Upcoming Events

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Location

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

Web Site

http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2008/icall/

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union & The U.K. Natural Environment Research Council Knowledge Transfer Network ‘Fluorescence for the Water Sciences

Contact

For information about the conference:
For information about the scientific program: Paula Coble () or Andy Baker ()

Details

The purpose of the conference is to provide a focused forum for scientists from different research communities interested in organic matter fluorescence, to develop research ideas, define methodologies, and disseminate results. The conveners anticipate that the final outcome will include a timely, focused publication on the conference topics, including summaries of working group discussions. Plans include an instrument exhibit session for vendors to display and demonstrate products. Vendors will be invited participants as well, so users and manufacturers can benefit from discussions.

The conference will gather this diverse community to participate in knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer providing the first-ever forum to discuss community practices for sampling, measurement, and data analysis of fluorescence substances in water. The conference will specifically address the following topics:

Learning From Different Disciplines: Inter Calibration, Standards, and Sample Handling: Session Leaders: George Aiken, Jennifer Boehme

Environmental Influences on Organic Matter Fluorescence: Session Leads: Robert Spencer, Andy Baker

Data Analysis: Session Lead: Colin A. Stedmon

What’s Next? Future Directions and Novel Applications: Session Lead: Darren Reynolds

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Web Site

http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/farming_with_grass/

Sponsors

Soil and Water Conservation Society

Contact

Soil and Water Conservation Society
945 SW Ankeny Road
Ankeny, Iowa 50023-9723
Tel: 515-289-2331
Fax: 515-289-1227

Details

The overall goal of the conference is to address the changing economic, societal, and environmental background facing grassland agriculture today and in the future, including climate variability and change, energy costs and sources, market prices for commodity crops, demographics, the emerging bioenergy industry, and evolving markets for local foods.

Location

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Web Site

http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2008/ecall/

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union

Contact

AGU Meetings Department
Tel: +1-202-777-7329
E-mail:

Details

The main purpose of this meeting is to bring key groups together: those familiar with (or in the process of developing) new water vapor observing systems, those studying how atmospheric cloud, convective, and/or dynamical processes interact with water vapor, and those interested in the role of water vapor in climate change including paleoclimates, to discuss recent developments and future directions. A Chapman conference is uniquely suited to fruitful discussion of new observing system needs and possibilities, and of crosscutting science issues: a group of manageable size that includes experimental and theoretical expertise across disciplines rarely occurs in any other venue.

Location

Lincoln, Nebraska

Web Site

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outreach/CDPW33.shtml

Sponsors

National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction / NOAA
U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability (US CLIVAR) Program.

Contact

NOAA/ National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Climate Prediction Center
5200 Auth Road
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746

Details

The workshop will focus on the status and prospects for advancing climate monitoring, assessment and prediction, with major emphasis on drought. This includes three major themes: (i) improving climate predictions / predictability, (ii) understanding and attribution of drought and its impacts, and (iii) incorporating climate predictions / projections in the development and delivery of drought products. In a departure from past years, the 2008 CDPW will address drought across multiple time scales (weekly through decadal to centennial and longer) and for multiple regions (North America, South America, Africa, Asia, etc.). 

Location

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Web Site

https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=1285

Sponsors

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)

Contact

SCOR Secretariat
College of Marine & Earth Studies
Robinson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716, USA
Phone: +1-302-831-7011
Fax: +1-302-831-7012

Details

The major goal of this 50th Anniversary Symposium is to guide SCOR’s activities during the next decades of international ocean research and to help SCOR fulfill its mission to increase our basic knowledge of the ocean and contribute to a better understanding of the impacts of global changes and human activities. This will also be an occasion to introduce the next generation of ocean scientists to SCOR and to involve as many SCOR nations as possible. The symposium will be followed by the XXIXth General Meeting of SCOR (22-24 October, also in Woods Hole).

Location

Algiers, Algeria

Web Site

http://www.ismal.net/

Sponsors

Democratic and Popular Algerian Republic, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, National Institute for Marine Sciences and Coastal Management

Contact

http://www.ismal.net
Institut National des Sciences de la Mer et de l’Aménagement du Littoral
National Institute for Marine Sciences and Coastal Management
Campus universitaire de Dely Ibrahim, BP 19 Bois des Cars, 16320–Dely Ibrahim –
Alger Algérie
Telephone : 00 (213) 21 91 89 08

Details

The marine environment represents high interests at stake for the socio –economical development. Human activities linked to the sea have taken a prominent place, particularly for the coastal collectivities; however it highly depends on the health and productivity of the marine environment. Human beings, by investing more and more the marine space, contribute to the system imbalance. The anthropogenic pressures, namely, coastal infrastructures, pollution and direct exploitation, menace the biological resources and the marine biodiversity.

Location

Savannah, Georgia

Web Site

http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/fainst/200824sls.html

Sponsors

American Meteorological Society

Contact

Cara Campbell
Meetings Coordinator
American Meteorological Society
45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3693
Tel: 617-227-2426, ext. 228

Details

In addition to traditional areas of interest, the conference will have special sessions on Climate Change and Severe Weather, Convection Initiation, Theory of Deep Moist Convection, and Non-Convective Severe Local Storms. 

