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The aim of the conference is to promote interaction and exchanges between practitioners and researchers in the fields of snow and avalanche science. The conference is organized in Grenoble and the field trip will take place in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Translation of the oral presentations will be done into English, French, Italian and German.

Topics for the workshop include:

• Global snow properties and their spatial variability
• Blowing and drifting snow
• Avalanche risk forecasting
• Guiding in avalanche terrain and snow stability evaluation
• Modern forms of communicating avalanche danger
• Avalanche education
• Avalanche dynamics and hazard mapping
• Avalanche protection
• Artificial release and mitigation strategies
• Instrumentation, monitoring and remote sensing
• Crisis management, avalanche accidents and rescue
• Managing snow
• Impact of climate change
• Snow hydrology and ecology
  Additional details can be found at the conference web site.

A workshop on snow and avalanche test sites (only in English) will be organized in the framework of ISSW.

Do not hesitate to submit your abstract in English, French, Italian or German now, as the April 14, 2013 deadline is approaching.

We look forward to welcoming you in Grenoble and Chamonix Mont-Blanc.

I would like to draw your attention to an advanced workshop in the micromorphology of sediment deformation which will be held at the Centre for Micromorphology at Queen Mary, University of London from 7-11th October 2013. This workshop is led by Dr Simon Carr and Professor Jaap van der Meer (QMUL) and Dr Emrys Phillips (BGS Edinburgh). This workshop is particularly aimed at researchers who have prior experience in the micro-scale analysis of glacial sediments, or who have attended previous International Workshops on Micromorphology of Glacial Sediments. However, please contact the organisers if you would like to establish whether this course is appropriate for you.

The workshop will comprise lectures examining the application of micromorphology to (glacial) sediments that preserve evidence of deformation, a review of current thinking on processes and mechanisms of sediment deformation, but mainly focuses on practical updates and training on recent developments in collection, manipulation and analysis of micro-scale properties of deforming sediments.

We anticipate the workshop to result in a co-authored paper with all participants to be published in an international, peer-reviewed journal.

Key themes explored will include:

• Describing and understanding polyphase deformation and strain signatures;
• Microstructural mapping and microfabric analysis;
• Quantification and digital mapping of plasmic fabrics (Metripol analysis);
• Application of 3D X-ray computed tomography; This includes the scanning and reconstruction of samples brought to the workshop by delegates.
• Provenancing using thin sections.

In order for every participant to have continuous access to key equipment the maximum number is set at 12 delegates. Delegates are invited to bring thin sections of particular interest along to the workshop, and also a sediment sample to be scanned and reconstructed using 3D x-ray computed tomography

Registration for the workshop (not including accommodation) will be £500 per delegate. You can access more information on the workshop website.

LGGE and CSC will organize a 2-day Elmer/Ice course the 3rd and 4th of October 2013. The course is intended for persons who want to start using Elmer/Ice in their research projects. More information about Elmer/Ice can be obtained here: http://elmerice.elmerfem.org/.

The course will take place at LGGE (Grenoble, France). Participants should bring their own labtop with a working (serial or parallel) version of Elmer, gmsh and paraview. More information about the organization of the course will be addressed to participants later this summer.

The course is free and will be open to approximately 12 participants, on a first come first serve basis. To register, email Olivier Gagliardini at olivier.gagliardini [at] ujf-grenoble.fr.

The 2013 West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Workshop will be held 29 September to 2 October at the Algonkian Meeting Center in Sterling, Virginia, U.S.A.

The WAIS Workshop is an excellent, informative meeting on ice sheets and polar climate generally, incorporating glaciology, polar oceanography, marine and terrestrial geoscience, and climate study all aimed at understanding rapid ice dynamic changes and ice sheet mass balance. It is about the best forum of the year for an engaged discussion of the problems, and an outstanding deal ($200 registration covers -both- food and lodging for the meeting). It is also an opportunity to help shape the direction of polar field work, esp in Antarctica, for the next few years, at the Science Steering Committee meeting held on Sunday afternoon at the venue before the meeting begins.

We look forward to having a great meeting in the WAIS Workshop tradition (which includes hurricanes as a regular occurrence, alas!)

The link for abstracts, and registration can be found at:
www.waisworkshop.org

Organizers announce that the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference and the Univeristy of the Arctic Inaugural Northern Food Summit will be held 29 September 2013 - 3 October 2013. They will be convened at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska.

The theme of the conference and summit is "Advancing food security and sustainable agriculture in the circumpolar north; Building an integrated vision, creating a process for sustainable food security in northern communities." This event adopts the perspective that food security is a driver to community development and sustainability, and takes a balanced approach between traditional subsistence natural resource access and agricultural production. Thus, rather than a commodity-specific conference, it will bridge diverse but common key areas to support, strengthen, and expand the food resources and northern community development. The summit will discuss the barriers/challenges and develop solutions/opportunities across key critical areas such as food production, food access and distribution systems, sustainable practices, land use planning, and food policy and safety issues.

