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MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-026 + (Our overarching objective is to analyze an … Our overarching objective is to analyze and synthesize the main impacts of global change on estuarine systems from the perspective of research, observation, management and governance. Our intention is to understand the state-of-the-art and discuss future perspectives and strategies for collaboration between networks. The meeting will consider the main specific problems of deltaic systems, in particular water and sediment management under a scenario of increasing sea level and flooding risks, in order to discuss solutions based on an integrated and systematic approach. Another goal of the DeltaNet Symposium will be to involve other international networks on deltas, to hold a summit of world delta networks that will chart future collaboration avenues.t will chart future collaboration avenues.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-275 + (Over the last century, a positive trend in … Over the last century, a positive trend in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations has been observed at the Earth’s surface. Attempts to predict how such global changes will affect the biodiversity, functioning and productivity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the future still remain elusive. This is partially because it is a challenge to work across the many disciplines and temporal and spatial scales required to understand the many feedbacks that are in place within the Earth system. The objective of this symposium is to bring together a range of interdisciplinary, Earth system researchers based in Europe advancing frontier research within their discipline to present the state-of-the-art in our understanding of how climate change has affected the function of the atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere in the past and how it is being forecast to function in the ‘Anthropocene’. In addition to showcasing the exceptional advances underway across laboratories in Europe the symposium will also provide an opportunity to foster discussion around the subject of gender balance in science in general and in Earth System sciences in particular.nd in Earth System sciences in particular.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-152 + (Over the past 25 years, tremendous advance … Over the past 25 years, tremendous advances have occurred in understanding the linkages among climate, surface processes, and tectonics. The purpose of this workshop is to take stock of these advances, to identify the challenges that remain, and to set the stage for the next generation of research efforts. The overarching goals are to:–Assess the current state of understanding of the linkages among climate, tectonics, and landscape evolution.–Identify research goals that capitalize on interdisciplinary approaches to advance that understanding at a range of spatial and temporal scales.–Discuss and articulate strategies for the implementation of the research goals.–Encourage new collaborations between U.S. and Taiwan scientists, and engage early-career researchers.The lectures and poster presentations associated with the workshop are open to the public. Financial support for international and domestic travel, housing, meals, and field trip expenses, however, is limited to 75 scientists by application, pending support from funding agencies. Groups underrepresented in STEM fields (women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities) and early-career scientists (students, post-docs, and pre-tenure faculty) are especially encouraged to apply.For more information and for application instructions, visit http://facet2015.earth.sinica.edu.tw.Application Deadline: March 1, 2015 (for U.S. participants); March 31, 2015 (for Taiwan participants). March 31, 2015 (for Taiwan participants).)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-343 + (Owing to the shutdown of the federal gover … Owing to the shutdown of the federal government, the webinar scheduled for Jan. 9, 2019 to address the Frontier Research in the Earth Sciences (FRES) program was not held. Therefore, we are scheduling another one for Jan. 30. No new information that does not appear in the solicitation will be provided, but this will be an opportunity to ask clarifying questions. Also, the presentation will be the same as the one held on Dec. 5, 2018.The webinar will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at 4 p.m. EST, with a brief overview of the program and the opportunity to ask questions. Please email dgeist@nsf.gov by noon on January 30 to enroll in the webinar. Those who enrolled for the Jan. 9 presentation do not need to respond again.About FRESA solicitation was recently posted for a new program from the Division of Earth Sciences: Frontier Research in the Earth Sciences (FRES). FRES supersedes the former Integrated Earth Systems (IES) program. In addition to substantive changes in the goals of the program and eligible projects, the proposed budget for the new program is larger. The target date for submission of proposals is Feb. 20, 2019.The FRES program will support research in Earth systems from its core through the critical zone. The project may focus on all or part of the surface, continental lithospheric, and deeper Earth systems over the entire range of temporal and spatial scales. FRES projects will typically have a larger scientific scope and budget than those considered for funding by core programs in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR). FRES projects may be interdisciplinary studies that do not fit well within the core programs or cannot be routinely managed by sharing between core programs. Innovative proposals within a single area with results that will have broad relevance to Earth Science research are also encouraged. Investigations may employ any combination of field, laboratory, and computational studies with observational, theoretical, or experimental approaches. Projects should be focused on topics that meet the guidelines for research funded by the Division of Earth Sciences.If you would like timely news from the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR), subscribe to EAR Express Updates newsletter by sending a blank email to earth-subscribe-request@listserv.nsf.gov. You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing earth-unsubscribe-request@listserv.nsf.gov. Send updates and highlights about your NSF-funded research and education projects to EAR Communication.d education projects to EAR Communication.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-196 + (PALEOFLOOD ABSTRACT THEMES *The impact of … PALEOFLOOD ABSTRACT THEMES*The impact of climate and land-use changes on paleoflood magnitude and frequency.*Pleistocene and Holocene geomorphic and sedimentary records of paleofloods, and the factors influencing their long-term preservation potential.*River channel and catchment responses to paleofloods in different geomorphic contexts (upland vs. lowland, gorge vs. plain, bedrock vs. alluvial, etc.).*River channel and basin ‘recovery’ following large floods.*Evidence of megafloods on earth and on other planetary bodies.*Hydroclimatic controls of paleofloods in various environmental settings (temperate, tropical, polar, dryland, etc.).*Distinguishing characteristics of paleofloods generated by different mechanisms (direct meteorological events, glacial outburst floods, etc.).*Methods and techniques of paleoflood reconstruction (geochronology, hydraulic modeling, soil stratigraphy, sedimentology, etc.).*Innovative hydraulic modeling techniques used to reconstruct extreme flows.*Databases (for floods, chronology, climate proxies, etc.) to compile paleoflood data and other information that could be used in studying paleofloods.*Incorporation of paleoflood information in the assessment of flood hazard and risk related to engineered structures (dams, bridges, power plants, etc.).*Application of paleoflood information to policy issues associated with flood hazards. *Paleoflood hydrology and the archaeological record.d hydrology and the archaeological record.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-183 + (PECS (Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Sea … PECS (Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas) is an independent organisation whose sole purpose is to organise the PECS biennial conferences. The objectives of these conferences are to:promote exchange of information on recent developments in physics of estuaries and coastal seas;stimulate cooperation between coastal engineers and coastal oceanographers, andto provide a forum for graduate students and young scientists and engineers where they feel comfortable to interact with experienced scientists.Emphasis is on the results of field and laboratory measurements, and theoretical and numerical analysis, with the aim of better understanding the underlying physical processes. Other relevant topics are also acceptable. This conference series emphasizes informal exchanges in a collegial environment. All sessions are plenary and attendance is limited up to two hundred participants.is limited up to two hundred participants.