- 10 July 2008
GDN's Calls for Submission under the 2008 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition. The submission deadline is on September 5, 2008. The competition provides a platform to not only win cash prizes for further research but also to showcase research to a wider audience consisting of academicians and policy makers at the international level. For more details, visit: www.gdnet.org/2008awards. Click the links to download the announcement and the flier.
- 09 July 2008
START announced its 2009 Call for Pre-Proposals for the Africa Small Grants Program. This Call is issued to scientists in Africa who intend to conduct research on global environmental change. Grants generally do not exceed US$15,000. Click here to downlaod the Application Form which is also available at the START website: http://www.start.org/Program/African_sm_grants.html . The completed application form is not to exceed four pages of text, including the front page and the budget. It is important to read the "Financial Regulations for START grants funded through the US National Science Foundation/ US Climate Change Science Program", which can be found on the same page of the website. The Pre-Proposal is due at the International START Secretariat by midnight (US Eastern Time) on 15 August 2008 and should be sent to: start-proposals@agu.org. Click here for more information.
- 08 July 2008
The National Cheju University , Republic of Korea and Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS, Russia with support from the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) will hold a workshop with main theme, "Marine Bodiversity and Bioresources of the North-Eastern Asia", on October 2008 in Cheju National University Campus, Jeju City , Republic of Korea. The deadline for the submisiion of abstracts is on August 15, 2008. All abstracts must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to: lutaenko@mail.ru or lutaenko@mail.primorye.ru . Please click here to view the first circular.
- 07 July 2008
IHDP announces that the 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (Open Meeting), "Social Challenges of Global Change", originally scheduled for 15-19 October 2008, will take place from April 26-30 2009 in Bonn, Germany. The new venue will be the former German Parliament premises (World Conference Center Bonn) at the United Nations Campus. For queries, please contact the IHDP Secretariat at openmeeting@ihdp.unu.edu or visit their website www.ihdp.org.
- 05 June 2008 -
Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Eight (EMECS 8) International Conference: Harmonising River Catchment and Estuary
27-30 October 2008, Shanghai, China.
This is organised by the East China Normal University, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), and SEPA International EMECS Center. For more information, you may contact Prof. Zhongyuan Chen: Z.Chen@ecnu.edu.cn of visit: http://www.emecs-8.ecnu.edu.cn/
- 05 June 2008 -
Fifth Annual Meeting of IGCP-475 DeltaMAP.
27 Oct - 3 Nov 2008,
Shanghai and Qingdao, China. (in conjunction with EMECS 8 and with excursions to the Yangtze Delta, Old-Yellow River Delta, and Modern Yellow River Delta).
Contact: Z.Chen@ecnu.edu.cn
- 04 June 2008 -
Fifth International Conference on DELTAS on 26 Oct - 2 Nov 2008, Shanghai, China.
Morphodynamics, Strata Architecture and Environmental Assessment (with field excursions to Yangtze and Yellow River Delta Coasts and Chines Grand Canal). Deadline of abstract and registration from submission: 15 July 2008. Deadline of financial support application: 30 June 2008. Registration Fees: USD 600-700 including abstract issue, all meals, excursion and accommodation.
Please visit: http://unit.aist.go.jp/igg
- 03 June 2008 -
First Announcement -
Water in Climate Change: Progress in Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Energy/Water Cycle Research (Parallel Science Conferences with Joint Session on: 1) Land in the Climate System; 2) Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation and Climate Interactions; and 3) Future Integrated Observations and Modelling Systems)
Melbourne, Australia, 24-28 August 2008
- Sixth International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle. Melbourne, Australia. Please visit: http://www.gewex.org or contact: gewex@gewex.org
- Second Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study Science Conference. Melbourne, Australia. Please visit: http://www.ileaps.org or
Contact: ipo@ileaps.org
- 21 May 2008 -
IHDP announces two new training seminars on the following topics:
- From Research to Social Change: The Case of Ecosystem Services
- Capacity Development in Adaptive Water Management
Please click here to view the announcement with detailed information on concepts and application procedure.
- 20 May 2008 -
GEO-V (Fifth Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations) will be hosted by the government of the People's Republic of China, on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 November 2008, in Beijing, China. For more information, please contact:
secretariat@geosec.org
- 18 February 2008 -
The Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India and the National Institute of Hydrology, India are organising an International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES-2009) which will be held in New Delhi, India, on 12-16 January 2009. The details of the conference are available at http://www.nih.ernet.in/. For more details, you may also contact wees09@yahoo.com.
- 20 November 2007 -
The
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), is organising the Tenth International Symposium on High Mountain Remote Sensing Cartography (HMRSC X) to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 8-11 September 2008. Please visit http://www.icimod-gis.net/news/showDetail.php?id=193, for more information.
- 19 November 2007 -
The 2008 International Human Dimensions Workshop will be held on
12-15 October 2008, in New Delhi, India. Click here for more details along with the application form.
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