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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

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

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 70th Eastern Snow Conference (ESC) will be held at the Active Learning Centre in, Huntsville, ON, Canada 4-6 June, 2013. The scientific program is open to sessions on theoretical, experimental, and operational studies of snow, ice, and winter hydrology. This year’s general theme is “SNOW AND

The U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability Research Program (CLIVAR) will sponsor an international workshop entitled "Understanding the Response of Greenland's Marine Terminating Glaciers to Oceanic and Atmospheric Forcing." It is scheduled to convene 3-7 June 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Presentations are invited on the current use of earth observation as a support tool for education, training, and capacity building with emphasis on the following topics:

* Earth observation for kids
* Earth observation and its associated use to support science education at schools and

The French Arctic Initiative's inaugural symposium entitled "Arctic : the Major Scientific Issues" will be held June 3-5, 2013 at Collège de France, in Paris. It will be followed, on June 6, 2013, by a day of reflection on future prospects for the Arctic and, in the evening, public event at l

Contributions to the following topics are invited:

* Scientific applications of remote sensing, emerging methods, and technologies
* Capacity building at organizations and authorities involved in environmental monitoring and protection
* Remote sensing for archaeology
* Land use and land

Registration is now open for a variety of field courses and teacher trainings offered by Alaska Geographic. The multi-day field courses explore Alaska's national parks, forests, and refuges, and are available during summer 2013.

Field courses are open to all participants. Several field-based

A recently-held Arctic transportation workshop in Iceland highlighted the need to better understand private sector transportation infrastructure and assets, recognizing industry's role in the responsible development of resources, response and supportive infrastructure. As a follow-up to its efforts