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-308 + (People in academia, industry (R&D), an … People in academia, industry (R&D), and government agencies are investigating and attempting to identify flood risk areas and predict changes in flood risk at large spatial and temporal scales. There is a recognized need to identify flood risk and exposure at higher resolution and with greater precision. Applied research studies either use satellite data to map hazard and exposure to flooding at large scales or use models that are typically run with stochastic data or flow return periods, with large uncertainties about extreme events like floods in the distribution tails. Furthermore, exposure and derived vulnerability data are often licensed or of restricted access. New technologies (e.g. small and cube-satellites, drones), advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), improved use of crowdsources, social media and available census and other data, and interoperability standards, however, promise significant, even game changing, progress in this field for the coming years.Flood risk assessments of both exposure and vulnerability should leverage the best available data- but often those producing or using such assessments are unaware of what is available.In order to maximize exchange and value of required data and models, collaborative partnerships between private and public entities must be established. There is a clear need to bring together government agencies, humanitarian aid organizations, insurance and re-insurance providers, private sector industries, as well as academic and research institutions to increase collaboration and improve access to and flow of information around flood risk. to and flow of information around flood risk.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-323 + (People in academia, industry (R&D), an … People in academia, industry (R&D), and government agencies are investigating and attempting to identify flood risk areas and predict changes in flood risk at large spatial and temporal scales. There is a recognized need to identify flood risk and exposure at higher resolution and with greater precision. Applied research studies either use satellite data to map hazard and exposure to flooding at large scales or use models that are typically run with stochastic data or flow return periods, with large uncertainties about extreme events like floods in the distribution tails. Furthermore, exposure and derived vulnerability data are often licensed or of restricted access. New technologies (e.g. small and cube-satellites, drones), advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), improved use of crowdsources, social media and available census and other data, and interoperability standards, however, promise significant, even game changing, progress in this field for the coming years.Flood risk assessments of both exposure and vulnerability should leverage the best available data- but often those producing or using such assessments are unaware of what is available.In order to maximize exchange and value of required data and models, collaborative partnerships between private and public entities must be established. There is a clear need to bring together government agencies, humanitarian aid organizations, insurance and re-insurance providers, private sector industries, as well as academic and research institutions to increase collaboration and improve access to and flow of information around flood risk.'''Aim''' identify minimal requirements for mapping global flood risk that meets user needsstart new collaborative partnerships and strengthen existing onesidentify achievable short-term goals that do not require significant fundingdetermine a multi-year plan on how to achieve the workshop goalsmulti-year plan on how to achieve the workshop goals)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-063 + (Please consider submitting an abstract to the Northeastern GSA sectional meeting. Because this year is GSA's 125th anniversary, the section meeting is going to be bigger than usual.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-294 + (Please join us at the Oceanhackweek 2018, … Please join us at the Oceanhackweek 2018, August 20-24, 2018, at the University of Washington, Seattle, in collaboration with the UW eScience Institute. This 5-day hands-on workshop is aimed at exploring, creating and promoting effective computation and analysis workflows for large and complex oceanographic data. The focus will be on data provided by the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). Comparisons to other large-scale ocean observing assets, such as Argo, IOOS, etc. are welcome and encouraged. Different from conventional conferences and workshops, the Oceanhackweek is constructed based on three core components: tutorials in data science methodologies such as data visualization and cloud computing, peer-learning, and on-site project work in a collaborative environment. We welcome all self-identified oceanographers at all career stages to apply and hope you will join us in this exciting endeavor! Travel and lodging grants are available for non-local accepted participants. Participants are expected to attend the entire workshop.More information is available on: https://oceanhackweek.github.io/ To apply, please fill out the application by May 7, 2018. Accepted applicants will be notified no later than May 21, 2018. For questions, feel free to email oceanhkw@uw.edu.tions, feel free to email oceanhkw@uw.edu.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-135 + (Progress in scientific research is depende … Progress in scientific research is dependent on the quality and accessibility of software at all levels and it is critical to address challenges related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of reusable software as well as education around software practices. These challenges can be technological, policy based, organizational, and educational, and are of interest to developers (the software community), users (science disciplines), and researchers studying the conduct of science (science of team science, science of organizations, science of science and innovation policy, and social science communities).The WSSSPE1 workshop (http://wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk/WSSSPE1) engaged the broad scientific community to identify challenges and best practices in areas of interest for sustainable scientific software. At WSSSPE2, we invite the community to propose and discuss specific mechanisms to move towards an imagined future practice of software development and usage in science and engineering. The workshop will include multiple mechanisms for participation, encourage team building around solutions, and identify risky solutions with potentially transformative outcomes. Participation by early career students and postdoctoral researchers is strongly encouraged.See more at: http://wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk/wssspe2///wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk/wssspe2/)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-083 + (RRNW is gearing up for the 13th Annual Riv … RRNW is gearing up for the 13th Annual River Restoration Symposium at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson Washington February 4-6, 2014! We have issued a call for Abstracts and Session Proposals. To get all the details please visit our website at www.rrnw.org. Session Proposals are due August 17th. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due September 14th.ster presentations are due September 14th.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-366 + (RRNW is gearing up for the 19th Annual Str … RRNW is gearing up for the 19th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson Washington February 4-6, 2020! Have an interesting topic or project to share? We have issued a call for Session Proposals and Oral Presentation/Poster Abstracts. To get all the details and links to submit via our online submission platform, please visit our website at http://www.rrnw.org. Mark your calendars:* Session Proposals are due August 12, 2019.* Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due September 16, 2019.Seems like a few months away...but time flies by during construction season! Get those ideas flowing and on paper. We look forward to reading your abstracts and seeing you at the Symposium in February!d seeing you at the Symposium in February!)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-332 + (Rare or catastrophic events, such as large … Rare or catastrophic events, such as large earthquakes, extreme storms, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, or volcanic eruptions, can have complex and long-lasting effects on Earth surface processes and biogeochemical cycles, potentially dominating system dynamics over long time scales. This conference will bring together scientists studying a range of rare/extreme events and their broader impacts on Earth surface processes, biogeochemical cycles and human systems. Conference themes will include:# the adjustment of Earth surface processes to event-driven perturbations# commonalities and differences between events of different types# feedbacks between different systems that can enhance post-event impacts# length scales, time scales, and magnitudes of perturbations# tipping points in Earth surface systems which yield into instability or irreversibilityConference venue will include:* 1.5 days in Kathmandu at the View Brikuti Hote,* 3 days in the Bhote Koshi River valley at Borderlands Resort, and* 1.5 days field excursion, looking at multiple extreme events, including the Gorkha Earthquake, glacial lake outburst floods, and a mega-landslideAbstract submission opens in February and closes in MayDue to venue size, the conference will be limited to 80 participants Details on costs, key note speakers and preliminary program will follow soon.For further questions check the conference homepage or get in touch with us directly.homepage or get in touch with us directly.