PAGES e-news vol. 2016, no.9
CONTENT
1. PAGES 3rd YSM deadlines 1 October
2. Propose a new PAGES working group by 10 October
3. Apply for workshop/meeting support by 10 October
4. New Past Global Changes Magazine
5. PAGES pocketguide
6. PAGES 5th OSM registrations and abstracts
7. Working Group updates, meetings and deadlines
8. Other PAGES-supported meetings and deadlines
9. Upcoming paleo conferences
10. Recent PAGES' products
11. Erle Ellis, PAGES' guest scientist, seeks volunteers
12. Future Earth updates
13. WCRP updates
14. Endorsed and affiliated groups updates
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1. PAGES 3rd YSM deadlines 1 October
Applications, abstract submissions and financial support requests for PAGES 3rd Young Scientists Meeting (Morillo de Tou, Spain, 7-9 May 2017) are all due 1 October 2016.
The YSM is open on a competitive basis to approximately 80 outstanding early-career researchers who meet the following criteria:
1. Age: Usually under 35 years
2. Career status: - PhD Students: Usually in the latter stages of their degree- Post-PhD: Usually within five years of completing their degree
3. Scientific scope: Paleoscientists (data-based or modelers) or global change scientists with a strong, proven interest in paleoscience.
Participants will be selected on the basis of the quality of the application and suitability. All details can be found at: http://www.pages-osm.org/ysm
2. Propose a new PAGES working group by 10 October
Does your heart pound for paleoscience? Know others who feel the same? Contact a member of PAGES Scientific Steering Committee by 26 September to advise them of your plans before submitting a new PAGES working group proposal by 10 October. More at: http://pastglobalchanges.org/ini/wg/new-wg-proposal
3. Apply for workshop/meeting support by 10 October
PAGES offers workshop/meeting support in three categories: Official PAGES Working Group, Educational, and Open Call. The next deadline for applications is 10 October. Applications should be received at least six months before the planned event date. Organizers need to contact a member of PAGES Scientific Steering Committee by 26 September to advise them of the workshop/meeting plans. More at: http://pastglobalchanges.org/my-pages/meeting-support
4. New Past Global Changes Magazine
The latest Past Global Changes Magazine is now available to read online. Edited by Chris Turney, Chris Fogwill, Tim Lenton, Richard Jones and Lucien von Gunten, "Tipping Points" highlights how abrupt shifts can lead to irreversible changes in environmental and human systems, with important implications for reducing the uncertainty of future projections. Included are 52 pages of scientific highlights, program news and workshop reports. http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/products/pages-magazine/7018-24-1-tipping-points
If you would like to receive a hard copy, please contact pages@pages.unibe.ch
5. PAGES pocketguide
Short on time but keen to understand more about what PAGES does? Read the latest PAGES pocketguide, explaining our science structure, themes and initiatives: http://pastglobalchanges.org/download/docs/PAGES%20outreach/other/2016-pages-pocketguide-web.pdf
6. PAGES 5th OSM registrations and abstracts
A reminder that registrations and abstract submissions are open for PAGES 5th Open Science Meeting (OSM) in Zaragoza, Spain, 9-13 May 2017.
Register for the OSM here: http://pages-osm.org/
More than 30 sessions have been confirmed. Access the list of sessions here: http://www.pages-osm.org/osm/sessions-osm
Abstract submission and financial support application deadlines: 20 December 2016.
7. Working Group updates, meetings and deadlines
i. Global Paleofire 2 (GPWG2)
The group will hold the "Fire history baselines by biomes" workshop in Beguey, France, from 25-29 September: http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1562-fire-history-baselines-by-biome-workshop
ii. PALSEA2
The 4th PALSEA2 meeting will be held in Mt Hood, Oregon, USA, from 25-29 September: http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1540-4th-palsea2-meeting
iii. LandCover6k
The Pollen-based reconstructions of past land-cover change in Latin America workshop will be held in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 29-31 October: http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1605-pollen-brazil-landcover6k-16
iv. QUIGS
The 2nd QUIGS workshop "Glacial terminations: Timing and Shape" will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 18-20 October: http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1592-2nd-quigs-wshop
vi. VICS
Date change! 2nd VICS workshop takes place 9 May 2017 in Zaragoza, Spain, prior to PAGES 5th OSM: http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/2017/127-pages/1620-2nd-vics-wshop
8. Other PAGES-supported meetings and deadlines
i. 5th West Africa Quaternary Research Association (WAQUA) training session
Bamako, Mali
26-30 September
http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1621-5th-waqua-wshop
ii. Overcoming reductionism when linking climate variability with human history – a cross-disciplinary approach in the Altai Mountains
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
10-14 April 2017
Registration deadline: 31 October
http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1622-overc-reduc-altai-17
9. Upcoming paleo conferences
i. Extreme Climate Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes
San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
22-27 January 2017
Abstract submissions for this AGU Chapman Conference close 21 September.
http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1624-chapman-conf-puerto-rico-17
ii. SHAPE INQUA Workshop: Southern Hemisphere climate of the present and past
Santiago, Chile
2-4 November 2016
Deadline: extended to 26 September.
http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1618-shape-inqua-wshop-nov-16
iii. AQUA 2016: Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Conference
Auckland, New Zealand
5-9 December 2016
http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1625-aqua-16-nz
iv. 10th International Carbon Dioxide Conference
Interlaken, Switzerland
21-25 August 2017
Registrations and abstract submissions now open.
