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Environmental Change in Lakes, Lagoons & Wetlands of the Southern Mediterranean Region (ECOLLAW): 1st International Conference
A four day conference on the Environmental Change in Lakes, Lagoons and Wetlands of the Southern Mediterranean Region is to be held in Cairo 4-7th January 2006. We warmly invite all those with an interest and/or participatory role in the study and management of lakes, lagoons and wetlands in the Southern Mediterranean region to attend the conference and welcome your abstracts between April and July for oral and poster presentations.
The revised deadlines are now as follow:
26 August - Abstract submission and provisional registration
23 September - Notification of abstract acceptance and second circular
1 November - Conference registration at discounted rate
9 December - Final conference registration
Themes remain as:
1. Current status and environmental issues
2. Field monitoring and environmental assessment
3. Hydrology and climate
4. Remote sensing and GIS techniques
5. Modeling hydro-ecological dynamics
6. Water management: past, present and future
7. Managing water resources for people and for biodiversity
The forms are now able to accept more than one abstract per person, in
particular if you wish to make an oral presentation on one topic and a
poster on another. To make additional abstract submissions, use your
original user ID (eg, Hub203) which you will have been given online
through the registration form to submit on:
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/melmarina/ecollaw2006/abstracts.stm
In addition to the conference, this is a fantastic opportunity to visit the ancient city of Cairo, see the world renowned Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, the Nile and plenty more!
04 - 07 January 2006 Cairo, Egypt
1st iLEAPS Science Conference
The conference will highlight the relevant aspects concerning the interfaces between land-biosphere-atmosphere.
In particular we will focus on four main topics:
- Land-atmosphere exchange of reactive and conservative compounds - key interactions and feedbacks in the earth system,
- Feedbacks between land biota,
- Aerosols and atmospheric composition in the climate system,
- Feedbacks and teleconnections in the land surface-atmosphere-water-system and transfer of material and energy in the soil/canopy/boundary-layer system.
21 - 26 January 2006 Colorado, USA
IODP Workshop on Climate-Tectonic Drilling in Southeast Asia
Interactions between the solid earth and the global climate system have been highlighted as a focus for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Of all such systems the proposed associations between the elevation of the Tibetan Plateau, the strength of the Asian monsoon and the intensity of continental weathering is one of the most dramatic and controversial examples.
A workshop is to be held to explore the potential of using the Red River system as a means to understand climate-tectonic interactions in Cenozoic Asia. The Red River is selected because it derives sediment directly from the flanks of eastern Tibet and should provide a relatively simple erosional history, which can be used to constrain the growth of the plateau. In addition, the Red River is believed to have once been a much larger system that was reduced through time as drainage capture transferred the original headwaters to other major rivers in Asia.
We invite all interested scientists from IODP member countries and from the region surrounding South China Sea to attend and to help plan offshore and onshore science programs related to understanding the links between climate, tectonics and erosion. Although drilling of the offshore delta and fan is the centre piece of the work, additional marine and terrestrial studies, including continental (ICDP) drilling may provide the chance to significantly advance the science objectives. Interested parties should contact one of the conveners for further information.
Peter Clift (University of Aberdeen, UK, p.clift@abdn.ac.uk)
Wonn Soh (JAMSTEC, Japan, soh@jamstec.go.jp)
Steve Dorobek (Texas A&M University, USA, dorobek@geo.tamu.edu)
25 - 27 January 2006 Kochi, Japan
British-Russian workshop for young scientists: "Climate Change, the tree-growth response, and reconstruction of climate"
The topics to be addressed within the workshop are relevant to the question of which methods provide realistic estimates of past, and by inference, future climate change scenarios.
The workshop will focus on:
- chronology construction methods and the preservation of long-timescale signals
- tree-growth modeling techniques and their value in climate reconstruction
- statistical methods for identifying optimal climate forcing on tree growth
- synthesis of the evidence for climate change as derived from different tree ring parameters (e.g. ring-width, density and isotopic composition)
Contact:
Dr. Tom Melvin, Climatic Research Unit, UEA, Norwich, UK
(t.m.melvin@uea.ac.uk)
Dr. Vladimir Shishov, Sukachev Inst. of Forest, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
(shishov@forest.akadem.ru)
25 - 29 January 2006 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Enhancing Collaborative Research on Past Climate Variability in Southern Africa
Southern Africa is extremely vulnerable to climate hazards such as severe drought. The analysis of past climate extremes is constrained by the short instrumental records in the region, but there is now potential to develop high temporal resolution records of past climate variability over the past 200 years and longer. This workshop will bring together 15-20 climatologists, historians, and paleo/environmental scientists from the southern Africa, Europe, and the U.S. to identify key questions concerning climate variability in southern Africa, to discuss important new paleoclimate proxies, and to formulate a targeted research agenda to address key questions, and recommend methods for developing improved multidisciplinary paleoclimatic research networks in southern Africa.
For information contact Co-Organizers: Matthew Therrell (mdt6k@cgatepro-3.mail.virginia.edu), University of Virginia and Edmund February (efeb@botzoo.uct.ac.za), University of Cape Town
09 - 12 February 2006 Cape Town, South Africa
AGU Ocean Sciences OS079
We would like to draw your attention to a session on paleoclimate held at the AGU Ocean Sciences meeting (20-24 Feb 2006) in Hawaii. The session (OS079) is entitled "Assessing the oceans' role in climate on decadal to centennial timescales --- a paleo perspective". A brief description of the session objectives is given below. Additional information on the meeting may be obtained on our website (click the title).
The deadline for submitting abstracts is soon approaching. Electronic submission is still possible until Oct 20, 2005.
We expect a great number of innovative and interesting contributions that address the broad spectrum of environmental and climate archives and modeling aspects. Our keynote speaker is Hans von Storch. We would like to encourage you to attend the conference and submit an abstract for our session. We look forward to meeting you in Hawaii.
20 - 26 February 2006 Hawaii, USA
Marine-terrestrial linkages during past global climatic changes
This workshop is planned as the starting point for the activities of the new INQUA (International Union for Quaternary) project focused on the study of “Marine-terrestrial linkages during past global climatic changes”. Our main objective is to set up the framework for establishing an international working group integrating members of the paleoceanographical community with complementary analytical tools and perspectives and sharing their interest for understanding interactions between marine and terrestrial processes.
For more information: Dr. Isabel Cacho (University of Barcelona) icacho@ub.edu
13 - 15 March 2006 Barcelona, Spain
International Conference/Workshop "Lower Latitudes Loess - Dust Transport Past and Present"
(Sponsored by UNESCO-IGCP 500 and INQUA Project 0509)
Loess of middle and higher latitudes is now accepted as a high-resolution record of past terrestrial climates and environments. Since the 1970ies, a steadily increasing number of investigations into past and recent lower latitudes dust deposits (“desert loess”) have been published, but up to present neither the paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental information stored in desert loess profiles, nor are their teleconnections to “classical” loess well understood. At present, the Sahara desert accounts for about 50% of global dust sources, but little is known about the role of lower latitudes deserts during glacial dust transports. The importance of aerosol in coupled climate models, however, has emerged as a crucial factor. Thus, a better understanding of past and present global dust budgets becomes essential for climate change research.
06 - 10 March 2006 Lanzarote, Spain
The 36th Annual Arctic Workshop
REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
To register, submit your abstract, reserve lodging, and for more information:
http://instaar.colorado.edu/AW
or contact: ArcticWS@colorado.edu
DEADLINE for Registration & Abstracts: 22 February 2006
Dr. Ray Bradley (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst) will present akeynote talk entitled "Global Warming and Washington Heat".
