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SCAR Newsletter - October 2007 — by GWillis — last modified 2009-02-17 10:43

SCAR Newsletter - October 2007

Conference Announcement - Polar Research: Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Conference Announcement Polar Research: Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia

Workshop Proceedings Available - 2007 International Polar Diving Workshop — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Workshop Proceedings Available 2007 International Polar Diving Workshop Lang, M.A. and M.D.J. Sayer (eds.) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA

PhD Position Available - Glacier Remote Sensing, University of Edinburgh — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

PhD Position Available Glacier Remote Sensing School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh Funded by the European Space Agency

Project Invitation: The Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System Project, University of Color — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Project Invitation The Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System Project University of Colorado at Boulder

SCAR's Expert Group on the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

SCAR's Expert Group on the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO)

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Announcement - Report on the Importance of Sharing Climate data — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Announcement Report on the Importance of sharing climate data Report number: GAO-07-1172

IPY Report: November 2007 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

IPY Report: November 2007

Postdoctoral Position Available - Polar Climate Change, University of California Los Angeles — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Postdoctoral Position Announcement Polar Climate Change University of California Los Angeles

Workshop Announcement - "Climate Driving of Marine Ecosystem Changes: Training for Young Marine — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Workshop Announcement "Climate Driving of Marine Ecosystem Changes: Training for Young Marine Scientists" Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) 21-24 April 2008 Brest, France

ICSU Executive Director Vacancy Announcement — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 13:41

 

ICSU Executive Director Vacancy Announcement — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

ICSU Executive Director Vacancy Announcement

Science at the Poles and China-US Partnerships — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Science at the Poles and China-US Partnerships

NSIDC Sea Ice Index — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Updated Website NSIDC Sea Ice Index National Snow and Ice Data Center

EGU Session - Remote Sensing of Cryosphere — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Call for Papers Remote Sensing of Cryosphere European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria

EGU Session - The International Polar Year 2007-2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Call for Papers "The International Polar Year 2007-2008" European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria

Special Issue Available - Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Special Issue Available Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Volume 111, Issues 2-3 (30 November 2007) Pp. 135-408

item for Antarctic News — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

item for Antarctic News

Conference Announcement - Polar Gateways 2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-20 15:06

Conference Announcement Polar Gateways 2008 23-29 January 2008 Barrow Arctic Science Consortium Barrow, Alaska

Paleo Perspectives on Climate - Solicitation — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

The solicitation for the new Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2), the replacement for the old ESH Program, has been posted. The program has been broadened to be more inclusive of the solid earth geologic community, especially those working in deep time (pre-Quaternary).

Post doctoral appointment to study Larsen Ice Shelf paleohistory — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

A three year post-doctoral position is available via an NSF funded IPY initiative (at Hamilton College) the goal of which is to investigate the depositional record of the Larsen Ice Shelf over various time scales.

EGU 2008 Session: Boundary Layer and Chemical Processes in High Latitudes: Observations and Modeling — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:03

This session is intended to provide an interdisciplinary forum to bring together researchers working in the areas of high-latitude tropospheric meteorology and chemistry with an emphasis on the role of boundary layer processes

EGU 2008 Session: Boundary Layer and Chemical Processes in High Latitudes: Observations and Modeling — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

This session is intended to provide an interdisciplinary forum to bring together researchers working in the areas of high-latitude tropospheric meteorology and chemistry with an emphasis on the role of boundary layer processes

Postdoctoral Fellowship Available - Coupled Regional Climate Model Development and Applications — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

Postdoctoral Fellowship Available Study of the Ross Sea Climate System Using a Coupled Regional Atmosphere/Sea Ice/Ocean Model Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) Laboratoire des Ecoulements Geophysiques et Industriels (LEGI) Grenoble, France

EGU Session - Modeling Sea Ice and Ice-Ocean Interaction — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

Call for Papers Modeling Sea Ice and Ice-Ocean Interaction European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria

Newsletter Available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) publishes a quarterly newsletter, NSIDC Notes.

Course Announcement - International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

Course Announcement International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise Yukon College and University of the Arctic 1 February-30 April 2008

New Website Available — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) announces the launch of its new website, which has been developed in cooperation with the Arctic Portal.

