of existing outgoings• Fundraising activities
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Proposal
• Eligibility• Criteria• Clear Aim• Headings• Sound Experimental Procedure• Timeline• Outcome (general & personal)• Expenditure (including visa, insurance etc.)
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Proposal
• Expedition team members (roles)• Expedition courses that you took• Pilot study• Funding (e.g. pending)• Contacts in your host country
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Dissemination of Results
• Write an Expedition Report• Set up Web-site / Blog• Participate in the EUSci seminar• Come to the ExpEd “Show & Tell”
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Submit an article
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Submit an article
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EXPLORE (RGS London)• The annual RGS expedition and fieldwork planning weekend - Logistics (e.g. kayaking, bicycle expeditions) - Fieldwork and skills (e.g. GIS and mapping) - Media (e.g. Photography)
18 November - 20 November (Friday - Sunday)
www.rgs.org/explore