The 36th Annual International Arctic Workshop will be held March 16-18, 2006, at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado at Boulder. The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic, and will consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of high-latitude environments, past and present. Previous Arctic Workshops have included presentations on Arctic and Antarctic climate, archeology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more. Student participation is subsidized by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF, grant OPP-0425387).
16 - 18 March 2006 Boulder, Colorado
Potrok Aike Lake Sediment Archive Drilling Project (PASADO) Workshop
An international research group is applying for the research initiative “Potrok Aike Lake Sediment Archive Drilling Project” (PASADO) within the framework of ICDP. The intended project will address several key issues related to the evolution of maar craters, to quantitative climatic and environmental reconstruction, fire history, tephra and dust deposition and palaeosecular variation of the Earth's magnetic field for the last several glacial to interglacial cycles. Moreover, dust and tephra records will provide links to marine sediment archives and ice cores. Obtained reconstructions of climate variability will be compared to climate simulations from GCM’s to detect signals of climatic forcing.
16 - 19 March 2006 Patagonia, Argentinia
NSF WORKSHOP: PRESERVATION OF LAKE SEDIMENT CORES AND ASSOCIATED DATA:
BENEFITS OF PROPER CURATION
This workshop will convene researchers who use lake sediment cores to study paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes, to discuss the value of an NSF-funded core analysis and curation facility, and, if such a facility is deemed necessary, its desirable characteristics and components.
The workshop report will be submitted to NSF in anticipation of an RFP for a lacustrine core analysis and curation facility.
Partial travel support is available, most likely in the form of free lodging and some meals. The deadline to register is March 6.
Please contact Amy Myrbo, Core Lab Manager, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota (amyrbo@umn.edu) for registration or more Information.
23 -24 March 2006 Salt Lake City, USA
DISCCRS II Symposium
The Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate-Change Research, or DISCCRS (pronounced "discourse") brings together graduates from the physical/natural and social sciences to foster understanding across disciplines and catalyze formation of an interdisciplinary, international collegial network. Participants will present their research in plenary sessions. Established interdisciplinary professionals will be on hand to share their perspectives. Consultants will teach participants to communicate across disciplines and with a non-specialist audience. Representatives of federal agencies will describe programs and funding opportunities.
Graduates completing Ph.D. requirements between 1 Oct. 2002 – 30 Sept. 2005 are eligible to apply for the DISCCRS II Symposium. Support for symposium travel and on-site expenses will be provided for selected applicants.
Application deadline: 2 October 2005.
Further information (click on the title or): http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
Contact: Susan Weiler, weiler@whitman.edu
26 March - 02 April 2006 Pacific Grove, CA
Tectonics, Circulation, and Climate in the Caribbean Gateway
Co-Conveners: Paul Mann (Univ of Texas Institute for Geophysics), Larry Peterson (RSMAS, Univ of Miami), Andre Droxler (Rice University)
The Caribbean Sea occupies a critical location as a gateway between major ocean basins, in both an east-west direction (Atlantic-Pacific connection) and in a north-south direction (North Atlantic-South Atlantic connection including the Loop Current and Gulf Stream). As its complex tectonic history becomes better understood, there are increasing opportunities for placing the region into an improved paleoceanographic framework needed to understand its role as a critical inter-seaway "valve" that controlled the paleoceanography and paleoclimate of on a regional and global scale. For example, closure of the Caribbean valve between the Atlantic and Pacific as a result of the collision of the Panama arc with northwestern South America is widely recognized as a major change in interoceanic circulation with consequent climatic effects including strengthening of northern hemisphere glaciations.
The purpose of this Workshop is to discuss and plan potential scientific ocean drilling in the Caribbean Sea and its approaches. The principal goals are to formulate key scientific questions, evaluate existing geologic and geophysical data, use these data to identify and prioritize drilling sites, discuss drilling platform options, and begin coordinating subsequent geophysical surveys, proposals, and multi-proxy analyses. Applications are open, with limited travel support for U.S.-based scientists provided by the workshop sponsor. Participation from researchers from diverse geoscientific specialties, including chemical and physical oceanography, paleoclimatology, paleomagnetic studies, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structure/tectonics, and thermochronology, are sought; international and student/post-doc applicants are also encouraged.
Interested parties should direct questions and applications (an email with contact information and a brief statement of interest) to Paul Mann (Univ of Texas Institute for Geophysics, paulm@ig.utexas.edu, tel: 512-471-0452) by January 30, 2006. Participation will be limited to optimize workshop goals. Applicants will be notified by February 15, 2006.
This workshop is sponsored by Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., via the U.S. Science Support Program Associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
30 March - 01 April 2006 Austin, Texas
General Assembly 2006 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Climate Change: Organizing the Science in the American Cordillera (CONCORD)
A symposium for:
All researchers interested in Climate Change in the American Cordillera.
Please see the attached announcement for details on goals, objectives and topics and for a list of the organizing committee.
If you are interested in participating, please send us an email (mri@scnat.ch) with
a) the top three specific topics, as listed in the First Call, of interest to you,
b) a very brief description of a presentation that you would like to make and its associated topic heading and
c) updated contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, phone numbers).
Such an e-mail will not be considered as registration, which will occur later, but will help the Organizing Committee sharpen the focus of CONCORD
4 - 6 April 2006 Mendoza, Argentina
International Symposium on GRAPHIC
Groundwater is the major water resource across much of the world but there has been very little research on the potential effects of climate change, because of the invisibility of the phenomena and difficulty of the evaluations. Groundwater acts as a component of the global water cycle on the Earth, and awareness of the importance of global groundwater issues is now increasing. In this International symposium, the UNESCO-GRAPHIC (Groundwater Resources Assessment under the Pressures of Humanity and Climate Changes) project is introduced, and an overview of global groundwater issues such as the effects of climate changes and human activities on groundwater, methodologies for evaluating those effects, and a brief summary of current activities by an international scientific team in this field and the pilot projects envisaged.
4 - 6 April 2006 Kyoto, Japan
Guiding National Ocean Research Investment: Public Workshop on the Ocean Research Priorities Plan
The U.S. National Science and Technology Council Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) is hosting a workshop to solicit public input on the Ocean Research Priorities Plan. This important plan will guide ocean science and technology for the next five to ten years.
The workshop will be held April 18-20, 2006 in Denver, Colorado and is open to any interested individuals. Registration fees are $100 before April 7, 2006 ($150 if after April 7).
In addition to the workshop, there will be an opportunity for public comment on the Ocean Research Priorities Plan, scheduled to begin soon (the dates have not yet been announced).
The workshop and subsequent public comment session will be key venues for setting the national ocean research agenda. Please consider attending the workshop and/or submitting comments on the Ocean Research Priorities Plan.
18 - 20 April 2006 Denver, USA
PICES/GLOBEC Symposium
Climate variability and ecosystem impacts on the North Pacific: A basin-scale synthesis
19 - 21 April 2006 Hawaii, USA
17th Global Warming International Conference & Expo
The Conference will include a wide range of oral and poster presentations as
well as the Expo. Main themes for presentation and discussion include:
sustainable environment and health for the 21st century; remote sensing and
global surveillance; extreme events and impacts assessment; clean energy
technology; greenhouse gas and ecosystems; global warming and the oceans;
education - global change and sustainable development, amongst numerous
other themes.
