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The conference is intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas between planetary and terrestrial scientists interested in Mars polar and climate research. In recognition of the broad scope, interdisciplinary nature and strong international interest in this topic, we welcome participation of any interested scientist with relevant theoretical, experimental or field experience.

Contributions from the glaciological community on Mars polar research or terrestrial analog studies are welcome!

We encourage you to visit the homepage and register you interest to attend. Updates on field trips, etc. will be posted on the website.

Registration closes July 1st, 2016.

The goal of the workshop is to develop and propose a strategy to improve estimates of the SMB of the GrIS that build on community input. The outcomes of the workshop will provide, among other things, community-driven guidance to funding agencies on targeted research activities. Presentations and breakout sessions for discussion will focus on the improvement of Greenland SMB estimates and projections through the application and interpretation of remote sensing data (e.g., Operation IceBridge, OIB, Icesat, GRACE, MODIS, SSM/I), the analysis and improvement of modeling toolsand the reduction and constrain of uncertainties in accumulation (e.g., compaction, densification), mass loss and associated processes (e.g., water retention in snow and firn; meltwater outflow to the ocean; albedo). The workshop participants will be engaging in discussions to address questions such as: What are the parameters most affecting SMB and how well can we model their current and historical evolution? Which measurements are currently available about these parameters? What are the uncertainties associated with estimates of the parameters identified above and how are they spatially and temporally distributed? Which measurements are mostly needed and where? The discussion will initially focus on the parameters identified during the PARCA 2015 and 2016 and follow-up discussions: a) runoff and outflow; b) accumulation; c) densification and compaction; d) albedo; e) water retention in firn.

More information about the Workshop format, agenda and details will be provided before the summer. In the meantime, those who are interested in participating are encouraged to register.

​Financial support is available for a limited number of participants, mostly junior and international colleagues.

The Workshop is free of charge for registration but participants might be requested to cover expenses for lunch and other meals in case the number of participants exceed the estimated original number.

A social dinner is planned for the evening of Thursday. This is by invitation and by first-come first-serve basis. There is a limited number of seats and those who are interested in participating should mention this in the registration form.

Should they be interested, participants are invited to submit an abstract. All abstracts will be presented as posters during the breaks.

We kindly encourage participants to submit scientific papers presented at the Workshop to the Special Issue on the Mass Balance of the Greenland ice sheet on the journal the Cryosphere (http://www.the-cryosphere.net/special_issues/schedule.html#12).

Participants should arrange their own trip and logistics. Those who will receive financial support will be notified and should anticipate their expenses and then submit request for reimbursement.

Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton is delighted to be hosting the British Branch meeting of the International Glaciological Society.

The conference will include oral and poster presentations, spread over two days, on a wide range of snow and ice research. Registration and accommodation costs will be kept to a minimum and delegates from overseas are very much welcome to attend.

The reception and conference dinner will take place overlooking Southampton Water on the evening of Wednesday 7th September. Accommodation has been reserved the University Halls of Residence, which is offered on a first come first serve basis. An additional number of other accommodation options are available – please contact FSHMS_Comms [at] soton.ac.uk for further information.

The Arctic Change and Its Influence on Mid-Latitude Climate and Weather​ Workshop​ will take place on February 1-3, 2017 in Washington, DC.

The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average, experienced rapid loss of sea ice, and collapse of warm season snow cover. These profound changes to the Arctic system have coincided with a period of ostensibly more frequent events of extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, including extreme heat and rainfall events and recent severe winters.

Join us in this workshop to explore the possible links between Arctic change and mid-latitude weather and climate​ that has spurred a rush of new observational and modeling studies.

The deadline to apply and submit an abstract is September 7.

Learn more by following the link above.

The workshop is co-sponsored by US CLIVAR, the NSF Arctic Natural Sciences Program, and the WWRP Polar Prediction Project.

The Arctic-FROST research coordination network announces the availability of travel awards for Early Career Researchers to attend The Third Arctic-FROST network meeting and Early Career Scholars Workshop on Arctic Sustainability in the Global Context.

Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North (Arctic-FROST) is a new NSF-funded international interdisciplinary collaborative network that teams together environmental and social scientists, local educators and
community members from all circumpolar countries to enable and mobilize research on sustainable Arctic development, specifically aimed at improving health, human development and well-being of Arctic communities while conserving ecosystem structures, functions and resources under changing climate conditions.

