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ACI’s Arctic Shipping Summit is moving to an exciting new location in Hamburg, Germany for its 13th edition in the series and will take on a new look for December 2018. ACI are bringing together stakeholders from all parts of the Arctic to discuss their involvement in the ever changing Northern Shipping Route.

The two day conference will bring together companies and organisations such as National Coastguards, Senior Arctic Government Officials, Shipping Companies, LNG Projects, Lawyers, P&I Clubs, Arctic Researchers and Lecturers and many more. This will allow for an interactive and open conference which can provide each agent with as much networking and discussion as possible.

The following topics will be discussed at the 2018 event:

• The Polar Code: Where does The Industry Currently Stand
• Examining New Arctic Infrastructure Developments
• Insurance Concerns- Understanding Risk in Arctic Shipping
• Assessing the Geo-Political Landscape in the Arctic: How does this effect The Shipping Industry?
• Shipping in the Arctic: Practical Case Studies of Operations
• Arctic Cruises: How is This Emerging Industry Evolving?
• Meeting Training Requirements and Guaranteeing Crew Competence
• The Future of Arctic Shipping

The Arctic and U.S. National Security symposium provides a timely and important opportunity to further explore and promote Arctic security discussions at a critical time for the region. The symposium will include policy leaders currently drafting branch-specific Arctic strategies, solicit insight from senior Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Commerce leadership, and elicit guidance and perspective from individuals representing the State of Alaska, industry, and research communities. The resulting dialogue will provide productive policy and operational insight at the dawn of the 116th United States Congress.

This symposium is strictly invitation-only. A live-stream of the symposium will appear on the above webpage during the event.

Please see the following agenda for the most up-to-date information on speakers, panels, and related items.

Euroscicon Ltd. offers all the participants from all over the Globe to attend 12th International Conference on Oceanography & Marine Biology.

It includes prompt Keynote presentations, Oral presentations (Speaker forum and Young research forum), Poster presentations, and Exhibitions. This is going to be one of the most notable events of the year. It will bring all the Scientists, Professors and Delegates together for a remarkable success.

The Theme of the Conference is "Synchronous Evolution of Marine Sciences". The main objective is to bring all the leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars together to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all the aspects of Marine Science.

After almost 59 years, the Antarctic Treaty continues to shine as a rare beacon of international cooperation. To celebrate this milestone of peace in our civilization with hope and inspiration for future generations – ANTARCTICA DAY is recognized to be December 1st – the day when the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959. As an annual event, Antarctica Day encourages participation from around the world. Our aim is to continue expanding Antarctica Day on December 1st as a globally-accessible platform to share, interpret and cherish the values associated with Antarctica for the benefit of present and future generations. This is being accomplished in many ways – follow the link above for more information.

Organizers invite applications for a science communication workshop for scientists. This workshop will convene 9-11 January 2019 at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.

Workshop Description:

Good science storytelling is a powerful way to bring public attention to remote areas like the polar regions. Stories about the changing poles are common, but don’t capture the complexity of the data. Organizers invite participants to explore these issues in a two-day workshop and learn how to tell compelling science stories and bring data driven, critical analysis to the undergraduate classroom.

During the workshop, participants will:

• Present their latest polar science research
• Learn science communication skills and techniques
• Receive classroom ready, pre-packed polar science modules complete with video tutorials that can be integrated into the classroom
• Participate in a journal manuscript on creating and critically analyzing polar science stories with available databases
• Participate in the continued development of Polar Literacy Principles

Participation will be limited to 40 scientists. A limited number of travel funds/scholarships are available for advanced graduate student applicants.

Application deadline: 1 December 2018.

A consortium of polar data coordinating bodies have recently hosted a number of useful workshops and events to foster collaboration between individuals, institutions, projects and organisations. These events have built on polar data coordination efforts including progress made during the International Polar Year, and two Polar Data Forum meetings.

More recently, the focus has been on identifying and understanding the specifics of polar data sharing and interoperability through workshops such as the Polar Connections Interoperability Workshop and Assessment Process hosted by the European Space Agency in 2016, and the Arctic Spatial Data Pilot implemented by the Open Geospatial Consortium. In May of 2018, the Polar Data Planning Summit (PDPS) hosted by the University of Colorado focused on specific interoperability priorities and the organizational and community-building aspects of data sharing and interoperability.