20 - 21 April 2006 Miami, USA
CoreWall Suite Workshop: Integrated Environment for Interpretation of Geoscientific Data from Sediment, Ice, and Crystalline Cores
NSF has recently funded the development of the CoreWall Suite, a real-time stratigraphic correlation, core description, and data visualization system for the marine, terrestrial, and Antarctic science communities. The identification of methods to ensure seamless integration of the CoreWall Suite across multiple platforms, between existing databases, and among various initiatives and projects is a primary goal of the workshop. The CoreWall Suite is anticipated to alter and enhance current approaches for core description and analysis of sediment and rock cores by providing an integrated environment for both field and repository settings. Development of the CoreWall Suite must therefore be carried out in broad collaboration with interested user communities.
This workshop will take place at JOI Headquarters and will feature speakers from scientific drilling and other core collection projects, various database organizations, and the data visualization field. Group discussions will be held to develop requirements for tasks such as:
- Correlation between sites, holes and cores
- Lithologic description system requirements
- Depth reference systems
- Age depth models and tools
- Stratigraphic tools (biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, isotope stratigraphy)
- Image, data and text representation and annotations
- Geographic representations
- Education and outreach requirements
Workshop applications are open to any interested party. International and student/post-doc applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Limited travel support will be provided by JOI/USSSP for U.S.-based scientists. Interested parties should direct questions and applications (consisting of an email with contact information and a brief statement of interest) to Emi Ito (eito@umn.edu; +1-612-624-7881) by 10 April 2006.
This workshop is sponsored by the Joint Oceanographic Institutions U.S. Science Support Program (JOI/USSSP) associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP).
08 - 10 May 2006 Washington D.C., USA
2nd International Workshop on Ice Caves (IWIC - II)
IWIC are workshops entirely devoted to ice caves research. We wish to offer a place to point out the state of art, to discuss ongoing research efforts, to boost international cooperation. We would like to explore the interest for future research projects.
Furthermore, IWIC are an ideal opportunity to widen the availability among the interested
audience of important research results formerly published only in non-English papers.
We welcome contributions related to any aspect of ice cave research, and particularly:
Ice caves climatology and the relations between hypogean and epigean environments Morphology and mass balances of cave ice deposits Stratigraphy and internal structure of hypogean ice deposits Ice sampling methods Cave ice crystal fabric Chemical and isotopical studies on cave ice and its fluid inclusions Applications of radiometric methods Palynology, dendrochronology and other biology-related studies applied to ice caves research.
IWIC-II is organized under the auspices of UIS-GLACKIPR – the Glacial Caves and Karst in Polar and High Mountain Regions of the International Union of Speleology.
> download second circular.pdf
08 - 12 May 2006 Demänovská dolina, Slovak Republic
Building Polar Networks: A Strategy for the Future - 21st Polar Libraries Colloquy
Building networks in this world of information has become a usual way of working and thinking. The need to share resources and the development of technological tools moves us more and more towards cooperation. It is impossible for a single library to satisfy all user requirements but the development of information technologies have enabled building systems for management, preservation, and dissemination with high quality and
quantity.
Papers or posters on the following topics are invited:
- Networks for sharing polar resources
- International projects
- Polar resource gateways
- Library consortia
- Cooperation in document delivery and interlibrary loan
- Cooperation in cataloguing: standards, guidelines, indexing, and collective catalogs
- Cooperation in reference services
- Networks for polar publishing
- Sharing special materials and collections
Abstract Submission Deadline: Sunday, 5 February 2006
08 - 12 May 2006 Rome, Italy
Open LUCIFS Workshop 2006
New trends in Geomorphology - Systems-based understanding of long term man-landscape interactions
The PAGES-LUCIFS group is pleased to announce an open workshop in May 2006. Our workshop places strong emphasis on a geomorphological and sedimentological perspective on mid- to long-term man-landscape interactions. The workshop program is designed specifically to explore the most current research in human influences on quantitative sediment fluxes at temporal scales of 102 to 103 years.
LUCIFS is concerned with recent notions vividly discussed in geomorphology such as non-linear behavior, the role of configurational state, scale effects, and emergent properties. Currently a change in the way we understand geomorphic systems is going on. Therefore, the overriding workshop objective is interactively developing a state-of-the-art publication that will
> summarise new approaches and new methodologies for geomorphic systems-based research into man-landscape interactions,
> outline research strategies for quantifying human impact, and
> make recommendations for recording and quantifying time-dependent sediment fluxes with respect to human impact.
Please visit the workshop web site for information about workshop themes, program, field trips, timetable, costs, etc. (click on the title).
12 - 14 May 2006 Frankfurt/Geisenheim, Germany
Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability: Observations, Models, and Plans for IPY Research
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. The deadlines for abstract submission and registration are almost here.
* Abstracts are due by April 1, 2006.
* Registration is due by April 14, 2006.
Hotel rooms will be held at the workshop rate until April 14.
Hosted by the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, the meeting will include presentations of recent climatological, oceanographic, and glaciological research in the AP. A primary objective of the meeting is to develop a coordinated science plan for the International Polar Year period (IPY, 3/2007 – 3/2009).
Workshop format will include a series of keynote talks, contributed talks, poster sessions, and break-out sessions for collaborative field research planning. Student participation is encouraged, and limited travel funds for students are available.
The workshop Web site has been updated with the most current information. Please visit the NSIDC Web site Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability: Observations, Models, and Plans for IPY Research Workshop (click on the title) to register and to view the workshop introduction, travel and lodging details, to contact us with questions, and more.
14 - 16 May 2006 Boulder, USA
Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC-MAC)
PAGES-related sessions include:
SS-17 The use of micropaleontological tracers in paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, paleolimnology and paleoecology.
SS-22 Reconstructing ancient climates, environments and biology using stable isotopes.
SS-23 Polar climate stability.
SS-24 Global change.
Abstract deadline January 23, 2006.
Registration opens March 1, 2006.
14 - 17 May 2006 Montreal, Canada
4th International Meeting of the IGCP 481 Programme Dating Caspian Sea Level
Change
The IGCP project 481 CASPAGE (Dating Caspian Sea Level Change) aims to unite scientists interested in establishing a precise Caspian sea-level curve for the recent geological past. This can help us in understanding the pace of global change in the northern hemisphere in the past, and to improve prediction of future Caspian sea-level change and its environmental consequences. The first three meetings were held in Moscow/Astrakhan, Russia (2003), Baku, Azerbaijan (2004) and Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran (2005).
The project is coordinated by Prof. Salomon Kroonenberg (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands) and Prof. Suzanne Leroy (Brunel University, UK).
Our hosts for this meeting are the Institute of Geography, Kazakh Academy of Sciences, Almaty (Dr. Farida Akiyanova) and the University of Aktau, Kazakhstan. Contrary to previous years, the conference will start with an excursion, on Saturday May 20, and Sunday May 21, and the seminar itself will be held after that, on May 22 and 23. The excursion will bring us among others to the unique Karagie salt flat, at -132m below sea-level, one of the deepest depressions in the Earth, close to Kara Bogaz Bay.
For a limited number of participants from Caspian and developing countries, modest travel grants are available. Please contact Prof. Kroonenberg (s.b.kroonenberg@tudelft.nl), with your motivated request for a grant.
Deadline for registration, hotel booking and abstract submission is April 15, 2006.
19 - 24 May 2006 Aktau, Kazakhstan
AGU Spring 2006 Joint Assembly
ARCUS 18th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2006
The ARCUS 18th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2006 will be held in Washington, D.C. on 25-26 May 2006. The focus of this year's Arctic Forum is "International Arctic Research at a Turning Point: Innovations and Collaborations for the Future". The Forum will be co-chaired by Craig Tweedie of the University of Texas at El Paso and Volker Rachold of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).