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-132 + (Recent advances in sensing, low-power radi … Recent advances in sensing, low-power radio design, and embedded systems are now enabling the connectivity of huge number of devices across massive spatial and temporal scales. These devices have the ability to last multiple years on simple batteries while assembling into intelligent wireless mesh networks, in which individual nodes, known as motes, exchange information wirelessly with their neighbors. This workshop will explore the role of modern Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) across a range of real-world applications including, but not limited to, real-time environmental monitoring, industrial control, structural health monitoring, and energy management. We will bring together prominent domain experts to showcase the core theory and design behind WSNs, present hands-on programing activities, and showcase the many new real-world deployments which have been enabled by these new technologies. Specifically, the Wireless Sensing Workshop will serve to:Present the theory behind WSNs, including low-power radio technologies, synchronization and frequency channel hopping architecturesProvide substantial hands on experiences, teaching participates how to build embedded sensing applications with the NeoMoteHelp participants connect their own sensor to the NeoMote WSN platform (if interested, bring your own sensor!)Present use-cases of NeoMote deployments to facilitate discussions about deployment strategies and real-world expectations No prior experience is expected (though participants with some C programming background are expected to excel quickly), and participants will acquire the core skills necessary to effectively deploy reliable WSNs upon completion of the workshop. A laptop with MS Windows is recommended, but one computer will be shared between two participants. We will provide all necessary hardware and sensors.rovide all necessary hardware and sensors.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-378 + (Registration is now open for our AMS Short … Registration is now open for our AMS Short Course: Introducing the Community WRF-Hydro Modeling System an Interactive Hands-on Tutorial (http://bit.ly/wrfhydroshort)The course will be held on Saturday 11 January 2020, prior to the AMS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Space is limited!You do not need to register for the entire meeting you can register (http://bit.ly/amsregs) for the short course separately. Each participant is required to come with their own laptop, capable of accessing wireless internet with prerequisite software installed to participate in the hands-on exercises. See the description below for the requirements.'''Course Description:''' WRF-Hydro®, an open-source community model, is used for a range of projects, including flash flood prediction, regional hydroclimate impacts assessment, seasonal forecasting of water resources, and land-atmosphere coupling studies. It was designed to link multi-scale process models of the atmosphere and terrestrial hydrology to provide:* An extensible multi-scale & multi-physics land-atmosphere modeling capability for conservative, coupled and uncoupled assimilation & prediction of major water cycle components such as precipitation, soil moisture, snow pack, ground water, streamflow, and inundation* Accurate and reliable streamflow prediction across scales (from 0-order headwater catchments to continental river basins and from minutes to seasons)* A research modeling testbed for evaluating and improving physical process and coupling representationsIn this half-day tutorial we will provide an introduction to the capabilities within WRF-Hydro and provide participants with the basic building blocks to start their research with it. Participants will gain experience with hands-on model configuration and execution and run experimental model simulations and comparisons with a prepared example test case. Participants will also be provided with information on additional resources that can be used to further their familiarity with WRF-Hydro and build on the basics learned during this tutorial.Instructors include subject matter experts and lead developers of WRF-Hydro and the National Water Model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, David Gochis and Aubrey Dugger.Each participant is required to come with their own laptop, capable of accessing wireless internet with prerequisite software installed to participate in the hands-on exercises.* Docker (community edition) at least version 18.09.2* (docker settings: CPUs - 2 (at bare minimum)* Memory- 8 GB (recommended)* Swap-1024 MB (recommended)* Disk image max size 60 GB (recommended)* Google Chrome web browsermax size 60 GB (recommended) * Google Chrome web browser)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-072 + (Research into post-wildfire effects began … Research into post-wildfire effects began in the USA more than 70 years ago and only later extended into other parts of the world, notably Australia and the Mediterranean, in subsequent decades. The large empirical knowledge base that now exists in these three regions and others suggests that it should now be possible to compile this knowledge into an organizational framework that with analysis and discussion will provide new insights into some of the priority research issues facing the wildfire community.Post-wildfire science is generally not recognized as a discipline in its own right, so the intention of this Chapman Conference is to bring together experts from the field of post-wildfire research, other fields of related research, and from the hydrologic modeling field to address current priority issues facing the post-wildfire community. The overall goal of the conference is (1) to address the priority research issues, and (2) to synthesize existing empirical data in a quantitative manner that will improve or provide additional model components designed to further post-wildfire research and assist the fire-effects community and land managers in the decision-making process. An additional goal is to encourage young career scientists to contribute papers and to participate in these in-depth discussions. This Chapman Conference encourages all interested scientists to contribute abstracts for oral and poster talks that are clearly related to the five sessions outlined below.The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum: (1) where invited speakers can present different perspectives and new insights on each priority research issue, (2) for in-depth discussions (among all participants representing a variety of disciplines related to wildfire) oriented toward resolving issues, (3) for interactive field trips that highlight some of the issues, (4) to develop plans and proposals for future collaborative research efforts in different regions of the world using identical standard methods established for post-wildfire research, and (5) to determine the interest in establishing long-term measurement programs and organize them at different sites around the world so that post-wildfire response and recovery rates can be directly compared.Planned products from this conference are: (1) pre-conference review paper, (2) AGU monograph of invited papers and other submitted papers, (3) journal papers focused on proposed resolutions for priority research issues for each topic session, (4) possible journal paper on the relation between burn severity and soil hydraulic properties based on data collected during the conference, and (5) proposals for funding of a joint-international program to monitor post wildfire responses using standard methods.wildfire responses using standard methods.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-165 + (River Flow, the major international meetin … River Flow, the major international meeting in the area of river engineering and fluvial hydraulics, provides a forum to report the latest scientific findings, and to promote information exchange and cooperation among scientists, engineers, and researchers who share a common interest in river flows and transport processes.The conference will focus on the latest advances in experimental, theoretical, and computational tools in the field of fluvial hydraulics. Participants will consider how these tools can be used to expand our understanding and capacity to predict flow and the associated fluid-driven ecological processes, anthropogenic influences (e.g., heat, dissolved and suspended organic/inorganic material), sediment transport, and morphodynamic processess.Major efforts are underway all over the world to clean up our rivers and restore river habitats. Managing rivers in an ecologically friendly way is a major component of sustainable engineering design to maintain and restore ecological habitats. Linking watershed processes with river flow and predicting the impacts of river floods is one of the biggest challenges in river engineering. This is why “River Floods” and “River Management, Ecology, and Restoration” will be two of the four major themes of the conference. Addressing these challenges will help increase the impact of river flow research by providing solutions to important practical problems that integrate hydrological, geomorphological, and/or ecological processes with socio-economic needs. By providing a common forum for presentations and discussions, the Eighth River Flow conference will also foster interdisciplinary research and collaboration and rapid dissemination of latest findings, and provide an opportunity to discuss how novel methods and techniques can be used interchangeably in various fields of river engineering, with particular emphasis on flood protection and river restoration.River Flow 2016 will include special sessions dedicated to the Upper Mississippi River Basin, one of the largest of its kind in the world. This river is of major economic and societal importance for the human communities in the basin. The Mississippi River is also one of the most heavily engineered large rivers in the United States.ineered large rivers in the United States.