PhD and Postdoctoral Positions Available - Remote Sensing/Cryosphere, City College of New York — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-26 14:39

PhD and Postdoctoral Positions Available Remote Sensing/Cryosphere City College of New York

Workshop Announcement - Workshop on the Microstructure and Properties of Firn — by GWillis — last modified 2007-11-28 10:13

Workshop Announcement Workshop on the Microstructure and Properties of Firn 10-11 March 2008 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Newly Unveiled Satellite Map of Antarctica Is a Unique Tool for Scientists — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 13:15

Satellite Map of Antarctica

Funding Available for Early Career Scientists - SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 14:45

Funding for Early Career Scientists

DataNet Solicitation from NSF — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 14:53

NSF DataNet Solicitation

Fellowships Available - Mohn-Sverdrup Center for Global Ocean Studies and Operational Oceanography — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:01

Fellowships Available - Mohn-Sverdrup Center

NSF Call for National Medal of Science Nominations — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:12

NSF Nominations - National Medal of Science

AGU Open Meeting Announcement - Annual Meeting of the U.S. Permafrost Association — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:12

U.S. Permafrost Association Annual Meeting

New Website Available - International Polar Tourism Research Network — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:12

International Polar Tourism Research Network

NSF Program Solicitation - Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:23

Program Solicitation - Paleo Perspectives

AGU Open Meeting Announcement - International Polar Year Data and Information Service — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:23

Meeting Announcement - IPY Data and Informational Service

Position in Glaciology - University of Kansas — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-03 15:23

UK Position Available

ATS07N02e.pdf — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-04 10:23

 

Antarctic Treaty Secretariat Newsletter 2007 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-04 10:29

Antarctic Treaty Newsletter

Fall AGU Town Hall Meeting -- Antarctic Climate Evolution — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 15:39

Antarctic Climate Evolution (ACE) is an international initiative of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) that promotes the exchange of data and ideas between research groups focusing on the evolution of Antarctica's climate system and ice sheet.

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 15:39

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) will hold an informational meeting and roundtable discussion at the 2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco, California. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 12 December 2007, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Sierra A (5th floor).

AGU Open Meetings Announcement - Live from IPY! — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 18:40

American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2007 Fall Meeting Marriott Hotel, Sierra A (5th floor) San Francisco, California

AGU Open Meeting Announcement - Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Sea Ice Meeting — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 18:40

Open Meeting Announcement Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Sea Ice Meeting American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2007 Fall Meeting San Francisco, California

SCAR Responds to the Sinking of the HMS Explorer — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 16:27

 

SCAR Responds to the Sinking of the HMS Explorer — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 18:40

SCAR has formed an Action Group on Antarctic Fuel Spills in response to the sinking of the HMS Explorer

IPY Report: December 2007 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-12 09:34

From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups

VP for Science & Research Position - World Resource Institute — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 18:40

 

VP for Science & Research Position - World Resource Institute — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-10 18:14

 

November Issue of "Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research" — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Volume 39, Number 4 (2007) Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado at Boulder

Student Internship Opportunity - American Geological Institute (AGI) — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Student Internship Opportunity American Geological Institute Washington, DC

EGU Session - State of the Cryosphere — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Call for Papers State of the Cryosphere European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria

Community Climate System Model - Polar Climate Working Group Meeting — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Meeting Announcement and Call for Presentations Community Climate System Model - Polar Climate Working Group Meeting 16-17 January 2008 National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado

Graduate Student Opportunities in Polar Meteorology and Climatology — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Graduate Student Opportunities Polar Meteorology and Climatology Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University

December 2007 Newsgram - USNC for the IPY — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-17 07:15

Calendar of Upcoming IPY Events

18th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence -American Meteorological Society — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Conference Announcement 18th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence American Meteorological Society 9-13 June 2008 Stockholm, Sweden

Professorships in Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction (CliSAP) — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Professorships Available Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction (CliSAP) University of Hamburg Application Deadline: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Climate driving of marine ecosystem changes*Training for young marine scientists — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Climate driving of marine ecosystem changes*Training for young marine scientists 21-24 April 2008, Brest, France!! Deadline for abstract submission: January 15, 2008 !!

