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The deadline for abstract submission to the workshop is soon approaching. It has now been extended to May 31. If you are interested in participating to the workshop that will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on 24-25 August 2016, we invite you to give a 15 minute presentation on your work in the field, and on the measurement problems you have faced. You can register to the workshop and submit an abstract at the workshop web page. Registration to the workshop will remain open until July 31.

The in-situ snow broadband albedo is automatically measured in many stations that monitor the surface radiation budget, and is used (a) to test snow albedo parameterizations, (b) to validate remote sensing snow albedo products, (c) as input parameter for snow, hydrological, and atmospheric models, and (d) for climate studies.

The in-situ snow broadband albedo is measured to (a) validate optical remote sensing observations, (b) derive surface snow characteristics such as effective snow impurity content, optical equivalent size of snow particles, and presence of liquid water using model inversion methods, and (c) calculate the snow broadband albedo and interpret the reasons for its evolution.

In the workshop we would like to address the following questions:
What is the accuracy that spectral and broadband albedo measurements can achieve?
What is, presently, the “standard” calibration and characterization of the instruments?
Which calibration and characterization of the instruments would be required in order to allow a meaningful comparison of the measurements obtained with different instruments, and under different environmental conditions?

Objective of the workshop is to try to answer to the above questions and develop a calibration and measurement protocol that will be applied and tested in a possible future inter-comparison campaign.

The 2-day workshop will include keynote lecturers, oral presentations, discussions, and a few-hour visit to calibration facilities and radiometric instrumentation. Participants are invited to give presentations about their activity related to the use of spectral and/or broadband radiometers to measure the snow albedo, about the challenges of the measurements, the estimated measurement accuracy and, on the other hand, the wished accuracy in view of specific research applications. In the workshop, we will compare the technical characteristics of various instruments (spectral resolution, fore optics, field of view, calculation of dark current, optimization of integrating time, etc.) and their known response (angular response, temperature drift of irradiance/wavelength calibration, dome heating effect, temperature stability and spatial homogeneity of Lambertian targets). The workshop will also address the measurement uncertainties due to measurement setup and environmental conditions (levelling of the instruments fore optics and of the target surface, shadows on the target area, obstructions of the field of view of the instrument, roughness of the measured surface, sky conditions) and the strategies and tools to reduce these uncertainties.

This workshop contributes to the activities of the MicroSnow Working Group of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences ( IACS).

You are cordially invited to the 23rd IAHR International Symposium on Ice, which will be held from 31st of May to the 3rd of June 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The 23rd IAHR International Symposium on Ice is sponsored by the International Association of HydroEnvironment Engineering and Research (IAHR). The successful event has been held previously in St. Petersburg, Russia (2004), Vancouver, Canada (2008), Lahti, Finland (2010), Dalian, China (2012) and Singapore (2014). In 2016, it will be the first time that IAHR Symposium on Ice is held in Ann Arbor, MI on the University of Michigan campus, one of the foremost research universities in the United States. In Ann Arbor, there are interests related to ice research with the concern on the magnitude of long term sea level rise, the potential development of new shipping routes due to the melting Arctic, offshore structures in cold waters and their possible environmental impacts, and the impact of climate change on all water resource issues. The aim of the Symposium is on research and application of ice dynamics and thermodynamics in engineering and climate change.

Key Dates:

• September 25th, 2015 – Abstract submission opens
• November 25th, 2015 – Abstracts due
• December 26th, 2015 – Notification of abstract acceptance
• February 26th, 2016 – Deadline for submission of full papers
• March 1st, 2016 – Registration opens
• March 31st, 2016 – Deadline for early bird registration closes
• April 15th, 2016 – Notification of acceptance of full paper
• May 31st – June 3rd, 2016 – IAHR International Symposium on Ice

Organizers invite graduate and post graduate students who are interested in Arctic Science to apply for the 2016 Connaught Summer Institute in Arctic Science: Atmosphere, Cryosphere, and Climate which will take place from 18-22 July in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

The Connaught Summer Institute in Arctic Science: Atmosphere, Cryosphere, and Climate brings together students and established scholars who are engaged in Arctic research, to provide an understanding of the Arctic climate and the processes that control it, and to establish an interdisciplinary forum in which they can discuss current challenges and identify emerging research opportunities in this area.

