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

Portland, Oregon

Web Site

http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2008/cfp_2008.htm

Sponsors

Association of State Wetland Managers
Oregon Department of State Lands
Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact

Laura Burchill
Association of State Wetland Managers
2 Basin Road
Windham, ME 04062
Tel: 207-892-3399
Fax: 207-892-3089
Email:

Details

The overall goal of this conference is to help wetland professionals in the public and private sectors 1) gain a better understanding of the challenges created by climate change and 2) identify discrete activities and actions to take to reduce and mitigate impacts on wetlands and water resources as well as communities. The conference will also address ongoing changes and challenges in wetlands and water resources management.

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Web Site

http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2008/index.asp

Sponsors

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Contact

ICES Secretariat
Attention: Görel Kjeldsen
H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44–46
DK-1553 Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel: +45 33 38 67 00
Fax: +45 33 93 42 15

Details

The meeting will feature 18 science theme sessions on topics including comparative ecosystem studies, ecosystem health, climate and ocean change and signals from the ecosystem at different levels, modelling and new technologies, conservation issues and new concepts of valuing nature and ecosystem structure. The meeting will also address some of the most challenging issues of today’s science needed for a better management of our seas tomorrow.

Location

Anchorage, AK

Web Site

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/nrf/

Sponsors

Northern Research Forum

Contact

Cheryl Wright,

Details

Monday - 22 September Pre-Conference Day

• Steering Committee Meeting—UAA Library 302
• Lunch at the UAA Cuddy Center Dining Room
• Steering Committee Meeting—UAA Library 302
• Steering Committee/Host Committee Dinner at the Double Musky, Girdwood, Alaska

Tuesday - 23 September Pre-Conference Day

• Optional tours for conference participants
• Steering Committee Meeting—UAA Library 302
• Young Researchers Career Development—UAA Library 307 (1/2 day session)
• Dinner with President Grímsson, Chancellor Fran Ulmer and Steering Committee Members, UAA Library 307
o Charge from Dr. Lassi Heinenen
o Introduction of Young Researchers—share who you are, your research interest and why you are here
o Team-building/Native traditional talking circles led by Patricia Cochran and/or Larry Merculieff

Wednesday – 24 September
Location: Anchorage Museum Auditorium

• Late registration—Location: Museum Lobby
o Welcome/Opening by dignitaries
o Blessing/dancing by Native groups
o Keynote/charge to the group
• Plenary Session I: The New Geography of a Warming North
• Free time for lunch—Options include: Museum, Federal Building, 5th Avenue Mall, and many other downtown locations. A complete list of dining options, maps and addresses will be included in final conference packet.
• Afternoon roundtable facilitated discussion/breakout sessions (six breakout groups each answering a question— each group will be facilitated by a Steering Committee Member, a Young Researcher, and an Anchorage Host Committee member)—Location: Museum galleries
• Break
• 60-minute film break while Young Researchers compile their findings and prepare to report back to the conference attendees—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Breakout Summaries presented by Young Researchers—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Evening Reception—Location: Anchorage Museum of History and Art Atrium

Thursday – 25 September
Location: Anchorage Museum

• Plenary Session II: The Future of Northern Cooperation—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Morning roundtable facilitated discussion/breakout sessions (six breakout groups each answering a question—each group will be facilitated by a Steering Committee Member, a Young Researcher, and an Anchorage Host Committee member)—Location: Museum galleries
• 45-minute film break while Young Researchers compile their findings and prepare to report back to the conference attendees—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Lunch—Museum, Federal Building, 5th Avenue Mall, etc. Options, maps and addresses will be included in conference materials (perhaps allow 90 minutes to accommodate walking time to various locations)
• Breakout Summaries presented by Young Researchers—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Plenary Session III: The Accessible Arctic: Linking the North Within and Without, in the Global Economy—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Afternoon roundtable facilitated discussion/breakout sessions (six breakout groups each answering a question— each group will be facilitated by a Steering Committee Member, a Young Researcher, and an Anchorage Host Committee member)—Location: Museum galleries
• 45-minute break while Young Researchers compile their findings and prepare to report back to the conference attendees—Location: Museum Atrium/Auditorium
• Breakout Summaries presented by Young Researchers—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Free evening: explore Anchorage; dine at locations of your choice

Friday – 26 September
Location: Chickaloon

• Opening welcome and presentation of day’s events in Palmer at 9:30 AM by Chief Gary Harrison (please wear casual clothing and walking shoes or boots)
• Busses will rotate between locations:
o Chickaloon Greenhouse
o Transportation Center
o GIS and Mapping/Restoration Projects
o School
• Return to Palmer Depot for lunch
• Return to Anchorage
• Plenary IV: Leadership Under the Conditions of Uncertainty: How do we sustain and build a healthy Northern Community?—Location: Alaska Native Heritage Center
• Tour of Alaska Native Heritage Center with guides—hors d’ oeuvres and beverages will be available.
• Dinner buffet—Location: Alaska Native Heritage Center
• Evening: Native dances—Location: Alaska Native Heritage Center

Saturday – 27 September
Location: Anchorage Museum

• Breakout groups to discuss Friday’s Plenary Session
• Breakout Summaries presented by Young Researchers—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Summary Session—Location: Museum Auditorium
• Young Researchers Work Session (1/2 day)—Location: Clarion Business Centre
• Closing Reception
• Saturday evening film festival at the Museum (the Anchorage community will be invited to attend).