Arctic Observing Summit: Call for Abstracts and White Papers- due October 18th 2015

AOS 2016: 3rd Biennial Arctic Observing Summit

Fairbanks, Alaska - March 2016 

CALL for WHITE PAPERS now open!  |  CALL for POSTER ABSTRACTS now open!   |  REGISTER here (coming soon)

 

The upcoming 3rd Arctic Observing Summit, AOS 2016 (http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/aos-2016-themes-and-important-announcements ), will be held at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, March 15-18, 2016, in conjunction with Arctic Science Summit Week (March 12-15) and other side events such as the 2016 Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting (March 15-17), public lectures, and others. We look forward to receiving community input in the form of AOS WHITE PAPER AND SHORT STATEMENT CONTRIBUTIONS (instructions available online). We welcome your POSTER PRESENTATIONS and the call for abstracts is NOW OPEN.

Registration will be opening soon, with the choice of registering for one or both AOS and ASSW: https://assw2016.org/register

 

Based on recommendations from previous Summits, AOS 2016 will focus on the following themes. Please see detailed descriptions here.

1. International and national strategies for sustained support of long-term Arctic observing
2. Technology and innovation for sustained Arctic observations
3. Contributions of the Private Sector and Industry to sustained Arctic observations
4. Actor and Stakeholder engagement and needs in sustained Arctic observations
5. Arctic Observations in the context of Global Observing initiatives
6. Interfacing Traditional Knowledge, Community-based Monitoring and Scientific Methods for sustained Arctic observations

 

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing you!

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Emily Choy
W. Garfield Weston Doctoral Fellow for Northern Research
International Arctic Science Committee Fellow
University of Manitoba
501 University Crescent
Winnipeg MB
R3T2N6
(204) 984-2425
https://sites.google.com/site/emilyschoy