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As North America's premier Arctic oil and gas conference — the annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium has been a gathering place for discussion and sharing for industry players, community leaders and government officials involved in northern projects since 2001.

The Arctic continues to present much potential for business opportunities. Featuring high level keynotes, in-depth presentations, dynamic panel discussions and an unparalleled speaker faculty, this annual event will address the most pressing issues in the Arctic today. Emerging shale plays; a revival of offshore activity; the LNG race - the landscape is shifting and now is the time to be informed and get involved.

The landscape of focus has shifted. Today we see much potential for shale plays both in the Central Mackenzie Valley, NT and Alaska's North Slope; a revival of offshore activity in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Cook Inlet; and LNG competition to Asia Pacific heating up — not only between Canada's West Coast and Alaska, but now Russia has major plans to export to Asia as well.

The Standing Committee of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region will hold its next meeting in March. One of the main priorities of the Standing Committee was originally to support the establishment of the Arctic Council. The new organization, representing the eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA) and the European Parliament was founded on 19 September 1996. Since then the Committee has worked actively to promote the work of the Council. The Committee participates in the meetings of the Arctic Council as an observer.

The event is hosted by The Economist. The Arctic Summit will discuss big issues concerning the region: chase for natural resources, impact of climate change, emergence of new trading routes and the need for responsible governance. The summit has been designed to focus attention and to promote constructive thinking prior to the next Arctic Council Ministers' meeting in 2013. A high-level group of 150 policy-makers, CEOs and influential commentators will spend a day tackling the issues at the heart of the Arctic's future, in discussions led by James Astill, environment editor of The Economist and author of the special report on the Arctic.

Organizers of the 4th Polar Shipping Summit announce a final call for registration. The summit, which will look at the current operational challenges faced by arctic shipping companies, will be convened 12-13 March 2013 in Montreal, Canada.

The conference will provide a platform for international interaction in the polar circles, uniting arctic shipping experts from Canada, Russia, Europe, and the United States. Target audience members include ship managers, owners, and builders; marine superintendents of mining, oil, gas companies; project managers; naval architects; marine engineers; marine equipment manufacturers; ice management specialists; and ice forecasters and meteorologists. Presentations will discuss and analyze the latest policy, operational, and technical developments in the industry.

Registration deadline: Friday, 8 March 2013.

To register online, please go to: http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/_crosslink/register.asp?intSitePageId=8131.

This workshop is an annual gathering for international researchers to present work on any aspect of high-latitude environments (past, present, and future). Organizers strive for a relaxed, friendly, and interactive experience, fostered in part by the workshop's relatively small size. Researchers are invited to present their very latest research; the abstract deadline is just a few weeks before the workshop. Student participation is strongly encouraged, with partial support available to those making presentations (limited number of slots).

The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic, and will consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of high-latitude environments. Previous Arctic Workshops have included presentations on arctic and antarctic climate, archeology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more. A traditional strength of the Workshop has been Arctic paleoenvironments.

Abstract deadline extended to Wednesday, 20 February 2013.

Every two years, the George Wright Society organizes the USA's premier interdisciplinary professional meeting on parks, protected areas, and cultural sites. By these three overlapping terms we mean a broad array of places, both "cultural" and "natural," managed by different entities under a variety of designations:

• Parks at all levels: federal, state/provincial, county, and city
• Historic, archaeological, and other cultural sites; cultural landscapes; protected landscapes/seascapes
• Research areas and designated wilderness within national and state forests; other protected natural areas
• Grasslands, wildlife refuges, national monuments, and other protected public lands
• Areas and sites administered by tribal nations and/or indigenous people; community-conserved areas; sacred natural sites
• Marine protected areas; estuarine, freshwater, and other aquatic sanctuaries
• Private land-trust reserves

The GWS Conference also encompasses disciplines and activities that link with or otherwise support the work of parks, such as GIS and museum work. Any member of the public is welcome to register and attend.

The seminar provides a forum for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to present their work, discuss cutting edge aspects of their research, and build collaborative relationships with their colleagues and established scientists, at a critical time in their careers. Financial support will be offered in priority to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows attending both the conference and the preceding seminar.

The conference will discuss recent developments and challenges emerging from contemporary and paleo-climate observations and models, encompassing regional and global scales. The GRC addresses the structure, functionalities and controls of polar marine systems through topics such as sea ice biogeochemistry, atmosphere-ocean forcings and interactions, food web trophodynamics, carbon and elemental cycling and fluxes, and a spectrum of ecological processes and interactions.

Interested persons must apply for the seminar by 9 February 2013, and for the conference by 10 February 2013. Early application is recommended, as the events will likely reach capacity.

Although applications will be accepted until the date noted above, any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application as soon as possible. The speaker application deadline is typically four months before the start of the meeting, but may vary at the discretion of the Chair. Chairs will select speakers from abstracts submitted by 9 November 2012. Please refer to the Application Instructions on the website for more details.

Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 9 November 2012.
Application deadline: 9 February (seminar) and 10 February (conference).

This two-day course prepares researchers for field work in the Arctic. The course covers cold weather camping, survival techniques, basic first aid, working around aircraft, emergency communications, bears, search-and-rescue procedures and risk management.

For more information, please contact allen [at] polarfield.com with any questions, or sarah [at] polarfield.com to register.

The Penn State Ice and Climate Exploration Group (PSICE) would like to remind you that this year’s Midwest Glaciology Meeting (MGM) is quickly approaching! The Penn State Campus in University Park, PA.

MGM has historically been a small, informal meeting, with approximately 30 - 50 participants. Attendees are encouraged to present their work. Students are especially encouraged to attend, as MGM offers undergraduate, graduate students, and post-docs the opportunity to receive feedback from the glaciology community.

If interested, please send an email to Nathan Amador (nsa125 [at] psu.edu) with your name and a working title for your talk so that we can group like subjects (i.e. Ice Core, Climate, Remote Sensing, Seismics etc). All Glaciology and Polar/Arctic Papers are welcome and encouraged to participate.

A registration fee ($30 for faculty, $20 for students) will be collected on Thursday morning. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

This two-day course prepares researchers for field work in the Arctic. The course covers cold weather camping, survival techniques, basic first aid, working around aircraft, emergency communications, bears, search-and-rescue procedures and risk management.

For more information and to register, please email: fieldrisk [at] polarfield.com.