The theme of the Annual Meeting and Early Career Scholars Workshop is on Arctic Sustainability in the Global Context. Papers should deal with one of the following topics:

• Sustainability and sustainable development in the Arctic or Sub-Arctic of particular relevance to the rest of the world.
• Comparative studies of sustainability between Arctic and other regions.
• Studies from various geographic contexts, which provide valuable insights into Arctic sustainability.
• Studies that analyze the role of outside actors in arctic sustainable development.

The main focus question of the conference is "What Can Arctic Sustainability Research Learn from or Teach the Rest of the World?"

Application Deadline: 30 April 2016.

To learn about eligibility, abstracts, and other info, please follow the link above.

For questions, please contact:
Ann Crawford
Email: ann.crawford [at] uni.edu.

or

Andrey Petrov
Email: andrey.petrov [at] uni.edu

We are excited to invite you to the first UArctic Congress, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from September 12-16, 2016. It will be hosted by Saint Petersburg State University and will feature Science and Meeting sections, including:

• Acclaimed keynote speakers and scientific experts presenting their views and latest research.
• Parallel sessions on an array of Arctic science, policy, and education topics.
• Formal meetings for representatives of the Council of UArctic and UArctic Rectors’ Forum.
• Side-meetings to foster contacts and enhance networking.
• Opportunities for promoting and marketing your organization and activities.
• A UArctic Student Forum with workshops.
• A Cultural and Social program like no other.

The 2016 UArctic Rectors’ Forum and the 19th meeting of the Council of UArctic form an integral part of the congress. Please visit the conference website for updates.

As part of the Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions (SEOM) programme element, the European Space Agency (ESA) is organising a new advanced Cryosphere Training Course devoted to train the next generation of Earth Observation (EO) scientists to exploit data from ESA and operational EO Missions (e.g. the Sentinels) for science and applications development. Post graduate, PhD students, post–doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing and its applications are invited to apply to the 5 day course which will be held at the University of Leeds, UK from 12 to 16 September 2016. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

Post graduate, PhD students, post doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing are invited to apply to the 5 day course on the subject. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

No participation fees will be charged for the training. Participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses. The official language of the course is English.

The Advanced Cryosphere Training Course aims at:

• Training the next generation of European and Canadian Principal Investigators (PIs);
• Explaining theoretical principles, processing algorithms, data products and their use in applications;
• Introducing tools and methods for the exploitation of EO satellite data, in particular from the Sentinels.

Stimulating and supporting the exploitation of ESA EO and Third Party Mission data for remote sensing science and its applications to the cryosphere.

The theme of the 14th ICRSS symposium is Remote Sensing applications for addressing emerging research questions and management needs in polar regions. This symposium is unique in that it deals specifically with remote sensing applications in Arctic and Antarctic environments and how the broad suite of remotely sensed information and remote sensing techniques can provide much needed information for rapidly changing polar regions.

Unique to the 14th ICRSS will be a day long special session on remote sensing of permafrost regions. Abstracts are being requested that directly address this topic in the polar regions as well as techniques applied to boreal permafrost regions that are applicable to the Arctic and Antarctic.

Both oral presentation and poster presentation abstracts are being accepted at this time.

For a full list of topics that will be considered and detailed information on abstract submission, go to:
http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/geography/CRSS2016/dates.php.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 June 2016.

Early registration deadline: 1 June 2016.

Regular registration deadline: 20 July 2016.

For questions, please visit the website or contact:
Ben Jones
Email: bjones [at] usgs.gov

or

JJ Frost
Email: jfrost [at] abrinc.com

The International Glaciological Society, the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences and the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere Project invite you to attend the 'International Symposium on The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate', due to be held from 12-17 February 2017, in Wellington, New Zealand.

THEME:
This is the first international symposium that will bring together three of the leading international organisations in the field of cryospheric research: IGS, IACS and CliC. The theme of the conference ‘The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ is global in scope with a focus on physical processes within the cryosphere, and interactions between the cryosphere and the climate system.This symposium will also serve as the 2017 meeting of New Zealand Snow and Ice Research Group (SIRG; the NZ regional branch of the International Glaciological Society).

ABSTRACT AND PAPER PUBLICATION:
Participants wishing to present a paper (either oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract by Monday 12 September 2016 (5 months prior to the symposium).

For more information please follow the link above.

