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

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

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

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

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Web Site

http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html

Sponsors

International Society for Reef Studies
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact

11th ICRS Secretariat
Nancy Copen
Meeting Manager
Tel: 301-634-7010

Details

The overall theme for the symposium is Reefs for the Future. The goals of the symposium include providing a scientific basis for coral reef ecosystem management by articulating the state of the science with respect to current and emerging stressors; improving the understanding of reef condition, function, and productivity; and expanding the field of coral reef ecosystem science and encouraging multidisciplinary research by facilitating the exchange of ideas.

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.).