RSS Nyheter http://www.eu-interact.org/ RSS Nyheter se RSS Nyheter http://www.eu-interact.org/fileadmin/templates/images/rss_icon.png http://www.eu-interact.org/ 13 13 RSS Nyheter TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:00 +0200 Krknose National Park celebrates 50 yrs http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/krknose-national-park-celebrates-50-yrs-64/ The INTERACT Observer Station Krknose National Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an international scientific conference on "Mountain protected areas in a changing world". The conference is currently bringing together more than 150 participants from all over the world to celebrate and share experiences about protected areas. The conference is being held in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic (during 21-24 May 2013). We want to congratulate our Czech colleagues and wish you all the best for the coming 50 yrs and beyond. The INTERACT Observer Station Krknose National Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an international scientific conference on "Mountain protected areas in a changing world".

The conference is currently bringing together more than 150 participants from all over the world to celebrate and share experiences about protected areas. The conference is being held in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic (during 21-24 May 2013). We want to congratulate our Czech colleagues and wish you all the best for the coming 50 yrs and beyond.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:00 +0200 New Observer Station joining INTERACT http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/new-observer-station-joining-interact-63/ INTERACT is excited to welcome yet an other research station, the FMARS station as an observer station!
“FMARS has always been a test bed for Mars analog research.  It makes perfect sense to extend our program to terrestrial climate research, from which we may discover important clues as to the history not only of Earth’s climate, but that of Mars as well,” says Susan Holden Martin, MBA, J.D., Mars Society Executive Director. "We are currently exploring program feasibility by soliciting information from experienced station managers and welcome their input and advice" Susan says further.

FMARS is a unique Mars analog research facility set up in July 2000 by the Mars Society, a U.S.-based non-profit organization and the world’s largest space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the Red Planet.  The station allows visiting scientists to work for months at a time on various planetary and climatic research projects.  FMARS organizers are looking to establish a new monitoring programme on site in cooperation with NASA by the summer of 2014.

Located on Devon Island, a polar desert environment, 165 kilometres (103 mi) northeast of the hamlet of Resolute in Nunavut, Canada, FMARS is situated on Haynes Ridge, overlooking the Haughton impact crater, a 23 kilometres (14 mi) diameter crater formed approximately 39 million years ago (late Eocene).  The location is approximately 1,609 km (1,000 mi) from the geographic North Pole and approximately 1,287 km (800 mi) from the magnetic North Pole.


