Past Events

The CliC Arctic Sea Ice Working Group has held three past workshops (2009 - 2011) bringing together some of the world's leading sea ice researchers to develop, standardize and implement measurement protocols and to integrate observation and modeling. Since 2011 CliC, together with SCAR, strives to

The University of Alaska Fairbanks announces that applications are now being accepted for an 18-day three-credit summer field course entitled "The 2013 Arctic Vegetation Ecology." The course will be taught at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, the Toolik field station, and remote locations

Contributions are invited on the following topics:

* From visual data interpretation to semiautomatic and automatic procedures in an archaeological perspective
* Remote sensing, GIS, and geospatial analysis for the risk monitoring and management of cultural resources
* Integration of space

The workshop focuses on the impact of our climate on coastal zones and inland waters, on climate change and its expected effects on European seas, and on the role of remote sensing for its study. Topics include:

* Changing terrestrial run-off into coastal waters
* Escalation of extreme coastal

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists in conjunction with Congressman Sam Farr and responders will highlight how they access and interpret science to keep communities safe and commerce moving through a hypothetical California-based scenario impacting a National Marine

The goal of this Chapman Conference is to bring together scholars, social scientists, and journalists to discuss both the history and recent advances in the understanding of climate science and how to communicate that science to policymakers, the media, and society. A research agenda of the

Organizers announce that the 22nd International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions (POAC '13) will be held 9-13 June 2013, at the Aalto University campus in Espoo, Finland.

POAC conferences began in 1971 and have been held every two years at different international

Umea University announces the availability of a residential PhD course entitled 'Community Adaptation to Climate Change in the North.' It will be held 10-14 June 2013, and located outside of Umea, Sweden.

The course focuses on the social science aspects of adaptation to climate change, based in a

The Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announces the 8th Antarctic Meteorological Observing, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop (AMOMFW). It will be held 10-12 June 2013, at the University of Wisconsin's Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin. There

There will be three Arctic Council workshops from 10th and 14th of June:

10-11 June (2 days) – 3rd Ecosystem Approach to Management workshop. The overall aim of this workshop is to discuss data management, availability, integration, and communications as essential to implement the ecosystem

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) will host a webinar entitled "Responses of Marine Mammals to Environmental Changes in the Arctic" on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. AKDT. The webinar will be presented by Kathy Huntington, Alaska Veterinary Pathology

Organizers for the North Atlantic Forum 2013, entitled "Rural Tourism - Challenges in Changing Times: Community, Experience, Economy, and Environment," announce a call for papers. The conference will be held 13-15 June 2013 in Holar in Hjaltadalur, Iceland.

This conference will explore the

On May 10, 2013, the President signed the National Strategy for the Arctic Region. At that time - recognizing that successful implementation of the National Strategy will depend upon productive collegial engagement with Alaska Natives, the State of Alaska, Members of Alaska's congressional

As always, we welcome presentations on all aspects of ice shelf research, including, but not limited to:

* Formation, flow and disintegration of ice shelves
* Response of ice shelves and tidewater glaciers to past, present and future climate variability
* Surface and basal mass balance of ice

Airborne lidar measurements are in widespread use for mapping changes of ice sheets and glaciers. With developments in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and terrestrial lidar, and novel photon counting techniques for both airborne and satellite applications, lidar measurements will continue to be a

Graduate and undergraduate students and high aptitude high school seniors are invited to participate in the Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) 2013 summer programs and expedition training in interdisciplinary arctic and mountain earth system science, which will be conducted 21 June to 16 August

The inaugural Transantarctic Mountains Science Meeting will be held at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, MN. The purpose of the meeting is to allow for annual interaction amongst and within the varied group of established and young scientists of any background with interests in

Hundreds of earth and space scientists, students, policymakers, and industry professionals will discuss key earth and space science topics that address challenges to our economy, national security, environment, and public safety. This meeting will focus on the science that helps inform policymakers'

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) was established in 2003 to promote geosciences and its application for the benefit of humanity, specifically in Asia and Oceania and with an overarching approach to global issues.

Asia- Oceania region is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards

The Melnikov Permafrost Institute announces that the Third Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists will be held 24 June - 13 July 2013 in Yakutsk, Russia.

The forum will include the Geocryological Conference held in Yakutsk from 24-27 June 2013 and the Field Workshop in the southern Verkhoyansk