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Event: 15th
International Symposium on Polar Sciences - "Polar Ecosystems:
Biodiversity and Adaptation" The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) announces the 15th International Symposium on Polar Sciences. This year's theme is "Polar Ecosystems: biodiversity and adaptation." The purpose of the symposium is to bring together polar ecologists and biologists and to provide an international forum for exchanging ideas and results. The symposium will focus on ecology, classification, cold adaptation, and natural products of polar organisms. In addition, the conference organizers would like to start discussing and developing an international research effort using Araon, the upcoming Korean icebreaker.
The workshop is open to researchers, scientists and students working in either public or private sector organisations active in the field of remote sensing with (A)ATSR and MERIS data and to representatives from national, European and International space agencies. The Objectives are:
International Conference and Exhibition on Performance of Ships and Structures in Ice is organized and hosted by the Arctic Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. The Conference is a high level international non-profit event with peer reviewed papers and a small exhibition (with exhibitors such as the US Arctic Research Commission, Transport Canada, and some private sector entities). It covers subjects including of course new ice resistant ships and structures as well as ice engineering, global arctic future, operations, safety and rescue, and so on. A preliminary program outline appears on the website.
The 19th edition of the IAHR International Syposium on Ice will be held in Vancouver between July 6 and 11, 2008. Some of the main topics of the Symposium include: - Environmental concerns in ice-infested
water
In conjunction with the International Polar Year (2007-8), an interdisciplinary conference on North American Arctic (and sub-Arctic) exploration will be held in Philadelphia. Some of the themes to be addressed include, strategic issues propelling northern exploration, consequences of culture contact (Western-Inuit/Inughuit relations),the impact of Arctic exploration on popular culture, advances in travel and communications technologies and changes in navigational techniques.
The opening ceremonies for IPY will take place in Paris, on March 2007. It is envisioned that the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research in both polar regions and recognise the strong links these regions have with the rest of the globe. It aims to educate and involve the public, and to help train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.
The overall objective of this conference is to consider strategies for adapting to climate change, in particular to explore the potential barriers that may limit the adaptation ability of societies and to identify opportunities for overcoming these barriers. The conference is aimed at researchers and practitioners with an interest in understanding how societies adapt to climate change.
This workshop will focus on the important role remote sensing plays in snow cover and glacier monitoring. The workshop will also offer sessions on field campaingn in mountainous and polar regions with a particular emphasis on International Polar Year.
The main objective of this workshop is to prepare user requirement guidelines for the future ESA Data User Element (DUE) project "GlobSnow". The "GlobSnow" project will be competitively funded by ESA within the Data User Element program. The workshop is interested in attracting a large community of users, from Climate change and Climate modelling scientists, international and national numerical weather services to experts working in the field of remote sensing (algorithm developments). The registration to the workshop is free of charge.
A one day conference to get together experts in all aspects of the polar regions to an invited audience of university students, sixth form students and the general public.
The focus of this workshop will be on presenting the state of the art of glacier mass balance methods, assessments and modelling. The workshop will build on the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI/IAHS) workshop on methods of mass balance and modelling held in Tarfala, Sweden, 1998. The 2008 workshop is an attempt to provide the state of the art in scientific understanding of mass balance measurements and modelling. The workshop is sponsored by the International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) of IUGG, the International Glaciological Society (IGS) and the Norwegian Water resources and Energy Directorate(NVE).
The first workshop was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 12-14 November 2007, and addressed the question: Are current Arctic observing and data and information management activities sufficient to meet users' needs? A third workshop is planned for 15-17 October 2008, in Helsinki, Finland. Plenary and break-out sessions for the upcoming 2nd Workshop include: - Earth Observation Platforms
The 2nd annual Arctic Frontiers conference will take place at the University of Tromso, Norway on 20-25 January 2008. Hosted in cooperation with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), a permanent working group of the Arctic Council, Arctic Frontiers 2008 includes a Policy Making Conference and Scientific Conference and will feature discussions on the associations between arctic oil and gas activities and environmental challenges, society, and indigenous peoples. AMAP will launch the results from its three-year circumpolar study, "Assessment of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic."
