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January 2010

APECS/IARC Bellingshausen Field School

January 2010

More information in due course.

Advanced Biology Training Course in Antarctica

January 2010, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

"Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms"

This National Science Foundation sponsored course will be held in Antarctica at the United States' McMurdo Station for one month, starting January 2010. This is an international course, open to all nationalities. Applications are invited from graduate students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career faculty who are interested in the study of extreme environments and the biology of Antarctic organisms. Full scholarships are available for each participant accepted into the course to cover the cost of travel from home institution to Antarctica, and room and board while in Antarctica. The emphasis of the Antarctic Biology Course is on integrative biology, with laboratory- and field-based projects focused on biological adaptations in an extreme environment, with an emphasis on rapid climate change in polar regions. A diverse teaching faculty will offer students the opportunity to study a wide range of Antarctic organisms (bacteria/archaea, algae, invertebrates, and fish), as well as studying several different levels of biological analysis (molecular biology, biomechanics, physiological ecology, species diversity, and evolution).

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is August 1, 2009.

For more information and on-line applications, please visit the course website.

February 2010

International Glaciological Conference on Ice and Climate Change: A View from the South

1 - 3 February 2010, Centro de Estudios Cientificos (CECS), Valdivia, Chile

The conference will include new results and discuss ongoing cryospheric and climate changes, principally in the Southern Hemisphere, and their impacts and consequences on society and the environment. Although the main focus will be glaciology and climatology, organisers hope to foster interdisciplinary discourse about climate change through the contribution of other disciplines in earth sciences and social sciences. In addition, several invited papers will discuss similarities and contrasts with cryospheric and climate changes in the Northern Hemisphere, and contributed papers in those areas are also solicited.

The deadline for submission of papers is Friday, 23 October 2009.
Acceptances will be notified by Monday, 30 November 2009.
The registration deadline for the conference is 18 December 2009.

For further information, please visit the Conference website.

2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting

22 - 26 February 2010, Portland, Oregon

Session CO07: GEOTRACES in the International Polar Year
We seek topics on Trace Elements and Isotopes (TEIs) as controlling elements as well as tracers of biogeochemical processes in the polar oceans in the context of IPY-GEOTRACES and other relevant projects.

IT61: Towards Comprehensive Observing Systems in Polar Regions 2: Southern Ocean
Advances in technology and understanding mean that it is now feasible to plan and implement a Southern Ocean Observing System. This session aims to bring together all those involved with the planning, design, implementation and use of observations in the Southern Ocean as well as those involved in the technological developments that make these observations possible. Science contributions that make use of such sustained observations are particularly encouraged. For more information, see the session description on the meeting website.

Those with a bipolar interest may also be interested in Session IT60: 'Towards Comprehensive Observing Systems in Polar Regions 1: Arctic'.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 October 2009

For more information, please see the meeting website.

March 2010

AGU Chapman Conference on the Exploration and Study of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments (SAE)

15 - 17 March 2010, Baltimore, USA

AGU Chapman Conference on the Exploration and Study of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments (SAE), as advertised in Eos (1st September). The abstract submission tool is now available and the deadline for abstracts is 2 December 2009. Details can be found on the conference website.

CAML Workshop on Southern Ocean benthic biodiversity and distribution patterns

21 - 25 March 2010, German Centre of Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB), Wilhelmshaven, Germany

A workshop on Southern Ocean benthic biodiversity and distribution patterns will be held at the German Centre of Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB) in Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany). This meeting will be supported by the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML), the German Science Foundation (DFG) and the Census of the Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life (CeDAMar). More information on the key questions and application details are available in the first circular.

April 2010

Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2010

15 - 18 April 2010, Nuuk, Greenland

The ASSW is a collaborative effort of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB), the European Polar Board (EPB), the Pacific Arctic Group (PAG) and the Forum of Arctic Research Operators (FARO). These international arctic science and research support organisations will hold their business meetings, exchange expertise and explore new opportunities of cooperation. The organisation of the ASSW 2010 is supported by the Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland and the conference is hosted by the Government of Greenland.

The online registration system for the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2010 is now open. Please go the ASSW 2010 website to register. On the website you will also find more information about the programme, travel arrangements and accommodation. You are advised to make your travel arrangements as soon as possible.

May 2010

ATCM XXXIII - CEP XIII

3 - 14 May 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay

17th International Symposium on Polar Science (ISPS)

26 - 28 May 2010, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Korea

KOPRI has held an international polar symposium every year since 1994, giving an arena to integrate progresses in polar research. Under the banner of 'Physioecological responses to climate changes in Polar Regions', the 17th ISPS will be focused on five themes:

  1. Current status & changes in polar ecosystems,
  2. Polar ocean & sea-ice ecosystems,
  3. Polar terrestrial ecosystems,
  4. Subarctic & arctic ecosystems, and
  5. Stress responses of cold-adapted organisms.

