Upcoming Events

Information on individual items is subject to change.  Please consult each event's web site or contact for the most accurate and current information.  If you spot an error or wish to suggest a change, please contact us using the information at the bottom of this page.   We also encourage you to let us know of events that should be listed.  Please use this form to submit information about upcoming events. Events should include a substantial component related to global change research (see list of specific research areas in left column).

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Web Site

http://www.disccrs.org/ngpr/

Sponsors

National Science Foundation

Contact

Sue Weiler
email:

Details

The symposium will bring together thirty-six advanced graduate students and recent Ph.D. graduates who are or will be conducting independent research during the 2007–2009 IPY, current polar experts, and veteran polar scientists who were actively engaged in the 1957–1958 IGY. The NGPR symposium will provide this new generation with a common sense of history and purpose, increase awareness of work conducted by their peers, share ideas for educational outreach, and forge interdisciplinary collegial relationships with their peers.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Web Site

http://www.carbonsq.com/

Sponsors

Contact

Forums Office, Tel: 202-296-2814 ext. 109, Toll Free: 877-303-7367,

Details

Conference Theme: Addressing the Knowledge, Policy, Regulatory & Technology Gaps to Expedite CCS Deployment

The 2008 Conference follows in the footsteps of the past six events, maintaining the objectives to:

* Focus on carbon capture, separation and sequestration technologies that are being or could be deployed in the U.S. and North America;
* Provide a forum for the exchange of experience among U.S. and international scientific and engineering communities working on such technologies and systems;
* Facilitate the necessary dialogue between technology developers/purveyors, industry and the public on the development and deployment of viable technologies; and
* Share experience on developing the necessary capacity within the public and private sector to move the technology base forward. 

Location

St. Petersburg, FL

Web Site

http://www.whoi.edu/sbl/liteSite.do?litesiteid=23613

Sponsors

Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program

Contact

Paula G. Coble
Assoc. Professor of Chemical Oceanography
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
140 Seventh Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-553-1631
727-553-1189 FAX

Details

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers to discuss potential integrated research projects relating to carbon fluxes and exchange in the Gulf of Mexico that support the OCB mission.  The scope of the workshop will be developed by the workshop Steering Committee with input from both terrestrial and ocean carbon research communities.

Location

St. Petersburg, Florida

Web Site

http://www.whoi.edu/sbl/liteSite.do?litesiteid=23613

Sponsors

USGS Florida Integrated Science Center
College of Marine Science of the University of South Florida
National Science Foundation

Contact

Paula G. Coble
Assoc. Professor of Chemical Oceanography
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
140 Seventh Ave. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Tel: 727-553-1631
Fax: 727-553-1189
email:

Details

The goal of the Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scoping Workshop on Terrestrial and Coastal Carbon Fluxes in the Gulf of Mexico is to bring together researchers to
discuss potential integrated research projects relating to carbon fluxes and exchange in the Gulf of Mexico.

Location

Boulder, Colorado

Web Site

http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/workshops/2008/arctic_system_model_08/

Sponsors

National Science Foundation
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Contact

C. Lace
Arctic System Model Workshop Coordinator
International Arctic Research Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 757340
Fairbanks, AK
99775-7340
email:

Details

The aim of the workshop is to discuss viable approaches for development of an international community Arctic System Model. Applications are invited from researchers developing and coupling regional ocean-ice, atmospheric, terrestrial, ecosystem, glacier and social-dimension models and others who are keenly interested in contributing to development of a coupled regional arctic model. It is anticipated that the ensuing Community Arctic System Model will capitalize on developments in software to interface clusters of component models, enabling modeling groups to apply their own work and removing the limitation of selecting single ocean, atmospheric or other component models for the project.

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Web Site

http://www.icleiactionsummit.org/

Sponsors

ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability
City of Albuquerque

Contact

ICLEI
Tel: 801-649-2371
Fax: 415-901-2637
Email:

Details

The ICLEI Local Action Summit brings together mayors and local elected officials, environmental policy leaders, and the business community who are leading climate and sustainability efforts at the local level. Over the course of the summit, participants will hear from the most experienced experts on climate action - local governments – on the latest ideas for how to tackle these global challenges at the local level.

Location

Gijón, Spain

Web Site

http://www.pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2008_symposia/Climate_change/climate_background_3.aspx

Sponsors

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC), International Council for Science Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR), World Climate Research Program (WCRP)

Contact

Symposium Convenors

Luis Valdés - ICES
William Peterson - PICES
John Church - IOC

Scientific Steering Committee

Richard Feely (U.S.A.)
Michael Foreman (Canada)
Roger Harris (U.K.)
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Australia)
Harald Loeng (Norway)
Liana McManus (U.S.A./Philippines)
Jorge Sarmiento (U.S.A.)
Martin Visbeck (Germany)
Akihiko Yatsu (Japan)

Details

Deadlines:

Abstracts: January 15, 2008
Financial support: January 15, 2008
Registration reduced fee: February 15, 2008

Background:

Climate change is the most important threat to the Earth. Even if we stabilize CO2 concentrations, the 2007 IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Assessment confirms that warming will continue for decades and sea level will continue to rise for centuries. Some direct effects of climate change in the marine environment are already visible, but others need to be defined by enhanced observations, analysis and modelling. We have a rudimentary understanding of the sensitivity and adaptability of natural and managed ecosystems to climate change. An assessment of the consequences of climate change on the World’s Oceans has a high scientific and social relevance and is urgently needed.

