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

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Web Site

http://www.awra.org/meetings/Virginia_Beach2008/

Sponsors

American Water Resources Association
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

Contact

Patricia A. Reid
Program Coordinator
American Water Resources Association
PO Box 1626
Middleburg, VA 20118
Tel: 540-687-8390
Fax: 540-687-8395

Details

The conference will focus on emerging science and new studies on the structure, function, and management of riparian ecosystems, conservation buffers, and coastal shorelines, including water quality, aquatic habitat, and terrestrial habitat. One conference topic is Riparian Areas and Buffers in a Changing Climate.

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Web Site

http://www.igarss08.org/

Sponsors

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
Tufts University
Rochester Institute of Technology

Contact

Details

Along with a wide array of remote sensing topics, four new themes will be highlighted at this conference: Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Radiance Data Assimilation, Ocean Synoptics and Weather, Baseline Climate Identification and Global Change, and Environmental and Human Health.

Location

Foz do Iguacu, Brazil

Web Site

http://www.irs2008.org.br

Sponsors

International Radiation Commission
Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas (IAG) and Instituto de Fisica (IF), Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)
Centro de Previsao de Tempo e Estudos Climaticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (CPTEC/INPE)
Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (CT/UFRJ)
Instituto de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Itajuba (IRN/UNIFEI)

Contact

Prof. Marcia Yamasoe
Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas da USP
Rua do Matao, 1226
Sao Paulo/SP
Brazil
Tel: +55-11-3091-4682
Fax: +55-11-3091-4714

Details

The International Radiation Symposium is organized every four years by the International Radiation Commission, part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). The goal of the symposium is to provide a venue to present current results about problems in atmospheric radiation and to encourage the exchange of ideas within the international community. The meeting welcomes scientific contributions on all aspects of atmospheric radiation, considering experimental or theoretical approaches organized in sessions such as: radiative transfer theory and modeling, molecular radiative properties, particle radiative properties, general remote sensing, satellite measurements, surface measurements and field experiments, radiation budget and forcing, weather and climate applications, and biosphere-atmosphere interactions influencing the radiation budget.

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).

Location

San Francisco, California

Web Site

www.agu.org/meetings

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Contact

AGU Meetings Department
2000 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Phone: +1-202-777-7335
Fax: +1-202-328-0566
E-mail:

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