For more information on the Symposium, see the First Circular and Symposium poster, or visit the Symposium website.

International Symposium on Sea Ice

31 May - 4 June 2010, Tromsø, Norway

The International Glaciological Society announces an International Symposium on Sea Ice in the Physical and Biogeochemical System, to be held in 2010 in Tromsø, Norway. This symposium will present an opportunity for interdisciplinary, biological, chemical, and socio-economic research on sea ice. Planned topics include:

Participants wishing to present a paper at the workshop are required to submit an abstract. A pre-print of submitted abstracts will be provided for all participants at the symposium. The International Glaciological Society will offer a volume of Annals of Glaciology on 'Sea ice in the physical and biogeochemical system' and participants are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this volume.

If you wish to attend the symposium, please visit the website and complete the form on the first circular. The second circular will give further information about accommodation, the general scientific programme and additional activities, and preparation of abstracts and final papers. Copies of the second circular will be sent to those who return the form associated with the first circular.

For further details, including information on abstract submission, please go to the Symposium website.

First Circular

June 2010

IPY Oslo Science Conference: 'Polar Science - Global Impact'

8 - 12 June 2010, Oslo, Norway

The IPY Oslo Science Conference will demonstrate, strengthen, and extend the International Polar Year's accomplishments in science and outreach. The conference is an essential opportunity to display and explore the full breadth and implications of IPY activities. This international and interdisciplinary science conference will in particular highlight the global impact of the changes that have been observed in the Polar Regions. IPY-OSC is the essential opportunity to display and explore the full breadth and implications of IPY activities.

Co-sponsored by SCAR and IASC. An opportunity to present first results from the IPY. This is the second of three major IPY conferences. See the First Circular and Second Circular for more information or go to the conference website.

Submissions are welcome from all relevant activities that took place within the IPY period, even if these were not identified in the IPY catalogue of projects. You can find the conference programme on the programme web page; the individual theme sessions can be found by clicking on the left menu items on that page.

Session T3-8: Ecosystems of the Southern Ocean

This multidisciplinary session is focused on Southern Ocean ecosystem research and understanding the response of individual species, food webs and whole ecosystems to change. This session is designed to encourage presentations on work undertaken during IPY that has examined the controls on distribution and abundance of individual species; the factors affecting the structure and operation of food webs; and the links between benthic and pelagic food webs, climate and ecosystems, ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystems and fisheries. For more information, please visit the session web page.

The deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday 20 January 2010 - Deadline extended to 25 January 2010

Please consider submitting an abstract. Support is available for early career researchers in form of reduced registration fees, Oslo stipends and travel fellowships. Application for these is tied to the submission of an abstract.

PolarCINEMA (in conjunction with the IPY Oslo Science Conference)

8 - 12 June 2010, Oslo, Norway

The PolarCINEMA will showcase and celebrate unique productions that are inspired by, and increase the awareness of the polar regions. We invite all filmmakers, reporters, scientists and educators to send in their polar productions and be part of this inspiring festival at the IPY Oslo Science Conference.

During the International Polar Year 2007-2008, film proved a strong instrument to explore new frontiers of polar science and mesmerized and informed the public. Fiction films, documentaries, TV-series and Internet broadcasts; they all helped translate polar science to the screen, portrayed a rich history of exploration, culture and contemporary life and investigated peoples' and natures' response and adaptation to a changing climate.

In Oslo it is time to celebrate this rich legacy created by professionals and amateurs looking for new and innovative ways to get the message across. The PolarCINEMA will bring a mixture of screenings, debates and open discussions with makers, educators, scientists and the public on the success and impact of the medium in increasing our understanding of the Arctic and Antarctic and their relation to the rest of the globe.

For more information on the subsmission process, contact information and the general rules and procedure please visit the PolarCINEMA section of the IPY-OSC website.

The deadine for entries is 15 February 2010

Workshop on the Legacy of IPY

9 June 2010, Lillestrøm, Norway

This workshop is to be held in conjuction with the IPY Oslo Science Conference and targets scientists and policy shapers who have the relevant background and interest in moving the results of the IPY science into the framework of society and policy development. You are encouraged to register at an early date, preferably by 1 May, by email to Birgit Njåstad at njaastad@npolar.no.

For more information, please see the attached invitation.