Holocene and Present-day Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments -33rd International Geological Congress — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Session Announcement and Call for Papers Holocene and Present-day Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments 33rd International Geological Congress 5-14 August 2008 Oslo, Norway Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 February 2008

URGENT: Register Now for SCAR Meeting in St Petersburg — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Please note that the XXX SCAR web site is now open for abstract submission (ideally by Jan 15), and registration (http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org/).

AMBIO vacancy at our lab — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 21:21

 

AMBIO vacancy at our lab — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Announcement for a PhD position at the University of Gent

PAGES e-news, vol. 2007, no. 2 — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Contents: 1) New PAGES SSC members 2) Next PAGES newsletter - data-model comparisons 3) WG Meeting: Arctic climate during the last 2k 4) EGU sessions

EGU Session - Instrumentation Related to Polar Regions and IPY — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

Call for Papers Instrumentation Related to Polar Regions and IPY European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 14 January 2008

EGU Session - Subglacial Environments — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

*Subglacial environments of glaciers and ice sheets** (CR17)*at the EGU General Assembly 2008 (Vienna, Austria; 13 - 18 April, 2008).

3rd International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-30 22:39

The 3rd International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology will be held in Banff, Alberta, Canada from May 11 - May 15, 2008. The meeting sessions and official accommodation will be at The Banff Centre.

SCAR Newsletter - Latest Edition — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:20

The December edition of the SCAR Newsletter is now on the website at <http://www.scar.org/news/newsletters/issues2007/dec07.html>.

EGU Session - Polar Hydrology-Subsurface Flow Systems — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Call for Papers Polar Hydrology - Subsurface Flow Systems European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 14 January 2008

EGU Cryosphere Sessions - Summary — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Call for Papers Cryosphere Sessions at European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 14 January 2008

SCAR/IASC Open Science Confenrence - Evolving Coastal, Nearshore and Shelf Processes in the Polar Regions — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Call for Papers Evolving Coastal, Nearshore and Shelf Processes in the Polar Regions SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Abstract Deadline: Tuesday, 15 January 2008

3rd SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments) Workshop — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Conference Announcement 3rd SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments) Workshop 9-13 September 2008 Boulder, Colorado Pre-registration Deadline: 15 March 2008 Final Registration and Abstract Deadline: 15 May 2008

SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference - Accessing and Preserving Data as an IPY Legacy — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Call for Papers Accessing and Preserving Data as an IPY Legacy SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Abstract Deadline: Tuesday, 15 January 2008

NSF Solicitation - Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences

Conference Announcement - National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Conference Announcement National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference 7-8 April 2008 Providence, Rhode Island

Antarctica Virtual Expedition — by GWillis — last modified 2007-12-31 09:21

Pssst... wanna see a nunatak? Feeling the urge to check out some seracs? If so, then it's time to fire up Google Earth and check out Antarctica in greater detail than ever before through our new high resolution satellite view of the coldest continent.

SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference - 3.1 Deep Sub-ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice sheet..... — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-07 09:37

SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference St. Petersburg, Russia July 8th - 11th, 2008 Abstracts Currently Due January 15, 2008 Session 3.1 Deep Sub-ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice sheet Interactions

Workshop Announcement — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-07 09:37

Workshop on the Microstructure and Properties of Firn 10-11 March 2008 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755

Polar Re-photgraphy ,- seeking historic polar images — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-07 09:37

I am writing to you as IPY partners in countries with a strong polar history .. and polar archives. Please forward to anyone else you think might be interested in collaboration.

Session Announcement and Call for Papers - Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-07 09:37

2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium 6-11 July 2008 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Abstract Deadline: Monday, 14 January 2008

PAGES Newsletter 2008 - 1 is online — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

The latest issue of PAGES newsletter

EGU Session - Physical and Biogeochemical Feedbacks in the Climate System — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Call for Papers Physical and Biogeochemical Feedbacks in the Climate System European Geophysical Union General Assembly 13-18 April 2008 Vienna, Austria Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 14 January 2008

IPY Report: January 2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Report no. 9, January 2008 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups

Polar lakes: ASLO special session — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Summer ASLO this year is be held in historic St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, June 8-13, and one of the highlighted themes for the meeting will be coldwater ecosystems.