Arctic Forum 2006 will gather scientists, agency personnel, policy makers, and other stakeholders for a dynamic exchange of ideas and solutions on innovations and collaborations for the future of Arctic research.
25 - 26 May 2006 Washington, DC, USA
IVth International Conference "Climate Change: the Karst Record" (KR IV)
The "Theoretical and Applied Karstology" (TAK) International Symposium has a long tradition in gathering scientists from all fields related to the science of karst and caves, ranging from theoretical ones (such as karst geology, caves mineralogy, physics and chemistry of karst processes, geomorphology) to applicative studies (hydrogeology, show-caves management, sustainable development in karst regions, etc).
In 2006, the XIXth edition of this symposium will be dedicated to the IVth International Conference "Climate Change: the Karst Record" (KR IV). After the successful KR meetings in Bergen (1996), Krakow (2000) and Montpellier (2003), we would like to bring together again colleagues from all over the world sharing an interest in using cave deposits for paleoclimate reconstructions.
All presentations dealing with speleothem records (chronology, geochemistry, isotopic, paleomagnetic, petrographic, etc.) as well as other cave deposits (detrital, archaeologic, palaeontologic) relevant for climate history, evolution of karst regions and cave systems, as well as present-day cave conditions monitoring in relation with climate are welcomed. We also welcome theoretical approaches and models relevant for cave deposits interpretation (e.g. speleothem growth models, accumulation rates of cave sediments, etc.).
> download second circular.pdf
26 - 29 May 2006 Baile Herculane, Romania
Earth Cryosphere Assessment: Theory, Applications, and Prognosis of
Alterations
The annual International Permafrost Conference will be focused on Russian and International Permafrost Association activities in the framework of the forthcoming International Polar Year.
Major topics of the conference include:
- trends and prognosis of cryolithozone alterations
- dynamics of surface glaciation
- geoecological problems of northern territories
- cryogenic processes and formations as alteration indicators
- informational models and geoinformational systems in assessment of cryosphere alteration
- physicochemical and thermophysical basics of soil cryogenesis and hydrate formation
- permafrost soils: processes, properties, and dynamics
- influence of modern environment and climate alterations on ground waters
- stability of engineering structures; principles and approaches to the management of foundation grounds; technical melioration of grounds
- line structures in permafrost regions
- economic, social, and biomedical problems of cold regions
Abstract Submission Deadline: Saturday, 25 February 2006
For further information, please contact:
David Gilichinsky, Russian Academy of Sciences: dgilichin@issp.serpukhov.su and gilichin@online.stack.net
Elena Spirina: lena@issp.serpukhov.su
29 - 31 May 2006 Tyumen City, West Siberia
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Summer Meeting 2006
The theme of the meeting is Global Challenges to Oceanography and Limnology.
In recognition of this theme, topical sessions during the ASLO 2006 Summer Meeting will be organized into seven sub-themes:
1. Challenges for understanding climate change
2. Challenges for understanding ecosystem function and change
3. Challenges for understanding linkages among aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric systems
4. Challenges for achieving or maintaining healthy water
5. Challenges for managing aquatic resources
6. Challenges for communication, education and outreach
7. Emerging challenges in Oceanography and Limnology
The scientific program for the 2006 meeting includes plenary and ASLO award recipient lectures, as well as topical and regular sessions for oral presentations and poster sessions.
Abstract submission deadline January 20, 2006.
04 - 09 June 2006 Victoria, Canada
The Art of Climate Modeling - June 4-16, 2006
This course will introduce students to the theory and intent of climate modeling while offering practical, hands on experience with a comprehensive climate model. In addition, students will be exposed to a broad range of scientific problems that can be tackled using climate models.
Organized by Advanced Study Program and the Climate and Global Dynamics Division of NCAR.
Application deadline 3 April 2006.
04 - 16 June 2006 Boulder, USA
Climate Changes and their impact on Boreal and Temperate Forests
The main aims of the Conference are to discuss results of investigations relating to climate-dependent changes in boreal and temperate forests and to foster broader international collaboration in this field.
05 - 07 June 2006 Ekaterinburg, Russia
The Sixth International Meeting HEAT FLOW AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE LITHOSPHERE
The Geophysical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is pleased to invite everyone interested to attend the 6th International Meeting "Heat Flow and the Structure of the Lithosphere". The meeting will be held at the Castle Farm (Meternich Freizeit Center) in Bykov from June 5 to June10, 2006, under the auspices of the International Heat Flow Commission of the IASPEI and of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
The scope of the meeting and its basic organisation will follow the actually well proved tradition of previous meetings held at Liblice (1982), Bechyne (1987 and 1991),Trest (1996) and Kostelec (2001). The scientific programme will include invited lectures completed with shorter contributing papers and with an ample poster session.
05 - 10 June 2006 Czech Republic
63rd Annual Eastern Snow Conference
The 63rd Eastern Snow Conference (ESC) will be held on the campus of the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware on 7-9 June 2006. This meeting will be held jointly with the Cryosphere Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers. The scientific program is open to sessions on theoretical, experimental, and operational studies of snow, ice, and winter hydrology. Organizers anticipate sessions on snow-climate interactions, snow processes, ground ice and periglacial processes, and remote sensing of snow. Student paper awards are available.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 24 February 2006
07 - 09 June 2006 Newark, USA
20 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences Conference
The purpose of this conference is to bring together scientists from the atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology, and other areas of Geosciences to discuss the advances made and the future directions of nonlinear dynamics. Topics will include predictability, ensemble prediction, nonlinear prediction, nonlinear time series analysis, low-dimensional chaos, error growth in the models, nonlinear modeling, fractals and multifractals, bifurcation, and other aspects of nonlinear science. Submission of abstracts from all areas of Geosciences are welcome. The number of participants is limited to 150.
11 - 16 June 2006 Rhodes, Greece
7th International Conference on Dendrochronology - Cultural Diversity, Environmental Variability
The major goals of the conference are to strengthen communication and cooperation among tree-ring researchers all over the world, and to showcase the state-of-the-science of dendrochronology to better understand our changing global environments and human cultures. The conference also will help promote tree-ring research and education in China and other Asian countries where there are diverse physical landscapes and long human histories.
11 - 17 June 2006 Beijing, China
HOLIVAR2006 OPEN SCIENCE MEETING: 'Natural climate variability and global warming'
The HOLIVAR2006 Open Science Meeting will examine how and why the natural climate system varies on different time-scales over the Holocene, and will assess the relative importance of natural processes and human activity in explaining global warming. The programme includes four themed sessions with keynote lectures and poster sessions, and will conclude with a panel discussion.
Theme 1: Millennial Time Scales
Theme 2: Decadal to Centennial Time Scales
Theme 3: Climate Variability in the Last 2000 Years
Theme 4: Rapid Hydrological Change
Speakers: Rick Battarbee (UCL, UK), John Birks (University of Bergen, Norway), Paul Valdes (University of Bristol, UK), Frank Oldfield (University of Liverpool, UK), Eystein Jansen (University of Bergen, Norway), Michel Crucifix (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, UK), Bas van Geel (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), Juerg Beer (EAWAG, Switzerland), Michael E. Mann (Pennsylvania State University), Hugues Goosse (University of Ghent, Belgium), Dirk Verschuren (University of Ghent, Belgium), Martin Claussen (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany), Ray Bradley (University of Massachusetts, USA).
Poster sessions: Posters will follow the four main themes of the conference and delegates should submit an abstract by 1st April 2006.
REGISTER NOW for HOLIVAR2006: fees are 110 and 55 for students. (Fees increase to 130/65 from 31st March 2006).
The deadline for registration is 1st May, 2006.