CAREX Summer School

28 June - 3 July 2010, Pieve Tesino, Italy

As part of CAREX's objective to support young scientists, the project will hold its summer school from 28 June to 3 July in Pieve Tesino (Italian Alps). This interdisciplinary education initiative will gather 40 invited PhD students and Post-docs and will focus on education and knowledge transfer from a group of experienced European experts to a selected group of outstanding young researchers with a focus on an ecosystem based approach to research on life in extreme environments.

The project will cover all accommodation and subsistence costs of selected participants, in addition a travel grant up to 500€ will also be attributed (if flying, note that the project encourages participants to fly with low cost companies). Deadline for application: 21 April 2010.

For an application form and more information on the summer school, please visit the summer school website.

July 2010

Conference on the Politics of Antarctica

8 - 9 July 2010, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Antarctica is the world's fifth largest continent, with a wealth of valuable resources, governed by no one country, yet a place where politics is very much to the fore. For the last fifty years Antarctica has been managed under the Antarctic Treaty system, a body which, according to its critics, by the terms of its membership effectively excludes most of the nations of the world as they do not have the resources to engage in scientific research in Antarctica. Will the Antarctic Treaty be able to last another 50 years? Will the emergence of new actors with interest in Antarctica upset the current system? Does Antarctica governance need to democratise? How might that be achieved? These are some of the questions this conference will explore from the perspective of

  1. relevant international relations theory and political theory;
  2. case studies of individual countries or groups of countries working in Antarctica or critiquing the existing order;
  3. analysis of the politics of various burning issues in Antarctica such as the expansion of tourism, bio-prospecting, and the role of the military in Antarctica.

Antarctic political science is virtually non-existent as an academic discipline, yet Antarctic affairs are highly politicised and frequently contentious. In the interest of developing Antarctic political science as a specialist sub-field, the conference welcomes papers written from within the framework of political science methodology. Graduate students are especially encouraged to participate. Non-political science specialists who are interested observers are warmly invited to attend and contribute to discussions.

The call for papers will open from 1 December 2009 and close from 28 February 2010. Participants should submit a 250-word abstract to the conference organiser, Associate-Professor Anne-Marie Brady (email: anne-marie.brady@canterbury.ac.nz). For more information, please see visit the School of Political and Social Sciences website, or see Conference web page.

Co-Sponsored by Gateway Antarctica, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Quadrennial SCOSTEP Symposium

12 - 16 July 2010, Berlin, Germany

The Symposium will focus on solar-terrestrial physics, including SCOSTEP's programme CAWSES (Climate and Weather in
the Sun-Earth System). For details on the scientific programme, the venue etc. see the Symposium's web page. The meeting is co-sponsored by SCAR.

SCAR Business Meetings

30 July - 2 August, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Part of XXXI SCAR. See below for more information.

August 2010

Next Big SCAR Meeting - XXXI SCAR and Open Science Conference

The dates are confirmed as follows and full details are available on the Meeting website:

30 July - 11 August 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Extended deadline for Abstract Submission: The final deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30 April.

Results for the SCAR OSC Travel Grants are now available. The people on the list should look out for an email advising them of amount of grant, and the procedure for claiming it. All emails with additional information included have now been sent, please check in the email address you provided on the application form, as well as in your Spam folder.

SCAR OSC Travel Grants FAQs - the answers to frequently asked questions. If you have a query about your travel grant claim, please read the FAQs sheet before contacting the SCAR Secretariat as your query is probably answered.

Assistance for covering the OSC fees from PROANTARTIDA Foundation is offered

The PROANTARTIDA Foundation of Argentina offers to cover the difference between early and regular registration fees for those who register before July 26, 2010. Applicants for this grant should send an email to the Foundation requesting this special support including the title of his/her abstract to the OSC or the letter of acceptance and their full personal data (name, lastname, Institution, address, country).

Those requiring a grant to cover the full registration cost should write to the foundation in the same terms of the former but including a signed statement explaining why are requesting the total grant.

The email address is fundacionproantartida@gmail.com for ALL further contact. The Secretariat has no further information on these grants.

Early Bird Registration closed on 30 June. For more information about the conference, please see the Second Circular or visit the Conference website.

COMNAP XXII AGM

8 - 13 August 2010, PanAmericano Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sunday 8 August: Non-native Species Workshop (contact is Yves Frenot); Monday 9 - Thursday 12 August (inclusive): AGM; Wednesday 11 August: COMNAP Symposium (all day); Friday 13 August will be used by COMNAP Members for bi-lateral or multi-lateral discussions - there will be no plenary sessions.