This session invites contributions to discuss all the aspects of the cryosphere interacting with the climate system, at various time scales and from both modelling and observational point of view and addressing past, present and future variability. The cryosphere represents one of the Earth system compartments' surface portion where links to the climate system are particularly strong. Mountain glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, permafrost and permanent ice deposits in caves interact with the climate system with response time from days to millennia and all such components are showing signs of dramatic changes due to climate forcing. Ice caps and mountain glaciers represent the main contributors to sea level changes, and affect the hydrology of vaste areas in the world. Ice sheets interacting with climate cause changes in atmospheric and ocean circulation, sea level, albedo, vegetation and several related feedbacks. Permafrost feedbacks have implications on natural hazards especially in the geomorphology of coastal and mountain areas, and its feedbacks related to methane release will very likely have great impact in the future under climate changes. Permanent ice deposits in karstic caves are probably the lesser known as well as the smallest part of the earth’s cryosphere, but it has been shown recently they can store important palaeoenvironmental information. Understanding the precipitation in Polar Regions and the interaction of the snow surface with the atmosphere is crucial for interpreting the proxy records archived in polar ice caps. In such perspective, estimating the response of the current continental cryosphere to ongoing climate changes as well as the response of climate to changes in the cryosphere extent and topography relies on the understanding of the climate-cryosphere feedbacks and their evolution through time from millennial to decadal time scale. The combination of multiple approaches, i.e. observations, past records and numerical modelling, allows advancing the current knowledge of the feedbacks between the cryosphere and the other components of the climate system.

For further information, please contact PolarTREC at:
Email: info [at] polartrec.com

Teachers, Apply at the PolarTREC website:
https://www.polartrec.com/teachers/application

Researchers, Apply at the PolarTREC website:
https://www.polartrec.com/researchers/application

PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is accepting applications from teachers and researchers for teacher research experiences in the polar regions. Teachers and researchers are invited to submit applications to participate in field research learning experiences during the 2017 (usually Arctic) or 2017-2018 (usually Antarctic) field seasons.

APPLICATION PERIOD: The application period to participate in PolarTREC begins on Monday, 12 September 2016 and ends Monday, 10 October 2016.

POLARTREC INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR: A PolarTREC informational webinar (web seminar), will be held Monday, 19 September 2016. Register here:
https://www.polartrec.com/about/informational-webinar

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Further information about PolarTREC, including program goals, requirements, and frequently asked questions, is available at: https://www.polartrec.com

The course provides a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on (or will soon start working on) a glaciology-related climate project. A few places are available for junior scientists.

Deadline for applications is 23 May 2016.

See the website for more information.

Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm (EDT)

The ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series brings some of the leading Arctic researchers to Washington, D.C. to share in person and via webinar the latest findings and what they mean for decision-making. The seminars are open, and will be of interest to Federal agency officials, Congressional staff, NGOs, associations, researchers, and the public.

Registration
To register please visit: https://www.arcus.org/research-seminar-series
Registration is required for the live seminar as well as the webinar. We will be using the Adobe Connect platform for the webinar. Once you register for the webinar, you will receive a confirmation email giving you the link and directions on how to join.

Presentation Abstract
Why do people move to an eroding village? Why do fishermen go farther north in the Bering Sea in cold years? Why would hunters report an ecosystem in trouble when subsistence harvests are up? And what does AmazonPrime have to do with food security?

Research on human-environment interactions in the Arctic has demonstrated the strong connections between people and their ecosystems. But those connections do not always lead to the outcomes one might expect. In addition to examining the physical and biological aspects of Arctic change, we need more attention to the social dynamics that shape human responses to climate and other types of change.

This presentation will review some of the basics of what we know in these areas, and then discuss how to start studying the things we cannot yet explain.

Speaker Details
Henry P. Huntington studies human-environment interactions in the Arctic and beyond, and also works to conserve the Arctic environment in light of climate change and industrial development. His research has examined traditional knowledge of marine mammals and sea ice, the impacts of climate change on Arctic communities, the regulation of subsistence hunting, and other topics. In addition to dozens of scientific papers, he has written chapters in several major Arctic Council reports, co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences committee that wrote The Arctic in the Anthropocene, and served on a Council of Canadian Academies panel on food security in the North. He is also one of the authors of The Meaning of Ice, a recent book about sea ice in three Arctic communities. Huntington has made long journeys in the Arctic by snowmachine, dog team, and small boat. He lives with his wife and two sons in Eagle River, Alaska.

Henry currently co-leads the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Sea Ice Action Team.

As the Arctic experiences rapid changes in the marine environment, there is unprecedented need for effective communication, collaborative science, and actionable knowledge to support responses by a variety of stakeholders. This workshop will focus on the implications of diminishing Arctic sea ice by convening diverse science experts, decision-makers, Arctic residents, industry specialists, NGO's, and other stakeholders to define and address important societal questions.

