Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Mark Your Calendars- SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference Planned for July, 2008
First Circulation of the SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference "Polar Research - Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year", to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 8th - 11th 2008 has been released.
The call for abstracts is now open, and should be targeted at the following topics: -Status and Change
-Polar/ Global Linkages
-Sense of Discovery
-The Poles as Vantage Point for Observations
-People and Resources at the Poles
Abstract submission will close on January 15, 2008.
The Conference will be held in conjunction with the 30th Annual SCAR Meeting, which includes a SCAR Business Meeting from the 5-7 July, as well as SCAR Delegates Meeting from the 14-16 July.
More information can be found in the electronic flyer.