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The 14th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI- 2018) will take place during the 2nd week in January 2018. This international symposium series dates back 55 years and is devoted to research on all aspects of ice. The broad field of topics is linked by the focus on fundamentals.

Topics:

• Ice and Life (near and far, far away)
• Surfaces, Interfaces and Nucleation
• Ice Phases, Amorphous Ice and Glass Transitions
• Crystal Growth
• Microstructure and Mechanics
• Cryospheric Processes (from glaciological friction, deformation and damage mechanics, snow dynamics and photochemistry to sea ice thermodynamics)

Important Dates:

Abstract submission: 1.7.2017 - 20.9.2017

Registration: 16.10.2017 - 06.12.2017

This meeting aims to bring together researchers across the broad range of sub-disciplines within Quaternary science. This will enable the sharing of ideas, approaches to data-model inter-comparisons including dealing with uncertainties, and the dissemination of research across the discipline. There have been major recent advances in Quaternary research in both data and modelling approaches and the conference aims to highlight these.

Sessions will be arranged around topics and it is envisaged that these will include both data and modelling presentations, which will encourage and provide opportunity for discussion and initiate collaboration. We welcome the submission of abstracts on topics that use a data approach, a modelling approach or that integrates both approaches. Therefore, if you are engaged in, or interested in learning more about, data-model intercomparison in the field of Quaternary Science, we would encourage you to attend.

Proposed scientific themes:

• Intercomparisons between climate modelling and palaeoclimate reconstructions
• Glacial system modelling and glacial geomorphology
• Long-term ecology, ecological processes and biodiversity
• Human/environment interactions including refining and testing models of anthropogenic land cover change
• Palaeohydrology and long-term landscape evolution
• Past and future sea-level change

The call for abstracts for the QRA Annual Discussion Meeting has been extended until 12 noon on 3rd November. Early-bird registration rates for both regular and postgraduate delegates will be available until 8th November

For more information, follow the link above.

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.

When: Sunday, February 11, 2018
Where: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon

• 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

In the continuation of the International and Regional conferences convened by the International Permafrost Association, the 5th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP 2018) will be held in Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France, 23 June - 1 July 2018. The conference aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level.

Comfortably installed at the Majestic congress center or climbing the challenging slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, our agenda will be the following:

• Saturday 23 ‐ Sunday 24/06: PYRN days (meeting, field trip, and more!)
• Sunday 24/06: IPA council meeting, workshops, ice‐breaker dinner
• Monday 25/06: 1st day of sessions
• Tuesday 26/06: 2nd day of sessions
• Wednesday 27/06: 1st day of local field trips
• Thursday 28/06: 3rd day of sessions
• Friday 29/06: 2nd day of local field trips
• Saturday 30/06 ‐ Sunday 01/07: two‐day‐long regional field trips

KEY DATES:

• Abstract submission deadline: extended to 22 December 2017
• Decision on abstract (oral/poster): February 2018
• Early-bird registration: until April 1st 2018

The German Society for Polar Research invites you to the 27th International Polar Conference at the University of Rostock, Germany, 25th – 29th March 2018, to discuss the cold region changes and consequences.

The cold regions of the Earth – Arctic, Antarctica and the high mountain ranges – are exposed to fundamental changes due to global warming and direct anthropogenic pressures. The Arctic sea ice as well as glaciers in Greenland and Alpine mountains are not only losing huge areas, but also habitats for many unique organisms depending on the cold habitats. The terrestrial permafrost is thawing leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions. However, these changes ranging from loss in cryospheric extent to coastal erosion or neobiota have many but yet unknown consequences for polar physico-chemical, biogeochemical and geological processes as well as for polar organisms and their ecosystems.

Contributions are welcome in the field of polar and high mountain research covering the following and related topics:

• Cryosphere – Glaciology, Sea Ice, Permafrost
• Geology and Geophysics
• Climate and Atmosphere
• Polar Oceans
• Biological Responses, Acclimation and Adaptation
• Biogeochemical Cycles and Food Webs
• Modern Methods in Polar Research
• Historical and Socio-Economic Aspects
• Report Colloquium of the DFG SPP 1158
• "Cool Classes“: Polar Topics at Schools

Deadline for registration and submission of abstracts: extended to 22 December 2017.

Meeting Time: 11-1pm PT
This is a regular quarterly planning meeting of the SSC & AT Leads. The meeting will be held virtually.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) invites the research community to attend a listening session in the ARCUS Room during the AGU Fall Meeting and provide comments on how best to revise and strengthen the Principles for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic, ensure their wide dissemination, and how best to put them into practice. For more details, please go to the IARPC Collaborations website, which also includes a link to a Request for Information in the Federal Register.

The listening session will take place on Thursday, December 14th from 3:00-4:00p CST at the Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans-Convention Center in Riverside Room I (2nd floor, 1201 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana).

Or join remotely through:

• Zoom Connection Information: https://iarpc.zoom.us/j/6753563182

• Telephone: +1-669-900-6833 or +1-408-638-0968 or +1-646-876-9923
  Meeting ID: 675 356 3182

SEARCH & IARPC will hold a joint Town Hall session at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting taking place in New Orleans, LA 11-15 December 2017.

Title: Arctic Science for Stakeholders - Evolving Approaches
Date and Time: Thursday, 14 December 2017, 12:30-1:30pm
Location: New Orleans, LA - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room: 252-254
Abstract: The Interagency Arctic Research Committee (IARPC) and the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) recognize the importance of science that is actionable by stakeholders. This town hall will share their evolving approaches and engage the community in discussions of best practices and new approaches. Examples of Arctic research addressing stakeholder needs will serve as test cases to examine: how are needs identified; how are questions appropriately framed to meet stakeholder needs; and what promotes and constrains research addressing those needs? The executive directors of SEARCH and IARPC will moderate discussion among SEARCH and IARPC teams and the broader community.

The CICE Consortium, a group of stakeholders and primary developers of the Los Alamos sea ice model (CICE), announces an open meeting to be held during the 2017 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This open meeting will convene Wednesday, 13 December 2017 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CST in Riverside III on the second floor of the Hampton Inn and Suites - New Orleans Convention Center hotel.

This meeting will provide:

• A discussion of the planned releases from the CICE Consortium
• Presentations from member institutions
• Opportunities for discussion and to share information on related efforts

Attendees are invited to bring a lunch.

For more information about the CICE Consortium, please follow the link above.

For questions and to RSVP, contact:
David Bailey
Email: dbailey [at] ucar.edu

ARCUS' 2017 Annual Members Meeting will be held in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scheduled for Wednesday, 13 December 2017 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. (Central Time), the meeting will be convened at the Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans Convention Center (1201 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130). There will be a simultaneous Zoom web-meeting to enable participation of those who can’t travel to New Orleans. All members and any others interested in Arctic research are invited to participate. In addition to organizational updates from ARCUS and members, the important election of the ARCUS Board of Directors will take place. If you would like to present about your Arctic research activity to members at the meeting, please send an email to bob [at] arcus.org. Following the meeting, all are invited to the Arctic Research Community Reception, to take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Central Time).