Although we are beginning to document the local effects and consequences of climate change on the functioning of marine ecosystems, there is no comprehensive vision at the global scale, and only limited ability to forecast the effects of climate change. To close this gap, the Symposium will focus on the major issues of climate change that affect the oceans: oceanic circulation, climate modelling, cycling of carbon and other elements, acidification, oligotrophy, changes in species distributions and migratory routes, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, etc. The Symposium will bring together results from observations, analyses and model simulations, at a global scale, and will include discussion of the climate change scenarios and the possibilities for mitigating and protecting the marine environment and living marine resources. 

Location

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Web Site

http://www.cagquebec2008.org/

Sponsors

Canadian Association of Geographers
University of Laval
Societe de Geographie de Quebec
Ruralys
Centre Interuniversitaire d’etudes Quebecoises

Contact

Conferium Conference services
Tel: 418-522-8182

Details

Environment and sustainable development: consensus, controversy, and climate change is one of several conference topics.

Location

Washington, DC

Web Site

http://www.epa.gov/scienceforum/

Sponsors

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contact

Alina Martin
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Tel: 703-318-4678
Email:

Details

The 2008 EPA Science Forum will emphasize the theme of innovative technologies and their application to a healthy and prosperous environment. Through plenary talks, thematic breakout sessions, a technology expo and exhibits, participants will learn about the role of technology in environmental protection as well as the economic success of our nation in the global environment. The Forum will focus on the following three tracks: Technology Advances and Future Directions, including sessions on environmental monitoring, clean technologies, and air pollution control; Energy, Climate, and the Environment, with emphasis on Agency activities in the areas of energy, climate change, and the environment; and Water Systems Infrastructure and Security, introducing technical solutions to improve the Nation’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure and advancements in water protection and security.

Location

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Web Site

http://www.cmos2008.ca/

Sponsors

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
Campbell Scientific
The Weather Network

Contact

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
Email:

Details

The Congress theme is “Water, Weather, and Climate: Science Informing Decisions.” The Congress will feature plenary presentations by leading researchers and science sessions that highlight top Canadian and international research contributions to climate, meteorology, oceanography, and hydrology, as well as the policy implications of research in these fields.

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Web Site

http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union
related unions throughout North America

Contact

AGU Meetings Department
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Phone: 800-966-2481 or 202-777-7333
Fax: 202-328-0566
E-mail: (subject: 2008 Joint Assembly)

Details

The Program Committee is developing a Union-wide science program that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences. 

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii

Web Site

http://www.hawaii.edu/pacon/2008%20Main%20Page.html

Sponsors

PACON International
California Sea Grant College Program
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Science & Technology Branch, State of Hawaii
Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
Chancellor’s Office, University of Hawaii

Contact

PACON 2008
2525 Correa Road, HIG 407A
Honolulu, HI 96822
Fax: 808-956-2580

Details

The theme of the conference is Energy and Climate Change: Innovative Approaches to Solving Today’s Problems. 

Location

Washington, DC

Web Site

http://www.ametsoc.org/atmospolicy/colloquium_summer.html

Sponsors

American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Paleoclimate Program, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, National Science Foundation

Contact

Jan Wilkerson
AMS
Tel: 202 737-9006 ext 436
Email:

Details

The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in atmospheric policy. The Colloquium provides an overview of policy basics, and how decisions are made governing the course and future of atmospheric science; provides opportunities for participants to meet and dialog with the federal officials, Congressional staffers, and others who make those decisions; surveys current atmospheric policy issues; uses the case study method to explore a limited number of issues, both past and present, in depth and detail; helps participants build skills, experience, and contacts they can use throughout their careers to understand and influence the atmospheric policy process; and helps participants gauge their aptitude for and interest in the challenges of matching atmospheric science to national priorities, and scientific program leadership.

Location

Palisades, New York

Web Site

http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&control=SetCommunity&CommunityID=964&PageID=0

Sponsors

International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Contact

Sandy Vitelli
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Support
IRI
Columbia University
140 Monell Building
61 Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964
Tel: 845-680-4485
Fax: 845 680 4864
Email:

Details

This two-week training course offers public health decision-makers and their partners the opportunity to learn practical methods for integrating climate knowledge and information into health decision-making processes through expert lectures, special seminars, focused discussions and practical exercises.

Location

Bonn, Germany

Web Site

http://unfccc.int/meetings/sb28/items/4328.php

Sponsors

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Contact

UNFCCC Secretariat
P.O. Box 260124
D-53153 Bonn
Germany
Tel: (49-228) 815-1000
Fax: (49-228) 815-1999

Details

The twenty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the UNFCCC will be held from 4-13 June. The second session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 2) and the second part of the fifth session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 5 ) will be held from 2-12 June.