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is celebrating its 50 years of glorious existence as a golden jubilee year during 2007- 2008. As a part of this celebration CSRE at IIT Bombay is organizing an International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glacier and Avalanches with the support of UNESCO, Himalayan glaciology program, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (DRDO), Chandigarh during 7-9 Jan 2008 at IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India. The workshop is open to all scientists and academic persons from all over the world working on remote sensing applications to Snow, Ice, Glaciers and Avalanches.
The First Workshop on Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks will be held on 12-14 November 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. This is the first in a succession of three workshops planned by the Sustained Arctic Observing Networks Initiating Group (SAON IG). In January 2007 the SAON IG, composed of representatives of international organizations, agencies, and northern residents involved in research and operational and local observing, has been formed to develop a set of recommendations on how to achieve long-term Arctic-wide observing activities that provide free, open, and timely access to high quality data that will realize pan-Arctic and global value-added services and provide societal benefits.
The Arctic Energy Technology Conference is one of three components of the Arctic Energy Summit, an International Polar Year endorsed project and a Sustainable Development Working Group initiative of the Arctic Council. The Summit will bring focus to the areas of developing resources while addressing the need for affordable energy in rural areas throughout the Arctic. The technology conference will provide a forum for the presentation of international, interdisciplinary technical research papers on the Arctic as an emerging energy province. Technical papers will include the fields of extractive energy in the Arctic, rural power in the Arctic, and sustainability of energy in the Arctic.
The International Polar Heritage Conference will be held in Barrow, Alaska from the 15th to the 16th of September, 2007 in association with the International Polar Year. Expressions of interest in either delivering a presentation or attending the conference are now invited. This should be done by making contact with the IPHC President or Secretary General as soon as possible (see contact information over). Those registering will be kept informed of developments directly.
The main objectives of this workshop are to assess the key issues in northern high latitude (NHL)-global connectivity in Earth System Modelling, define the problems in understanding these issues, and build the key partnerships aimed at realising a working strategy for NHL studies. The target audience comprises the Earth System Modelling community and specifically those individuals active in AIMES, the EO community developing products for Earth System Models and those individuals already actively participating in the Northern High Latitude Study.
IPY GeoNorth 2007, the "First International Circumpolar Conference on Geospatial Sciences and Applications" in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada is a unique opportunity to better understand the nature and behaviour of the circumpolar regions and their role in the functioning of our planet. Hosted by the Government of Canada, the conference is organized by the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada. IPY GeoNorth 2007 has the support of the International Polar Year (IPY) Committee and other international organizations. Users and scientists interested in the generation and use of geospatial information in northern environments will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience.
The theme of this year symposium -"Sensing and Understanding our Planet"- suggests what remote sensing scientific activity should ultimately achieve: Information gathered by all sensors and techniques must be wisely used mainly to understand our Earth. This will improve prediction of natural disasters or global climate change and provide tools to prevent their consequences. Moreover, understanding Earth is needed to devise ways for using natural resources in a sustained way. The wide variety of topics suggested for the conference range from fundamental concepts to engineering techniques applied to sensor design or data processing and from general applications in all Earth environments to specific on-going or future missions.
Polar View will be presented at this conference which focuses on the use of digital earth technology for distribution and discovery of information. The presentation will be part of the dedicated IPY session and will focus on the use of Google Earth for delivering operational sea ice information.
Polar View team members will host a booth during the World Environment Day events in Tromso, Norway. The World Environment Day slogan selected for 2007 is "Melting Ice - a Hot Topic?" In support of International Polar Year, the WED theme selected for 2007 focuses on the effects that climate change is having on polar ecosystems and communities, and the ensuing consequences around the world. The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2007 will be held in Norway. UNEP is honoured that the City of Tromsø will be hosting this United Nations day.
A Polar View booth will be present at the CMOS-CGU-AMS joint congress entitled "Air, Ocean, Earth and Ice on the Rock"hosted by the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographical Society, the Canadian Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. May 28th - June 1 2007 at the Delta Hotel and the St. John's Congress Centre Newfoundland and Labrador Canada.
The 26th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on May 4th, 2007.
The Canadian Department of Environment and Natural Resources (GNWT) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are pleased to announce the Science in the Changing North Conference 2007. The conference will be held in Yellowknife NT on April 24 and 25 2007, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the NSERC Northern Research Chairs.