The deadline for poster abstracts is 1st April 2006.
Click here to register and/or submit an abstract.
12 - 15 June 2006 London, UK
ESF-JSPS Frontier Science Conference Series for Young Researchers on
Climate Change
The European Science Foundation-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (ESF-JSPS) conference will bring together leading researchers and young scientists from Europe and Japan. The conference will address climate variability at different time and spatial scales by taking into account the coupling between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere. Beyond a comprehensive analysis of climate variability and its causes, the conference will address the predicted effects of climate change on ecosystems, agriculture, human health and infrastructure.
Sessions will focus on the following topics:
- Intraseasonal, Seasonal, Interannual Variations: Atmospheric Variability
- Decadal, Centennial, Millennial Variations: Variability of Atmosphere-Ocean System
- Variations for Million-to-Billion Years: Change of the Earth System
- Climate Variability: Spatial Scale Issues
- Future Climate Change
- Ecological Effects of Climate Change
- Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- The Future of Climate Change
Deadline for applications and abstract submission: Thursday, 23 March 2006
More information, Ms. Anne Geuhl (aguehl@esf.org)
24 - 29 June 2006 Nynäshamn, Sweden
10th International Paleolimnology Symposium
The theme for the 10th International Paleolimnology Symposium is borrowed directly from PAGES Focus 5, which deals with the broader dimensions of human impacts on the Earth’s ecosystems. Because the vast majority of our global ecosystems have a significant history of human impact, viable strategies for their preservation, conservation, or sustainable management require an understanding of long-term responses to climate and human activities.
Key Questions
- Past and present human impacts on global ecosystems
- Interaction of human impacts with climate change
- Sensitivity and resilience of ecosystem to climatic and anthropogenic stresses
- Sustainable management strategies for the future
Learning from the Past
- Define background or pre-impact conditions
- Determine trajectories and rates of change
- Quantify natural variability
- Determine threshold conditions for change
- Applying to the Future
- Develop and test predictive models
Topic Areas
As a historical science, paleolimnology has advanced in its ability to decipher ever more detailed, robust, and quantitative information from a complex and fragmentary sedimentary record. The topic areas for this conference will emphasize those areas where the science has made greatest progress and holds greatest potential to address the pressing problems of global ecosystem change.
Abstract Deadline: 10 April 2006
25 - 29 June 2006 Duluth, USA
Nyanza Project
The Nyanza Project is an interdisciplinary research training program for outstanding undergraduates, graduate students and secondary school teachers interested in tropical lakes in the areas of paleoclimatology, biology, limnology and geology. The project is run by the University of Arizona for the International Decade of East African Lakes (IDEAL).
As a participant in the Nyanza Project you will join a team of US and African students in a 7-week program of training and independent research based in Kigoma, Tanzania, a small town on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. You must be a US citizen or permanent resident to apply. Students enrolled in the Nyanza Project will have all of their expenses paid (airfare, room/board and research costs) by the project and will receive a summer salary. Application deadline is 20 December 2005.
26 June - 14 August 2006 Kigoma, Tanzania
BGRG Annual Conference
The British Geomorphological Research Group would like to invite you to take part in its 2006 annual conference, "Geomorphology and Earth System Science".
The meeting will be held in the heart of England, at Loughborough University, UK from Wednesday June 28th to Friday June 30th, 2006.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday December 23rd, 2005
We have an international line-up of keynote speakers with diverse perspectives from across geomorphology, and beyond.
The conference will focus on understanding the relations between geomorphological processes and global change:
- Interaction of surface processes with climate, land-use and tectonics at regional and global scales and on instrumented, Holocene and longer timescales.
- The manifestation, propagation and preservation of geomorphological indications of change at these scales.
- Managing and mitigating the geomorphological implications of large-scale environmental change.
- Tools for understanding the roles of geomorphology in the Earth system, including modeling, remote sensing and geochronology.
28 - 30 June 2006 Loughborough, UK
Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness - International Workshop
A workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness will be held in in Hobart, Australia from 5-7 July 2006 in conjunction with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) open science conference.
The workshop will be a forum for members of the Antarctic sea ice community who have an active interest in measuring sea ice (and snow cover) thickness, or using sea ice thickness data. The workshop will cover all disciplines of field science, remote sensing, and modelling, and will provide an opportunity to discuss recent results and plan for the future.
If you intend to participate in the workshop, please register online as soon as possible. The registration fee is $110 AUD and can be paid by credit card when you register. The registration fee is waived for students. Limited travel funding is available to support participation.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 28 February 2006
5 - 7 July 2006 Hobart, Australia
AOGS2006: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 3rd Annual Meeting
The AOGS mission is to promote geophysical science for the benefit of humanity in Asia and Oceania. Hence, AOGS 2006 will once again bring together geoscientists from all over Asia, Oceania and the rest of the world to present their works and ideas.
10 - 14 July 2006 Suntec, Singapore
Second SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Open Science Conference on "Antarctica in the Earth System"
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO MONDAY FEBRUARY 13 2006
This international and interdisciplinary meeting will cover all aspects of current Antarctic research, and particularly those that address the close couplings between Antarctic processes and the other parts of the Earth System. Topics include (but are not restricted to):
· present and future Antarctic climate and links to the rest of the globe
· palaeo-climate of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean
· subglacial hydrological processes and ice-bedrock processes
· evolution of the Antarctic continent and its role in global systems
· molecular and genetic biology of Antarctic ecosystems
· biodiversity of the Southern Ocean
· sun-earth interactions in polar regions
· Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and its response to climate change
12 - 14 July 2006 Hobart, Australia
Living with Climate Variability and Change: Understanding the Uncertainties and Managing the Risks
The conference is being jointly sponsored by the Finnish Meteorological Service, the World Meteorological Organization, and the IRI. With a focus clearly on the management of climate related risks and opportunities, we believe this forum will provide a chance to review the progress, obstacles and future prospects for effective policy and practice in critical sectors such as agriculture, water resources, public health, and disasters. Attendance will include experts and practitioners in all of these areas. Please consider attending.
A conference website has been established (click on the title). There you can also view and/or download the first announcement. A shortcut to that is: http://www.livingwithclimate.fi/linked/en/Flyer.pdf
17 - 21 July 2006 Espoo, Finland
Influence of Indonesian Throughflow Variability on Tropical Indian Ocean
This workshop aims to:
1) Review what is presently known about the oceanography and paleoceanography of the ITF and adjacent areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans (including land records, recent coring campaigns and climate models).
2) Define major scientific goals to be pursued to quantify the Pacific-Indian inter-ocean exchange through the ITF and assess what data sets are required to reconstruct ITF variability and regional climate over the last 1 Million years. Discuss how such data sets can best be generated.
3) Review the status of site survey data, especially 3.5 khz seismic data and existing seafloor sediment distribution maps and sample archives (i.e. from Snellius, Marion Dufresne and Sonne Expeditions) in order to determine what additional material will be needed obtain comprehensive regional sedimentary climate archives.
4) Identify targets for further IMAGES-type coring campaigns and IODP drilling to obtain high resolution climate and oceanographic archives along the ?warm water path? of the THC between the Indonesian Archipelago and the Agulhas region.
Contact person:
Wolfgang Kuhnt
Institut für Geowissenschaften
Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
Kiel, Germany
wk@gpi.uni-kiel.de
19 - 23 July 2006 Kiel, Germany
LNG Terminals China 2006
Pre-conference workshops: 19 July 2006
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) predicts that China will increase its natural gas use from the current 3% of total energy consumption to 10% in 2020. China is predicted to invest at least $27 billion in the construction of natural gas and LNG infrastructure. Considering LNG?s economic attraction and technical or political feasibility in transportation, the development of LNG terminals is the biggest investment trend in China. There are 11 terminals under construction or pending in China, which represents huge potential business opportunities in this industry.
