Forthcoming meetings
Below are some forthcoming meetings which may be of interest to IGS members.
Please send announcements about meetings suitable for inclusion on this page to us at our usual contact details.
Items marked ** are IGS sponsored
Items marked * are IGS co-sponsored
3–6 August 2010
4th SCAR Open Science Conference: Antarctica – Witness to the Past and Guide to the Future
Buenos Aires, Argentina
See event website
8–13 August 2010
AGU Meeting of the Americas: Dynamic Cryosphere session
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Convened by Drs.Paul Winberry (CWU), Audrey Huerta (CWU) and Slawek Tulaczyk (UCSC)
See meeting website
12–14 August 2010
International Joint Conference by the CliC and IACS
Cryospheric Changes and Influence – Cryospheric Issues in Regional Sustainable Development
Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
See conference website
Contact: Xie Aihong [xieaih@lzb.ac.cn]
16–20 August 2010
**International Symposium on Earth's Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Reponses and Impacts
A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Byrd Polar Research Center
Byrd Center, Ohio State University, USA
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society
See symposium website
5–10 September 2010
24th International Polar Conference
Obergurgl, Austria
6–10 September 2010
12th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice
Sapporo, Japan
Contact: Chairperson Yoshinori Furukawa (Hokkaido University)
See conference website
First circular as PDF
12–16 September 2010
6th Canadian Conference on Permafrost
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contact: Jim Henderson [permafrost@geo2010.ca]
14–25 September 2010
Karthaus course on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System
Sponsored by: The Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, The Netherlands The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ice2Sea project, European Union
Karthaus, Italy
See announcement
15–17 September 2010
*International Glaciology Society: British Branch Meeting
Centre for Glaciology, Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
See meeting website
20–23 September 2010
HydroPredict'2010
2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Predictions for Hydrology, Ecology, and Water Resources Management: Changes and Hazards caused by Direct Human Interventions and Climate Change
Prague, Czech Republic
20–24 September 2010
11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium
Cambridge, UK
Prior to the conference (Monday 20 September 2010), there will be a one-day UK Polar Network Workshop on Circumpolar Remote Sensing
Contact: Allen Pope [allen.pope@polarnetwork.org]
23–25 September 2010
17th Annual WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) Workshop
Lake Raystown Resort, Raystown, PA, USA
See
26–30 September 2010
International conference: Global Change and the World's Mountains
Perth, UK
27–30 September 2010
Remote Sensing in Hydrology 2010 Symposium
Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
See conference website
Contact: Christopher Neale (VP ICRS) [christopher.neale@usu.edu]
30 September–1 October 2010
Autonomous Polar Observing Systems Workshop
William F Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland, USA
See meeting website
Contact: Leigh Sterns [stearns@ku.edu]
8–9 October 2010
Northwest Glaciologists Meeting 2010
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
See meeting website
15–17 October 2010
4th Graduate Climate Conference
Pack Experimental Forest, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
24–27 October 2010
Northern Research Forum 6th Open Assembly – Our Ice Dependent World
Oslo and Kirkenes, Norway
See meeting website
27–30 October 2010
II International Symposium: Reconstructing Climate Variations in South America and the Antarctic Peninsula over the last 2000 years
Valdivia, Chile
See symposium website
Contact: [pages-valdivia@cecs.cl]
28–30 October 2010
**International Glaciology Society Nordic Branch Meeting 2010
Geocenter, Copenhagen, Denmark
See meeting website
3–6 November 2010
Circumpolar Ecosystems in a Changing World: Outcomes of the International Polar Year
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
8–10 November 2010
MicroPerm Workshop:
An international workshop to initiate the circumpolar integration of permafrost microbiological studies
Potsdam, Germany
See workshop website
Contact: Hugues Lantuit [Hugues.Lantuit@awi.de]
12–13 November 2010
18th Arctic Conference
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
A conference website for program information and registration will be available soon.
