Past Events

Hosted by University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus.

The South West Interagency-Fish Meeting (SWIM) is being held in conjunction with WAISC. The agenda and schedule for SWIM will be posted as soon as they are available.

For more information, please visit:
http://seagrant.uaf.edu

The primary purpose of this conference is to bring together Polar Scientists and Technology Developers in a forum to exchange information on research system operational needs and technology solutions that have been successful in polar environments. This exchange of knowledge helps to address issues

The United States Coast Guard Academy and the Law of the Sea Institute at the University of California's Berkeley School of Law are sponsoring a two-day interdisciplinary conference on key issues facing global leaders tasked with shaping and implementing policy for the rapidly emerging human

The Seminar will include a series of lectures given by research scientists from Turkey, Finland, and the USA on physical aspects of snow remote sensing, satellite sensors used to map and monitor global snow cover, available snow products, validation techniques and application of satellite-derived

On April 18 and 19, 2012, a free Science Social will take place in Centennial Hall from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The social will have hands-on demonstrations and featured speakers, including Greg Walker, manager of the UA Unmanned Aircraft Program, Jason Amundson, an assistant professor of geophysics at UAS

We cordially invite you to participate in the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) being held from 19-22 April 2012. This event will be a great opportunity to strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the participants and sponsoring organizations. ASSW 2012 is being held immediately before the

This upcoming international forum in April 2012 will be a valuable opportunity to demonstrate and apply the latest findings of polar research on a broad range of topics from oceans and sea ice, to permafrost, vegetation and wildlife, to changes in Arctic communities and beyond. The From Knowledge to

The EGU General Assembly 2012 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists, it is the aim of the EGU to provide a forum where they can present their work and discuss

On April 24, Greg Walker, manager of Poker Flat Research Range and the UA Unmanned Aircraft Program, will present "Alaska – As Seen From an Unmanned Aircraft."

Walker and the UA Unmanned Aircraft Program garnered international attention when one of their small aircraft helped the Nome refueling

One hundred years ago this June, a three-day explosive eruption at Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula near King Salmon became one of the five largest eruptions in recorded history. It created the spectacular Katmai caldera and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, which early explorers called the eighth

Currently, eye-scanning technology is used in everything from marketing to psychology. Mock and Hoanca's focus is on eye-scanning for information security and how their new device can safeguard some of the public's most sensitive information. Mock is an associate professor of computer science, while

This unique symposium features keynote presentations by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern, Dr. Kevin Biggar and Dr. Daniel Smith.

The David C. Sego Symposium is being held in recognition of Dr. Sego's service as an educator, mentor, and researcher. His extensive research has bolstered Canada’s

The 97th meeting of the USARC will be held in Montreal, Canada, in conjunction with the "From Knowledge to Action" IPY meeting. The Commission will meet jointly with the Canadian Polar Commission on the afternoon of the 27th, to discuss common interests in Arctic Research. Details to follow.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. announces that the Arctic Forum 2012 will be held 30 April - 1 May 2012 in Washington, D.C. The 24th ARCUS Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Forum, on 2 May 2012. Both events will be convened in Washington, D.C.

The Arctic Forum is

For 75 years, the American Polar Society has both documented and communicated polar activities to the interested world. This meeting will bring together the current leaders in science, government, commerce, and diplomacy for a state-of-the-art forecast of the next seventy-five years in a world

The World Trade Center Alaska and the Institute of the North invite you to participate in Arctic Ambitions, a conference focused on the development of – and markets for – key Arctic resources.

Discussion will be framed by the five key Arctic exports (seafood, minerals, energy, precious metals and

We are pleased to announce the release of the new report, Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008, published under the guidance of the Polar Research Board (PRB).

Please join us for a webinar presentation and discussion with co-chairs Bob Bindschadler and Julie Brigham-Grette

This one-day symposium will focus on economic, social, cultural, and environmental trends and developments within The Pas and northern Manitoba. 2012 marks what would have been Glenn Gould's 80th birthday as well as the 45th anniversary of his landmark CBC broadcast "The Idea of North," a radio

Organizers announce the 44th International Liege Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics, entitled "Remote Sensing of Colour, Temperature, and Salinity--New Challenges and Opportunities," to be convened 7-11 May 2012 in Liege, Belgium.

The development of new sensors and algorithms has extended the

This conference deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, both Arctic and Antarctic. It will provide an international forum for the discussion of work currently being carried out in the circumpolar regions of the world.

The theme of 12th symposium in Finland