However, with the shift of the LNG market to the vendors? market, most of China?s terminal projects have been hit by high LNG prices and shortage of LNG suppliers. How will the three state oil companies in China handle this challenge? What are the responses from China?s government/NDRC? Can China really afford LNG? Are there any alternative strategies for China to promote its LNG industry? What are the practical experiences from other countries and are they applicable in China as well?
Join LNG Terminals China 2006 (20-21 July 2006) for the answers to these and more issues. This is your one-stop-shop to gain updates on the latest government regulations and policies, discuss strategies to overcome the shortfall in LNG resource and, most importantly, identify and develop the key LNG business opportunities in China.
Book & pay before 31th March 2006, to save US$150 on each registration!
To take advantage of this special offer, call us at 86 21 5063 4538 or visit our homepage (click on the title). We look forward to meeting you in Beijing in July.
20 - 21 July 2006 Marriott Hotel West, Beijing, China
Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
Sub-aerially exposed continental shelves since the Middle Pleistocene climatic transition
This field meeting is the Year Two event of a 3-year project (2004-2007) supported by INQUA through the Commission on Coastal & Marine Processes. In Year One a 5-day international workshop was held in the Hong Kong SAR, China. The project is aimed at the study of terrestrial deposits in sub-aerially exposed continental shelves since the Middle Pleistocene climatic transition (MIS 13). An important focus is the role of sub-aerially exposed continental shelves in carbon storage and the likely contribution of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Abstracts on all aspects of continental shelf sciences are welcomed for oral/poster presentations.
13 - 18 August 2006 Exmouth and Ningaloo Reef, Australia
Utrecht Summer School on Physics of the Climate System
The Utrecht Summer school Physics of the Climate system aims at providing advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students with a basic understanding of the physical principles of the global climate system. The programme consists of:
I. Core lectures on the fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics. These lectures are given during the morning hours by a number of lecturers, illustrated with practical demonstrations and excercises.
II. Five contributions on current research topics:
- Prof. dr. Hans Oerlemans: "Glaciers in the climate system"
- Prof. dr. Will de Ruijter: "Tele-connections in the Indian Ocean"
- Dr. Henk Schuttelaars: "The Dutch Wadden Sea and the Frisian Inlet system"
- Prof. dr. Thomas Röckmann: "Detective work in the atmosphere - matching the isotopic fingerprint of atmospheric constituents"
- Prof. dr. ir. Theo Opsteegh: "Severe weather in the atmosphere"
III. In the afternoon, participating students will work on a small research project in groups of 2 or 3 persons.
IV. An excursion to the famous Dutch Delta works in the weekend.
More information about the summer school can be found on the website (click on the title). Note that a limited number of scholarships is available for motivated students.
Deadline for scholarship applications: May, 1, 2006.
Deadline for registration without scholarship: June, 1, 2006.
15 - 25 August 2006 Utrecht, the Netherlands
GLIMS Workshop
The Global Land Ice Measurement from Space (GLIMS) Group will be conducting a workshop on the 17-18 August 2006, in Cambridge, United Kingdom. This is in conjunction with IGS International Symposium on Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change (21-25 August 2006).
GLIMS is a project designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard the EOS Terra spacecraft, launched in December, 1999. For further information see our website(click on the title). We welcome presentations on research that uses ASTER or similar instruments to measure changes in glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets.
The GLIMS Workshop will be held at Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) and will consist of both poster and oral presentations. GLIMS Group presentations on the GLIMS Analysis Comparison Experiment (GLACE) and hands-on GLIMSView training will also be part of this workshop. GLIMS is strongly collaborative and we welcome participation from all areas of the cryospheric remote sensing community. We also strongly encourage students to take part, as it is an excellent technique-focused learning and networking opportunity.
Oral and poster presentations are both welcomed. Oral presentations will be approximately 15 minutes long and poster presentations will take place as part of a dedicated poster session. Poster boards will accommodate A0 size (84 cm x 119 cm) or smaller posters.
Accommodation options are also currently being arranged.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP WILL OPEN SHORTLY.
17 - 18 August 2006 Cambridge, UK
American Quaternary Association 36th Biennial Meeting
Program -- Ocean/Atmosphere Interactions and Continental Consequences:
Environmental Forecasting from the Quaternary Sciences
The 2006 AMQUA Program consists of invited speakers on a range of topics as well as poster sessions from open at-large abstract submissions. Plenary sessions will focus on the intersection of two important areas: The rapidly advancing science of ocean/atmosphere interactions and continental impacts, and the increasing demand for environmental forecasting. The program brings together a diverse group of speakers, including (1) scientists who are at the forefront of understanding ocean/atmosphere interactions and their continental effects (climatic, ecological, geological, cultural), (2) scientists whose recent work illustrates how studies of Quaternary history can be applied to environmental policy and resource management, and (3) selected speakers from the management and policy domain who can articulate how Quaternary scientists can contribute to environmental forecasting, and facilitate exchange between the science and management/policy communities. We especially encourage all founding members of AMQUA to a reunion of Quaternary colleagues.
Abstract Deadline: 15 May 2006
ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES WITH THE MEETING:
On the Cutting Edge: Teaching Climate Change - Lessons from the Past
Aug 14-15th, Bozeman, co-sponsored by AMQUA and the US INQUA committees via the Cutting Edge Program.
FIELD TRIPS:
Field trips are base on the highly successful INQUA 2003 field trips led by Ken Pierce and others, so don't miss them.
17 - 20 August 2006 Bozeman, USA
Antarctic New Investigators Workshop, 2006
The objective of the workshop is to familiarize potential new investigators with the U.S. Antarctic Program research and education opportunities and the logistics of operational support in the Antarctic, and to provide information about procedures for requesting NSF funding.
Attendance will be by invitation only and limited to researchers who have not been a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF/OPP Antarctic research grant and who are, or will be, eligible to apply for an NSF Antarctic research grant by the June 2007 proposal deadline for NSF Antarctic Research. Ph.D. candidates within 1 year of graduation, postdoctoral fellows, and new faculty are particularly encouraged to apply.
Airline tickets for attendance at the workshop will be provided to a limited number of applicants who meet the requirements described the "Application and attendance information" page (click on the title) on the NSF web site. All participants will assume the cost of meals and lodging.
Contact: newinvestigator@nsf.gov.
21 - 22 August 2006 Arlington, USA
International Conference & Exhibition on Mangroves of Indian and Western Pacific Oceans - ICEMAN 2006
The Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) is organising the International Conference and Exhibition on Mangroves of Indian and Western Pacific Oceans - ICEMAN 2006, which will be taking place at Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur from 21-24 August 2006.
The main objective of the conference is to enhance the sustainable management and development of mangrove resources in this region. The major themes of the conference are:
(1) Regional Review of Mangrove Policy and Management;
(2) Mangrove Rehabilitation and Afforestation for Coastline Protection;
(3) Mangroves and Coastal Aquaculture;
(4) Ecotourism, Communication, Education and Awareness;
(5) Saving Critical Mangrove Areas;
(6) research and Development; and
(7) Mangrove Code of Practice.
The programme and registration form can also be downloaded from our website (click on the title).
For any questions, please contact Mr. Tan Kim Hooi at khtan@mima.gov.my
21 - 24 August 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International Glaciological Society - Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change
The International Glaciological Society will hold an international symposium on Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change on 21-25 August 2006 in Cambridge, England.