Welcome to INTERACT!]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:00 +0200 Still possible to register for the 2nd International Conference on Global Warming and the Human-Nature Dimension in Siberiaand the Human - Nature Dimension in Siberia http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/still-possible-to-register-for-the-2nd-international-conference-on-global-warming-and-the-human-nat/ Second circular 2nd International Conference Global Warming and the Human - Nature Dimension in Siberia: Social Adaptation to the Changes of the Terrestrial Ecosystem, with an Emphasis on Water Environments Yakutsk , Russia , 8 - 1 1 October , 2013 To be held and co-organized with the 7th Annual International Workshop C/H2O/Energy balance and climate over boreal and arctic regions with special emphasis on eastern Eurasia Purpose Global warming will likely transform Siberian environments. Early evidence indicates that carbon and hydrologic cycles are undergoing rapid change, with potentially grave impact s on Siberian flora and fauna. Human populations, which have adapted to great changes in social structure and environment in the past, will be forced to adapt again, but in this case to an unprecedented sequence of cascading environmental changes. In 2013 we commemorate 60 years since starting field experimental works at the scientific station "Spasskaya Pad" of IBPC SD RAS. At present, the station is rightfully considered to be a regional research outpost on the study of environmental and global climate changes in the cryolithzone. This conference will examine three aspects of climate-related environmental change: 1) current and likely future variations in water and carbon cycles ; 2) ongoing field observations and modeling studies of the effects of carbon and hydrologic variability in Eastern Siberian landscapes, and key feedbacks, exchanges and driving forces associated with these effects; and 3) the distinct social-economic impact of climate change on multi-ethnic Siberian societies , and their potential capabilities for adapt ation to projected change sin climate and terrestrial ecosystems. Contributions on these three aspects , or on the following key themes, are welcome . Key themes a) Physical and plant physiological processes of C/H2O/Energy cycles in Siberian ecosystems b ) Forest and tundra ecosystem structure related to C/H 2O/Energy cycles c ) Permafrost/cold climate processes and their impacts on C/H2O/Energy cycles d) Usage of satellite remote sensing technique s and the evelopment of C/H2O/Energy cycle models e) Interaction between wild/domesticated animals and terrestrial vegetation f) Vulnerabilities of landscapes, human systems, and infrastructures inpermafrost areas g) Ethnographic accounts of human - nature relations in conjunction with climate change h) Local knowledge of, adaptationstoand policies for responding to the changing climatei) Research status, cooperative arrangements, and plans for the future Schedule Conference: 8-10 October 2013 (Lecture Hall, National Academy, Yakutsk and Conference Hall, IBPC)Reception: 8 October 2013 Excursion: 11 around Yakutsk city Pre-registration: Please, register before March 30, 2013. Contributions to the conference -Oral presentations (20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion) -Poster presentations: The participants should send the following information by e-mail to t.c.maximov@ibpc.ysn.ru (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) a) Name:b) Affiliation including address: c) Nationality: d) Presentation: Oral or Poster or no presentation e) Title of presentation (if applicable): f) Participation for the excursion: Yes or No Abstract and Proceedings If you intend to contribute an oral or poster presentation, please send a short abstract (max. 300 words) to the address, no later than March 30, 2013 . Proceedings the conference will be published. For the proceedings, you are requested to prepare an extended abstract (max. 4 pages) which should be submitted to the address above, no later than October 1, 2013. Formatting guidelines will bedescribed in following circulars. Fee Conference : 100 USD (including coffee, tea, a reception) Excursion : 80 USD (including transportation fee and simple lunch) Travel and accommodation IBPC can be reached from Yakutsk International Airport, followed by local transport in Yakutsk . Accommodations will be arranged except for Russian participants . Normal hotel prices start at 43 USD for a single room . Organizing committee Trofim MAXIMOV, IBPC & NEFU Takeshi OHTA, GSBS, NU Tetsuya HIYAMA , RIHN Atsuko SUGIMOTO, FEES , HU Maxim TROFIMOV, SCSIP Evgeny MIKHAYLOVA, NEFU Vyacheslav POPOV, SDFR Vanda IGNATIEVA , IHIPN Sardana BOYAKOVA, IHIPNHan DOLMAN, VUA Eddy MOORS , WUR Alexander KONONOV, IBPC & NEFU Alexandr ISAEV, IBPC & NEFU Alexander FEDOROV, MPI & NEFU Some abbreviations IBPC - for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , IHIPN - Institute of the Humanities and the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Russia MPI - Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Russia NEFU - North-Eastern Federal University , Russia RIHN - Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan FEES HU - Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University , Japan GSBS NU - Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan VUA - Vrie University of Amsterdam , The Netherlands WU R - Wageningen University , The Netherlands SCSIP - State Committee on Science and Innovation Policy of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) , Russia SDFR - Department of Forest Relations of the Republic of Sakha(Yakutia ), Russia Contact persons for the Conference Dr. Trofim MAXIMOV, e-mail: t.c.maximov@ibpc.ysn.ru This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel /Fax : +7 (411) 233 58 97 (office) Mobile: +7 914 235 5354 Dr. Alexander KONONOV, e-mail: planteco@mail.ru This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mobile: +7 9 1 4 2 711 998 Second circular

 

2nd International Conference

Global Warming and the Human - Nature Dimension in Siberia:

Social Adaptation to the Changes of the Terrestrial Ecosystem,

with an Emphasis on Water Environments  

Yakutsk , Russia , 8 - 1 1 October , 2013
 
To be held and co-organized with the
 

7th Annual International Workshop

C/H2O/Energy balance and climate over boreal and arctic regions

with special emphasis on eastern Eurasia

 

Purpose

Global warming will likely transform Siberian environments. Early evidence indicates that carbon and hydrologic cycles are undergoing rapid change, with potentially grave impact s on Siberian flora and fauna. Human populations, which have adapted to great changes in social structure and environment in the past, will be forced to adapt again, but in this case to an unprecedented sequence of cascading environmental changes.
 