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-337 + (Rivers carry not only water, but sediment. … Rivers carry not only water, but sediment. Hydroelectric dams, canals, sand and gravel mining, and other human uses alter sediment fluxes, often with detrimental consequences on the river morphology and ecology as well as on coastal land, including the retreat of many the world’s river deltas. The scale and scope of these physical changes in river systems, deltas and coastal geomorphic processes is tightly linked with economic growth, technological change, and political choices and conflicts over multiple spatial and temporal scales. This workshop aims to investigate the nexus of social and natural processes behind the modification of sediment balance in river systems. We are particularly interested in understanding the long-term geomorphological changes in sediment at a river basin scale, as well as the evolving understanding of sediment-altering activities and the regulation (or lack thereof) of these activities. Understanding the mutual influence between social drivers and geomorphic processes is essential to make sense of river system changes and the responses to these changes (or lack thereof). Fluvial geomorphology has developed a sophisticated understanding of the links between upstream basins and deltas, including the impact of dams on sediment fluxes, the consequences of sand and gravel mining, and the construction of embankments. Environmental history, historical geography, and science and technology studies (STS) have shed light on the entanglement between river systems and social dynamics, emphasizing the crucial role of technology and engineering and the complexity of policy and politics of river management. We believe that there is much to be gained in combining the insights and approaches of these disciplines to the study of sediments in river systems. The workshop will convene fluvial geomorphologists, environmental historians, historical geographers, and STS scholars with a shared interest in geomorphological change of rivers and deltas, to compare and discuss research questions, methodologies, and empirical cases. Our aim is to lay the foundation for a sustained interdisciplinary dialogue.This workshop is part of a collaborative effort funded by grants from the France-Berkeley Fund, the UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix and Institute of International Studies, and an Emergence(s) grant from the City of Paris. Within the limits of available budget, we will cover travel expenses and lodging of selected participants. We especially welcome applications from junior scholars (PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and other early career scholars). '''Conveners:''' Giacomo Parrinello (Sciences Po Paris) & G Mathias Kondolf (UC Berkeley)Your proposal should consist of an abstract (ca. 300 words) and a brief biographical note (ca. 150 words). Please submit proposals to giacomo.parrinello@sciencespo.fr by 31 January 2019 with the subject “Sediment Workshop.”ary 2019 with the subject “Sediment Workshop.”)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-345 + (Rome grew and developed in a key geologica … Rome grew and developed in a key geological context, between the Apennines chain and the Tyrrhenian Sea, crossed by Tiber River that carved the volcanoclastic deposits to create the “seven hills”. The building stones of monuments (travertine, limestone, pyroclastics), well represent the great relevance of sedimentary geology for Rome and its province. Our ambition is, as stated in the meeting title, to discuss, compare and promote researches able to cope with the societal changes from the specific perspective of the Sedimentology and Sedimentary Geology. We hope to involve in the meeting also scientific communities that, although not directly focused on sedimentology, use reconstruction of sedimentary processes and of stratigraphic record as main investigation tools, such as marine geology, volcanology, extraterrestrial geology, archaeology.We are looking forward to see you in Rome!We are looking forward to see you in Rome!)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-318 + (SEPTEMBER 14th, 12PM Eastern Time … SEPTEMBER 14th, 12PM Eastern Time This webinar presents an overview of the Landlab Toolkit: a Python package that makes it much easier to create two-dimensional grid-based models of various earth-surface processes. The webinar will provide a basic overview of Landlab, and illustrate some of its key capabilities in creating grids and working with modular "process components". The webinar will also present some example applications of Landlab for model-building, and provide pointers to tutorials, user guides, and other resources for those who wish to learn more. Instructor: '''Greg Tucker, CSDMS Executive Director, University of Colorado, Boulder'''When: '''September 14th, 12PM Eastern Time - Register: https://colorado.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6244ee030fc53edb530ad5be4&id=df7ad45adb&e=052cc92b4f'''244ee030fc53edb530ad5be4&id=df7ad45adb&e=052cc92b4f''')
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-111 + (Scientists must provide regulators with de … Scientists must provide regulators with defensible quantification of uncertainties associated with sometimes controversial environmental problems (e.g. sustainability, resources management, climate change and impacts, carbon sequestration, fracking). This minisymposium explores how conceptual and data uncertainties are represented, evaluated, and reduced, and how uncertainty quantification is used in risk analysis, decision support, and law. Of interest are probabilistic and non-probabilistic metrics of judging models against data, ranking alternative models and testing hypotheses; sensitivity analyses for unraveling sources of uncertainty; data collection strategies optimized to reduce uncertainty; and how uncertainty measures inform enforcement strategies and legal frameworks.To address these issues the following speakers have been invited:Part I (Monday 2:00-4:00pm)* Emanuele Borgonovo, Bocconi University in Milan – Uncertainty, sensitivity analysis, and risk analysis emanuele.borgonovo@unibocconi.it* Anthony Jakeman and Joseph Guillaume, Australia National University, Holistic uncertainty management for environmental decision support. Slight uncertainty on commitment tony.jakeman@anu.edu.au joseph.guillaume@anu.edu.au* Grey Nearing, NASA On the Quantity and Quality of Information Provided by Models and Induction grey.s.nearing@nasa.gov* Daniel Tartakovsky, UC San Diego – Uncertainty quantification in the presence of subsurface heterogeneity dmt@ucsd.eduPart II (Tuesday 9:30-11:30am)* Mary C. Hill, USGS, Computationally frugal evaluation of parameter importance to predictions and their uncertainty* Burke Minsley. USGS -- Integrating geophysics to reduce groundwater model uncertainty bminsley@usgs.gov* Ming Ye, FSU , Combined Estimation of Model Scenario, Structure, and Parameter Uncertainty and Sensitivity with Application to Groundwater Reactive Transport Modeling mye@fsu.edu* Dan Lu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Uncertainty evaluation in subsurface flow and transport, with chemical reactions dlu@fsu.edusport, with chemical reactions dlu@fsu.edu)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-120 + (Scope and Aims The Chesapeake Co … Scope and Aims The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) seeks to improve modeling tools and related resources specific to the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and connected environmental systems by fostering collaborative open source research. Toward this end, the CCMP is convening the fourth bi-annual Chesapeake Modeling Symposium as a venue to identify and showcase existing modeling efforts as well as communicate how models are used as decision support tools by different developer and user groups.Environmental models are increasingly taking on higher profile roles in the management process. Numerical models have been used extensively to guide management efforts in Chesapeake Bay. These models include simulations of the airshed, watershed and estuary and have included living resource components such as submerged aquatic vegetation and fish. Although these models are some of the most advanced in the world, many challenges remain. These include the need for higher spatial resolution and better mechanistic representations of physical, biological and chemical processes in the airshed, watershed and estuary. More flexible approaches are also needed for representing management impacts on living resources and particularly higher trophic levels. Linking these models to human impacts and socio-economic systems is another challenge that has not yet been addressed. More flexible (modular) approaches could also facilitate the use of multiple models. However, the development of increasingly complex end-to-end models that are difficult to validate, understand and diagnose also points to the need to develop alternative simplified empirical and mechanistic models for specific management applications.By bringing together modelers, managers, scientists, and stakeholders for a series of plenary talks, panel discussions, and special sessions, the 2014 Chesapeake Modeling Symposium will highlight recent progress, challenges and prospects for the next generation of Chesapeake Bay research and management models.f Chesapeake Bay research and management models.