Palaeo50 is a horizon scanning workshop aiming to identify the top 50 priority research questions in palaeoecology. Submit your questions by 31st October 2012 to ensure that palaeoecological science remains at the forefront of the global change research agenda. The questions will be collated into a priority list and submitted as a coauthored publication.
The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in the scenic Swiss Alpine village of Grindelwald for the 12th International NCCR Climate Summer School 2013.
The Summer School is focusing on the theme "from climate reconstructions to climate predictions".
The PAGES Varves Working Group has published its first review paper titled "Characteristics of Sedimentary Varve Chronologies – A Review" in Quaternary Science Reviews.
An article on the outcome of a PAGES session on Adding value to Earth-system science via networking, capacity enhancement and communication at the recent Planet Under Pressure Conference has been published in the latest Asia Pacific Network newsletter.
This PAGES co-sponsored educational workshop will address both the essential numerical understanding and the R skills required to handle, process and analyse palaeoenvironmental data.
Financial support for up to five early career researchers from developing countries available. Application deadline is 15 May 2012.
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The PAGES Open Science Meeting (OSM) is the flagship event of the PAGES calendar. The 4th PAGES OSM will be held on 13-16 Feb 2013 in Goa, India. The PAGES Young Scientists Meeting (YSM) is the premier event for early career researchers organized by PAGES. The 2nd YSM will be held on 11-12 Feb 2013 in Goa, India.
A review article titled The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification has been published in Science. The article was an outcome of the discussions at a PAGES-supported workshop on Paleo-ocean acidification and carbon cycle perturbation events in 2010.