Deadline Extended - SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Deadline Extended SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Deadline for abstracts and early career scientist travel grant applications: Friday, 15 February 2008

Change to January IPY Report. — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

The extended abstracts submission date for the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost

Workshop Announcement - Early Career Polar and Cryosphere Scientist Professional Development — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Workshop Announcement Early Career Polar and Cryosphere Scientist Professional Development 7 July 2008 SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference St. Petersburg, Russia Application Deadline: Friday, 29 February 2008

Seeking nominations for US SCAR Standing Scientific Group Members — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 10:51

 

Seeking nominations for US SCAR Standing Scientific Group Members — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

It is time to conduct our regular rotation of U.S. representatives to the three SSGs (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, GeoSciences) to fill slots vacant as current members end their 6-year terms.

APECS January, 2008 Newsletter — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Happy New Year! This is the first of our monthly newsletters that we hope to send out to keep you informed about APECS activities

SCAR/IASC OSC - Abstract Submission Deadline extended to February 15, 2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-14 11:30

Please note that the new deadline for submission of abstracts is February 15, 2008. Conference attendees are advised to register before April 1 to benefit, from the early bird registration fee.

New Master and Doctoral Fellowship Program - ESRL and CIRES — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-18 11:14

New Master and Doctoral Fellowship Program ESRL and CIRES

NSF Call for Proposals - Research on the Oden — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-18 11:14

Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 02, 2008 For proposals for research on the Oden during Nov-Dec 2008 June 06, 2008 For all proposals for antarctic work other than work proposed on Oden for Nov-Dec 2008.

IPY Course Announcement - International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-18 11:14

Course Announcement International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise Yukon College and University of the Arctic 1 February-30 April 2008

P. Milne appointed Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Program Director in OPP/ANT — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-18 11:14

The appointment of Dr. Peter Milne as Program Director for the Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (AOAS) Program in the Division of Antarctic Sciences.

NSF/OPP: 2008 Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF08-535) now available — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:16

The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), has released the 2008 Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF 08-535; http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5519&org=ANT&from=home) for support of projects in Antarctica during the 2009-2010 austral summer or projects in the United States beginning in early 2009. Unlike previous Antarctic Research solicitations, this year there are two proposal submission deadlines. The first, 2 May 2008, is for proposals for research aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden during November and December 2008. The second deadline, 6 June 2008, is for all proposals for antarctic work other than work on the Oden during November and December 2008.

NSF/OPP: 2008 Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF08-535) now available — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:16

The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), has > released the 2008 Antarctic Research solicitation

Nominees for SCAR medals needed by February 1 — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:16

Please see SCAR Circular 769, calling for your nominations for the SCAR medals for 2008.

Opportunity for early career researchers — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:16

As early career researchers we would like to invite you to apply for a place at the free one-day professional development workshop, hosted by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), prior to the joint SCAR/IASC conference on the 7th July in St Petersburg.

NSF Solicitation Announcement for research aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:17

The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the 2008 Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF 08-535) for support of projects in Antarctica during the 2009-2010 austral summer or projects in the United States beginning in early 2009.

Position Announcement - Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-25 11:17

Position Announcement Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) University of Colorado at Boulder

Session Announcement - Marine Biodiversity in Polar Regions — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-31 15:35

Session Announcement Marine Biodiversity in Polar Regions World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 11-15 November 2008 Valencia, Spain Abstract Deadline: 1 April 2008

Postdoctoral Antarctic Research Position, School of Geosciences - University of Edinburgh, Scot — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-31 15:35

Postdoctoral Antarctic Research Position School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Scotland Application Deadline: Thursday, 21 February 2008

2008 POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowships for Oceanographic Observations — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-31 15:35

The fellowship provides airfare and a stipend for living expenses for up to three months. Deadline for application is April 15, 2008.

Career Opportunity at NAS — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-31 15:35

This is an excellent job for young scientists interested in using their expertise in a policy setting. We need a dynamic person with strong communications skills (written and oral), someone broadly interested in the atmospheric, climate, or polar sciences, and versatile enough to work on a variety of related issues.

Announcement: PAGES 3rd Open Science Meeting — by GWillis — last modified 2008-01-31 15:35

A PAGES Young Scientists¹ Meeting will be held from 6-7 July 2009, followed by the Open Science Meeting from 8-11 July 2009.

