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The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on 'Glaciology in high-mountain Asia' in 2015. The symposium will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 1–6 March 2015.

As the field of glaciology intersects with both atmospheric and hydrologic sciences, the symposium will also focus on linkages between atmospheric processes and cryospheric change and the downstream impacts in the region. The meeting seeks to bring together scientists from the region and around the world and provide an overview of the state of science with respect to the glaciers, snowpacks and permafrost of the Himalayan, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Tien Shan, Pamir and Tibetan Plateau regions.

TOPICS
Symposium topics should be focused on studies in high mountain Asia, and include the following:
1. Past, present, and future glacier change (reconstructions, observations, projections)
2. Observations and models of glacier dynamics (including glacier response times, and thickness and volume of ice)
3. Glacier and snow melt processes (debris cover, supraglacial lakes, black carbon, etc.)
4. Hydrology of glacierized catchments
5. High-altitude meteorology, climate downscaling and climatic change (ice core records, etc.)
6. Glacial hazards (GLOFs, avalanches, mass movements)
7. Permafrost studies (measurement, modelling, distribution)
8. Impacts of cryospheric change (local and regional water resources, ecosystems, etc.)

Please register for the symposium through the IGS website. If you cannot do this, contact the IGS office directly. If payment by credit card is not possible, contact the IGS office to arrange for a bank transfer. The ‘Early-bird’ deadline for registration is 15 December 2014. After 15 December the registration feel will increase. A late registration surcharge of $100 will be added after 1 February 2015.

More information is available on the conference circular at the link above.

Co-chaired by the Québec Government and the Nordic Council of Ministers, the International Symposium on Northern Development, organized in collaboration with Université Laval, will be held from February 25 to 27 2015 in Québec, at the Québec City Convention Centre.

The Symposium gathers representatives of the Nordic countries, of academia, of inhabitants from the North, including aboriginal Nations, as well as representatives from the world of business and industry, for exchanges on knowledge, experiences and visions associated on sustainable development of the North.

The symposium will include speeches, workshops and dynamic discussions.

Register now for the International Symposium on Northern Development. Space is limited.

For questions or comments on the event, please contact us by email at: symposium [at] plannord.gouv.qc.ca.

Six consecutive free public science lectures will be given by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. in the Westmark, Fairbanks, Gold Room. February 24, Todd Brinkman will present "Changing Relationships Among Alaska Hunters, Wildlife, and Habitat." This is an all ages event.

A workshop on “Measurements of ice structures by means of image analysis” will take place from 23-27 February 2015 in Bremerhaven, Germany. Please register no later than 8 February.

Invited speakers/lecturers include:

• Renée Heilbronner, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Universität Basel, Switzerland
• Mark Peternell, Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
• Sérgio H. Faria, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Bilbao, Spain

The internal structure of polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers has been analyzed for several decades by increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques. This workshop will focus on the current state of available methods of image analysis applicable for micrometer- to hundred meter-scale structures. The objective is also bringing together researchers from a variety of backgrounds to compile the current state of already available and possibly derivable data.

The workshop is organized at AWI, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung and is sponsored by the ESF research networking programme Micro-DICE.

Accommodation as well as catering is offered at a price of 50 €. The number of places is limited and are assigned on a first come/first served basis. Travel costs are covered by the participants.

For further information, contact details and to register, please visit the conference website.

ASLO returns to Europe for the 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting on 22-27 February 2015 at the Granada Congress and Exhibition Centre (Palacios de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada) in Granada, Spain.

Plenary talks and special sessions will focus on global and regional patterns of aquatic systems in diverse northern and southern inland water biomes and oceanographic provinces emphasizing both similarities and differences. This theme is a critical scientific challenge as our discipline moves to understand and confront human accelerated environmental change. Along with ASLO members from North America and Europe, we anticipate Granada will be attractive to Latin American, African, and Middle Eastern aquatic scientists. We hope to attract all in a dialogue about patterns of environmental change in aquatic systems at global and regional scales. This meeting in Granada will contribute to the ongoing international development of ASLO by bringing together a diverse group of participants at a site where many cultures have engaged through the centuries.

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) is India's premier maritime think-tank and undertakes research across the complete continuum of ocean related activities. The NMF brings forth for discussion maritime issues of importance to policy makers across the world and provides a common platform for discourse between maritime related institutions, organizations and disciplines. Towards this end, the Foundation organizes its' Annual Maritime Power Conference (AMPC) during February-March every year. The NMF invites the public to attend the event. Kindly send a mail to ccmaritimeindia [at] gmail.com conveying your interest to attend the event. This conference aims to understand the approaches of various Arctic and non-Arctic stakeholders, in light of the evolving dynamics in the region.

The conference is divided into five sessions.
Session I: Evolving Dynamics in the Arctic
Sessions II and III: Asian Strategies and Policies in the Arctic
Session IV: Arctic Countries’ Perspectives on Asian Approaches
Session V: Exploring a pan-Asian Approach to the Arctic

For more information, please visit the conference website.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) is hosting an informational webinar entitled "ICARP III: Integrating Arctic Research—A Roadmap for the Future." This event is scheduled for Wednesday, 18 February 2015 and is open to anyone interested in learning more about the 3rd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III).

Six consecutive free public science lectures will be given by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. in the Westmark, Fairbanks, Gold Room. February 17, Eric Stevens will present "Weather Satellites and Alaska". This is an all ages event.

An open workshop entitled 'New Frontiers in Submillimetre-Wave and Far-Infrared Atmospheric Science' will be held at the University of Cambridge in the UK on 10 February 2015.

The workshop is being convened as part of a pilot study to assess how current and future developments in advanced submillimetre-wave and far-infrared spectroscopic and radiometric imaging technology can be used to address key challenges in observational atmospheric science. The workshop is intended to review the scientific challenges in areas such as atmospheric chemistry and dynamics and environmental monitoring, to consider what basic technology and instrument development is needed over the coming decade, and to assess how this maps onto current technological capability and future expectations.

There will be a number of invited reviews, covering a range of science and technology topics, some contributed talks, and ample time for networking and discussion. Organizers anticipate a small, focused meeting with approximately 50 participants. The workshop will begin at 9.30am and end at 4.00pm. Although some of the program has been reserved for invited speakers, there are opportunities for 15 minute contributed talks. All participants are asked to register by sending an email to Pam Hadder (spectro-ice [at] mrao.cam.ac.uk) Please indicate if you wish to give a 15 min presentation, and the subject of your proposed talk. There is no registration fee, and lunch is provided.

For further information, please email: spectro-ice [at] mrao.cam.ac.uk.

Six consecutive free public science lectures will be given by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. in the Westmark, Fairbanks, Gold Room. February 10th, Sean Barberie will present "Flying Robots! How Drones are Revolutionizing Science in Alaska". This is an all ages event.