The cryosphere, consisting of snow cover, sea-, lake- and river-ice, glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and frozen ground including permafrost, is a fundamentally important part of the global climate system. Many components of the cryosphere respond sensitively and very visibly to climate changes. Cryospheric changes provide important information about past climatic conditions in regions where other climate observations are sparse, and they have significant implications for global sea level, regional water resources, and both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Feedbacks between the cryosphere and other components of the climate system play a key role in how the climate system evolves over time. In situ observations, remote sensing, the analysis of proxy records, and numerical modelling all contribute to understanding the dynamics of cryospheric change and cryosphere/climate interactions. Building on the foundation laid by the first Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) International Science Conference, held in Beijing in April 2005, this symposium will promote discussion of the evidence for changes in all components of the global cryosphere, their interdependence and causes, our current ability to model these changes, and what they tell us about changing global climate.
Suggested topics include:
(1) Observed historical changes in the cryosphere.
(2) Processes that lead to changes in the cryosphere and how these make interpretation difficult.
(3) Actual records of climate in cryospheric regions, and their relation to changes in the cryosphere, including statistical/model interpretation.
(4) Extension of climate records back in time using observations of cryospheric changes.
(5) Synthesis of records by geographical region, and ultimately globally.
(6) Linkage of historical cryospheric records to palaeo-records of climate.
(7) Modelling of all of the above. How well do models capture the observed changes?
Selected papers from the symposium will be published by the Society in the "Annals of Glaciology." All papers, including those based on posters, will be refereed and edited according to the Society's regular standards before being accepted for publication.
For further information, please go to our homepage(click on the title).
21 - 25 August 2006 Cambridge, England
Present and past fluvial systems: Methods and Applications
The meeting is part of the official activities of the Subcommission on Global on Continental Paleohydrology of INQUA and the IGCP Project 518 Fluvial Sequences as Evidence for Landscape and Climatic Evolution in the Late Cenozoic.
The main objectives are to discuss fluvial sequences and paleohydrological records as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic and to promote the discussion of methods and techniques related to the reconstruction of past fluvial systems conditions and their applications in present day fluvial management.
The Meeting will be held to Guarulhos city in the University Guarulhos. Guarulhos is a satellite city of São Paulo, with two days of presentations Aug. 26 and 27, and a field excursion program from Agus. 29 to Sept. 2nd.
CONTACTS AND REGISTRATION:
Prof. Jose C. Stevaux
Universidade Guarulhos
Pr. Tereza Cristina, 1
07023-070-Guarulhos, SP, Brazil
phone/fax: 55-11 64641508
25 August - 01 September 2006 São Paulo, Brazil
5th International NCCR Climate Summer School
Adaptation and mitigation: responses to climate change.
The Summer School invites young researchers from all fields of climate and climate impact research. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion in smaller groups. All Summer School participants are expected to present a poster of their research and there will be ample opportunity for discussion. There will be an excursion to exciting research sites.
27 August - 01 September 2006 Grindelwald, Switzerland
17th International Sedimentological Congress (ISC)
The ISC is held in Fukuoka, Japan on August 27 to September 1st, 2006.
Registration starts from October 1st, 2005
Please visit the official web page (click on the title).
2nd Circular: http://www.isc2006.com/pdf/2ndC.pdf Flyer is attached.
12 Special symposia
2 Workshops, 6 Short courses, and regular Technical sessions (including deltas)
36 Field excursions
Special symposia
Coastal environments and human activity
Conveners: S. Goodbred (Vanderbilt Univ.), S. Chun (Chonnam Nat. Univ.), A. Bartholomae (Senckenberg Inst.) and Y. Saito (GSJ/AIST)
Integrated strata analysis
Conveners: C. Nittrouer (Univ. Washington), S. Berne (IFREMER), J. Syvitski (INSTAAR) and Y. Saito (GSJ/AIST)
Important dates
Start of registration and abstract submission: 1st October 2005
Deadline for field excursions, Short courses and workshops registration: 15th January 2006
Deadline for abstract submission: 28th February 2006
Deadline for Travel Grant application submission: 28th February 2006
27 August - 01 September 2006 Fukuoka, Japan
16th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference
The 16th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt conference in 2006 is being hosted for the first time in the southern hemisphere. Australia's unique, plate-scale natural laboratory will form the backdrop for the presentation of new ideas on a diverse range of geochemical topics.
Abstract deadline: Thursday 13 April 2006
Registration deadline: Friday 30 June 2006
PAGES-related sessions:
Theme 8
S8-04: Compound specific isotope analysis and its contributions to
palaeoreconstruction.
Theme 10
S10-05: High-resolution Quaternary palaeoclimate proxies
Theme 11
S11-01: Deep-Sea Carbonate Systems
S11-02: Marine biogeochemical forcing of Earth’s atmosphere on short
and long timescales
S11-03: Evolution of ocean chemistry: past, present and future
S11-04: Multi-proxy investigations of the past marine environment
S11-05: Continental chemical fluxes to the oceans
S11-06: Absolute and relative chronologies of climate change
27 August - 01 September 2006 Melbourne, Australia
Quaternary Research Association: 5th International Postgraduate Symposium
Registration is now open for all postgraduate research students wishing to attend the QRA 5th International Postgraduate Symposium at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Building upon recent successes in Plymouth and Brussels, we hope to continue the Symposium’s tradition in attracting a diverse group of postgraduate students from around the world.
The meeting is designed to provide a forum for delegates to present and discuss their work in a relaxed and informal environment and to facilitate the development of close links within the Quaternary research community.
Current sessions include:
Environmental Archeology, Geochronology, Glaciology and Sedimentology, Environmental Reconstruction, Paleoecology, Climate/Vegetation models.
Registration Deadline: 5 June 2006
29 August - 01 September 2006 Edinburgh, Scotland
6th Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) and 6th
European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC)
At the interface of applications and atmospheric sciences, the European Meteorological Society has been organizing annual meetings since 2000. These meetings are open scientific conferences with lecture and poster sessions, as well as symposia and a scientific exhibition. The ECAC conference is organized by the European Climate Support Network (ECSN) of EUMETNET. It aims to promote a fruitful exchange of information on the applications of climatology at a European level between all parties concerned (national meteorological and climatological services, universities, international organizations, agencies, private service providers).
Abstract deadline: extended until 12 May 2006
PAGES-related sessions:
AC01 Climate prediction and climate variability. Conveners: Appenzeller, C., Ceron, J.
AC02 Climate change detection and climate trends. Conveners: Heino, R., Jones, P.
04 - 08 September 2006 Ljubljana, Slovenia
International Summer School on High Northern Climate
The 2006 Arctic Climate Summer School lectures and discussions will cover a broad spectrum of Arctic and sub-Arctic climate change issues including causal mechanisms of rapid climate shifts in the recent glacial epochs, probability of ice-free Arctic tracks in summer in the forthcoming decades, fresh-water budget change and its influence on global thermohaline circulation, evolving relationship between north Atlantic deep water formation and greenhouse effect, permafrost forthcoming dynamics, fate of Greenland sheet and adequacy of current cryospheric models, expected overall climate change consequences including environmental and socio- economic/human dimensions, feasibility of satellite means in monitoring occurring changes in atmosphere, ocean and on land.
The registration fee is Euro 100. Participation is limited to 40 students. Potential participants are required to provide in English a 500-hundred word summary, a concise CV, and an application form endorsed by a university professor, head of department or equivalent by 31 May 2006, to Summer_School@niersc.spb.ru.
