The ICARP II Marine RoundTable and the International Arctic Research Center (IARC), located at the University of Fairbanks Alaska, are organizing a workshop to start the Arctic In Rapid Transition (ART) Initiative. The workshop is endorsed and sponsored by the IASC SSC "Marine System", the former Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB). The ART Initiation Workshop will be held at the International Arctic Research Center (IARC), located at the University of Fairbanks Alaska from November 7-9, 2009.

The upcoming conference on High mountain glaciers and challenges caused by climate change is offering full travel grants to participants from developing countries. Young researchers/scientists will be prioritized. The application deadline of 13 May is fast approaching.  Registration deadline is the 15th of May, and the hotel reservation deadline the same day.
 
See http://hmg.npolar.no for more information.

Hi all,
I have looked around on the internet and found some interesting layers to display in Google Earth. I have listed them below. If you find some more interesting layers, please add them to this thread.

NSIDC-IPA Permafrost and Ground ice map
http://nsidc.org/data/virtual_globes/noaa/NSIDC_cryosphere.kml

Climate Change: Google monitors Permafrost Melting:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=722766
The related web entry: http://www.geostrategis.com/p_mapm2.html

Permafrost Melting north of Lake Winnipeg:

For those of you that haven't seen those (very serious) films on permafrost made by Kenji Yoshikawa and his team, have a look below:



More videos are available on the project's website:

http://www.uaf.edu/water/projects/permafrost/tmmovie.htm

This is mostly for German speakers. PYRN was featured prominently this week on the German weekly show on science: WISSKOMM.

Enjoy!

This blog is directly taken from the same blog released on the http://www.ipy.org website. Enjoy!

A team of young investigators have started an international project to measure permafrost temperatures — with bore holes in Svalbard, northern Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Dear PYRN members, the spring has brought us a new permafrost super hero: Tunnel Man !!!!!
You can have a look at the teaser on http://www.uaf.edu/water/projects/permafrost/tmmovie.htm

This amazing piece of work is due to the outreach program permafrost team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. You can find more info on TUNNEL MAN and the rest of the program at: http://www.uaf.edu/permafrost/
Enjoy!

I came across these three songs this morning while browsing on deezer. you might have to pause two of them to listen to the other one. Enjoy!

Travel Funding Announcement

New Research Generation (NRG)

Arctic Ocean Sciences Board

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 30 April 2008

For further information, please visit:

http://www.aosb.org

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The Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) is pleased to announce the

creation of funding to support participation of early career scientists

in international arctic marine planning meetings. This new initiative,