In 2013 we commemorate 60 years since starting field experimental works at the scientific station "Spasskaya Pad" of IBPC SD RAS. At present, the station is rightfully considered to be a regional research outpost on the study of environmental and global climate changes in the cryolithzone.
 
This conference will examine three aspects of climate-related environmental change: 1) current and likely future variations in water and carbon cycles ; 2) ongoing field observations and modeling studies of the effects of carbon and hydrologic variability in Eastern Siberian landscapes, and key feedbacks, exchanges and driving forces associated with these effects; and 3) the distinct social-economic impact of climate change on multi-ethnic Siberian societies , and their potential capabilities for adapt ation to projected change sin climate and terrestrial ecosystems.
Contributions on these three aspects , or on the following key themes, are welcome .
 

Key themes

a) Physical and plant physiological processes of C/H2O/Energy cycles in Siberian ecosystems
b ) Forest and tundra ecosystem structure related to C/H 2O/Energy cycles
c ) Permafrost/cold climate processes and their impacts on C/H2O/Energy cycles
d) Usage of satellite remote sensing technique s and the evelopment of C/H2O/Energy cycle models
e) Interaction between wild/domesticated animals and terrestrial vegetation
f) Vulnerabilities of landscapes, human systems, and infrastructures inpermafrost areas
g) Ethnographic accounts of human - nature relations in conjunction with climate change
h) Local knowledge of, adaptationstoand policies for responding to the changing climate
i) Research status, cooperative arrangements, and plans for the future
 

Schedule

Conference: 8-10 October 2013 (Lecture Hall, National Academy, Yakutsk and Conference Hall, IBPC)
Reception: 8 October 2013
Excursion: 11 around Yakutsk city
 

Pre-registration:

Please, register before March 30, 2013.
 

Contributions to the conference

-Oral presentations (20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion)
-Poster presentations: The participants should send the following information by e-mail to   t.c.maximov@ibpc.ysn.ru (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
a) Name:
b) Affiliation including address:
c) Nationality:
d) Presentation: Oral or Poster or no presentation
e) Title of presentation (if applicable):
f) Participation for the excursion: Yes or No
 

Abstract and Proceedings

If you intend to contribute an oral or poster presentation, please send a short abstract (max. 300 words) to the address, no later than March 30, 2013 . Proceedings the conference will be published. For the proceedings, you are requested to prepare an extended abstract (max. 4 pages) which should be submitted to the address above, no later than October 1, 2013. Formatting guidelines will bedescribed in following circulars.
 

Fee

Conference : 100 USD (including coffee, tea, a reception)
Excursion : 80 USD (including transportation fee and simple lunch)
 
Travel and accommodation
IBPC can be reached from Yakutsk International Airport, followed by local transport in Yakutsk . Accommodations will be arranged except for Russian participants . Normal hotel prices start at 43 USD for a single room .
 
Organizing committee 
Trofim MAXIMOV, IBPC & NEFU
Takeshi OHTA, GSBS, NU
Tetsuya HIYAMA , RIHN
Atsuko SUGIMOTO, FEES , HU
Maxim TROFIMOV, SCSIP
Evgeny MIKHAYLOVA, NEFU
Vyacheslav POPOV, SDFR
Vanda IGNATIEVA , IHIPN
Sardana BOYAKOVA, IHIPN
Han DOLMAN, VUA
Eddy MOORS , WUR
Alexander KONONOV, IBPC & NEFU
Alexandr ISAEV, IBPC & NEFU
Alexander FEDOROV, MPI & NEFU
 
 