The First SEARCH Knowledge Exchange Workshop will gather 30-50 invited experts to discuss impacts of sea-ice loss on:

• Arctic ecosystems. How are marine ecosystem structure and primary productivity changing, and what are the implications for the Arctic and beyond?
• Lower latitude weather. What are the linkages between Arctic sea ice loss, amplified Arctic warming, and changing mid-latitude weather patterns?
• Human activities in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. What roles can improved understanding of current and future sea ice conditions play in informing the actions and decisions of Arctic residents and regional stakeholders?

Goals/objectives:

1. Provide a forum where Arctic scientists, stakeholder community representatives, and decision makers can share perspectives on Arctic research priorities and effective means for cross-community communication and collaboration;
2. Identify critical knowledge gaps where scientific synthesis efforts are (a) needed to support stakeholders and decision makers and (b) currently possible based on existing data and knowledge;
3. Identify emerging research topics that warrant scoping studies;
4. Develop new communication pathways to sustain continued and focused knowledge exchange between Arctic scientists, stakeholders, and decision-makers.

Agenda:

Coming soon...

Organizers:

• Matthew Druckenmiller, Rutgers University and National Snow and Ice Data Center, Univ. of Colorado, druckenmiller [at] nsidc.org
• Jennifer Francis (SIAT co-lead), Rutgers University, francis [at] marine.rutgers.edu
• Henry Huntington (SIAT co-lead), Huntington Consulting, hph [at] alaska.net

Contact: Matthew Druckenmiller, Email: druckenmiller [at] nsidc.org

The seminar will be hosted and financially supported by the Centre for Polar Studies - University of Silesia and Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland under the umbrella and with support of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), through its Network on Arctic Glaciology, and the Committee of Polar Research Polish Academy of Sciences.

It will take place in the seaside resort Sopot, Poland, 15 - 17 October 2016.

The purpose of the meeting:

• Assess the current knowledge on ice mass loss at fronts of Arctic tidewater glaciers
• Provide a consistent description of methodologies and terminologies so that inter-comparison between Arctic regions will be more feasible
• Consider estimation of discharge for regions where they currently do not exist
• Assess the importance of frontal mass loss for the general mass budget of glaciers in different Arctic regions

Participation:

The seminar will bring together invited experts on Arctic calving glaciers and mass balance (ca. 20 people) and is open to everyone interested in these issues. The total number of participants is limited to 40 persons.

Four - five working session are planned with 1-2 invited introductory talks and longer time slot for discussion during each. Uninvited presentations are not expected. Nevertheless, brief interventions on methods and regional data/results (up to 5 min.) could be possible.

Expected seminar outcome:

A report with recommendations for further coordinated activity and sketch of an overview paper(s) on already gained knowledge on frontal ablation and dynamic discharge of mass as a part of mass balance of Arctic glaciers.

Registration deadline is September 15, 2016

Everyone intending to attend the seminar is asked to submit short (maximum 300 words) motivation letter by email:
Jacek Jania
jam.jania [at] gmail.com

For more information please follow the link above.

The University of Washington's eScience Institute is hosting a GeoHack week, November 14-18, 2016. Join us for five days of tutorials, data exploration, software development and community networking, focused on open source tools to analyze and visualize geospatial data. Our event will include a team from Google Earth Engine who will lead a series of workshops.

Several organizers have expertise in glaciology and can provide guidance on handling of field and remote sensing datasets related to the study of ice.

Please visit the link above for more details.

Application deadline: September 15, 2016.

Co-hosted by the West Big Data Innovation Hub (WBDIH), Research Data Alliance (RDA), and Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP).

Sept 15, 2–5pm MDT.

By convening data scientists, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to work on challenges with “marathon”-like intensity, data-focused hackathons can spark meaningful collaborations and produce viable solutions. This hands-on, interactive workshop seeks to empower our community leaders with lessons learned and best practices from hackathon organizers and participants. Workshop attendees will meet and collaborate with other innovation enthusiasts from academia, government, nonprofits, and industry as we capture insights about the design, implementation, and scalability of data-focused hackathons.

Follow the link above for information on how to register for the International Data Week / Research Data Alliance Plenary 8 — the RDA registration includes the Hackathon Workshop.

Early Career Researcher Travel Grants are available from WBDIH and the Computing Community Consortium (CCC).

