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The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on ‘Timescales, Processes and Glacier Dynamics’ in 2018. The symposium will be held at the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Theme:

The physical processes controlling glacier dynamics form the basis of modern glaciology. In spite of the rapid growth in observational data, the ultimate scientific challenge continues to be relating observations to processes. Time-series observational data are essential to understanding processes; however, their analysis often reveals processes operating on timescales ranging from diurnal to millennial. Individual processes may underpin long-term glacier stability, promote instability or drive natural variability in the glacier state. For example, gravitationally driven flow is among the most fundamental processes in glaciology and is controlled by ice-surface slope and thickness. The evolution of the ice surface, in turn, reveals processes related to the mechanical controls on ice flow, firn compaction, development of supraglacial meltwater flow networks, basal melt, isostasy and surface mass balance. Each of these processes alters the surface elevation and is characterized by a different timescale. Assessment of the processes producing changes over a particular time interval poses a major challenge. Hence, even routinely acquired data are difficult to reason about. Interpretation of other data, such as surface velocity, climatological data, radar stratigraphy, glacier history, ice core records, paleoclimate proxies and in situ observations, are also confounded by relations between processes and timescales.

Topics:

We seek papers and presentations that advance the understanding of ice sheets and glaciers and glacier dynamics on different timescales. Key focus areas include (but are not limited to):

1. Processes that control glacier dynamics and ice flow
2. Processes that reflect natural variability versus trends critical to glacier and ice-sheet stability
3. Processes that link climate and ocean changes with ice sheet and glacier evolution
4. Time-series data analysis of glacier and ice-sheet data
5. Process models for ice–ocean–atmosphere interactions, glacier–bedrock interactions, meltwater impacts, etc.
6. Processes and timescales associated with ice-sheet and glaciological hazards
7. Paleoclimate indicators of key-processes and changes in glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets and linking paleoclimatology to contemporary glacier studies.

Abstracts:

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract by 3 April 2018.

For more information, please follow the link above.

Carleton University’s Institute on the Ethics of Research with Indigenous People (CUIERIP) will hold its 5th annual week-long summer program. It is a six-day immersive experience devoted to learning about good practices in ethical research with First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities.

CUIERIP’s mission is to provide a collaborative and safe learning environment for faculty, students, community members, and professionals working on Indigenous issues and research ethics.

CUIERIP is led by Carleton Faculty, research ethics professionals and community leaders. Presiding Elders guide all participants.

CUIERIP’s 2018 theme: “Story keeping and the story bundle”. Story bundles, a concept that pertains to Western and Indigenous ethical considerations around being a story-keeper, or more specifically, the person who brings the experiences and stories of others forward. During the week-long institute, we will consider the distinctions between different types of stories, the protocols/ethical considerations around who can carry/disseminate stories, historic and contemporary examples of story-keepers, examples of how carriers adapt to the evolution of ever-changing stories, what researchers need in their story bundles, and how a story bundle is developed, maintained and utilized.

Registration for the 2018 Institute is now open.

For more information about CUIERIP 2018, please visit our website at the link above.

PhD School on Ice Core Techniques (ICAT) 2.0 ECTS is to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 24-29, 2018.

The PhD course is aimed at PhD students and junior postdocs who conduct ice core analysis or are users of ice core data (glaciological, oceanographic, climate modelers, earth scientists). ICAT aims to educate a new generation of ice core researchers and foster a collaborative environment for future glaciological projects.

This course will educate young scientists regarding new methods developed for the analysis of ice cores with regard to climate research, with dedicated theoretical and laboratory exercise sessions.

LECTURES INCLUDE:
Margit Schwikowski, Carlo Barbante, Johannes Freitag, Thomas Blunier, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Christine Hvidberg, Paul Vallelonga, Mai Winstrup, Sune Olander Rasmussen, Bo Vinther, Helle Astrid Kjær, and more…

APPLICATION:
Submit your application by June 1st 2018. You will be notified of the decision of the Selection Committee by July 1st, 2018.

Follow the link above for more information.

Graduate students associated with University of Washington’s Program on Climate Change are pleased to announce the 12th Annual Graduate Climate Conference (GCC), which will be held November 2-4, 2018 at the University of Washington Pack Forest Conference Center.

The GCC is an interdisciplinary conference run by graduate students, for graduate students. The organizers of GCC strive to feature a diverse representation of students and research topics to create a broader, more inclusive community for emerging leaders in climate-related fields.

We encourage students from all backgrounds and stages of their graduate careers to apply. GCC highlights climate research from a variety of disciplines from the physical, natural, and social sciences and humanities, including anthropology, atmospheric sciences, biology, communication, environmental sciences, economics, engineering, ethics, geography, geology, law, oceanography, public policy, resource management, and more.

We highly encourage abstracts from students with traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

Applications for GCC 2018 are now open. The deadline for abstract submission is June 1. Lodging and meals are covered for all participants. Limited travel funding will also be awarded on an as-needed basis to as many participants as possible.

For more information and access to the application, please see the website above.

Please contact the organizing committee with any questions at gradclimateconference [at] gmail.com

The 15th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium (ICRSS) will take place September 10-14, 2018 in Potsdam, Germany.

Earth's Polar Regions feature cold-climate environments characterized by unique landscapes, biota, and processes. Many of these features and dynamics are Cryosphere-driven and either are already subject to or have the potential for fundamental and rapid changes in a warming world. Earth observation technologies provide crucial tools to understand and quantify these changes.

This symposium deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, both Arctic and Antarctic.

The theme of the 15th ICRSS is Polar Regions in Transformation - Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Pressures.

This symposium will be of interest to scientists, scholars, and industry and government professionals involved in studying and quantifying Arctic and Antarctic Change, renewable and non-renewable resource management, and development of new technologies and methods targeting remote sensing observations of polar environments. The symposium will provide a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international co-operation in the circumpolar regions of the world.

Abstracts are being requested that directly address the following topics:

• Past, present and future changes in the Arctic and Antarctic
• Inventory and dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets
• Floating Ice: sea, river, and lake ice
• Seasonal snow cover
• Changing permafrost
• Polar coastlines
• Oceanography of polar seas
• Hydrology of inland waters
• Polar land cover and land use change
• Arctic vegetation
• Environmental monitoring
• Wildlife management and habitat protection
• Land and water management
• Archaeology
• Geology, mineral, and oil and gas exploration
• Microwave remote sensing applications
• Optical and thermal remote sensing applications
• LiDAR imaging
• Hyperspectral remote sensing
• All remote sensing platforms from satellite to terrestrial-based
• Data Integration and Data Mining
• Modeling using remote sensing-based parameterization
• Geographic Information System and Web-based portals
• Calibration and validation of geometric, radiometric and spectral properties
• Mapping and Scaling

Abstracts due date has been extended to 31 May 2018.

The 2018 symposium is hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in the beautiful city of Potsdam, Germany.

Organizers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) invite registration for Alaska National Lab Day.

During this event, research scientists and lab directors from the 17 U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories will co-lead conversations about cutting-edge research important to Alaska and the world. Discussions will focus on the following themes:

• Addressing the energy field of the future
• Defense energy systems in the North
• Natural hazards and aerospace/defense
• Empowering Alaska's entrepreneurs
• Navigating the changing Arctic
• Developing local and global energy solutions

Participants that arrive early may participant in events occurring on Tuesday, 29 May, including touring UAF’s Arctic research facilities, an evening of TED-style talks, and learning how Alaska is leading the way in microgrid technology that can provide global energy solutions.

Organizers invite participation in a half-day program on EarthScope Transportable Array observations in the Alaskan Arctic.

For those unable to attend in person, this meeting will be available remotely through GoToMeeting (https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/810978277) or
via telephone at +1 571-317-3122, Access Code 810-978-277.

Those planning to call into the meeting will also need to RSVP.

The EarthScope Transportable Array (TA) is a dense network of state-of-the-art seismic stations that, from 2004-2015, migrated across the contiguous 48 states recording the high-quality data needed to map the structure of the earth beneath North America.

This meeting will bring together Transportable Array stakeholders and interested parties to provide information on the following:

• Capabilities of the new network
• Existing partnerships (federal, state, private) that have been created to complete and use the Transportable Array
• Present and future observing opportunities for this new network of autonomous “micro-observatories.”

Organizers are especially interested in exploring inter-agency/multi-agency interests and opportunities for how the Transportable Array observing capability can be used, particularly with respect to the compatibility of different observing interests.

We are pleased to announce that Korea Polar Research Institute will hold the 24th International Symposium on Polar Sciences.

The King Sejong Station was established and inaugurated on King George Island in February 1988, after the Republic of Korea acceded to the Antarctic Treaty in November 1986. Since then KOPRI has continued to expand its research as well as to strengthen logistic capacities to support world class science, for example a research icebreaker, Araon and the second Antarctic Station, Jang Bogo in Terra Nova Bay as a platform for conducting continental Antarctic research. KOPRI has devoted its passion and commitment to explore the uncharted field of Antarctic research for over three decades. In commemoration of the scientific dedication over the years and celebrating the 30 year anniversary of King Sejong Station, the theme of the 24th International Symposium on Polar Science will be “30 years of Footsteps in Antarctica: Looking Back and Looking Forward”.

We would like to cordially invite you to share your knowledge and understanding as well as your perspective of future outlook on Antarctic research.

Please follow the link above for more information.

We would like to invite you to a PolarConnect Event (webinar) with teacher Keith Smith and the team studying Chemical Ecology of Shallow Water Marine Communities. Keith will share his experiences working with the researchers at Palmer Station, Antarctica.

You can read more about his experiences here:
https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/chemical-ecology-of-shallow-water…

The event will be 1 hour long with Q&A at the end for teachers, students, friends and family.

This event is hosted through the PolarTREC PolarConnect program. Participants will have a chance to learn about research from the scientists while on-site, ask questions, and chat with the teacher and researchers during the presentation.

Questions? Contact us at info [at] polartrec.com

The Italian Association for the Study of Clays (AISA) and the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (IMAA) are pleased to invite you to DUST 2018, the International Conference on Atmospheric Dust. The meeting provides an unique opportunity for mineralogists, physicists, geochemists, engineers, volcanologists, chemists and for many other specialists to share ideas and knowledge on the boundless world of the atmospheric particles.

Please see the link above for more information.