Call for Abstracts and Registration
2nd CAPP Workshop
Carbon Pools in Permafrost Regions
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
3-5 June 2009
Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 17 April 2009
For further information and to register, please contact:
Peter Kuhry
Email: peter.kuhry [at] natgeo.su.se
Organizers of the 2nd Carbon Pools in Permafrost Regions (CAPP) Workshop
announce registration and a call for abstracts. The workshop, sponsored
by Granholms Styftelse and the Bert Bolin Climate Research Centre
(Stockholm University), WCRP-CliC, the EESP-Global Carbon Project, and
the International Permafrost Association, will be held at Stockholm
University, 3-5 June 2009. The deadline for submission of abstracts and
registration is Friday, 17 April 2009.
Key topics will include:
1) Total permafrost carbon pool;
2) Landscape partitioning (where are the important perennially frozen
carbon stocks?);
3) Quality of soil organic matter and potential for decay following
permafrost thawing;
4) Greenhouse gas feedbacks on global warming; and
5) How to incorporate detailed field knowledge into general climate and
ecosystem models.
The workshop includes invited keynote lectures, oral presentations, and
poster presentations, and a discussion forum. Major goals of the
workshop are:
1) Set the agenda for IPA-CAPP for the coming years. What concrete goals
can we formulate?
2) Discuss an overview article for a special issue of Permafrost and
Periglacial Processes for the 3rd European Conference on Permafrost (to
be held in Svalbard, Norway; submission deadline November 2009).
3) Select contributions to a possible special 'Permafrost Carbon' issue.
The workshop is open and there is no registration fee. However, due to
space limitations in the auditorium, the maximum number of participants
is 50. A single session will be held to foster cross-disciplinary
discussion, with a time slot reserved for viewing posters. Young
scientists are particularly welcome to attend. Support for travel and
accommodation is only available for invited keynote speakers.
To register, please send an email to Peter Kuhry
(peter.kuhry [at] natgeo.su.se), indicating the (preliminary) title and
preferred form of your presentation (oral or poster). The deadline for
registration is Friday, 17 April 2009. Priority will be given to those
participants who submit oral or poster presentations that best fit the
program of the workshop. 1-page abstracts will be expected by Friday, 15
May 2009.
A second circular, detailing information on the program, venue, and
accommodations, will be issued in late April.
For further information, please contact:
Peter Kuhry
Email: peter.kuhry [at] natgeo.su.se