2nd Call for participation
UK Polar Network Workshop - Investigating Variability in Polar Climates: Past, Present and Future
EXTENDED REGISTRATION DEADLINE - FRIDAY 12th MARCH
**If you are interested in attending this workshop please email [log in to unmask] with your name, current institution, a poster abstract (250 words) and an estimate of travel and accommodation costs (by Friday 12th March)**
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The UKPN is proud to present the 1st workshop of 2010 in the UKPN Career Skills Workshop.
Location: University of Leeds
Date: 8th and 9th of April., 2010.
The focus of the workshop is on understanding the evolution of Polar climates from deep-time to the present day in terms of ice-atmosphere-ocean interactions. We also aim to discuss how Polar climates are likely to evolve in the future.
This will be accomplished through talks by leading academics, interactive discussions and poster presentations.
Proposed sessions include:
* Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
* Polar Meteorology
* Polar Atmospheric Composition
* Modelling of Polar Environments: Climate Modelling
* Modelling of Polar Environments: Ice Sheet Modelling
* Palaeo-perspectives on Polar Environments
* Future Evolution of Polar Environments
Currently our list of speakers includes Prof. Jane Francis, Prof. Andy Shepherd, Prof. Piers Forster, Prof Ken Carslaw, Dr. Anna Jones (BAS) and many more. Planned sessions also include advice on how early career polar scientists can engage with a general audience about their research and deal with criticism from climate change sceptics.
We hope to appeal to modellers, experimentalists and observational researchers, across a range of fields including polar atmospheric chemistry and physics, climate and ice sheet modelling and polar remote sensing.
The workshop is aimed at early career scientists such as master students, Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers. It will provide a fantastic opportunity for peer-to-peer networking and include a poster session and a workshop dinner. It will promote the sharing of ideas between early career researchers and encourage new collaborations, but also increase the technical and scientific knowledge of the participants. All participants are encouraged to present a poster, and will be given the opportunity to help in the organization of the workshop, such as by chairing sessions.
The event is free for all members of the UK Polar Network and you do not need to be based in the UK to join the UKPN or to participate in the workshop. The UKPN also has some funds to support participants' travel and accommodation costs.
If you are interested in attending this workshop please email [log in to unmask] with your name, institution, a 250 word poster abstract and an estimate of travel and accommodation costs (by Friday 12th March).
For more information please go to the workshop website http://www.polarnetwork.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122
or email [log in to unmask]
Aisling Dolan
UKPN Committee
The UK Polar Network is the UK branch of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). The UKPN aims to provide networking between early career scientists, engage in education and outreach activities and give advice on careers in polar science: www.polarnetwork.org
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