Some abbreviations

IBPC -  for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 
IHIPN - Institute of the Humanities and the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Russia
MPI - Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Russia
NEFU - North-Eastern Federal University , Russia
RIHN - Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan
FEES HU - Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University , Japan
GSBS NU - Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
VUA - Vrie University of Amsterdam , The Netherlands WU R - Wageningen University , The Netherlands
SCSIP - State Committee on Science and Innovation Policy of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) , Russia
SDFR - Department of Forest Relations of the Republic of  Sakha(Yakutia ), Russia
 

Contact persons for the Conference

Dr. Trofim MAXIMOV, e-mail:  t.c.maximov@ibpc.ysn.ru This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Tel /Fax : +7 (411) 233 58 97 (office) Mobile: +7 914 235 5354
 
Dr. Alexander KONONOV, e-mail:  planteco@mail.ru This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Mobile: +7 9 1 4 2 711 998]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 15:27:00 +0200 Save the Date! http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/save-the-date-61/ INTERACT Transnational Access call will be open 1st August - 30th September Register to the on-line application system already now, and apply INTERACT Transnational Access to conduct research at the coolest places of the North!

The INTERACT project under EU FP7 has a Transnational Access program that offers access to 20 research stations in the northernmost Europe and Russian Federation. The sites represent a variety of glacier, mountain, tundra, boreal forest, peatland and freshwater ecosystems, providing opportunities for researchers from natural sciences to human dimension. 

The call for proposals will be open at the INTERACT website on 1st August – 30th September 2013 for Transnational Access visits taking place between October 2013 and October 2014.

Transnational Access includes:

  • Free access for user groups/users to research facilities and field sites, including support for travel and logistic costs
  • Free access to information and data in the public domain held at the infrastructures

Transnational Access is available to user groups, where the group leader and majority of group members work in an institution established in a EU Member State or Associated State. The maximum amount of access per user group is 90 person-days, including previously granted INTERACT Transnational Access. You can find the eligibility rules and  application instructions, stations available for Transnational Access, descriptions of stations and their facilities,  and registration to the on-line application system from the INTERACT website.

For additional information, visit the INTERACT website or contact WP4 coordinator Hannele Savela, hannele.savela(at)oulu.fi, or WP4 leader Kirsi Latola, kirsi.latola(at)oulu.fi.

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 15:02:00 +0200 Workshop session between INTERACT and INCREASE at the INTECOL2013 http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/workshop-session-between-interact-and-increase-at-the-intecol2013-59/ The two networks INCREASE and INTERACT have been granted a common double workshop session at the INTECOL2013 conference in London 2013, 18-23 Aug The description of the workshop is: Ecosystem responses to climate change from the Arctic to the Amazon: New understanding and future challenges from experimental field-scale manipulations Climate change affects fundamental drivers and controls of ecosystem functioning and will lead to changes in physical, chemical and biological processes in terrestrial ecosystems in all parts of the globe. This will have impacts on plant growth, plant and soil carbon sequestration and biosphere-atmosphere feedbacks and will affect species competition and biodiversity and ultimately lead to species extinction. Experiments with climate factors have provided not only important understanding of the responses of biological processes and ecosystem functioning to these climatic changes but also a more general understanding of ecosystem structure and functioning and the links to the primary controls of these. Such understanding is fundamental if we are to explore possible futures and mitigate and adapt to climate change. The workshop aims to provide a present “state of understanding” of ecosystem responses to atmospheric and climatic changes based on two decades of climate change experiments and to outline and discuss the needs and directions for future experiments and ecosystem modeling. We are unfortunately still awaiting a final confirmation from the INTECOL 2013 that it will take place Tuesday 20 August from 10.15-12.15 plus from 15.30-17.30. Potentially it could still be moved to one of the other days of the conference (19-23 August). However, time is running and since we will probably have one or two open slots for oral presentations plus a poster session (we assume immediately after the second part of the workshop at 17.30) it is really getting urgent to ask for abstracts. We will probably have about 30-40 poster stands available.