The collective voice and expertise of the international climate community is essential in shaping the international research agenda on the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. The World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP) Core Project on Climate and Ocean – CLIVAR - invites the international climate community to review the state of the science, to prioritize international research plans and to initiate new collaborations. In September 2016 CLIVAR will hold an Open Science Conference to engage the wider collection of scientists who work in this important area.

Abstracts, early career scientist symposium applications, and travel grants are due March 15.

The objectives of the CLIVAR Open Science Conference are to:

• Review progress toward improved understanding of the dynamics, the interaction, and the predictability of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system
• Shape ideas to meet emerging ocean and climate science challenges
• Engage with the future generation of climate scientists
• Identify key climate research and stakeholder issues
• Develop and strengthen collaborations across nations, disciplines and age groups and promote integrative studies

In addition to the main event, the Conference will have two other events which will target specific audiences: the CLIVAR Early Career Scientists Symposium, a 3 day programme, designed by and for Early Career Scientists; and the Regional Stakeholder Forum, a one day event bringing together CLIVAR scientists and practitioners who have an interest in climate science to exchange ideas, outline requirements and discuss future collaborations with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

The WIHAH conference is bringing together Alaskan, U.S., and international engineers, health experts, researchers, community members, policymakers, and innovators to discuss health benefits, challenges and innovations associated with making running water and sewer in remote northern communities safe, affordable and sustainable. A conference proceedings publication and a summary report of the meeting will be produced. This conference will consist of expert speaker and poster presentation sessions, along with selected innovative technical demonstrations.

This circumpolar conference is identified as an official event in conjunction with the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, as an endorsed project of the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with a number of U.S. agencies to sponsor this informative conference. Federal sponsors include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; U.S. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the U.S. Department of State; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Program.

Conference themes:

Human health benefits from household water and sanitation in Arctic rural communities
Climate change impacts on water and sanitation infrastructure in the Arctic
Innovative engineering approaches to increase access to water of adequate quality and quantity, including water reuse
Methods of ownership, operations and maintenance to maximize useful life of water and sewer systems in the Arctic
Regulations and policies affecting access to and the cost of providing adequate quantities of water in the home
Conference registration:

There is no registration fee. However, due to space and cost limitations and to ensure broad participation from different countries and areas of expertise, attendance is by invitation only. If you would like to attend the WIHAH conference and/or give a presentation, please provide information about how your expertise or experiences would add value to the conference by filling out the “Expression of Interest” web form due on the corresponding date indicated below.

Important dates:

Participants who want to present at the conference must submit the Expression of Interest web form by June 24, 2016. The form includes a field for abstract submission (300 words max). Types of presentation include 20 to 40 minute talks, posters, and exhibition or demonstration of an innovation.

Participants who want to attend the conference without giving a presentation must submit the Expression of Interest web form by July 1, 2016.

ABOUT THE EVENT:
The “Chronobiology of Marine Organisms Summer School” aims to bring together young international researchers who are interested in the phenomenon of biological timing with special focus on the polar and marine environment. It will give insight in general concepts of chronobiology, biological timing in model organisms and in the marine environment, orientation mechanisms in animals and the modelling of cycles and endogenous clocks. The summer school will be supported by several guest speakers e.g. Charlotte Förster (University of Würzburg), Kristin Tessmar-Raible (University of Vienna), Kim Last (SAMS, Oban) and Henrik Mouritsen (University of Oldenburg).

The summer school is organised by PolarTime, a consortium of international research facilities with the aim of investigating clocks and rhythms in polar marine key organisms (www.polartime.org). The project is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Bettina Meyer, head of the research group “Ecophysiology of pelagic key species” (http://bit.ly/1hCyMMQ), and Dr. Mathias Teschke both at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany.

ABOUT THE VENUE:
The Island of Spiekeroog is one of the East Frisian Islands within the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site located at the north-western coast of Germany. It is a small island with only 18.25 km2 and a total population of around 800 people. Spiekeroog is famous for its breathtaking nature: wide salt marshes, small forests and a rich variety of flora and fauna. A special feature of the island is that there are no cars allowed and only small electro vehicle are used for transportation. However, due to the small size of the island it is possible to walk everywhere. The island is connected to the mainland with a daily ferry service starting from the small town of Neuharlingersiel.

Registration fee: 350 euro including ferry, accommodation, meals and excursion

All students are invited to contribute to the summer school by presenting a poster.

Deadline for application: 30th of June

In order to apply please send an email with your personal details, short description of your actual project and your institute and a statement of motivation to:

Fabio Piccolin (fabio.piccolin [at] awi.de)

Flavia Höring (flavia.hoering [at] awi.de)