Past Events

Organizers of the Arctic Climate Change, Economy, and Society (ACCESS) cross-sectoral summer school announce that applications are now being accepted. The school will be held 23-27 September 2013 in Bremen, Germany.

ACCESS is a European Project supported within the Ocean of Tomorrow call of the

Registration is now open for TAM science meeting 9/23-24/2013. The meeting covers all disciplines.

The objectives of the meeting are:

* to disseminate latest findings,
* forge collaborations,
* plan for short and long term research priorities,
* identify common goals and

10th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances

The conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for sharing experience and discussing latest scientific results in better understanding, development and application of electromagnetic

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Arctic Division 2013 Annual Meeting will be held 26-28 September 2013 in Kodiak, Alaska. The 2013 theme is "Fisheries and Watersheds: Food Security, Education and Sustainability."

Future concerns about Alaska's marine resources

The 2013 West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Workshop will be held 29 September to 2 October at the Algonkian Meeting Center in Sterling, Virginia, U.S.A.

The WAIS Workshop is an excellent, informative meeting on ice sheets and polar climate generally, incorporating glaciology, polar oceanography

Organizers announce that the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference and the Univeristy of the Arctic Inaugural Northern Food Summit will be held 29 September 2013 - 3 October 2013. They will be convened at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska.

The theme of the conference and summit is

LGGE and CSC will organize a 2-day Elmer/Ice course the 3rd and 4th of October 2013. The course is intended for persons who want to start using Elmer/Ice in their research projects. More information about Elmer/Ice can be obtained here: http://elmerice.elmerfem.org/.

The course will take place at

The aim of the conference is to promote interaction and exchanges between practitioners and researchers in the fields of snow and avalanche science. The conference is organized in Grenoble and the field trip will take place in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Translation of the oral presentations will be done

Organizers announce a call for session proposals for the 40th annual meeting of the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. The meeting will be convened 7-11 October 2013 at the Princess Fairbanks Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The theme of the meeting is "The Practice of Fisheries

I would like to draw your attention to an advanced workshop in the micromorphology of sediment deformation which will be held at the Centre for Micromorphology at Queen Mary, University of London from 7-11th October 2013. This workshop is led by Dr Simon Carr and Professor Jaap van der Meer (QMUL)

The 2013 Arctic Energy Summit is a multi-disciplinary event expected to draw several hundred industry officials, scientists, academics, policy makers, energy professionals and community leaders together to collaborate and share leading approaches on Arctic energy issues. The meeting will be convened

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

The DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse) hosts symposia for early-career climate change researchers. Our goal is to catalyze international, interdisciplinary collegial networks and foster collaborative interdisciplinary research and

The inaugural Arctic Circle will be held October 12-14, 2013. The mission of the Arctic Circle is to facilitate dialogue and build relationships to confront the Arctic's greatest challenges. We aim to strengthen the decision-making process by bringing together as many Arctic and international

As we attempt to model the Earth System it is important that the impact of forest fires on the Earth System is fully understood and quantified. These impacts can be on climate, the biosphere, ecosystem functioning, society and livelihood. Fire disturbance has been identified by climate modellers as

To manage the considerable data legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY), the National Antarctic Data Centres under SCAR initiated several dedicated data-services. To construct an effective framework for long-term stewardship, data must be made available promptly, and adequate technologies

Organizers of the 19th International Symposium on Polar Sciences announce an extended call for abstracts. The conference will convene 16-18 October 2013 at the Korea Polar Research Institute in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

The International Symposium on Polar Sciences is held annually and is

This is an open and informal meeting of glaciologists from the "Pacific Northwest" studying snow and ice around the world. This is an informal gathering with no abstracts, no pre-registration, and a strong history of student participation. All are welcome.

NEW for 2013: In addition to regular (15

The Forum for Arctic Ocean Modeling and Observational Synthesis (FAMOS) is an international effort to focus on enhancing collaboration and coordination among arctic marine and sea ice modelers, theoreticians, and observationalists. This collaboration is based on a set of activities starting from

The ecosystem changes underway in the Arctic region are expected to have significant impacts on living resources in both the short and long run, and current actions and policies adopted by the Nordic states over such resource governance will have serious and ultimately irreversible consequences in