It is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows engaged in Arctic research. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from experienced researchers in a small and comfortable setting. Students will also participate in professional development activities, engage in a diverse career panel discussion, develop strategies for linking scientific knowledge to public engagement, education and outreach, and present their own research during a poster session.

Topics to be covered include Arctic paleoclimatology, the Arctic climate system, climate modelling, causes of changes in Arctic sea ice, high-latitude snow processes, Arctic aerosols, composition-climate interactions, tropospheric halogen chemistry in the Arctic, stratospheric ozone and chlorine chemistry, the carbon cycle, aerosols and climate, atmospheric measurement techniques, Arctic archeology, Inuit heritage, and science communications.

Application Deadline: 30 May 2016.

For more information and to apply, please follow the link above.

Worldwide interest in the Arctic is increasing. Changing ice-conditions, regional growth and international geopolitics have placed the High North at the center of attention.

On May 24-26, the High North Center – under the Business School at the University of Nordland – invites you to participate in the High North Dialogue 2016. The theme of this year’s conference is The Blue Future of the Arctic.

The Arctic is an ocean, surrounded by land. The economic potential of the sea continues to drive the discourse of, and development in, the Arctic. Marine and maritime industries like fisheries, oil and gas, and shipping constitute the backbone of this development.

New ideas, innovation and entrepreneurship are additionally transforming the way we think about the marine and maritime space, while providing exciting opportunities for the local and regional populations of the Arctic.

At the same time, the various parts of the Arctic are experiencing different realities with regards to climatic changes and economic development. There is in fact not ‘one’ Arctic, but several.

Since 2007, the High North Dialogue conference series have brought together Arctic leaders – present and future – to discuss the dimensions of the changes taking place in the Arctic. Set in Bodø – the second largest community in North Norway and gateway to Lofoten – the High North Dialogue 2016 will provide you with a different perspective on the future of the Arctic.

We ask:

• How does a Blue Future look like for the Arctic?
• Who will be the Future Leaders of the Arctic?
• What roles do Innovation and Entrepreneurship play?
• What are the main challenges for Arctic development and sustainability?
• How is the Arctic linked to global trends and issues?
• Should the Arctic be left to its inhabitants or be part of the global commons?

Over two days – in tandem with the Arctic Business conference – we intend to address these questions, while promoting and provoking debate and dialogue.

The XVI Glaciological Symposium will be held from 24 to 29 May 2016 in St.Petersburg, Russia. It is organized by the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.

The Symposium will cover a wide range of topics:

• Recent climate and glacier changes
• Polar glaciers and global sea level
• Regime of alpine glaciers in temperate and tropical zones
• Snow cover and ground ice in a warming climate
• Avalanches and river ice as the cryosphere phenomena
• Sea ice changes: causes and consequences
• Proxy paleoclimate reconstructions and history of glacier changes
• Remote sensing and GIS in glaciology

The abstract submission deadline is on 15 February 2016.

Online registration and abstract submission is now open at: http://glac2016.igras.ru/publ/registration/1-1-0-5

The course provides a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on (or will soon start working on) a glaciology-related climate project. A few places are available for junior scientists.

The next Karthaus course will be held from 13 to 24 September 2016 in Karthaus (northern Italy).

Deadline for applications is 23 May 2016.

See the website for more information.

We are pleased to welcome you to the Fourth 'PAST Gateways' (Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways) International Conference. The conference is hosted by the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU).

There are four main themes for the conference. We invite abstracts on studies addressing problems within the four themes, in the period preceding instrumental records across decadal to millennial time scales, in the formerly glaciated areas of North America, Russia and northern Europe.