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-139 + (Scope: INCREASING POP … Scope: INCREASING POPULATION, increasing water demand, both in quantity and quality, increasing world average temperature, and other climate changes, modify the rainfall-runoff relationships from local to continental scales, and modify the water availability and potability.ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES have an important impact on runoff-rainfall processes and runoff regimes: agriculture activities, either pluvial or irrigated, dams and other hydraulic constructions, roads and urbanization, forest management, but also water and soil conservation practices, ecosystem protection, for instance.FLOW REGULATION throughout the year helps mitigating the floods’ impacts, deserving people with freshwater, agriculture, irrigation and leisure with regulated fluxes of water, maintaining ecosystems, producing energy.DUE TO THEIR SIZE and their central role in countries’ resources and activities, large river basins are key socio-economic objects.BUT IN AFRICA, most of them are only poorly monitored and managed. Their water resources have been exploited since long, with poor interest on the sustainability of the water resource and water quality in the ecosystems, and most of all, their management does not take sufficiently into account the preservation of the natural equilibrium along the river stream, from the sources to the coastal areas.THE REGULATION OF WATER, transferring water from one basin to another, storing sediments into dams, using surface water for irrigation purposes or for locally increase the groundwater level, all these activities have a major impact on downstream hydrology, down to the coast. The dramatic reduction of sediment fluxes to the sea have a direct impact on coastal instability and regression of the shore line, but also changes the equilibriums of coastal ecosystems. Regulating flows reduces the wet areas and associated ecosystems. Increasing urban areas increases the risk of local flash floods, insufficiently drained by under-dimensioned infrastructures.IN MANY COUNTRIES the hydrological networks do not record data since decades, while in many other the number of permanent gauging stations is critically low and do not cover the whole country. Rainfall and other climatological data are often difficult to access, preventing researchers from working with accurate data, even in their own countries. Some of the needed data can be fortunately replaced by international data bases, but most of them are most often constituted with only a small part of the existing measured data, and few recent data.SEDIMENT FLUXES AND WATER QUALITY, eventually, are quite never monitored, except for a very few number of stations, part of international observatories.IN THIS CONTEXT, it is urgent to re-develop large basins hydrology and observatories, to monitor their activity and better model how the changes of their hydrology have affected the environment, with final impacts on societies and socio-economic activities, and this conference is also a good opportunity to advertise the good experiences already working in Africa, like in several international river basin authorities.THIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE is placed under the labels of several international programs and institutions, which aim at a better knowledge and data sharing, the increase of the number of permanent observatories for large rivers basins, more international cooperation, specially within shared river basins, and improved cooperation between development agencies, national and international operators, and the research sector. and international operators, and the research sector.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-223 + (Sedimentology and geomorphology have tradi … Sedimentology and geomorphology have traditionally been seen as fields in which physical, and sometimes chemical, processes dominate completely. Even in settings where biological processes have long been recognised, for example in marine carbonates, focus has been almost entirely on metazoans. This is curious, because microbial communities since the Pre-Cambrian, have suffused all sedimentary environments on Earth, and at least half global biomass is prokaryotic. Are all these microbes simply bystanders? Recent research has hinted that they are key agents in controlling an impressive range of processes and products in sedimentology, bringing the fields of microbe palaeontology and bio-sedimentology into intimate alignment. The implications are fundamental, and pose the question “are large-scale sedimentological features actually microbial trace fossils?”. This meeting will put the majority of life on earth back into its proper place within the sedimentary geosciences. It will shed new light on the important roles that microbial life plays in controlling how sediments erode, transport, precipitate, deposit and cement. We will explore whether microbial processes can leave signatures in sedimentary deposits that prove life was there, despite the fact that the majority of global biomass has nearly zero preservation potential. Ultimately, we will lift the lid on the exciting field of sedimentary geobiology as we collectively work towards a new paradigm of microbial sedimentology.llectively work towards a new paradigm of microbial sedimentology.)

MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-417 + (See https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:Annualmeeting2023)

MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-143 + (See: https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form: … See: https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:CSDMS_annual_meeting=Important dates=* '''February 2nd''': Registration opens* '''March 1st''': Deadline for student scholarship applications* '''April 15st''': Deadline for abstract submission & registration* '''May 26-28th''': CSDMS annual meeting* '''May 29th''': CSDMS Executive and Steering committees meeting (''by invitation only'')ting * '''May 29th''': CSDMS Executive and Steering committees meeting (''by invitation only''))
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-299 + (Seven sessions highlight the advances in s … Seven sessions highlight the advances in soil modeling during the ISMC Conference 2018. Nov. 5-7, 2018 at Wageningen University and Research, NL. Call for abstracts. Abstract submission open from 30th April - 15th June 2018. '''Sessions:'''# Advances in soil-plant-atmosphere modelling and measurements across scales# Soil modelling for the next generation of Earth System Models# Linking Big Data to Smart Soil and Smart Environment# Modeling of soil ecosystem functions and services in landscapes# Permafrost, peat and frozen soils# Soil organic carbon dynamics modeling# New Perspectives on the Modeling of Colloidal Particle Fate in Soils'''Scientific Committee''': Martine van der Ploeg, Peter Finke, David Robinson, Katherine Todd-Brown, Alejandro Flores, Eugenie Euskirchen, Bertrand Guenet, Eric Michel, Scott Bradford, Jirka Simunek, Ana M. Tarquis, Anne Verhoef, Scott Painter, Umakant Mishra, Jan Vanderborght, Ute Wollschläger, Teamrat A. Gezzehei, Dani Or, Kris Van Looy, Harry Vereecken, Michael Youngr, Kris Van Looy, Harry Vereecken, Michael Young)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-219 + (Since its first edition in Genova, Italy, … Since its first edition in Genova, Italy, in 1999, the RCEM Symposium has been hosted in 8 different countries spanning 4 continents and has provided the setting for the morphodynamic debate. Since the beginning, the RCEM community has been developing around the discipline areas of fluid mechanics, sediment transport, hydraulic engineering and quantitative geomorphology. The dominant approach has initially been the one of modelling, including analytical theories and numerical models, with the aims of understanding physical mechanisms and mutual feedbacks, predicting patterns and system tendencies and of quantifying underlying processes. During these last two decades, the morphodynamic community has been evolving, impressive advances in computational efficiency and data acquisition have been achieved, and the interaction with a broader set of disciplines has been developing, as also witnessed by the participation to the last RCEM editions. Moving from the same initial spirit that motivated the start of the RCEM Symposium, we aim especially at:* Strengthening the linkage among the morphodynamic communities that work on rivers, estuaries and coasts, focusing on different approaches (observational, experimental, modelling) and on the potential for their integration;* Fostering the debate on the role of modelling, the dominant approach in the initial RCEM Symposium and still in the DNA of RCEM, in the light of the state-of-art knowledge on morphodynamics of rivers, estuaries and coasts;* Exploring how morphodynamics is addressed by nearby disciplines (ecology, sedimentology, forestry, climate sciences, remote sensing);* Providing a platform for scientific discussion that includes the possibility of experiencing a variety of valuable morphodynamic settings in North-East Italy, as mountain streams in the Dolomites, the Venice Lagoon and the Tagliamento River, one of the few near-natural braided rivers of all Europe. We will have short courses in Trento (September 15-16) and have the conference in Padova (September 18 - 21).and have the conference in Padova (September 18 - 21).)