Early Registration and Abstract Deadline
Understanding Circumpolar Ecosystems in a Changing World:
Outcomes of the International Polar Year
3-6 November 2010
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Early registration and abstract submission deadline:
Friday, 10 September 2010
For further information, please go to:
http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/ipy/index.html
The early registration deadline and the due date for abstract
submissions for the "Understanding Circumpolar Ecosystems in a Changing
World: Outcomes of IPY" conference is Friday, 10 September 2010. The
conference/workshop will be held 3-6 November 2010 at the University of
Alberta Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
There is a reduced registration rate for students and northern
residents. For additional details on the registration and abstract
submission processes, please go to:
http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/ipy/index.html.
The conference is open to anyone, and not limited to outcomes of
activities conducted during the International Polar Year 2007-2008. It
will provide an international forum for the discussion of our
understanding of the current and future structure, diversity, and
functioning of the circumpolar region - how climate and disturbance
interact in the circumpolar North, with an emphasis on terrestrial
environments. Topics will include the warming and disappearing
permafrost, tree line dynamics, northern peat lands/wetlands, freshwater
lake ecosystems, carbon budgets, natural and anthropogenic disturbances,
changes in vertebrate populations, and many others. Results of IPY
2007-2008 will be placed in the context of ecological, economic, and
cultural sustainability of the circumpolar region under a changing
climate. The conference is not restricted to IPY-funded research.
The conference will incorporate the 5th Annual PPS Arctic Meeting
(http://ppsarctic.nina.no/content/2010_annualmeeting.html) and working
meetings for other IPY projects.
Early registration and abstract submission deadline:
Friday, 10 September 2010.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/ipy/index.html.