Workshop Announcement
IMPETUS 2008: Techniques in Polar and Ocean Observation and Monitoring
St. Petersburg, Russia
19-22 November 2008
Application deadline: Tuesday, 30 September 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008
Or contact:
Carolyn Wegner
Email: impetus2008 [at] ifm-geomar.de
The Otto-Schmidt Laboratory for Polar and Marine Research in
Saint-Petersburg (OSL) and the Association of Polar Early Career
Scientists (APECS) announce a training workshop on monitoring techniques
in polar ocean and sea-ice observation, to be held 19-22 November 2008,
in St. Petersburg, Russia. The workshop is funded by the IMPETUS-project
of the German Ministry of Education and Research, the OSL, and the
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI). It is endorsed by the
Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB). There are at least ten full
fellowships available for young and early career researchers to
participate in the workshop.
The workshop will provide early career scientists with know-how and
hand-on skills in the fields of ecology, oceanography, meteorology,
geology, sea-ice, submarine permafrost, and engineering. It aims to
improve existing collaborations and build new networks along the
continuum of senior to early career scientists. It offers the
opportunity to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of modern
monitoring techniques and methods of data transmission. It is intended
to install new interdisciplinary monitoring projects and methods across
national boundaries.
Senior scientists will give lectures on topics that are usually not
covered by traditional science conferences. They will focus on practical
issues, methods and techniques associated with modern research and
future forecasting needs. Early career scientists will present and
discuss their research during a poster session. New approaches to
current and future challenges will be presented through panels and open
forums.
The workshop will be held at the Otto-Schmidt Laboratory at the Russian
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, from
19-22 November 2008.
For further information about the IMPETUS 2008 Workshop, please go to
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008.
Funding will be available through the IMPETUS program itself (see:
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008:Registration)
and through the AOSB Fund "New Research Generation"
(see: http://www.aosb.org/programs.html). The US Arctic Research Commission
has providing funding for a US young researcher interested in Arctic
Policy Issues and the Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation have also agreed
to sponsor 2 US young researchers interested in Polar Marine
Microbiology.
The application deadline is Tuesday, 30 September 2008. To submit your
application, please go to:
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008:Registration:
Or contact:
Carolyn Wegner
Email: impetus2008 [at] ifm-geomar.de