Abstracts for posters relevant to all aspects of circumpolar agriculture and food security in the north are welcome. The conference will consist of invited plenary talks organized around featured topics followed by formal poster sessions where presenters will provide a brief overview of the content and purpose of their poster to organized groups. The discussion generated will continue into a series of breakout sessions organized around the following four objectives, which are detailed on the conference website.

Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, 1 May 2013.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Arctic Division 2013 Annual Meeting will be held 26-28 September 2013 in Kodiak, Alaska. The 2013 theme is "Fisheries and Watersheds: Food Security, Education and Sustainability."

Future concerns about Alaska's marine resources, particularly the fisheries, revolve around the status of research and education and our ability to wisely utilize this cornucopia. The 2013 Arctic Science Conference will feature a variety of sessions focusing on marine science, sustainability, circumpolar health, and interdisciplinary education.

Abstract submissions will be accepted through May 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Alaska time. Please note that this deadline is considerably earlier than in previous years. For information on submitting an abstract, please go to: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/2013/aaas-arctic-science/abstract.p….

The tentative session topics are as follows:

• Marine Biology
• Fisheries
• Seafood Science
• Interdisciplinary, General and Applied Science
• Sustainability
• Science Education

Community Science, K-12 Interactions, and Teacher Trainings will also be offered.

Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 at 5:00 p.m. AKDT

10th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances

The conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for sharing experience and discussing latest scientific results in better understanding, development and application of electromagnetic measurement techniques for determining the amount of water in moist substances.

Due to the broad application of electromagnetic measurement techniques to solve glaciological questions and therefore the interest on constitutive electromagnetic properties of ice, snow and frozen porous materials contributions concerning the following topics are welcome:

• remote sensing applications in glaciology, including other cryospheric sciences,
• theoretical, numerical and experimental studies on electromagnetic properties and electromagnetic wave propagation in snow, ice as well as frozen and partially frozen porous materials.

Contributions from the specialists of the appropriate fields to this topics will be of great value for the planned conference.

Organizers of the Arctic Climate Change, Economy, and Society (ACCESS) cross-sectoral summer school announce that applications are now being accepted. The school will be held 23-27 September 2013 in Bremen, Germany.

ACCESS is a European Project supported within the Ocean of Tomorrow call of the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme. Its main objective is to assess climate change impacts on marine transportation, tourism, fisheries, marine mammals, and the extraction of oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean. ACCESS is also focusing on Arctic governance and strategic policy options.

The summer school is open for approximately 20 participants from science, business, and public administration students, and is intended for graduate level and above. The aim of the summer school is to provide the students an opportunity to learn about the different aspects of Arctic climate change, changes in the environment, the economic sectors of shipping, tourism, fisheries, oil and gas exploitation as well as governance. Experts from all of these fields will give an insight into recent developments and present their view on chances and risks connected to the changes in the climate system and associated changes in the economic sectors.

The students will be able to work in small groups on topics related to cross-sectoral questions in the context of Arctic climate change, economy and society. They will present their results to a group of experts and are provided with the opportunity to publish them in the ACCESS Newsletter.

There will be no fee for the participation in the summer school. Costs for meals, accommodation and transport will have to be covered at the students' own expenses. The course is organized and hosted by the ACCESS partners Alfred Wegener Institute--Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and Ocean Atmosphere Systems GmbH (OASys) and co-sponsored by the Helmholtz Graduate School for Polar and Marine Research (POLMAR). Decisions on the acceptance of participants, together with additional information on the summer school as well as suggestions for accommodation and transport will be made available by 10 August 2013.

Application deadline: 4 August 2013.

For further information or to apply, please contact:
Lilian Schubert
Email: Lilian.Schubert [at] awi.de

Michael Karcher
Email: michael [at] oasys-research.de

Registration is now open for TAM science meeting 9/23-24/2013. The meeting covers all disciplines.

The objectives of the meeting are:

• to disseminate latest findings,
• forge collaborations,
• plan for short and long term research priorities,
• identify common goals and multidisciplinary collaborations, and
• assess current logistics capabilities and future needs for camps/logistics hubs.

NSF provides travel support for attendees.

Immediately after the meeting, on Wednesday 9/25/2013, there is an information session for new Antarctic researchers on how to plan the logistics of your first project and proposal.

For more info and registration, please visit the meeting website.

This three-day conference aims to bring together UK Arctic scientists of all natural science disciplines to present and discuss recent findings. We welcome presentations on atmosphere, biology, ecology, geology, marine and terrestrial cryosphere, modern climate and palaeo-climate, oceans; their various interactions; observations and modelling; and relevant engineering research and development.