Welcome to Spark@AGU 2025! 🌟
Ready to spark conversation? Spark@AGU talks are a dynamic five minutes of exactly 20 auto-advancing slides! This isn't your typical research presentation. Speakers craft engaging visuals and accessible language on any topic they choose. It's quick, bold, and creative – leave the jargon behind!
Spark@AGU is an innovative presentation format hosted by the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. Each speaker has exactly 5 minutes to present their ideas using 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds.
Event Details:
- 📅 When: Wednesday, December 17 from 6:00-8:30PM
- 📍 Where: The Chicory, New Orleans, LA
- ⏱️ Format: 5-minute presentations with 20 auto-advancing slides
- 🎯 Goal: Make science accessible, engaging, and conversation-starting
What Makes Spark Special:
- Fast-paced: 20 slides × 15 seconds = exactly 5 minutes
- Accessible: No jargon - designed for broad audiences
- Creative: Visual storytelling over technical details
- Diverse Topics: Any subject that sparks curiosity and conversation
Learn more about Spark: https://www.esipfed.org/spark-agu/
If you're an organizer or speaker, add yourself to the website:
- Copy the template file:
cp team/template.yaml team/FirstName-LastName.yaml - Edit your new file with your information (bio, expertise, social links, etc.)
- Commit your changes and create a pull request
Key files to modify for event content:
cookiecutter.yaml- Main event details (dates, location, description)schedule.yaml- Event schedule and speaker lineupteam/*.yaml- Individual team member and speaker profiles
This website uses:
- Cookiecutter for templating
- YAML configuration files for easy content management
- Jinja2 templating with Markdown support
- Bootstrap for responsive design
- GitHub Pages for hosting
YAML files support include directives for modularity, and the build process automatically consolidates team member files into a single configuration.
- General Questions: Contact the ESIP team
- Technical Issues: Open an issue in this repository
- Spark Information: Visit https://www.esipfed.org/spark-agu/
- Event Website: https://esipfed.github.io/spark-2025/
- ESIP: https://www.esipfed.org/
- Spark@AGU Info: https://www.esipfed.org/spark-agu/
- AGU Fall Meeting: https://www.agu.org/fall-meeting
This is a clone of the eScience template repository designed to streamline creating two linked websites for a UW eScience Hackweek.
Please see the eScience repository template for usage, contributors and citation information.