http://www.icdc10.unibe.ch/
v. AFQUA 2017: The 2nd International Conference of The African Quaternary: Environments, Ecology and Humans
Ifrane, Morocco
Late September 2017
http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/2017/127-pages/1619-afqua-2017
vi. PMIP meeting 2017
Stockholm, Sweden
25-29 September 2017
http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1632-pmip-meet-2017
10. Recent PAGES' products
i. 2k Network:
a. The Nerilie Abram et al. paper "Early onset of industrial-era warming across the oceans and continents" was published in Nature 536 and attracted international attention. http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/products/highlights/7036-early-onset-indust-warm-oceans
Additional information supporting the release of the paper, including PAGES' press release and media mentions, can be accessed here: http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/ini/wg/2k-network/nature-2k-aug-2016
b. An article associated with the Abram et al. paper, written by Helen McGregor et al., was published in The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-industrial-revolution-kick-started-global-warming-much-earlier-than-we-realised-64301
ii. Ocean2k and Euro-Med2k:
Incarbona A et al. published "Mediterranean circulation perturbations over the last five centuries: Relevance to past Eastern Mediterranean Transient-type events" in Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 29623 (2016). http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/products/journal-articles/7037-med-circ-pert-east-med-16
iii. Special issue:
A special issue of Quaternary International, "Climate change in the Balkan-Carpathian region during Late Pleistocene and Holocene", was published 10 September 2016. These papers resulted from a PAGES-supported conference in 2014. http://pastglobalchanges.org/products/special-issues/7040-clim-chg-balk-carp-pleist-holo
11. Erle Ellis, PAGES' guest scientist, seeks volunteers
Long-time PAGES collaborator Erle Ellis is in Bern to work with the LandCover6k working group (http://pastglobalchanges.org/ini/wg/landcover6k/intro) and GLP (http://globallandproject.org) on his GLOBE project (http://ecotope.org/projects/globe/).
GLOBE currently supports real-time global geospatial analysis. The plan is to build a prototype for real-time geo-temporal analysis and visualization over the past 50,000 years. Ellis aims to show how both can connect in deep time, using online interactive tools. Volunteers are being sought. People involved in paleodata archives, geostatistics and visualization are encouraged to contact Ellis by November 30: ece@umbc.edu
12. Future Earth updates
i. As an observer organization to the IPCC, Future Earth is invited to nominate experts to participate in a Scoping Meeting for a Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. The Scoping Meeting will be held during the week of 13 February 2017 (venue to be confirmed). Nominations need to be received no later than 29 September 18:00 CEST. More information and nomination form: http://www.pastglobalchanges.org/news/all-news-items/9-latest-news/1546-call-experts-ipcc-fe-2016
ii. The second "Best practices on transdisciplinary and co-designed research" webinar will be held 29 September at 11:00 and 16:00 UTC. Read more and register: http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8bddba49ebf84f1dae89a578e&id=c3d5c53d07&e=
iii. Future Earth, along with ICSU and the Future Ocean (Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel), will host a workshop in Kiel, Germany, from 5-6 December 2016 to shape the Future Earth Oceans - Knowledge-Action Network. Deadline 5 October. Open to 60 participants; some travel funds available; keen to see representation from the social sciences, NGOs, industry, and other stakeholders and societal partners interested in ocean sustainability. http://futureearth.org/events/future-earth-oceans-knowledge-action-network-workshop
iv. The Future Earth Open Network will be launching soon. Be involved! http://futureearth.org/future-earth-open-network
13. WCRP updates
i. September WCRP News: http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=daf3c1527c528609c379f3c08&id=95a401f529&e=bc5317173e
ii. September CLIVAR Bulletin: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e95bd74f92719b8560b3cbed6&id=ca5181cff4&e=a3ab4bafcd
iii. The 4th MedCLIVAR conference will take place from 26-30 September 2016 in Athens, Greece. www.medclivar2016conf.eu
iv. Call for nominations to SPARC's Scientific Steering Group (SSG): The SSG is currently comprised of 14 researchers from around the world with a wide range of expertise in atmospheric dynamics and chemistry. Deadline for nominations is 30 September. http://www.sparc-climate.org/about/leadership/ssg-nominations/
v. Call for nominations for WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development 2016: WCRP and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) seek nominations by 1 October. The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution to weather and climate model development by an early- to mid-career researcher. http://www.wcrp-climate.org/wmac-activities/91-working-groups/working-groups-wmac/wmac-activities/927-ipmd2016-info
vi. Call for nominations for the first WCRP/GCOS International Data Prize 2016: WCRP and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) seek nominations by 1 October. The prize, awarded annually to an early- to mid-career researcher for his or her outstanding contribution to the Earth system science community, may honour achievements in data product generation, data management, data preservation, data monitoring, and other data relevant activities. http://www.wcrp-climate.org/wdac-activities/90-working-groups/working-groups-wdac/wdac-activities/928-idp2016-info
14. Endorsed and affiliated groups updates
i. HistoricalClimatology: Assistant Director Bathsheba Demuth investigates whether climate change forced the Thule people to migrate across the Arctic. http://www.historicalclimatology.com/blog/what-made-the-thule-move-climate-and-culture-in-the-high-arctic
ii. IODP: The International Ocean Discovery Program is calling for scientific ocean drilling proposals in line with the IODP Science Plan Illuminating Earth’s Past, Present, and Future (http://www.iodp.org/about-iodp/iodp-science-plan-2013-2023). Proposal deadline 3 October.
More information at: http://www.iodp.org/proposals/call-for-proposals and http://www.iodp.org/proposals/submitting-proposals
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