Location

Online

Web Site

http://www.climate2008.net/

Sponsors

United Nations Environment Programme
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
and others

Contact

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Life Sciences
Research and Transfer Centre Applications of Life Sciences
Lohbruegger Kirchstraße 65
21033 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: +49.40.428 75-6324
Fax : +49.40.428 75-6499
E-Mail:

Details

The aims of the Conference “Climate 2008/ Klima 2008” are to introduce the latest findings on scientific research on climate change, including elements related to its environmental, social, economic and policy aspects; to introduce projects and other initiatives being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders; and to discuss the problems, barriers, challenges and chances and potentials related to sustainability research projects in general in Europe.
The conference will also encourage more networking and information exchange among participants and hopefully catalyse new cooperation initiatives and possibly new projects.

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Web Site

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/sympo/isar1/

Sponsors

Science Council of Japan
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory/Nagoya University (STEL)

Contact

LOC secretariat
Kazue Ozawa IORGC/JAMSTEC
Sayuri Maeda IORGC/JAMSTEC
2-15 Natsushima-cho
Yokosuka, 237-0061
Japan
Tel:+81-46-867-9287
Fax:+81-46-867-9255
E-mail:

Details

Conference topics include changes of the Arctic climate and sub-systems, extensive process studies on the atmosphere-ocean-land system in the Arctic, feedback embedded in the sub-systems in the Arctic, impact and feedback between the Arctic and global climate, global and regional modeling with the focus on the Arctic, and influence of Arctic to the Asian climate.

Location

Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

Web Site

http://www.safnet.org/natcon-08/index.cfm

Sponsors

Society of American Foresters
US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Nevada Division of Forestry
and others

Contact

Carlton Gleed
Tel: (866) 897-8720 ext. 111
Email:

Details

What are the dimensions of change? Where are our boundaries? Who is making the decisions? As expressed by our theme, “Forestry in a Climate of Change,” we believe that
America’s incredibly rich forest resources and those who manage them have the capacity to make unique contributions to the solutions of many of our environmental, social, and economic challenges. The 2008 National Convention will offer a cutting-edge program on current and emerging national and global changes. The program will provide learning and exchange opportunities for all foresters and natural resource professionals.

Location

Nancy, France

Web Site

http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/

Sponsors

Government of France (as a part of the French Presidency of the European Union)

Contact

Details

Why? During its presidency of the European Union (second semester 2008), France wishes to contribute to the debate on the roles of forests and their products in a post-2012 climate regime.

What? The roles of the forest-based sector and perspectives for the future will be discussed under three main headings:
(i) forests as carbon sinks
(ii) wood-based products: carbon pools and energy conservation
(iii) the forest-based sector: source of renewable energy.

How? Invited keynote speakers in plenary sessions, voluntary contributions in parallel sessions or poster sessions.

Where? Nancy (Palais des congrès), city in the East of France (1 1/2 hour from Paris by TGV - High Speed Train)

When? 6, 7 and 8 November 2008.

Who? 350 participants - Scientists from research centres and universities, Professionals from the European forest-based sector, Delegates from European member States and the European Commission, Delegates from other national or international bodies, Students, Journalists.

Location

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Web Site

http://www.nalms.org/Conferences/2008LakeLouise/Default.aspx

Sponsors

North American Lake Management Society

Contact

North American Lake Management Society
PO Box 5443
Madison, WI 53705-0443
Phone: 608-233-2836
Fax: 608-233-3186
Email:

Details

This year’s theme is Lake Management in a Changing Environment, and concerns lake management during unprecedented development, water scarcity, and climate change. 

Location

Sacramento, California

Web Site

http://piee.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/htm/Behavior/becc_conference.php

Sponsors

California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE), University of California Office of the President
Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency (PIEE), Stanford University
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

Contact

Tel: 1-888-332-8258
Email:

Details

The 2008 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference is the second annual conference focused on understanding the nature of individual and organizational behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate our transition to an energy-efficient and low carbon economy. The 2008 BECC Conference will bring together a diverse group of policymakers, social scientists, program implementers, media, and energy experts to explore the practical application of social and behavioral insights to address our climate challenges. We will review recent behavioral research, discuss current and emerging policy issues, share effective program/communication strategies, and encourage collaboration across government, utility, business, and research sectors. Our goal is to achieve viable solutions for meeting long-term energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by improving the design, adoption, and continued effectiveness of policies, programs, technologies, and individual/organizational actions.

Location

St. Petersburg, Florida

Web Site

http://www.stpt.usf.edu/ioiusa/conference.htm

Sponsors

International Ocean Institute
St. Petersburg Environmental Research Center
Progress Energy
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Contact

Rebecca Harris - Managing Conference Chair
Assistant Academic Director
Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions
University of South Florida Tampa
4202 East Fowler Ave., SOC102
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
Tel: 813-974-6906
Fax: 813-974-2522
Email:

Details

Approximately 2.7 billion people - over 40% of the world’s total population - currently live in coastal cities. In 1995 alone, an estimated 50 million people migrated to the coastal zones of the United States. Combined with increasing birth rate and life expectancy, as well as future climate change, the escalating strain on public resources means that coastal city managers face unprecedented challenges. The IOI Coastal Cities Summit aims to bring together coastal city leaders, managers, and academics to discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges and viable solutions. Deadline for abstract submissions is 15 May 2008.

Location

Poznan, Poland

Web Site

http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?year=2008

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

Conference of the Parties (COP), Fourteenth session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Fourth session and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies.