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The 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), and The Oceanography Society (TOS), will be held in Portland, Oregon. The OSM is an important venue for scientific exchange across broad marine science disciplines. Sessions will include all aspects of oceanography, especially multidisciplinary topics, as well as presentations that reflect new and emerging research on the global ocean and society, including science education, outreach and public policy. The OSM originated in 1982 as a joint effort between AGU and ASLO; TOS joined as a regular co-sponsor in 2004.

Increasing evidence of multiple human impacts on the oceans makes this a critical time for the largest international assembly of ocean scientists, engineers, students, educators, policy makers, and other stakeholders to gather and share their results on research, application of research, and education.

Abstract submission deadline: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday, 6 September 2017.

The NSF-funded Polar Interdisciplinary Coordinated Education (Polar ICE) project is leading an effort to develop a suite of concepts to help Polar scientists and informal and classroom educators to communicate about Polar Regions. Polar scientists are invited to explore our newly developed Polar Literacy Principles (PLP) while practicing and discussing effective techniques for science communication with science communication experts Ari Daniel, a digital producer at NOVA and independent science reporter for public radio programs among other outlets and Dr. Joan Middendorf, of the Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning at Indiana University and author of Overcoming Student Learning Bottlenecks.

• Learn how to construct more effective Broader Impact projects that engage the public in learning about Polar Regions;
• Connect with educators, learning scientists, and media professionals.
• Network with polar research colleagues who also share an interest in effectively communicating polar science.

Polar ICE will provide education and outreach opportunities to practice your science communication skills. Only 25 scientists will be selected for participation in this project. A $300 stipend is available for scientists who participate in the program.

Apply for your spot through an online application before January 3, 2018.

Learn more about Polar ICE:
https://polar-ice.org

Objectives:
The cryosphere forms an integral part of the climate system of the Earth. Measuring the properties of the seasonal and perennial snow cover properties is therefore essential in understanding interactions and feedback mechanisms related to the cryosphere.

Snow is a extremely complex and highly variable medium, and all essential properties of seasonal snow cover are challenging to measure. Diverse fields such as hydrology, climatology, avalanche forecasting and Earth Observation from space benefit from improved quantification of snow cover properties, in particular related to the snow microstructure.

The past 10 years snow science has seen a rapid change from a semi-quantitative to a quantitative science. Understanding physical and chemical processes in the snowpack requires detailed measurements of the microstructure.

The 4th Snow Science Winter School will teach these advanced techniques, as micro-tomography, measurement of specific surface area by reflection and spectroscopy, near-infrared photography and high-resolution penetrometry. You will learn:

• State-of-the-art snow measurement techniques
• Understanding the physical processes responsible for the evolution of the snowpack
• Understanding vertically resolved snowpack models (Crocus, SNOWPACK) and larger scale land-surface models

Target audience:
Any graduate student or post-doc working on snow or in some snow related field, this year especially in remote sensing of the cryosphere, is welcome to participate. Those fields include everybody interested in cryospheric sciences.

Applications will close on November 3, 2017, 24:00 UCT

For more information, follow the link above.

The 2018 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, from 17 to 21 September 2018. EUMETSAT will be joined in the organisation and hosting of the event by the Estonian Environment Agency, the national provider for weather and climate services in Estonia.

The conference date is very fitting as it coincides with the celebration of the Centenary of the Republic of Estonia.

EUMETSAT has organised a meteorological satellite conference every year for over thirty years. During that time, the conference has become a key annual event for the meteorological and scientific communities where participants from around the world can meet to share their experience and knowledge during plenary, poster and workshop sessions.

The 2018 conference will discuss such topics as preparing for MTG and EPS-SG, atmospheric chemistry monitoring and applications, and climate and ocean monitoring. The conference location also lends itself to discussions on the topics of observations for the Baltic Basin, as well as Arctic monitoring and applications.

Further conference topics will incorporate developments in current and future meteorological satellite programmes, data access and nowcasting and high-resolution NWP.

Abstract submission: 1 December 2017 – 31 January 2018.

The 2nd SCAR Summer School on Polar Geodesy will be held at the Ladoga Base of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), in Ladozhskoe Ozero, about 70 km east of St. Petersburg, Russia, 10 to 19 May 2018. The summer school provides a concise course on geodetic ground‐based and satellite methods focussed on polar applications in combination with lectures on geophysics and glaciology. The school addresses master and PhD students as well as young scientists (age limit: 30 years) to draw their interest to polar research and to the cooperation of different geoscientific disciplines to carry out investigations both in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Deadline for application is 30 January 2018.

