Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Remote sensing of changes in terrestrial permafrost
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
15-19 December 2008
San Francisco, California

Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 September 2008

For further information, please go to:
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=185
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Papers are invited for Session C10: " Remote sensing of changes in terrestrial permafrost" being convened at the AGU Fall Meeting on
15-19 December 2008 in San Francisco, California.

Session description:

Dear PYRN members,

As most of you know, PYRN was created in 2005 and progressively increased its membership to reach 545 members as of today. PYRN has been managed by a steering group of three young researchers (Hugues Lantuit, Margareta Johansson and Oliver Frauenfeld) and developed a series of services and activities that are all featured on the PYRN website.

The Permafrost Young Researchers Network hosted its third annual outstanding presentation award series at the recent Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP) in Fairbanks, USA. Initiated at the regional Asian Conference on Permafrost in Lanzhou, China in 2006, this annual award series recognizes outstanding oral and poster presentations by young scientists and engineers on the general topic of permafrost. Held during each year's primary permafrost conference, the competition is aimed exclusively at the PYRN community.

This announcement can also be read at http://pyrn.ways.org/newsletter/pyrn-announcements

Dear PYRN members, we are all excited to welcome you at the upcoming Ninth International Conference on Permafrost. Please read attentively the following paragraphs to make the most of your NICOP experience:

1. PYRN Awards

As the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP) will be the first ICOP during PYRN's short but already very successful tenure, we have a number of exciting events planned. NICOP will take place from June 29-July 3 in Fairbanks, Alaska, and a majority of our PYRN events will happen on Tuesday, July 1.

Dear PYRN members, we are all excited to welcome you at the upcoming Ninth International Conference on Permafrost. Please read attentively the following paragraphs to make the most of your NICOP experience:

1. PYRN Awards

Prof. Wendy Eisner of the University of Cincinnati is considering offering a short presentation at the NICOP conference on Second Life, an online "virtual universe" where individuals, represented by their personally created 3D representations or "avatars," can interact with one another, manipulate their environment, and exchange goods and services.

2008 PYRN Awards at NICOP

The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) will be hosting the third annual IPA-PYRN awards for students and young researchers. These PYRN awards are granted annually at the premier permafrost conference, and the 2008 awards are therefore at the Ninth International Conference On Permafrost at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, June 29-July 3, 2008.

This announcement is geared toward German-speaking PYRN members. Please ignore if you don't read German.

Sehr geehrte deutschsprachige PYRN-Mitglieder,
PYRN und die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarforschung – DGP (http://www.dgp-ev.de/) bieten allen PYRN-Mitgliedern die Gelegenheit, sich als Mitglied bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Polarforschung – DGP anzumelden.

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

This amazing piece of work is due to the outreach program of the 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!