Update on PYRN activities at NICOP

By Hugues Lantuit - Posted on 23 June 2008

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

Several PYRN awards will be granted at NICOP, all with prize money and a plaque. It will still be possible to sign up in person at NICOP, but only until before the first sessions start on Sunday afternoon.
The ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 3, 2008 1500–1615.

2. PYRN Social

Thanks to several generous benefactors, PYRN will be hosting an exclusive social event on the 1st of July at the UAF Wood Center(http://nicop.org/pdfs/Session_mapB.pdf) Pub from 18:00-22:00. Access is free to all PYRN members but you need to register on the PYRN website to attend. Please do register on this page (http://pyrn.ways.org/pyrn-meeting-and-social-event-attendance). More information on the PYRN social event is available at http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/pyrn-social-nicop .

3. PYRN Mentor's Panel

We are excited to host a panel on Careers in Permafrost: Research and Trajectories from IGY to IPY (1957–2007)” (http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/pyrn-mentors-panel-nicop). The panel will be held on July 1st from 16:30 to 17:30 in the Salisbury Theater (http://nicop.org/pdfs/Session_mapB.pdf). More information on the panel is available at http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/pyrn-mentors-panel-nicop. The panelists are:
- Charles Harris, Cardiff University, UK
- Jonas Akerman, Lund University, Sweden
- Don Hayley, EBA Engineering Consultants, Canada (to be confirmed)

5. PYRN Calendar

PYRN, in collaboration with the USPA (http://uspermafrost.org/), has led an effort to compile a sumptuous calendar on permafrost. We will be offering this calendar at NICOP. More information on the calendar will be soon available on the PYRN website (http://pyrn.ways.org).

Watch the blogs and announcements on the PYRN website for updates and to keep informed on the various PYRN activities at NICOP.

6. PYRN meeting of National Representatives

Thursday, July 3, 2008 1630–1800 (Music Room 301)
Meeting of PYRN representative and PYRN core group. If you are interested in attending, contact Hugues Lantuit, Margareta Johansson, or Oliver Frauenfeld.