Date

Multiple Meeting Announcements

  1. Registration Available
    Implications of a Changing Arctic on Water Resources
    and Agriculture in the Central U.S.
    10-12 November 2015
    Lincoln, Nebraska

  2. Call for Poster Session Abstracts
    Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) 2016
    15 March 2016
    Fairbanks, Alaska

  3. Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
    Dynamics of the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System in a Changing Climate
    Ocean Sciences Meeting
    21-26 February 2016
    New Orleans, Louisiana

  4. Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
    Human Dimensions of Arctic Change
    American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
    29 March - 2 April 2016
    San Francisco, California

  1. Registration Available
    Implications of a Changing Arctic on Water Resources
    and Agriculture in the Central U.S.
    10-12 November 2015
    Lincoln, Nebraska

Registration is now open for a work entitled "Implications of a Changing
Arctic on Water Resources and Agriculture in the Central U.S." This
event will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on 10-12
November 2015.

Significant climate and environmental changes are occurring in the
Arctic and the pace of some changes has exceeded expectations. The
implications of these changes on agriculture, water resources, ecosystem
health and other sectors for the Great Plains and Midwest regions of the
U.S. could be profound given the importance of these regions as a
breadbasket of the world. It is the goal of this workshop to explore
both the science associated with changes in the Arctic region and the
implications of these changes on the frequency of extreme weather and
climate events (e.g., severe weather, droughts, floods, heat waves) in
the Central U.S. This workshop is timely in that it coincides with the
U.S. assuming chairmanship of the Arctic Council in April 2015. This
workshop will provide an opportunity to identify possible adaptation and
mitigation measures in response to these changes in severe weather
patterns as well as a framework for future research, management
decisions and policy options.

There is no registration fee for the workshop but space is limited to 60
participants. To register for the workshop, visit the workshop website
(http://go.unl.edu/arcticclimateworkshop) and click the 'Register Here'
button.

For further information about the workshop, including its objectives,
program, and sponsors, please go to:
http://go.unl.edu/arcticclimateworkshop.

  1. Call for Poster Session Abstracts
    Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) 2016
    15-18 March 2016
    Fairbanks, Alaska

Organizers of the upcoming Arctic Observing Summit (AOS 2016) announce a
call for poster abstracts. AOS 2016 will be held 15-18 March 2016 in
Fairbanks, Alaska, in conjunction with Arctic Science Summit Week
(ASSW).

Poster abstracts should preferably be developed around the AOS 2016
themes or around Arctic Observing topics. The themes for AOS 2016 are as
follows (detailed descriptions available at:
http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/aos-2016-theme-descriptions):

- International and national strategies for sustained support of
long-term Arctic observing;
- Technology and innovation for sustained Arctic observations;
- Contributions of the Private Sector and Industry to sustained
Arctic observations;
- Actor and Stakeholder engagement and needs in sustained Arctic
observations;
- Arctic Observations in the context of Global Observing
initiatives; and
- Interfacing Traditional Knowledge, Community-based Monitoring and
Scientific Methods for sustained Arctic observations.

Poster sessions will be held on two evenings during AOS (tentatively
scheduled for 16 and 17 March). The final schedule will be updated on
the AOS website. Registration for AOS is expected to open in October,
and will be handled through the ASSW website
(https://assw2016.org/register) with discount options for attending both
events.

For further information about AOS or to submit an abstract for the 2016
meeting, please go to: http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org.

  1. Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
    Dynamics of the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System in a Changing Climate
    Ocean Sciences Meeting
    21-26 February 2016
    New Orleans, Louisiana

Organizers of a session entitled 'Dynamics of the Arctic Ocean and Sea
Ice System in a Changing Climate' announce a call for abstracts. This
session will be convened at the Ocean Sciences Meeting planned for 21-26
February 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Major sea ice loss and Arctic air temperatures rising faster than the
global mean are precursors of significant change that the Arctic Ocean
is already beginning to experience. The retreat of sea ice greatly
affects the Arctic system, allowing the direct exchange of heat,
momentum, and fresh water between ocean and atmosphere with implications
for the ecosystem as well. Recently, novel and innovative year-round
observational programs provide insight on this transition, however a
correct interpretation of the changes inevitably requires an improved
understanding of the actual processes at play. In the context of a
changing Arctic, this session invites observational and modeling studies
describing and quantifying dynamical processes, feedbacks, and the role
of fluxes across the air-ice-ocean interface. Particular attention will
be paid to topics such as momentum transfer into the ocean, the transfer
of energy across scales, connections between the surface and the deep
ocean (e.g. internal waves and mixing), and links to changes in
stratification and large-scale circulation. Submissions on both physical
and multi-disciplinary aspects are welcome.

Abstract submission deadline: 23 September 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

For further information or to submit an abstract to this session, go to:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/os16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session7526.

For questions about this session, contact:
Torge Martin
Email: torge.martin [at] gmail.com

  1. Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
    Human Dimensions of Arctic Change
    American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
    29 March - 2 April 2016
    San Francisco, California

Organizers of a session entitled 'Human Dimensions of Arctic Change'
announce a call for abstracts. This session will be convened at the
American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting planned for 29
March - 2 April 2016 in San Francisco, California.

Arctic human systems are undergoing unprecedented change. Against a
backdrop of climate change, globalization and technological advances are
positioning the Arctic as a site of resource wealth, international
shipping, and political contestation. President Obama's recent trip to
Alaska highlighted at once the changing environment of the Arctic,
symbolized by melting sea and glacier ice, and the drive to develop
Arctic resources epitomized recently by Shell's Arctic offshore oil
campaign. Though climate warming and resource extraction are already
leaving their imprint on the Arctic, it is not yet clear how northern
communities will respond to these interlinked forces.

In this session, organizers seek to improve understanding of human
responses to environmental and economic change in the Arctic. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to: changing demographics of Arctic
cities, cultural responses to globalization in the North, vulnerability
and resilience to environmental change, growth and impacts of extractive
economies, port development and shipping activities, environmental
protection and regulatory frameworks, and evolving national and
international governance regimes.

To submit an abstract for consideration, register on the AAG website
(http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting) and then email (to
stephenson [at] uconn.edu or pricopen [at] uncw.edu) your PIN and an abstract of
no more than 250 words

Abstract submission deadline: 29 October 2015.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.aag.org/cs/annualmeeting.

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