Contact: [pages-valdivia@cecs.cl]
18–19 November 2010
UK Polar Network Workshop – Polar Sedimentary Processes and Archives workshop
Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
See website or e-mail lboroworkshop@polarnetwork.org
22–23 November 2010
International Arctic Conference: Geopolitical Issues and Equations in the 21st Century
Lyon, France
7–9 December 2010
Second International Symposium on Arctic Research
Tokyo, Japan
13–17 December 2010
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA
Session B24: Cryospheric Biogeochemistry – microbially mediated processes within ice, water and till. Conveners: Martyn Tranter [m.tranter@bristol.ac.uk], John Priscu [jpriscu@montana.edu]
Session B25: Biogeochemical Cycling in Glacial Ecosystems. Conveners: Eran Hood [eran.hood@uas.alaska.edu], Diana Nemergut [Diana.Nemergut@colorado.edu], Durelle Scott [dscott@vt.edu]
Session B63: The Dynamics of Trace Gas Exchange in Northern Ecosystems During Spring Thaw and Fall Freeze. Conveners: Torben Christensen [torben.christensen@nateko.lu.se], Patrick Crill [patrick.crill@geo.su.se], Thomas Friborg [tfj@geo.ku.dk]
Session C03: Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers With the Ocean. Conveners: Helen Amanda Fricker, Laurie Padman, Kelly Brunt
Session C06: Advances in Glacier Seismology. Conveners: Jason Amundson [amundson@gi.alaska.edu, Fabian Walter [fwalter@ucsd.edu], Richard Aster [ster@ees.nmt.edu], Shad O'Neel [soneel@usgs.gov]
Session C10: Assessing Past and Future Mass Changes of Earth's Mountain Glaciers and Ice Caps. Conveners: Regine Hock [regine@gi.alaska.edu], Jon Ove Hagen [joh@geo.uio.no], Shad O'Neel [shad.oneel@gmail.com]
Session C11: Innovations in Field and Laboratory Data Acquisition for Snow Science and Cold Season Hydrology. Convener: Ann Nolin [nolina@science.oregonstate.edu]
Session C12: Ice Cores, Climate, and Ice Sheets: New Frontiers. Conveners: James White [james.white@colorado.edu], Dorthe Dahl-Jensen [ddj@gfy.ku.dk], Eric Wolff [ewwo@bas.ac.uk]
Session C13. Missing Links in Ice Sheet Models: Innovations in Process Scale Models and Observations. Conveners: Jeremy Bassis, Olga Sergienko, Doug MacAyeal
Session C15: Seasonal Snowcovers in a Changing Climate: Implications for Hydrological, Biogeochemical, and Ecological Processes. Convener: Ann Nolin [nolina@science.oregonstate.edu]
Session C19: The Arctic Atmosphere-Sea-Ice-Land-Hydrology Interface – Observations and Modeling. Conveners: Wieslaw Maslowski [maslowsk@nps.edu]; James Overland [james.overland@noaa.gov]; Don Perovich [donald.perovich@usace.army.mil]
Session C25: Scientific Inquiry Using Cryospheric Climate Data Records. Conveners: Thomas Mote [tmote@uga.edu], Mark Anderson [mra@unl.edu]
Session C29: Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere. Conveners: Marco Tedesco [mtedesco@sci.cuny.edu], Thomas Painter and Tom Neumann
Session C34: The Fate and Legacy of Permafrost – Geochemical, Geophysical, and Geomorphic Aspects. Conveners: Stephanie Ewing [saewing@usgs.gov]; Jonathan O'Donnell [jaodonnell@alaska.edu]; Anna Liljedahl [akliljedahl@alaska.edu]
See symposium website
23–29 January 2011
Arctic Frontiers 2011: Arctic Tipping Points
Tromsø, Norway
14–18 March 2011
5th Zooplankton Production Symposium
Pucon, Chile
Special session: Zooplankton in Polar Ecosystems and Extreme Environments: Contact: Julie Keister [jkeister@u.washington.edu]
20–25 March 2011
Gordon Research Conference on Polar Marine Science: Exploring Complex Systems in Polar Marine Science
Ventura, California, USA
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For the first time, this conference will be preceded (19–20 March) by the new Polar Marine Science Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Contributing to the Understanding of Complex Polar Marine Systems, for early-career scientists
See seminar website
23–26 March 2011
Workshop on automated measuring systems on glaciers
Pontresina, Switzerland
Contact: Carleen Tijm-Reijmer [c.tijm-reijmer@uu.nl]
28 March–1 April 2011
Arctic Science Summit Week 2011
Coex Center, Seoul, South Korea
ASSW 2011 will have an integrated Science Symposium covering the theme: 'The Arctic: The New Frontier for Global Science', which will take place. 29–31 March.
See meeting website
3–8 April 2011
General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2011)
Vienna, Austria
You are invited to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of the conference at the meeting website
12–12 April 2011
Association of American Geographers 2011 Annual Conference
Seattle, Washington, USA
2–4 May 2011
11th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Contact: Jessie Ellen Cherry [jcherry@iarc.uaf.edu]
5–10 June 2011
**International Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society
22–26 June 2011
7th Congress of the International Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VII)
Akureyri, Iceland
See congress website
Contact: Lara Olafsdóttir [larao@svs.is]
27 June–8 July 2011
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
IUGG XXV General Assembly
Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet
Melbourne, Australia
See Assembly website
Contact: Regine Hock (Regine.hock@gi.alaska.edu)
10–16 July 2011
11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences
Edinburgh, UK
20–27 July 2011
International Union for Quaternary Research Congress
Bern, Switzerland
See conference website
Contact: Christian Schluchter [christian.schluechter@geo.unibe.ch]
24–28 October 2011
World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference: Climate Research in Service to Society
Denver, Colorado
22–27 April 2012
IPY From Knowledge to Action Conference
Montreal, Québec, Canada
See news release
June 2012
**International Symposium on Seasonal Snow and Ice
Helsinki, Finland
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society
25–29 June 2012
**International Symposium on Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming Climate
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society
25–29 June 2012
Tenth International Conference on Permafrost
Tyumen, Russia
24–28 September 2012
**International Symposium on Ice Core Science
Giens, France
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society
March–April 2014
**International Symposium on Sea Ice
Hobart, Australia
Contact: Secretary General, International Glaciological Society