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Polar science calendar

Conferences and other important events coming up in the world of polar science and research.

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  • 7th circumpolar agriculture conference

    06.09.2010 - 08.09.2010

    The 7th circumpolar agriculture conference will be held from September 6th to 8th, 2010 in Alta, Norway under the title “Circumpolar Agricultural and Land Use Resources - Prospects and Perspectives for Productions and Industries”.

  • 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 1st Joint CGS/CNC-IPA Permafrost Specialty Conference

    12.09.2010 - 16.09.2010

    The 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 1st Joint CGS/CNC-IPA Permafrost Specialty Conference will be held in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) from September 12th to 16th, 2010. The program for the GEO2010 conference will include daily plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers of interest to all delegates, followed by technical and specialty sessions to meet the diverse needs of attendees.

  • 2010 Arctic Science Conference: Water-integrating Health, Habitat and Economy

    13.09.2010 - 15.09.2010

    The Arctic AAAS Division annual meeting will be held September 13th to 15th, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska (USA). The theme for this year’s conference is “Water: Integrating Health, Habitat and Economy”.

  • IceTech 2010

    20.09.2010 - 23.09.2010

    ICETECH 2010, the international conference and exhibition on ships and structures in ice, will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, from September 20th to 23rd at the Hotel Captain Cook.

  • 11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing symposium

    20.09.2010 - 24.09.2010

    The 11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium will be held in Cambridge (UK) from September 20th to 24th, 2010. The conference will deal specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar regions, both Arctic and Antarctic. It will provide an international forum for the discussion of work currently being carried out in the circumpolar regions.

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