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-291 + (Smart-city inventiveness is rapidly influe … Smart-city inventiveness is rapidly influencing the processes of urban development.This shift and the consequent impact in many areas (population growth, mobility, energy, healthcare, technology, etc.) has motivated public administrators and stakeholders to foresee, plan, and integratethe existing facilities of cities and communities in order to improve individual and collective well-being.These new ongoing processes aims to facilitate good urban strategies, policies, and short and long-term actions, by triggering a greater economic, social, and environmental sustainability.Focusing on urban government and smart city inventiveness, this workshop may critically explore (but is not limited) these relevant issues:# How to expand the knowledge of the political machinery that is behind the conceptualisation, implementation and development of so-called smart cities.# How can we govern current and future urban trends, enhancing the dynamic synergies between the materialand immaterial data of a city (big data, IoT/IoE, sensor networks, blockchain,etc.)# How can we govern the urban and regional relationships without compromising urban-land synergies (between the city and the territory), also in term of mobility and of distributive logistics.# How to investigate on appropriated governance models and tools in order to trigger virtuous behaviours, suitable in dynamic cities.# How and if ‘smart city policies’ have impact on the city and regional economies and make cities competitive at national and international level# Reflect on the relations between advance technology (ICT in particular) and human – place relations in to-date urban environment# How can we govern the urban and regional relationships between advanced technology and metamorphosis smart city (competitiveness, cohesion, conservation, …)# Reflect on the relations between advance technology and the hyper strategic planning in the smart cityhyper strategic planning in the smart city)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-088 + (Snow remote sensing has been a 40-year eff … Snow remote sensing has been a 40-year effort, with some successes, but some big challenges remaining. This is not because of lack of effort, but rather because snow remote sensing is hard to do, and because what society needs to know ranges from assessing regional and hemispheric climate impacts of snow to specific basin runoff forecasts for water management. But there are new technologies, and innovative ways of working with older technologies, that are showing great promise today. In addition, data assimilation methods and modeling snow stochastically and physically have come a long way. The time is ripe to galvanize the community, provide a blueprint for action to stakeholders and agencies that is inclusive, comprehensive, and addresses multiple needs, and which can help accelerate the pace of delivering practical snow remote sensing products to a wide range of users. Please think about attending the NASA Snow Remote Sensing Workshop in Boulder CO August 14-16, a key step in achieving these goals.4-16, a key step in achieving these goals.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-010 + (Soil erosion from hillslopes in hydrologic … Soil erosion from hillslopes in hydrological watersheds, one of the most serious problems of today's world, consists of motion of soil particles detached by factors such as rainfall, runoff, wind and transported within flow to finally be deposited either at a downstream section of the river with a lower topographical slope or in a downstream river reservoir. The dead storage volume of river reservoirs is of great importance in the design work. It is such a volume that accomodates the sediment trapped by and accumulated in the reservoir. Neither underestimation nor overestimation of this volume is desired as the underestimation shortens the economical project life of the reservoir and the overestimation results in unneccessary costs.Numerous methods are available to quantify that amount of sediment. This might be either by analysing a time series; correlating the collection of available data; employing empirical approaches and traditional equations; monitoring, sampling, surveying; or remote sensing and using geographical information systems. Additionally, process-based hydrological watershed models accomodate erosion and sediment transport modules in which sediment, eroded by rainfall or flow, and transported, over the hillslope and through the existing river channel, to the reservoir can be predicted. Also soft computational techniques such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and wavelet functions were found useful in establishing a model for forecasting or simulation purposes.The general topic deals with the modeling of sediment transport in hydrological watersheds, knowing that erosion / sediment transport is a major problem in the Mediterranean countries. This is a widely studied area, but the modeling sediment transport is a domain with less specific and largely used knowledge. Thus the general objective of this meeting is to gather not only regional but also worldwide researchers and practitioners working on this topic at different scales of time and space, in order to identify and compare tools and methodologies applied in the region and other parts in the world, and to edit the main contributions as a set of papers to give future studies a good overview.rs to give future studies a good overview.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-023 + (Sub-themes include: # Processes: Sediment … Sub-themes include:# Processes: Sediment yield and sediment transport, Incised rivers, Alluvial rivers, Deltas, estuaries, bays, Responses of river and estuaries to floods and storms, Environmental and ecological aspects of morphological processes# Field investigations, experiments, and simulations : Impacts of catastrophic events on morphological processes, Landslides and Debris flows, Turbulent flow in rivers and coastal areas, Modeling of catchment and fluvial processes# Man-nature interaction: Impacts of large hydraulic structures on catchment, fluvial and coastal processes, Disturbance of stream-lake systems and its environmental and ecological impacts, Sedimentation processes in large reservoirs, River engineering and restoration, habitat protection, environmental flows# Focuses: River confluences, tributaries and distributaries, Bedforms, bars and braiding, River bends and meandering, scouring and bank erosion, Turbidity currents and submarine morphodynamics, Tidal flats, costal and shelf bedforms.s, Tidal flats, costal and shelf bedforms.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-351 + (Supporting evidence-based decision making: … Supporting evidence-based decision making: the role of modelling and simulation.More than ever, decision makers, solution providers and MODSIM professionals have a need to innovate, adapt and evolve to respond to changing environments. With its newly enhanced format, MODSIM World connects individuals to the MODSIM community and problems to solutions across disciplines and industries.* The only industry centric conference with broad coverage of the MODSIM field* Exposition floor includes a Technology Showcase where leaders in the industry will be demonstrating the latest in MODSIM technologies.* A unique opportunity to capture lessons learned and new technologies across diverse domains, including: Defense, Health & Medicine, * Manufacturing, Homeland Security, Education and others* Interdisciplinary event opens doors to new markets* Cutting edge simulation based solutions to new complex problems* Networking opportunities with leading MODSIM professionals from industry, government and academiaMODSIM World features a robust agenda of papers and panels, industry workshops and competition events, as well as an exhibit floor featuring a variety of companies and organizations showcasing new advances in Modeling & Simulation.wcasing new advances in Modeling & Simulation.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-098 + (THEME: "ARCTIC'S NEW NORMAL - shifting env … THEME: "ARCTIC'S NEW NORMAL - shifting environmental baselines over decades to millennia and comparisons with the Antarctic." Although not required, we encourage participants to tie their talk to changing environmental conditions in the Arctic. Contributions documenting changes in and around Antarctica and comparisons of responses between the two polar regions are also encouraged. TOPICS: The Arctic Workshop is open to all interested in high latitude environments, including those of the past, present, and future. Previous Workshops have included presentations on Arctic and Antarctic climate, atmospheric chemistry, environmental geochemistry, paleoenvironment, archeology, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history and more.oceanography, Quaternary history and more.