The Fifth Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists, a geocryological conference and summer school hosted by the Melnikov Permafrost Institute, will be held 4 - 23 June 2018 in Yakutsk, Russia. Young researchers – including undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows – are invited to attend.

The Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists will include:

• The Geocryological Conference held from 4 to 8 June 2018
• The Geocryological Field Workshop from 9 to 23 June 2018

The Geocryological Conference themes include:

• Regional and historical geocryology
• Permafrost geothermics and thermal physics
• Periglacial processes and forms
• Landscape dynamics in permafrost regions
• Permafrost geochemistry
• Permafrost hydrology and hydrogeology
• Climate change and permafrost evolution
• Greenhouse gases and gas hydrates
• Permafrost microbiology
• Remote sensing of permafrost
• Stability of engineering structures on permafrost

The summer school, in the form of a Geocryological Field Workshop will take place in the vicinity of Yakutsk and Amga (204 km south-east of Yakutsk). It will focus on permafrost degradation effects on agriculture and rural infrastructure in central Yakutia.

Organizers invite those interested in attending the conference and/or field school to pre-register before 28 January 2018.

For questions, please contact:
Anna Kut
ankaurban [at] mail.ru

The Workshop 'Remote Sensing for Studying the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface', co-sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), will be held 13 – 15 March 2018, in Potomac, Maryland, USA, only 15 minutes from Washington, DC.

Workshop Objective:

Facilitate the exchange of ideas and information about developments in remote sensing that can provide new information about the ocean-atmosphere interface, and to help forge collaborations between workshop participants and with the wider community.

Please see the link above for more information.

Submit an abstract by January 25, 2018.

The Arctic is a vast and dispersed part of the world. While some parts of this region have a well-developed infrastructure, other parts remain sparsely connected to the rest of the world. Doing business in the Arctic can be challenging. As investments are being channeled north, the areas with a developed infrastructure gain a comparative advantage. Smart technological solutions are needed to ensure a sustainable, and evenly divided, development in the Arctic region with its many remote settlements. Innovation, satellite technology and modern infrastructure can make this possible. What political and economic mechanisms must be applied in order to close the connectivity-gaps in the Arctic? Which sectors need technological solutions most urgently? What role can satellite-and telecommunication play in as tourists, workers, ships and industrial installations move deeper into the Arctic? What can todays satellite technology, telecom and big data offer to the maritime businesses, and the fisheries industry in particular, in the Arctic?

Speakers

• Dr. Brendan Kelly, SEARCH
• Tina Pidgeon, GCI
• Julie Decker, Anchorage Museum
• Ole Arve Misund, Norwegian Polar Institute
• Nina Soleng, Kongsberg Satellite Services

Organized by Arctic Encounter Symposium and Arctic Frontiers

For more information about this side event contact Rachel Kallander

Who should attend?

• 1-3 Science Team Members Per Project
• ABoVE Management
• ABoVE Partners + Stakeholders
• Scientists working on synergistic topics

Important Dates:

• JPL Only* NCTS Registration: Oct 25th, 2007
• Student Travel Support Applications: Dec 15th, 2007
• NASA Only* NCTS Registration: Dec 23rd, 2007
• Poster Abstract Submission: Jan 12th, 2008
• Hotel Deadline: Jan 15th, 2008
• Meeting Registration: Open

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Alaska’s premier marine research conference, has been bringing together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public for over twenty years to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. Over 700 people attend this 4-day long conference held annually during the month of January.

Each day of the conference highlights important Alaskan marine ecosystems: Arctic (Tuesday), Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (Wednesday), and the Gulf of Alaska (Thursday). Research topics discussed range from ocean physics, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, to local traditional knowledge. Since its inception, NPRB has been a proud sponsor and one of the leading organizers of AMSS.

Important Dates:
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
- ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES: OCTOBER 6, 2017
- ONLINE REGISTRATION: OCTOBER 18, 2017 — JANUARY 15, 2018
- ON-SITE REGISTRATION: JANUARY 22, 2018 — JANUARY 26, 2018