Multiple Meeting Announcements

Date

4 March 2013

Call for Posters
Arctic Observing Summit 2013
30 April - 2 May 2013
Vancouver, Canada
Call for Papers
Heritage and Change in the Arctic
11-14 October 2013
Nuuk, Greenland
Call for Papers
In the Spirit of Rovaniemi Process
2-4 December 2013
Rovaniemi, Finland
Lecture Available
Melting Ice: What is happening to arctic sea ice and
what does it mean for us?
20 March 2013 at 5:30 p.m. EST
Washington, D.C.

Call for Posters
Arctic Observing Summit 2013
30 April - 2 May 2013
Vancouver, Canada

Organizers of the Arctic Observing Summit 2013 (AOS 2013) announce a
call for posters that highlight recent results in arctic research and
activities and undertakings relevant to arctic observing. The summit
will be held 30 April - 2 May 2013 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver,
Canada.

The key outcome of the AOS will be an assessment of the fit between
stakeholder-needs, science objectives, and observing networks; and a
variety of products to improve this. The foundation for the AOS is
community input. To capture and integrate input from a broad range of
participants the AOS includes community white papers, which are now
available for public comment. Additionally, an online survey has been
created for wide input.

Submission deadline: Monday, 8 April 2013.

To comment on white papers, complete the community questionnaire,
register for the summit, make hotel reservations, or for further
information about the AOS 2013, please go to:
http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org.

For questions, please contact:
Maribeth Murray
Email: aos [at] arcticchange.org

Call for Papers
Heritage and Change in the Arctic
11-14 October 2013
Nuuk, Greenland

An interdisciplinary conference of the humanities and social sciences
entitled 'Heritage and Change in the Arctic' announces a call for
papers. The conference will be convened 11-14 October 2013 at the
University of Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland.

Making a new and unique contribution to arctic research and policy by
bringing together social and human sciences scholars from northern
Canada, Greenland, and the Nordic countries, this two-day conference
relates the historical origins of key socio-environmental challenges
facing arctic communities to both contemporary responses and potential
future alternatives. A key focus will be the political, economic, and
cultural investments of arctic states and peoples in ecological and
cultural sustainability. The conference will be a rare opportunity to
discuss northern issues as they cross the Atlantic. Subthemes include:

- Natural resources and sustainable development
- National identities and centre-periphery relations
- Indigenous identity and heritage landscapes
- Youth, tradition, and community responses to change

Proposals on any relevant topic are welcome, and should be submitted via
email (contact-circla [at] cgs.aau.dk). Submissions should include a 200-word
abstract and a brief statement of the author's academic affiliation.

For further information, please click on the 'Heritage and Change in the
Arctic' link at: http://www.arctic.aau.dk.

Call for Papers
In the Spirit of Rovaniemi Process
2-4 December 2013
Rovaniemi, Finland

Organizers invite scholars and practitioners interested in presenting in
the conference 'In the Spirit of Rovaniemi Process' to submit abstracts
to one of the scientific sessions. The conference will be held 2-4
December 2013 in Rovaniemi, Finland.

The papers should address at least one of the three cross-cutting
themes: Arctic Cities and global processes; Management and governance in
the Arctic; and Arctic together with non-Arctic. Specific scientific
sessions are as follows:

- Rovaniemi Process: past, present, future (Plenary)
- Arctic responses to global environmental problems
- People and extractive industries
- Tourism in the Arctic
- The Arctic in global economy
- Climate change in the Arctic
- Indigenous peoples in cities
- Arctic global flows

PhD students are welcome to present a poster referring to one of the
sessions and addressing cross-cutting themes. Abstracts (250 word max)
should be emailed (rovaniemi.process [at] ulapland.fi) with the title
"Rovaniemi Process Conference - Abstract Proposal" and include the
author's affiliation and contact information, as well as to which
session the paper is submitted.

Submission deadline: 5 May 2013

For further information, please go to:
http://www.arcticcentre.org/rovaniemiprocess.

Lecture Available
Melting Ice: What is happening to arctic sea ice and
what does it mean for us?
20 March 2013 at 5:30 p.m. EST
Washington, D.C.

The National Research Council's Ocean Studies Board invites the public
to attend the Fourteenth Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture. It
will be held 20 March 2013 at 5:30 p.m. EST in the Baird Auditorium at
the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (entrance at 10th
Street and Constitution Avenue).

The Revelle Lecture was created by the Ocean Studies Board in honor of
Dr. Revelle's contributions to the ocean sciences and his dedication to
making scientific knowledge available to policymakers. This year's
lecture, "Melting Ice: What is happening to arctic sea ice and what does
it mean for us?" will explore the impacts of recent decreases in arctic
summer sea ice and the ways in which these decreases may already be
affecting the larger climate system through a variety of physical,
dynamical, and ecological processes. It will be presented by Dr. John
Walsh, Chief Scientist of the International Arctic Research Center at
the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

For additional information and to preregister for the event, please go
to: http://nas-sites.org/revellelecture/. Preregistration is not
required but is requested for planning purposes.

For questions, please contact:
Pamela Lewis
Email: plewis [at] nas.edu

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