The main objective of the ENVISAT Symposium is to present the results of the ESA EO missions in exploitation by:
In addition, the Symposium will provide an opportunity to present future ESA and national EO missions.
Now under the Arctic Council, the mandate of the EPPR Working Group is to deal with the prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies in the Arctic. Members of the Working Group exchange information on best practices and conducts projects (e.g. development of guidance and risk assessment methodologies, response exercises, training etc.). EPPR is not a response agency. The work has focused mainly on oil and gas transportation and extraction, and on radiological and other hazards. In 2004, EPPR was directed by the Arctic Ministers to expand its mandate to include natural disasters.
The International Conference on Climate Change will gather international experts to discuss the issue from the point of view of both public Administration and the private sector. The conclusions drawn will be used as feedback for the Basque Climate Change Plan.
The EGU General Assembly will bring together geoscientists from all over Europe and the rest of the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences.
Every year, on March 23 the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its 187 members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrates WM day. The day commemorates the enry into force of the WMO Convention creating the organization. The theme for the year 2007 is Polar meteorology:understanding global impacts in recognition of the importance of, and as a contribution to, International Poalr Year.
The GCCA conferences have been organized by the Consortium for GCCA in Japan and the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), in order to study Arctic climate change, global warming, and to predict the future changes. Fairbanks is an ideal location for the next conference, bringing together in an Arctic setting American, Japanese, and other international scientists for the purpose of formulating joint projects to advance our knowledge of the climate in the Arctic. The foci of this year's conference are (1) integration of our understanding of the role of the Arctic in the global climate change in order to strengthen the global connections of Arctic research over the next decade and (2) to facilitate and promote joint research projects between Japanese and US scientists for the specific target of the International Polar Year (IPY) to be held in 2007 to 2009.
The Arctic Frontiers conference will take place from January 21-26, 2007 in Tromsø, Norway. The conference focuses simultaneously on the development potential facing the Arctic region and the environmental challenges it presents. As such it will be a prime venue for stakeholders with interests in circumpolar issues. The themes of the socioeconomic programme are attracting speakers from Russia, EU, US, Canada and Norway - and about 500 participants are expected.
OceanSAR 2006 will be held in St. John's NFLD, Canada on October 23-25, 2006. The theme will be Bridging the Gap between Science and Operations. The key objectives will be to bring marine and and SAR scientists together with end-users to understand what is scientifically possible and operationally practical and to provide a forum for end-users to discuss operational needs. Workshop participants who wish to make an oral or poster presentation must submit an abstract. Abstracts should be received by June 1, 2006.
The 2006 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium and 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing will be held in Denver, Colorado, USA on July 31 to August 4, 2006. The theme will be Remote Sensing - A Natural Global Partnership which reflects the increasing interconnected nature of understanding and managing the global environment.
The 29th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting will be held in Edinburgh, UK from June 12-23, 2006. These meetings are attended by approximately 300 representatives and experts from the Treaty Parties and a number of non-governmental organisations and agencies.
GMES Graz 06 will be held at Karl-Franzens University, GRAZ, Austria on April 19th and 20th 2006. The theme of the meetings will be developing a roadmap for GMES service development.
Desmond Power, Director Remote Sensing for C-CORE, will be speaking at the upcoming Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Luncheon Series on March 7th, in Ottawa. The talk will describe Polar View's services to stakeholders and groups who are interested in issues related to the environment, safety and sustainable development in the Polar Regions. "Polar View" collaboration with the National ice centres in generating and providing expanded and more detailed information sets will be covered. In addition, Polar View provides information for private clients and commercial interests such as iceberg information to yacht races around the Antarctic and to hunters and trappers who travel and work in the North.
Dr Charles Randell, Vice-President of C-CORE, will be making a presentation about Polar View at the upcoming Earth Observation INFO Days (The Polar View presentation is currently scheduled to start at 4:55pm on December 12th). The conference, organized by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), shares information about current Earth observation programs and projects, results, and upcoming activities in Canadian Earth observation missions and applications. In addition to detailed presentations on projects supported by the Earth Observation Application Development Program (EOADP) and the Government Related Initiatives Program (GRIP), topics include CSA application and technology development, and associated programs, Canada's involvement in international ventures, preparations for RADARSAT-2, and new projects such as HERO and the SAR Constellation. |
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