1. Growth and decay of Arctic Ice Sheets
2. Arctic sea-ice and ocean changes
3. Non-glaciated Arctic environments including permafrost change
4. Sea level change in the Arctic

'PAST Gateways' (Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways) is an IASC endorsed network research programme, the scientific goal of which is to understand Arctic environmental change during the period preceding instrumental records and across decadal to millennial timescales. The focus of the six year programme is on the nature and significance of Arctic gateways, both spatial and temporal, with an emphasis on the transitions between major Late Cenozoic climate events such as interglacials to full glacials and full glacial to deglacial states, as well as more recent Holocene fluctuations. There are three major themes to the programme: (1) Growth and decay of Arctic Ice Sheets; (2) Arctic sea-ice and ocean changes, and (3) Non-glaciated Arctic environments. PAST Gateways follows on from the previous network programmes of 'PONAM' (Polar North Atlantic Margins), 'QUEEN' (Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North) and, most recently, 'APEX' (Arctic Palaeoclimate and its Extremes). It is interdisciplinary in nature and seeks to bring together field scientists and numerical modellers to advance understanding about Arctic climate change. The network involves scientists from across Europe, Russia, Canada and the USA.

Scientific discoveries achieved from, within, and beneath the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, ice caps and valley glaciers are critical to society today, but large group endeavors are not achieved without significant advance planning. What is your vision for future subglacial science?

The U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO) is sponsoring an interdisciplinary science community planning workshop to identify the science drivers, targets, and timelines of subglacial access drilling for the coming decade. The goal of this workshop is to form consensus within the U.S. science community on scientific goals, potential drilling targets, and proposed dates and timelines for major science projects that will require subglacial access drilling over the coming decade, possibly in joint endeavors with international partners. This information will be used in the 2016-2026 update of the IDPO Long Range Science Plan, which is the foundation for identifying and developing appropriate drilling technologies for use in larger projects defined by the U.S. science community.

This work will be held on May 22-23 (all day Sunday, May 22 and the morning of Monday, May 23), 2016, and will be at the Washington Dulles Marriott Suites Hotel in Herndon, VA. All interested scientists who will be seeking science funding from a U.S. agency are encouraged to participate, including, but not limited to, those from the fields of glaciology, paleoclimatology, glacial geology, biology, and earth science. Scientists should come to the workshop prepared to summarize scientific research questions to be addressed by subglacial drilling in the coming decade, and to identify likely target areas, technologies needed, and timelines for completion of projects that they are likely to propose in the near-term or long-term future.

Sponsor and IDPO Lead:
Mary Albert, IDPO, Dartmouth

IDPO Subglacial Access Working Group Conveners:
Jill Mikucki, Middlebury College
Ross Powell, Northern Illinois University
John Goodge, University of Minnesota-Duluth

10-minute presentation slots are available in the agenda for participants interested in "making the case" for specific future subglacial drilling projects. Please indicate your interest in making a brief presentation in the registration form. We will send registered participants updates on the agenda and details of the workshop.

As part of the Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions (SEOM) programme element, the European Space Agency (ESA) is organising a new advanced Cryosphere Training Course devoted to train the next generation of Earth Observation (EO) scientists to exploit data from ESA and operational EO Missions (e.g. the Sentinels) for science and applications development. Post graduate, PhD students, post–doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing and its applications are invited to apply to the 5 day course which will be held at the University of Leeds, UK from 12 to 16 September 2016. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

Post graduate, PhD students, post doctoral research scientists and users from European countries and Canada interested in Cryosphere Remote Sensing are invited to apply to the 5 day course on the subject. Research scientists and students from all other countries are also welcome to apply and participate to the course subject to space availability.

No participation fees will be charged for the training. Participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses. The official language of the course is English.

The Advanced Cryosphere Training Course aims at:

• Training the next generation of European and Canadian Principal Investigators (PIs);
• Explaining theoretical principles, processing algorithms, data products and their use in applications;
• Introducing tools and methods for the exploitation of EO satellite data, in particular from the Sentinels.

Stimulating and supporting the exploitation of ESA EO and Third Party Mission data for remote sensing science and its applications to the cryosphere.