APECS Glaciology Virtual Poster Session

Hi UKPN Glaciologists,

As you may have seen on "Cryolist", July at APECS is dedicated to Glaciology and as part of this we are organising a 1 hour Virtual Poster Session on the 28th July at 1800 GMT.  This is an opportunity to listen to research from around the world from the comfort of your office!  We have two leading names in glaciology presenting this month:

Martin Sharp, Professor and Chair of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at University of Alberta and Chair of the IASC Cryosphere Working Group will give a short talk entitled "Glacier contributions to changing sea-level: Arctic Canada awakes".

Helen Fricker, Associate Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (to be confirmed) will also talk about an aspect of Antarctic Glaciology.

As well as these keynote presentations there will be short poster introductions from a number of APECS members including:
Fiona Seifert, Portland State University - "Origin of surface undulations at the Kamb Ice Stream grounding line, West Antarctica"
Oliver Marsh, University of Canterbury - "Mass balance in the grounding zone of the Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica, based on satellite and ground based remote sensing measurements"

If you would like to listen to these presentations and be involved in the discussion then follow this link at 1800GMT on the 28th: http://connect.canterbury.ac.nz/apecs-vps_jul2011/
If you are not already a member of APECS then please also join our rapidly growing organisation of young scientists from around the world for everything from news and information about upcoming APECS events and workshops to job opportunities, mentors and career development webinars.

Regards,
Oliver Marsh & Allen Pope
APECS Glaciology
oliver.marsh@pg.canterbury.ac.nz
apope00@gmail.com

PS Feel free to spread information about this event - we have room for over 100 people in our online meeting room!

FW: [nerc-atmos] ERCA Bursiaries

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Hi all,

 

For the NERC funded PhD students on the list.

 

Amélie

 

 

The 20th Anniversary of the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA)

NCAS are offering bursaries to help fund 5 NERC PhD students a year to attend the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA). Bursaries are only be available for current NERC funded PhD students. NERC students who wish to attend this course are required to raise some of the cost of the course themselves as individual bursaries do not cover the entire cost.

 

A limited number of bursaries for this course are available through NCAS for the 2012 course. To be eligible for a bursary you MUST CURRENTLY (as of October 2011) be enrolled on a NERC-funded PhD*. These bursaries cover only PART of the cost of the summer school, and to successfully bid for a bursary you must raise up to 1000 Euros from other sources.

 

Further information can be found at http://www.ncas.ac.uk/erca

 

Please forward to any relevant lists or prospective students but please do bear in mind that these bursaries can only be awarded to NERC funded PhD students. Applications from other students cannot be considered for a bursary.

 

Dr Felicity Perry

NCAS Communications Manager

 

www.ncas.ac.uk

felicity.perry@ncas.ac.uk

0113 34 34212

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FW: Call for Papers: Planet Under Pressure 2012

Hi all,

This was sent to me with the request to forward it to the list.

It’s not strictly polar related, but might be of interest anyway.

 

Cheers,

Amélie

 

Planet Under Pressure 2012

New Knowledge Towards Solutions

 

26-29 March 2012 | London, UK

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Submit abstracts now at: www.planetunderpressure2012.net

 

 

Abstract submission is now open for this major international science conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge.

 

This is an open call for participants and for abstracts for presentations and posters to be submitted against the session topics described on the conference website under the following outline:

 

- Day 1: State of the planet: the latest knowledge about the pressures on the planet

 

- Day 2: Options and opportunities: exchanging knowledge about ways of reducing the pressures on the planet, promoting transformative changes for a sustainable future and adapting to changes in the global system

 

- Day 3: Challenges to progress: clarifying what is preventing or slowing humanity from implementing potential solutions

 

- Day 4: Ways ahead: a vision for 2050 and beyond, and exploring new partnerships and pathways towards global sustainability

 

Each day will include relevant aspects of the conference themes:

 

- A. Meeting global needs: food, energy, water and other ecosystem services

- B. Transforming our way of living: development pathways under global environmental change

- C. Governing across scales: innovative stewardship of the Earth system

 

The closing date for abstract submission is 19 August 2011.

Please note, additional sessions will be advertised over the next few weeks.

 

Developing World Involvement

 

A mentoring scheme is available for those who would like guidance in preparing abstracts and developing presentations for the conference. The conference organisers are also aiming to offer financial assistance to participants from the developing world.

 

Why you should attend

 

The conference will provide a comprehensive update of the pressure planet Earth is now under. The conference will discuss solutions at all scales to move societies on to a sustainable pathway and will provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20.

 

The programme is designed to attract senior policymakers, industry leaders, NGOs, young scientists, the media, health specialists, and academics from many disciplines.

 

 

 

For further information on submitting an abstract, conference themes and sessions, mentoring and funding visit: www.planetunderpressure2012.net  

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The 1926/27 Soviet Polar Census Expeditions

Berghahn Books are pleased to announce the recent publication of The 1926/27 Soviet Polar Census Expeditions edited by David G. Anderson. It is available at a 50% discount. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please get in touch with Ben Parker (ben.parker@berghahnbooks.com).

 

More information on the book can be found on our website: http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=AndersonSoviet

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