AGU Meeting of the Americas

8 - 13 August 2010, Rafain Hotel and Convention Center, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

The meeting will take place at the Rafain Hotel and Convention Center, Av. Olímpio Rafagnin 2357, Foz do Iguaçu, PR 85862-210, Brazil.

For more information, please contact the AGU Meetings Department, 2000 Florida Avenue NW, Washington DC 20009, USA; Phone: +1 202 462 6900; N. America: (800) 966-2481; Fax: +1-202-328-0566; E-mail: ja-help@agu.org (Subject: 2010 Meeting of the Americas).

September 2010

1st World Seabird Conference

7 - 11 September 2010, Victoria Conference Center, Victoria, BC, Canada

The goal of this Conference is to put seabird management and conservation into a worldwide perspective. By bringing 800 - 900 participants from over 40 countries together, we will comprehensively address the global issues and data needs for these species, most of which inhabit multiple countries and waters within their own ranges. For more information, please visit the Conference website.

11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium

20 - 24 September 2010, Cambridge, UK

The 11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium will be held in September 2010 at Cambridge's Scott Polar Research Institute. Prior to the conference (Monday, 20 September 2010), there will be a one day UK Polar Network Workshop on Circumpolar Remote Sensing.

The conference deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, both Arctic and Antarctic. It will provide an international forum for the discussion of work currently being carried out in the circumpolar regions. Topics that have been discussed at previous CRSS meetings have included environmental monitoring, the cryosphere, resource prospecting, vegetation measurement, LiDAR, RADARSAT, polar GIS applications, and many others.

The deadline for abstract submission is 31 May 2010.

Prior to the conference, the UKPN Workshop is directed at graduate students and other early career researchers. Sessions in development include Open source remote sensing and GIS, Imaging climate change, and Innovating new techniques; suggestions from potential participants are encouraged. The day will also feature a career mentoring panel and will culminate with the CRSS Icebreaker Reception.

Further details of the conference and workshop are under development.
Please contact Allen Pope (allen.pope@polarnetwork.org) with questions and input.

South Georgia Town Meeting

28 September 2010, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, UK

Open invitation to a meeting being held at BAS to discuss science currently being done at South Georgia, to stimulate interest in the scientific opportunities that exist at King Edward Point and provide information on the accommodation, scientific facilities, logistic support, means of reaching the Island etc that prospective scientific visitors will need. For full details, please visit the meeting page on the BAS website.

October 2010

Census of Marine Life 2010: A Decade of Discovery

4 - 8 October 2010, London, UK

Further details are available in the draft schedule.

6th Northern Research Forum (NRF) Open Assembly

24 – 27 October 2010, Oslo and Kirkenes, Norway

The Northern Research Forum (NRF) is a venue for open dialogue to address issues and opportunities which face people living in the regions of the Circumpolar North. In order to do so, the NRF hosts a biennial Open Assembly where stakeholders, including researchers, educators, politicians, business leaders, civil servants, community leaders, NGO representatives, and resource users and managers come together and address the issues that are in focus. The NRF is an UArctic institute.

The 6th NRF Open Assembly will be held in Norway in October and the NRF is currently searching for Young Researchers to participate at the Assembly, where the NRF gives out travel grants for participation. Further information is available on the Assembly website.

November 2010

Research network for permafrost microbiology

8 - 10 November 2010, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany

An international workshop to initiate the circumpolar integration of permafrost microbiological studies, MicroPerm aims at establishing a research network bringing together early career scientists with expert researchers in the field of permafrost microbiology. The workshop is meant to provide a forum for all scientists interested in permafrost microbiology and to work towards a project integrating results and methods relevant to that topic. Travel grants will be available for early career scientists.

We identified the following issues to be most relevant to this workshop, but would welcome your suggestions for additional topics:

In addition to these topics of discussion, the workshop will focus on defining a workplan for MicroPerm driven by science questions and heavily relying on international collaboration. To do so, the workshop will be divided in working groups focusing on the following issues:

For more information, please see the MicroPerm First Circular or visit the project website.

December 2010

Antarctica Day Inaugural Lecture

1 December 2010, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK

Professors Paul Berkman and David Walton, co-chairs of the Antarctic Treaty Summit, will highlight lessons from the first fifty years of the Antarctic Treaty that have enabled humanity to manage nearly 10% of the Earth for "peaceful purposes only," establishing precedents for our children to share as they build a world with hope and inspiration for future generations. The lecture will take place at 19:00 at the Scott Polar Research Institute, part of the University of Cambridge.

In addition, during the day of 1 December, there will be a series of school activities at the Polar Museum of the Scott Polar Research Institute. These activities are sponsored by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces.

For more information, please see the Antarctica Day flyer.