For additional information on the Summer School and available financial support, contact:
Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NIERSC)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Tel: +7-812-324-51-03
Fax: +7-812-324-51-02
Email: Summer_School@niersc.spb.ru with the subject: Summer School
09 - 17 September 2006 Peterhoff, Russia
Challenger Conference for Marine Science
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban
The Challenger Conference for Marine Science will offer the community a fresh and rejuvenated scientific programme for the 2006 meeting in Oban. The scientific scope of the conference will encompass the many facets of marine science in the coastal and oceanic realms. In particular, we intend to retain a core element of physical oceanography alongside biogeochemistry and broader disciplinary based research.
The conference is aimed at all marine scientists and will maintain the tradition of blending contributions from leading senior scientists with those from young researchers at the beginning of their careers. There will be opportunity for special interest groups and participants in major funded programmes to convene and use the workshops as an opportunity to link with the wider marine science community.
Organised By: Challenger Society
Contact:Conference Helpdesk, The Scottish Association for Marine Science
Email: csms@sams.ac.uk
11 - 15 September 2006 Oban, UK
6th International Ice Drilling Technology Workshop
The steering committee for the International Ice Drilling Technology Workshop is pleased to announce that the 6th conference in this series will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center in Sheperdstown, West Virginia during the week of 18 September 2006. This conference is being sponsored by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs.
Please visit the conference website (click on the name of the workshop above) to review the first circular, register your interest in attending, and submit a short abstract. Please indicate your interest in attending by Wednesday, 12 April using the online form in order to assist in workshop planning.
The 6th international conference comes at a time of exciting developments and challenges in the field of ice drilling and coring. The steering committee has designed an agenda for the meeting that will provide not only formal presentations but also many opportunities for informal interactions including a poster and vendor session, a "movie" evening for participants to share video recordings of recent drilling project activities, and a session on learning from failures.
17 - 23 September 2006 Sheperdstown, USA
Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments
Drought-related impacts can be expected to increase in intensity in the twenty-first century as human population increases and land uses change.
This participatory conference will evaluate current drought-related problems and anticipate future issues.
Key science and policy lessons will form the basis of "The Roadmap for Change", a concise, impartial document which will contain recommendations for public policy, research, and funding needs.
Due to the participatory nature of this meeting, registration will be limited to 250.
Who should attend:
Climatologists: modelers, etc., Communications specialists, Ecologists, Economists, Educators, Experts in natural resource law/policy, Forestry/fire scientists and managers, Geographers, Hydrologists and hydrogeologists, Journalists, Planners and developers, Policy specialists, Psychologists, Sociologists, Soil, crop, and agronomy scientists, State/local/national government officials, Tree ring experts (dendrochonologists), Tribal government representatives, Water and natural resources managers/engineers, Water users associations
Abstracts deadline: 26 June 2006
Online registration closes: 14 Septemebr 2006
18 - 20 September 2006 Longmont, Colorado, USA
6th European Coral Reef Conference
European Meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS)
The 6th European Coral Reef Conference 2006 in Bremen is expected to bring together leading coral reef scientists and students to present and discuss state-of-the-art scientific results, education and outreach. It covers all aspects of research, use and management of reefs with a focus on European and European partner contributions from tropical shallow waters to high-latitude deep continental shelves.
Session 1:
Paleoenvironment reconstructions, paleontology
- Environmental records in reef organisms
- Fossil reefs and corals as archives
- Paleoclimate and sea-level change
- Paleogeographic distribution of reefs
- Reefs in siliciclastic settings
Co-chairs: Thomas Felis (tfelis@uni-bremen.de), Jens Zinke (jenszinke@falw.vu.nl)
Sessions 8 and 9:
Long-term large-scale observations of changes in reef communities I & II
Some paleo-aspects will be addressed in the following topics.
- Long-term and basin-wide changes in coral communities
- Ecological effects of ocean acidification
- Remote sensing and macroecological approaches to monitoring
Co-chairs: Katharina Fabricius, Eric Wolanski, Carles Pelejero (carles.pelejero@anu.edu.au), Hiroya Yamano (hyamano@nies.go.jp)
Abstract deadline: 15 May 2006
19 - 22 September 2006 Bremen, Germany
International Workshop on Archaeological Soil Micromorphology
This now well-established workshop on micromorphology organized by the Institute for Prehistory and Archaeological Science, University of Basel, Switzerland will take place this year from 21-22 September. As in the past, the workshop will be held at the Institute of Geology in Basel. Microscope sessions are planned for the morning sessions (the conference site will be equipped with around 15 microscopes). The afternoon sessions will be reserved for the presentation of projects.
Please register online by 15 May 2006 (click on the workshop title).
21 - 22 September 2006 Basel, Switzerland
7th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry
The 7th ISEG follows previously successful symposia held every three years, the most recent being in Edinburgh, UK (2003), Cape Town, South Africa (2000) and Vail, Colorado, USA (1997). The meeting in Beijing provides the opportunity of bringing together geochemists, environmental chemists, biologists, soil scientists, aquatic scientists an medical specialists working on a wide range of subjects in environmental science and technology.
Themes of PAGES interest include:
SP08: Carbon Cycle and Environmental Change
(Conveners: Dr. Lin Huang)
SP09: Loess environment and global climate change
(Conveners: Dr. Denis-Didier Rousseau and Dr. Zhengtang Guo)
Abstract deadline: 31 May 2006
24 - 27 September 2006 Beijing, China
IGCP 490 The role of Holocene environmental catastrophes in human history
Meeting for 2006: geological record of hurricanes
This year the IGCP490 (www.mun.ca/canqua/igcp490/) has organized a one day session (oral and poster) fully integrated into the annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS). The key note speaker is Prof. Kam-Biu Liu (LSE), a specialist of paleotempestology. Field trips just before and afterwards have also been organized.
Travel grants: A couple of partial travel grants are available for candidates who are young scientists working in the field of paleotempestology.
Deadline: 28 April 2006.
Contact: Prof. Suzanne Leroy
Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
Suzanne.Leroy@brunel.ac.uk
Abstract deadline: 1 May 2006
Online registration (www.gcags2006.com): 15 July - 31 August 2006
25 - 27 September 2006 Lafayette, USA
Shaping the Earth's Surface: Dynamics and Changing Environments
In many areas of active deformation, surface processes may be strongly coupled to tectonic evolution. In this symposium, we will explore the effects of variable climate regimes on tectonic deformation and erosion over a variety of timescales.
For example, tectonic deformation along plate boundaries and within plates can cause topographic changes such as the uplift of mountain belts, plateaus and rift shoulders, or subsidence. If such changes are persistent and regionally extensive, climate may be altered as topography interferes with oceanic or atmospheric circulation patterns. Clearly, these interactions have occurred throughout most of Earth?s history. Therefore, deformation, precipitation patterns, and the erosional removal of material in tectonically active regions are interactive processes.
The analysis of young and active tectonic processes offers direct insight into their rates and the influence of topography on erosion, sedimentation, and vegetation cover. Conversely, climate variability on decadal timescales may constitute an important component of sediment transport and landscape change in areas where rapid tectonic uplift steepens hillslopes and fluvial channels. Understanding these complex systems is important not only in the time frame that earth scientists have been typically concerned with in the past, but also on much shorter time scales of 100 years and less.
We invite contributions from earth scientists investigating links between tectonic and climatic processes over a variety of timescales. We are interested in contributions including geology, thermochronology, petrology, geodesy, geomorphology, geobiology, climatology, and palaeoclimatology. Multidisciplinary studies that investigate these linkages are especially encouraged.
Abstract deadline: 9 June 2006
25 - 29 September 2006 Potsdam, Germany< |