Therefore, please do not hesitate to put together an abstract (max. 500 words for the main text) and send it to Klaus Steenberg Larsen by e-mail (klas@kt.dtu.dk) no later than 15 May 2013 if you want to present your work. In your e-mail, please state if you would prefer an oral or a poster presentation. If you want to participate in the workshop without a presentation – please also inform Klaus Steenberg Larsen so that he can keep track of who is attending.
 
Please also remember to register for the INTECOL 2013. Do this via the homepage : http://www.intecol2013.org/. You can also book your accommodation during the conference when you register.]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 08:10:00 +0200 American Ambassador Brzezinski visiting Abisko Scientific Research Station http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/american-ambassador-brzezinski-visiting-abisko-scientific-research-station-58/ The INTERACT station in Abisko has had a visit by the American Ambassador Brzezinski through the SAGA partnership. here ]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:28:00 +0200 INTERACT at GEPW-7 in Barcelona http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/interact-at-gepw-7-in-barcelona-56/ INTERACT was represented at the 7th GEO European Projects’ Workshop that took place in Barcelona on April 15-16, 2013. The meeting gathered together over hundred representatives from the European projects within the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The presentations during the two-day meeting covered a wide range of topics related to GEO Societal Benefit Areas, European Research Infrastructures, capacity building, and added value of GEO and GEOSS. Dr Hannele Savela from the Transnational Access work package gave a speech about the capacity building conducted by INTERACT in research and monitoring of Arctic environment, biodiversity and ecosystems in the SBA Session “Biodiversity, Agriculture and Ecosystems”, whereas INTERACT’s Joint Research Activities work packages were presented in the poster area of the workshop. The meeting was hosted by GeoViQua, GRUMETS, CREAF and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and it was held at the beautifu Casa de la Concalescència, a Modernist art noveau building located at the city center close to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church. ]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:56:00 +0200 International Summer School 04-19 July 2013, Tomsk-Aktru, Russia http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/international-summer-school-04-19-july-2013-tomsk-aktru-russia-55/ Earth & environmental sciences – the view from the High Altai
Welcome to the Second International Summer School for Students and Young Scientists
“Natural and human environment of Arctic and Alpine areas: relief, soils, permafrost, glaciers, biota and life style of native ethnic groups in a rapidly changing climate” The Summer School will start in the cosy city of Tomsk. This famous cultural centre has been named “the Siberian Cambridge”. There will be 3 days for the field excursion to the High Altai (1200 km South from Tomsk). This will cross different landscape zones, such as south taiga, sub‐taiga, forest‐step, step, mountain taiga, mountain meadow, mountain tundra, glacial and periglacial area. Participants can observe different geographical provinces, such as West-Siberian Plain, Piedmont Altai, High North Altai, High Central Altai and High South‐East Altai. For more information please read this file]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:20:00 +0200 Summer Field School in beautiful Klane Lake, Canada http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/summer-field-school-in-beautiful-klane-lake-canada-54/ AEVO offers summer school on Environmental Effects of Climate Change in Subarctic Mountains, 15-­21 July 2013 Kluane Lake, Yokon, Canada Arctic Environments: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities (AEVO) The goal of the summer school is to provide advanced students an interdisciplinary experience in a range of different subject areas and techniques, focused on the theme of environmental change in subarctic mountain environments. The Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) provides a remarkable opportunity for knowledge exchange between scientists working in different areas of AEVO priorities related to ecology, climate change and modeling/visualization. Arctic Environments: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities (AEVO - www.wun.ac.uk/research/aevo) is a program initiated by partners of the Worldwide University Network (WUN) to foster interdisciplinary research by scientists working at high northern latitudes and help to train the next generation of scientists. For more information and application see Announcements pdf. To read about Kluane Lake Research Station please look at the INTERACT sub page]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0200 Full time research engineer within CIRC http://www.eu-interact.org/en/topmenu/news/nyhet/article/full-time-research-engineer-within-circ-53/ CIRC now announces a position as research engineer in Abisko. The position is full time and limited to one year, with the possibility for an extension. The expected starting date is May 1st, 2013, but can be negotiated. advretisement at Umeå website ]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:07:00 +0200