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-192 + (TOPICS The Arctic Workshop is op … TOPICS The Arctic Workshop is open to all interested in high latitude environments, including those of the past, present, and future. Talks and posters on all aspects of Arctic science, social science, and engineering are invited, including Arctic and Antarctic climate, anthropology, atmospheric chemistry, engineering and infrastructure, environmental geochemistry, paleoenvironment, sociology, archeology, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history and more. If you are studying the Arctic, this is the conference for you. THEME The Arctic’s New Normal: Shifting environmental baselines over decades to millennia and comparisons with Antarctica. Please consider contributing to the optional workshop theme by tying your talk or poster to changing conditions in the Arctic. Also encouraged are documenting changes in the land around Antarctica and comparing responses between the two Polar Regions. The program will be organized in sessions developed from the submitted abstracts. SCHEDULE Reception and registration: Friday evening, April 1 from 5-8pm. Main Program: Saturday and Sunday April 2-3, meeting will end by 4pm (the exact time will be posted after abstract deadline) REGISTRATION * $25 Students presenting talk or poster* $50 Arctic Indigenous Resident* $100 Students not presenting* $150 Professionals* $200 Late RegistrantAll registrations include lunch Saturday and Sunday as well as snacks and drinks during the breaks. LODGING Organizers have arranged a block of rooms at the Best Western Plus Boulder Inn Deadline for hotel special rate is 01 March, 2016 http://instaar.colorado.edu/meetings/AW2016/travel_info/lodging.html EMAIL CONTACT ArcticWS@colorado.eduu/meetings/AW2016/travel_info/lodging.html EMAIL CONTACT ArcticWS@colorado.edu)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-243 + (Teaching online is growing in acceptance a … Teaching online is growing in acceptance and its accessibility creates an opportunity to reach students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. There is a need to develop best practices for teaching about Earth online, as new technological topics, pedagogical approaches, and teaching materials that incorporate active learning and data emerge. This workshop will focus on best practices, collecting resources, and developing materials that can be widely disseminated. It is open to all faculty who have the opportunity to teach Earth Sciences using online education.ach Earth Sciences using online education.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-302 + (Technologies such as lidar, multibeam sona … Technologies such as lidar, multibeam sonar, structure from motion photogrammetry, and synthetic aperture radar have transformed the acquisition of high resolution terrain, bathymetry, and vegetation structure data. Petabytes of data have been collected, but their full scientific utilization is still limited. This A2 HRT Workshop is organized through an NSF-funded EarthCube Research Coordination Network (RCN) to bring together the Earth science community to discuss technical challenges and cyberinfrastructure requirements to answer scientific questions, coordinate research activities, and share best practices and resources. The first part of the workshop will be comprised of talks, pop-ups, and discussion sessions. Tutorials on advanced methods for HRT analysis will be offered in the second part of the workshop. Participants are expected to attend the workshop for the full duration. Funding is available for partial support of participants. Space is limited.Topics of talks, participant pop-ups, and brainstorming sessions:# New Technologies for Data Acquisition and Tools# Integration across Disciplines# Using high resolution data in numerical modelsTutorial:# Principles of topographic change detection (all participants)# Hands-on introduction to two techniques/tools for implementing advanced change detectionAdditional activities of the workshop:# Preparation of whitepapers on workshop themes# Identification of future needs for software, cyberinfrastructure, and other resources to support the HRT community# Networking to enhance community development of high resolution topography development of high resolution topography)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-268 + (Terrestrial water resources are coupled hy … Terrestrial water resources are coupled hydrosystems with compartments reaching from the atmosphere to aquifers. Their sustainable management requires predictive models simulating all relevant hydrological and (biogeo)chemical processes. The related processes are uncertain; they are affected by heterogeneity, and undergo change.The Research Training Group “Integrated Hydrosystem Modelling” of the Universities of Tübingen, Hohenheim, and Stuttgart targets multi-disciplinary, cross-comparti-mental modelling of flow and reactive transport under uncertainty.16 internationally renowned specialists in various aspects of integrated hydrosystem modelling will give keynote lectures on recent issues in modelling coupled systems.All other participants will present posters in one of the two extensive poster sessions, facilitating in-depth exchange of ideas and expanding the discussions started in the keynote-lecture debates.We particularly encourage young researchers to attend the conference and discuss their work with distinguished specialists and peers. with distinguished specialists and peers.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-385 + (The 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics under the auspices of IAHR, River Flow 2020, will be held in Delft, Netherlands, from 7 to 10 July 2020.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-149 + (The 111th annual meeting of GSA’s Cordille … The 111th annual meeting of GSA’s Cordilleran Section will be held on the University of Alaska–Anchorage campus, in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest and most diverse city. Situated at the base of the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is built on glacial deposits associated with the last major ice age. The waters of Cook Inlet, a major marine embayment, surround the city on its north, west and south sides. Turnagin Arm to the south experiences the second highest tides in North America. To the west of Anchorage, across Cook Inlet, are the Tordrillo Mountains and Mount Spurr Volcano, the closest active volcano to Anchorage. To the north are the high peaks of the Alaska Range, including Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America. Because of its location, Anchorage is a key international air hub in the North Pacific region as well as one of the primary gateways to the Alaskan wilderness.http://gsoa.informz.net/GSOA/profile.asp?fid=2914''Don't miss important meeting updates.'' ''Don't miss important meeting updates.'')
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-103 + (The 14th International Conference on Compu … The 14th International Conference on Computational Science and Applications (ICCSA 2014) will be held on June 30-July 3, 2014, in Guimaraes, Portugal.ICCSA 2014 will be the next event in a series of highly successful International Conferences on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), previously held in Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (2013), Salvador de Bahia - Brazil (2012), Santander - Spain (2011), Fukuoka - Japan (2010), Suwon - Korea (2009), Perugia - Italy (2008), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2007), Glasgow - UK (2006), Singapore - Singapore (2005), Assisi - Italy (2004), Montreal - Canada (2003), and (as ICCS) Amsterdam - The Netherlands (2002) and San Francisco - USA (2001).Computational Science is a main pillar of most of the present research, industrial and commercial activities and plays a unique role in exploiting Information and Communication Technologies as innovative technologies.The ICCSA Conference offers a real opportunity to discuss new issues, tackle complex problems and find advanced enabling solutions able to shape new trends in Computational Science.Submitted papers will be subject to stringent peer review by at least three experts and carefully evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of exposition. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (edited by Springer) and Conference Publishing Services (CPS). and Conference Publishing Services (CPS).)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-145 + (The 2015 CWEMF Annual Meeting will be held at the Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom, California March 9 - 11, 2015. The Meeting Agenda and registration materials will be posted by in December at http://cwemf.org/index.htm)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-199 + (The 2016 version of the European little co … The 2016 version of the European little cousin of the Gilbert Club Meeting (one extra day of geomorphology after the xGU conference).There will be space to hang the posters you presented earlier in the week and discuss them more over coffee and lunch. We will finish the day with a general discussion/pop-ups when you will have the opportunity to share thoughts and observations and briefly present a couple of slides.Talks:Josh West (University of Southern California):"The imprint of erosion on chemical weathering, and its relevance for the long-term carbon cycle and climate"Sanjeev Gupta (Imperial College London):"Reconstructing ancient landscapes on Mars: Curiositys exploration of Gale crater"Michele Koppes (University of British Columbia)"When do glaciers shape mountains?"umbia) "When do glaciers shape mountains?")