Call for Papers - Deep Sub-ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice Sheet Interactions — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-04 12:05

Call for Papers Deep Sub-ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice Sheet Interactions SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Abstract Deadline: Tuesday, 15 January 2008

Job Opening: Antarctic Research Support Manager (Program Manager) — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-04 10:17

Antarctic Research Support Manager (Program Manager)

NSF Program Solicitation - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

NSF Program Solicitation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Preliminary Proposal Due Date: 24 April 2008 (IGERT Traineeship preliminary proposals) Full Proposal Deadlines: 24 April 2008 (IGERT Resource Center) 20 October 2008 (IGERT Traineeship full proposals [by invitation only])

IPY Report: February 2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Report no. 10, February 2008 From: IPY International Programme Office To: IPY Project Coordinators cc: IPY Community Google Groups Contents: 1. IPY Science Day: Changing Earth, March 12th 2007 2. Send us your stories! 3. St Petersburg SCAR/IASC Meeting, July 2008 4. End of IPY Celebrations 5. Workshop and summer school opportunities for students 6. The Legacies of IPY

Position Announcement - WAIS Divide Ice Core Project — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Application Review Begins: Monday, 18 February 2008 For further information, please go to: http://www.waisdivide.unh.edu/news/jobad.html

2008 SACNAS National Conference - International Polar Year: Global Change in Our Communities — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

 

Travel Grant Opportunity - SCAR/IASC 2008 Open Science Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:18

The third biennial SCAR Open Science Conference will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia from 8 to 11 July, 2008. The 2008 conference is the first recognized International Polar Year 2007-2008 Conference and is jointly sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC). The theme is “Polar Research - Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year”. The Open Science Conference is an international and interdisciplinary meeting that brings together students and investigators of all ages from around the world with interests in polar science and research. The symposium is an excellent opportunity to view and discuss the most recent and important polar research.

Travel Grant Opportunity - SCAR/IASC 2008 Open Science Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 11:21

 

SCAR/IASC IPY OSC Session - Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Call for Papers Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia

Polar and Alpine Microbiology Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

This is to remind you that deadlines for the 3rd International Polar and Alpine Microbiology Conference are fast approaching!

National Science Foundation FY 2009 Budget Request — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

The National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Budget Request is now available online.

SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference - Coupled Cryosphere/Ocean/Atmosphere Systems — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Call for Papers Coupled Cryosphere/Ocean/Atmosphere Systems SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia

SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference - Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Call for Papers Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia

APECS February Newsletter — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 11:47

 

APECS February Newsletter — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

The light is returning to the Arctic and starting to fade from the Antarctica, and APECS members have been very busy!

Positions Available - Max Planck Institute for Meteorology — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-11 12:01

Positions Available Sea Ice Research and Modeling Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Germany

February 2008 Newsgram - USNC for the IPY — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

February 2008 Newsgram - Events and News

Now Available - February Issue of Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

February Issue of Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Vol. 40, No. 1, February 2008 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado at Boulder

NSF Position Announcement - Antarctic Research Support Manager — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

NSF Position Announcement Antarctic Research Support Manager Office of Polar Programs

Ocean Leadership at AAAS — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, Ocean Leadership is convening two scientific symposia. The symposia both relate recent results from paleoclimate investigations of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) to modern systems. Also, stop by the IODP booth for the latest material from Deep Earth Academy (formerly JOI Learning). We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

Marine Geology of Fjords - Session OSP-05 at IGC, Oslo — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

At the 33rd International Geological Congress (6-14 August 2008) a session will be held on 'Marine Geology of Fjords' (session OSP-05).

Travel Grant Opportunity - SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

Travel Grant Opportunity SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 8-11 July 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia

33rd IGC -- Cenozoic Bipolar Connections Session Aug 2008 — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

The 33rd International Geological Congress takes place in the beautiful city of Oslo, August 6-14, 2008, with an abundance of exciting sessions. One of the major themes of the meeting is climate change, especially in light of the International Polar Year with a renewed focus on history of the Polar regions. We invite you to submit abstracts concerning developing connections and modeling between the polar regions.

Sea Ice Field Course Announcement - Field Techniques In Interdisciplinary Sea-ice Research — by GWillis — last modified 2008-02-15 12:30

Sea Ice Field Course Announcement Field Techniques In Interdisciplinary Sea-ice Research University of Alaska Fairbanks Hokkaido University 17-28 May 2008 Barrow, Alaska, USA