Date

Multiple 2011 Summer School Announcements

  1. Registration Available
    Remote Sensing Summer School
    20-22 July 2011
    Reading, United Kingdom

  2. Call for Applications
    Arctic Atmospheric Science Summer School
    11-15 July 2011
    Alliston, Ontario, Canada

  1. Registration Available
    Remote Sensing Summer School
    20-22 July 2011
    Reading, United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Polar Network, in partnership with the National
Center for Earth Observation, the Earth Observation technology cluster,
and the European Space Agency, announces registration for a three-day
summer school aimed at early doctoral students working in polar or
cryospheric remote sensing. The course will be held 20-22 July 2011 in
Reading, United Kingdom.

Modern remote sensing techniques have improved our understanding of the
cryosphere, allowing for observation of large areas (e.g. the Arctic
Ocean, Greenland, or the Antarctic Ice Sheet) and facilitating studies
of glaciers in remote and/or rugged zones (e.g. Patagonia and the
Himalayas). A staggering variety of earth observation methods have been
used to study the cryosphere, and research frontiers continue to press
forward.

The summer school aims to introduce a variety of new techniques to those
at the beginning of their academic career. Sessions will include a
mixture of lectures and practicals. Practical sessions will either be
self led, with the day's speakers on hand to provide guidance, or led by
demonstration. Planned sessions include:

- Satellite remote sensing of the poles, including the Cryosat
mission;
- Lidar remote sensing, integrated modeling, and earth observation;
and
- Open source remote sensing and GIS tools.

Places are limited to 25 people. Registration closes Tuesday, 31 May
2011, after which successful applicants will receive an email confirming
registration. Participants will be expected to present a poster about
their current research or recent work. Participants will be provided
with accommodation and food, but are responsible for travel costs to and
from Reading, United Kingdom.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, 31 May 2011.

To register, please go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3CVZJHJ.

For further information, please go to:
http://tinyurl.com/UKPN-SummerSchool.

  1. Call for Applications
    Arctic Atmospheric Science Summer School
    11-15 July 2011
    Alliston, Ontario, Canada

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of
Canada's Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program
announces a call for applications to the 2011 Arctic Atmospheric Science
Summer School. The course will be held 11-15 July 2011 in Alliston,
Ontario, Canada.

The Summer School is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows working in this field, with some places available for CREATE
undergraduate summer interns. Attendees will have the opportunity to
learn from experienced researchers in a small and comfortable setting.
In addition to classroom lectures, students will have an opportunity to
present their own research and to attend a field trip to Environment
Canada's Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) in Egbert,
Ontario.

Topics to be covered include arctic climate change, arctic ozone loss
and climate, atmosphere-surface exchanges and impacts on permafrost and
sea-ice, terrestrial ecosystem change in the Arctic, applied
micrometeorology in the Arctic, high-latitude dynamics, modeling
long-range transport, remote sensing, and arctic measurement networks.
Confirmed speakers include James Drummond (Dalhousie University), David
Hik (University of Alberta), Matthew Hitchman (University of
Wisconsin-Madison), Dylan Jones (University of Toronto), Markus Rex
(Alfred Wegener Institute), Ralf Staebler (Environment Canada), and
Taneil Uttal (NOAA).

Admission to the summer school includes all on-site food and
accommodation. A chartered bus will be available to take attendees to
and from downtown Toronto, however, attendees are responsible for travel
between their home institution and Toronto or Alliston. To apply, please
fill out the application form obtained from the 'Opportunities' section
of the CREATE website: http://www.candac.ca/create. A complete
application must also include a curriculum vitae and a letter of support
from the applicant's supervisor. Please submit your application to:
create_summerschool [at] atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca.

Application deadline: Wednesday, 25 May 2011.

For further information, please click on the 'Opportunities' link at:
http://www.candac.ca/create.