These and other polar activities have identified a need for continued, detailed technical collaboration in order to advance Polar Data Management. At PDPS technical discussions centred on achieving federated search through exchange of standardised, well formatted discovery metadata. This is an important first step towards an interconnected polar data system and important gaps and mitigation have been identified at the levels of standardisation, exchange protocols, semantic annotation etc. Discussions also identified challenges consuming data from different sources and communities. Following the PDPS discussions continued during the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) held in Davos in June of 2018, discussions on how to maintain momentum and facilitate the process towards an interconnected polar data management system resulted in the commitment by the community to a series of more technically oriented workshops focused on developing an architecture for this global system. This is a response to requests from PDPS and AOS participants to coordinate activities between communities. This initiative has been proposed as a deliverable for the upcoming Second Arctic Science Ministerial.

This will be the 28th annual Bureau of Indian Affairs Providers Conference. We have worked hard to provide new features for the conference in response to suggestions from our Tribes. The new Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs has been invited to address our Tribes and we hope to get confirmation soon. Please continue to check our webpage for updates as we are able to solidify and publish details for the conference.

Registration will open at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 27.

There is no charge to attend the conference, but please ensure you register so there will be a name badge for you. Your name badge will serve as entry to all conference-related events.

The mission of the Alaska Region Bureau of Indian Affairs is to serve the Federally-Recognized Tribes in Alaska, which constitute more than forty percent of all tribes in the country. This year marks the 28th Providers Conference – it has withstood the test of time and grown tremendously in importance and participation over the years. This year we expect some 1,800 tribal representatives will register for this unique opportunity for training, technical assistance, information sharing and dynamic interaction with peers, professionals, subject matter experts, government officials, etc. The vast land area of Alaska Region and the large number of tribes make the annual Providers Conference an efficient and economical forum for serving tribes in this unique and challenging environment. BIA wishes you a rewarding, productive and safe Providers Conference. We are extending this opportunity at no cost for attendees.

The Atlantic from Space Workshop will be held at the National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom on 23-25 January 2019.

Objectives:
1. To review the main requirements from geo-information in the Atlantic Region from science to information services
2. To review the main activities, projects and initiatives taking place in the region where Earth Observation may contribute
3. To assess the potential of the increasing observation capacity offered by satellites to address the needs for science, applications and future information services
4. To characterise gaps and identify high-level requirements and associated solutions for support ICT infrastructure in the Atlantic region, including the basis for developing an Atlantic Regional Earth Observation Exploitation Platform.

The workshop is organised around oral presentations and discussions. Sessions are designed around dedicated topics related to the workshop’s objectives.

Presentations given at the workshop will be published on the workshop website.

Topics:
- Atlantic Ocean processes – including salinity and sea level dynamics
- Protecting the ocean – eutrophication, pollution, aggregates extraction and ballast water exchange
- Land-sea biogeochemical feedbacks in the Atlantic region
- Protecting biodiversity, sensitive ecosystems and natural capital
- Dealing with the “plastic continents” issue
- Natural hazards and extreme events in the Atlantic region
- Understanding regional variability and common issues with respect to water and energy exchanges
- Regional climate evolution modeling and forecasting
- Natural resources availability and exploitation in the Atlantic region
- Impacts of current and planned economic developments – tourism, cultural heritage and infrastructure deployment
- Spatial planning for the Atlantic region
- Atlantic regional initiatives for data management and exchange

The deadline for abstract submission is 19th November 2018.

Climate Change Summit 2018 is the one of the leading environmental conferences gathering largest gathering of participants from the field of climate change and environmental sciences. This conference gives specialized gathering and impact on the participants to learn and reveal about most advanced research towards global warming and climate change.

This conference will focus on variety of advanced research topics including:

• Adaptation of Climate Change
• Carbon Cycle
• Climate Change & Climatology
• Climate Change and Coastal Stressors
• Climate Change and Health
• Climate Change and Migration
• Climate Change Challenges
• Climate Change Law and Policy
• Climate Change: Biodiversity Scenarios
• Climate Hazards
• CO2 Capture and Sequestration
• Energy Policy
• Evidence of Climate Changes
• Global Warming Effects and Causes
• Oceans and Climate Change
• Pollution Control
• Risks of Climate Change
• Sustainability & Climate Change

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for December and the winter season.

Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in person or online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

Available online or in-person at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 407 IARC/Akasofu building, 12:00pm AKDT, 4:00pm EDT.