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-306 + (The 2018 GSA Annual Meeting & Expositi … The 2018 GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is returning to the Midwest in Indianapolis after a superb meeting in the Pacific Northwest in Seattle. Indianapolis provides a great location to host a geoscience meeting with a vibrant downtown and an outstanding convention center. The vast majority of the hotels are within easy walking distance to the Indiana Convention Center, with most connected to the center via skywalks. Additionally, the Indiana State Museum, the Eiteljorg Museum, and Children’s Museum of Indianapolis are nearby, as are many excellent cafés, bistros, and restaurants. An added bonus on Saturday is the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (also half-marathon and 5K), so if you are a runner this is an additional opportunity to enjoy the city.The scientific meeting will be highlighted by 184 Technical Sessions and four Pardee Keynote Symposia and a comprehensive list of discipline sessions. The Technical Program Committee, GSA staff, and Division and Associated Society representatives have put together a program that will be of interest to everybody. The Technical Sessions highlight all aspects of earth sciences from geoarchaeology to volcanology with a touch of Midwest and Hoosier flair, with numerous sessions on paleontology, geomorphology, karst, hydrogeology, and sedimentology. The highlight of the meeting will be the Pardee Keynote Symposia on a variety of impressive topics:Earth as a Big Data puzzle, which will have a similar format as the Speed Dating Pardee Symposium in Seattle with lightning talks and then booths demonstrating the various techniques in advancing data information;Women rising: Removing barriers and achieving parity in the geosciences;Plate tectonics 50 years after the seminal work of Morgan, McKenzie, and Le Pichon; andHuman evolution and environmental history of Africa: 25 years of transformative research.In addition, there will be lunchtime speakers on a variety of topics in the Feed Your Brain, Presidential Address, and Halbouty Lecture series.Of course the GSA Annual Meeting is not all about the scientific sessions. There will be 26 one- to three-day field trips highlighting the geology of Indiana and the surrounding regions, including the investigation of sedimentary sequences, geomorphology, industrial minerals, karst systems, environmental aspects, and geologic history of the region. There will also be one- and two-day short courses on a variety of topics, including geoscience education, geochemistry, structural geology, energy, and geophysics. So, this year make a trip to Indianapolis to enjoy the Hoosier hospitality and discover the latest geoscience news. We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis.We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-283 + (The 2018 International Workshop on Big Geo … The 2018 International Workshop on Big Geospatial Data and Data Science (BGDDS 2018) will be held in Wuhan, China on September 22-23. This conference is co-organized by Wuhan University, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee (ESI TC) and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) China Forum, and hosted by School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University as well as Hubei Province Engineering Center for Intelligent Geoprocessing.Over the past decade, the Earth observing data managed and processed by information systems have increased from the terabyte level to the petabyte and exabyte levels. The rapid development of sensor and cyberinfrastructure technologies makes Earth observing (EO) data, which are generated by global and local sensor systems/networks measuring the state of Earth, an important part of Big Data. The data are not only bigger than before, but also have increased complexity due to their very special characteristics of volume, variety, velocity, value, veracity, and variability. The big EO data means that capabilities of traditional data systems and computational methods are inadequate to deal with these characteristics. Today, in addition to analysis of EO data only, Earth scientists are also using social and economic data to complement EO data to gain a better understanding of the social-economic-environmental systems. Infrastructure-based researches are being leveraged to enable fast analysis of the data.The trends on big EO data lead to some questions that the Earth science community needs to address. Are we experiencing a paradigm shift in Earth science research now? How can we better utilize the explosion of technology maturation to create new forms of Earth observing data processing? Can we summarize the existing methodologies and technologies scaling to big EO data as a new field named "Earth Data Science"? Big data technologies are being widely practiced in Earth sciences and remote sensing communities to support EO data access, processing, and knowledge discovery. The data-intensive scientific discovery, named as the fourth paradigm, leads to the data science in the big data era. According to the definition by U.S. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), the data science paradigm is the "extraction of actionable knowledge directly from data through a process of discovery, hypothesis, and hypothesis testing". The Earth Data Science is the art and science of applying data science paradigm to Earth observing data.This workshop intends to identify significant trends and technological approaches in computing/storage/modelling infrastructures, data lifecycle management, and big data analytics, along with the development of relevant standards that enable Earth Data Science. The technical content will cover not only a variety of data models, computing methods, data storage solutions, and integrated modelling strategies, but also the increasing number of Earth data analytic methodologies borrowed from transfer learning, Mathematics, artificial neural networks and deep learning. The emphasis will be how those technologies change the way geospatial activities including geospatial data management, data processing, data analytics, and applications are being conducted.The topics of the conference include but are not limited to:* Geospatial big data management - curation, discovery and access,* Big data analytics - methods, tools, and best practices,* Web and Cloud-based processing of geospatial big data - standards, interoperability, geospatial workflows, and provenance,* Hyper-dimensional geospatial data visualization - methods, tools, and applications,* Social aspects of geospatial big data - collaboration, crowdsourcing, and volunteer geographic information,* Directions and trends of geospatial big data science - AI, cognitive computing and beyond,* Geospatial big data applications - agriculture, natural resources, disasters, and environment.For further information regarding BGDDS 2018, please visit http://geos.whu.edu.cn/bigdataconf/call-for-papers.htmlhu.edu.cn/bigdataconf/call-for-papers.html)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-297 + (The 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal … The 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) meeting will be held October 15-19, 2018 in Galveston, TX, with a social mixer the evening of Sunday, October 14. The meeting will end at noon on Friday, October 19 to accommodate flights out that evening.'''Important dates:'''* May 15, 2018: Abstracts due; details here.* August 1, 2018 Earlybird registration ends. Registration will open soon.The meeting will be held at the Tremont House, near the historic ‘Strand’ in Galveston. You can book your room now using this link.Initial plans were to hold the meeting at UTMSI in Port Aransas, TX. However, Port Aransas was devistated by Hurricane Harvey, the same hurricane that caused massive flooding in Houston, TX. Recovery has been slow along the south Texas coast. The facilities are still under repair, and it is anticipated the meeting rooms would not be ready until late 2018. Because of the delay associated with relocation, we will not be asking for extended abstracts this year.Hope to see you all in Galveston! From the 2018 PECS organizing committee,Rob Hetland, Julie Pietrzak, and Dave Ralston Hetland, Julie Pietrzak, and Dave Ralston)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-159 + (The 21st International Congress on Modelli … The 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015) will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia from Sunday 29 November to Friday 4 December 2015.ASOR will be joining us again, for the 23rd National Conference of the Australian Society for Operations Research as will the DSTO led Defence Operations Research Symposium (DORS 2015).The theme for this event will be Partnering with industry and the community for innovation and impact through modelling.Delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation and should book early to avoid disappointment.Expressions of interest are now open. Note that you must submit a title and 250-500 word summary by 10 April if you intend to submit a full Paper or Extended Abstract for presentation at the conference. Log in or create a new account at the top right of the screen. See the sessions available.Awards MSSANZ will continue to develop its strong Student Awards for MODSIM2015!Awards for Biennial Medals, Fellows and Early Career Research Excellence will be presented at the Gala Dinner.Congress convenors Mr Tony Weber, BMT WBM, Brisbane, Australia Dr Malcolm McPhee, NSW Department of Primary Industries, AustraliacPhee, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-193 + (The 26th Goldschmidt Conference will be in … The 26th Goldschmidt Conference will be in Yokohama, Japan on 26th June to the 1st of July. We welcome scientists from all around the world to join us for what will be an exciting conference covering all aspects of geochemistry and related fields. Yokohama is easily accessible: it is just 30 minutes from Tokyo by train. Both Haneda and Narita airports have frequent and convenient public transport links to Yokohama making it simple to reach from any major international airport. An international program committee will ensure that the key advances in all our disciplines will be presented. We hope you will join us in 2016.esented. We hope you will join us in 2016.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-327 + (The 27th IUGG General Assembly will be hel … The 27th IUGG General Assembly will be held July 8-18, 2019 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Québec, Canada. This is a special opportunity for participants from Canada and from around the world to come together and share their science and culture. 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of IUGG; we will look back on the accomplishments of the previous century of Earth and space science research, and forward to the next century of scientific advancement. Join us for a host of scientific activities, including special public lectures, keynote Union lectures and a wide variety of themed sessions. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to explore the city of Montréal, widely renowned across North America and around the world for its vibrant cultural, social and culinary scene. July is a particularly good time to profit from warm weather, outdoor dining and the many festivals taking place across the city. In conjunction with the IUGG General Assembly, a number of scientific workshops and cultural events are planned. We will also be offering the chance to explore the geological treasures of our region through a number of field trips ranging from half-day to multi-day excursions.ing from half-day to multi-day excursions.)
MeetingOfInterest:Meeting-099 + (The 2nd Hydrology, Ocean and Atmosphere Co … The 2nd Hydrology, Ocean and Atmosphere Conference (HOAC 2014) will be held on June 13-15, 2014 in Beijing, China. This Conference will cover issues on Hydrology, Ocean and Atmosphere. It dedicates to creating a stage for exchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced research methods. Beijing has been the heart of China’s history for centuries, and there is scarcely a major building of any age in Beijing that does not have at least some national historical significance. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates. Its art treasures and universities have long made it a centre of culture and art in China. We look forward to seeing you in Beijing! We look forward to seeing you in Beijing!)