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Portland, Oregon

The Local Organizing Committee and Portland State University look forward to welcoming the Antarctic community to Portland, Oregon in July of 2012.

This SCAR Open Science Conference will focus on SCAR's dual role of science and advice to policy makers. In a change to previous conferences the first

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Portland, Oregon

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) are pleased to announce the kick-off workshop of the renewed Ice-Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level (ISMASS) expert group.

WORKSHOP AIMS:

1)To

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Fairbanks, Alaska

The two-week summer school will bring graduate students and young scientists together with academic specialists in climate science and decision makers from both the public and private sectors. It is specifically designed to immerse a new generation of scientists in the
opportunities and challenges

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Poker Flat Research Range, Chatinika, Alaska

Visit the world’s only university-owned rocket range, located in the heart of the Interior’s gold-mining district – Chatanika. Poker Flat Research Range has launched sounding rockets since 1969, but has recently grown to include a fleet of unmanned aircraft. You’re invited to tour the lower range

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Alliston, Ontario

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE) announces the availability of a training program in Arctic Atmospheric Science. The program will be held 23-27 July 2012 in Alliston, Ontario.

The Summer School

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Anchorage, Alaska

This workshop will be organized around four principal topics:
1. Addressing state regulatory and policy issues
2. Introduction of cargo airship developers and vehicles
3. Understanding the environment of northern operations
4. Funding for airship development and deployment

The first two days

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Portland, Oregon

Organizers of the "Public Participation in Scientific Research" (PPSR) conference announce that registration and abstract submission are now available. The conference will be convened 4-5 August 2012 in Portland, Oregon. It is being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Ecological

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Fairbanks, Alaska

Professionals will be gathering in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA on August 5-10, 2012, to share health related research findings and program successes that will improve the quality of life for those living in circumpolar regions. This will be a wonderful opportunity to share your products, information, and

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Akureyri, Iceland

The Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region is a biennial conference for parliamentarians representing the eight Arctic countries and the European Parliament. The first Parliamentary Conference concerning Arctic cooperation was held in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1993. The next conference will

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Fairbanks, Alaska

The U.S. Arctic Research Commission will hold its 98th meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on August 9-10, 2012. The business sessions will be open to the public. The most recent draft agenda is available on the website. The public session on Aug.10th begins at noon, not 11:30 am as indicated in the

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Anchorage, Alaska

The Arctic is front and center in peoples' minds. Increased maritime traffic and new opportunities for development have brought about more reasons to understand and work toward safe and secure operations both on land and off Alaska's coast. To help Alaskans understand these critical challenges and

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Anchorage Museum Auditorium, Alaska

The U.S. is an Arctic nation because Alaska is an Arctic state – the goal of this panel will be to better understand where and how Alaskans can have an impact in broader national and international agendas. Throughout the circumpolar north, discussions are taking place about the best way to

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Anchorage, Alaska

Policy-makers and administrators, academics and public policy experts are invited to join the Institute of the North for lunch with U.S. State Department Senior Arctic Official Julia Gourley. This special luncheon provides Alaskans with a unique opportunity to hear Ms. Gourley discuss the United

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Anchorage, Alaska

Hosted by the Institute of the North’s Arctic Energy Network, the Northern Energy Science and Technology Fair will bring together leading northern energy experts to share the science and technology behind developing renewable and extractive energy resources, meeting community energy needs with local

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Quebec City, Canada

The objectives of the conference are to foster knowledge exchange and promote technological advancement in the area of cold regions engineering. Topics considered for the conference include soils, roads, airfields and railways, water and building and structures.

For more information, please visit

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Klosters Dorf, Switzerland

The effect of global warming on arctic and alpine environments is more and more relevant to plant science, particularly dendrochronology. Since the anatomical structure of arctic and alpine plants, and the structural variability caused by environmental change, is not well known, this course is being

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University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska

Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center will provide insights into the new technologies that form the solid engineering basis for modern cargo airship systems. Speakers from the mining, oil, and gas industries will describe their transportation challenges and how they plan to exploit cargo

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Girdwood, Alaska

Join us for the Arctic Imperative Summit — two days of provocative discussions, investor roundtables and original research focusing on infrastructure development, policy needs and economic opportunities in the Alaskan Arctic. The summit will be hosted by Alaska Dispatch and will bring together

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Svalbard, Norway

The Cryosphere Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee has initiated a field workshop on studies of Arctic tidewater glaciers. The workshop will be held in Svalbard aboard the Polish r/v “Horyzont II”. The ship has suitable facilities for workshop sessions and will provide

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Obergurgl, Austria

The aim of this summer school is to talk and learn about recent developments in microstructural analysis of ice and snow. It is mostly focused on MSc, PhD and also postdocs. Undergraduates are also welcome to apply. Our goal is to get around 35 students together. Over 4 days, lecturers will present