IGU regional conference in Tel-Aviv, 2010
More information: PDF and http://www.igu2010.com

Forthcoming AAG Annual Meetings

Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers

Festival International de Géographie de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
http://www.ville-saintdie.fr

COMLAND MEETINGS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS:
https://webspace.utexas.edu/hudsonpf/comland/index.html

KUWAIT:
Confrence on Land Degradation in Dry Environments
(http://cldde.kuniv.edu/)
Dates: March 8 - 14, 2009
A post-conference field trip is being organized to the United Arab
Emirates (March 12-14, 2009)
 
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA:
Adaptation to Global Change
COMLAND sessions at the 7th Meeting of the IAG / AIG
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Submit an abstract for COMLAND sessions at the IAG 2009:
http://www.geomorphology2009.com/abstract.asp
Dates: July 6-11, 2009
A wide range of field trips is planned by the IAG / AIG, as well as an
intensive three-days course for young geomorphologists. Notice of
publication of accepted papers in a leading journal will be announced in
due time. Note: Please contact Prof. Arthur Conacher if you intend to
submit an abstract.

MAGDEBURG, GERMANY:
International Conference on Land and Water Degradation Processes and
Management
(http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=16521)
Dates: September 6-9, 2009

MURCIA, SPAIN:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESERTIFICATION IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR JOHN B.
THORNES
(http://fobos.bio.um.es/thornesi/doku.php)
 Important Dates:
Conference dates: September 16-18, 2009
Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2009
Review and suggestions by the scientific committee for authors: 28
February 2009
Full text submission deadline: 31 April 2009
Full-text review by the Scientific Committee: 30 May 2009September 16-18,
2009 

Conference Announcement:
Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces, Perth, Western Australia,
13th -17th July 2009.

Meeting theme: The Dynamics of Local Economic Growth
Abstracts to be submitted by 31 March 2009
Registrations open now until 30th April 2009

For further information and to register click on the following link:
http://www.ird.uwa.edu.au/iguconference_july2009

The coming IGU Commission on Local Development Annual Meeting
7-14  September 2009, Warsaw, POLAND
Meeting theme: Socio-economic disparities and the role of local
development
Further information at the meeting secretariat: mazur@twarda.pan.pl
and
Second Circular LD IGU Warsaw.pdf
study tour Poland LD 2009.pdf

Geography week
National Geography conference - Argentina
70 th edition: Malargüe, western Argentina, 9-12 October 2009
Harnessing and preservation of mountain landscapes
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 3rd
Deadline for submission of complete abstracts: July 31st
More information (in spanish)
http://www.gaea.org.ar/CNG1.htm

8th International NCCR Climate Summer School with participation of IGBP-PAGES

"Climate variability, forcings, feedbacks and responses: the long-term perspective"

30 August - 4 September 2009, Grindelwald, Switzerland

The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate and Climate Impact Research, invites young scientists to join leading climate researchers in a scenic Swiss Alpine setting for keynote lectures, workshops and poster sessions on the occasion of the 8th NCCR Climate Summer School 2009.

The topics covered at the NCCR Climate Summer School 2009 will include:

• climate variability: the long-term perspective
• reconstruction techniques, past climate modelling and data
• forcings, feedbacks and responses of the climate system
• impacts of climate change: the hydrological cycle
  

The Summer School invites young researchers from all fields of climate research. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate and climate impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion in smaller groups. All Summer School participants present a poster of their research and there will be ample opportunity for discussion.

Lecturers for keynotes and workshops (confirmed):
International speakers: E. Cook (LDEO, USA); N. Graham (Scripps SIO, USA); G. Hegerl (U Edinburgh, UK); B. Otto-Bliesner (NCAR, USA); Swiss speakers: J. Beer (EAWAG); N. Buchmann (ETH Zürich); J. Esper (WSL); J. Luterbacher (U Bern); F. Joos (U Bern); C. Schär (ETH Zürich); M. Schwikowski (PSI); T.F. Stocker (U Bern); W. Tinner (U Bern); H. Wanner (U Bern) and others.

The Summer School is open to young researchers (PhD students and Post-Docs) worldwide. Participation is highly competitive and will be limited to a maximum of 70. The registration fee (1'200 CHF) includes half board accommodation, excursion and teaching material. A small number of grants will be available for students from developing countries.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 20 DECEMBER 2008
Successful applicants will be notified in February 2009.

On-line information and the application form are available at
<http://www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch/summer_school/2009/>

Contact:
University of Bern, NCCR Climate Management Centre, Zähringerstrasse 25, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland, <mailto:nccr-climate@oeschger.unibe.ch>,
Telephone +41 31 631 31 45, Telefax +41 31 631 43 38

We would like to announce that, the University of Sistan and Baluchestan is going to run “the fourth International Congress of the Islamic World Geographers” on 14 – 16 April 2010.
This congress will be host of Iranian and Islamic countries Geographers, in Zahedan (Southeast of Iran). We would appreciate that if you kindly encourage the members of the union to attend to this congress, which would be a kind of support and enriches our scientific level of the congress. In addition, it would be our honor if you and your administrative colleagues could attend to the congress. We need the spiritual and scientifically help of IGU.
Please present your valuable opinions about the ICIWG2010.
Thank you and looking forward to see you and others IGU members in ICIWG2010.

Further information:
http://iciwgen.webs.com/

Scientific Chairman
Dr.Mahmoud.Khosravi