BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GEOTRACES - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GEOTRACES X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.geotraces.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for GEOTRACES REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20100328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20101031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20110327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20111030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20120325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20121028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20130331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20131027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121010 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120515T074338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120515T074338Z UID:1808-1349481600-1349827199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:COST-GEOTRACES Voltammetry Workshop DESCRIPTION:COST-GEOTRACES Voltammetry Workshop Dates: 6-9 October 2012Location: Šibenik\, Croatia \nDownload the flyer. \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \nAim \nVoltammetric techniques have played an important and vital role in the development and maturation of chemical oceanography as a scientific field. International programs in the past\, from GEOSECS to JGOFS\, have helped expand the range of marine chemical applications for which voltammetry is applied and have led to a better understanding of the distribution\, speciation and biogeochemical cycling of the elements in the ocean. Now in the midst of the international GEOTRACES program it is a perfect opportunity to both look back at the achievements of voltammetric methods and to see into where future applications can contribute. \nThe workshop will be held in Šibenik\, Croatia\, in the frame of research activities at the Marine station Martinska\, Ruđer Bošković Institute\, from October 6th to October 9th 2012. \nOverview \nWorkshop topics: \n1) The application and usage of Voltammetry within GEOTRACES: Past\, present and future. \n2) Utilizing the ongoing lessons of GEOTRACES for developing intercalibration studies for voltammetric measurements in seawater. \n3) Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for data treatment and speciation calculations using voltammetry; including sampling and storage of samples; experimental design for speciation/complexation studies. \n4) Application of new types of sensors (e.g. solid electrodes\, micro electrodes) to work in GEOTRACES. \n5) Tips and tricks in voltammetry – a networking approach: Sharing experiences and ideas on voltammetry through GEOTRACES activities. \nOutputs: \nResearch Front in Environmental Chemistry (collection of papers arising from the workshop around a central theme). Contributions to SCOR WG139. \n  \nOrganizing Committee \nDr. Peter Croot (Ireland)\, Dr. Antonio Cobelo Garcia (Spain)\, Dr. Cédric Garnier (France) and Dr. Dario Omanovic\, Dr. Ivanka Pizeta\, Dr. Irena Ciglenečki-Jušić from Rudjer Bošković (Croatia). \nAgenda \nPlease click here to download the Agenda. \nVenue \nWorkshop and accommodation will take place in Hotel Jadran\, Šibenik\, Croatia. Accommodations expenses on the basis of three days full board are around 163 €. \nAbstract Collection \nThe Abstract Collection is available to download. \nParticipant List \nThe list of participants is available to download. \nReport \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \nFunding \nSome limited funding for participants is available. \n Contact \nFor futher information\, please contact Dr. Irena Ciglenečki-Jušić; Dr. Dario Omanović; Dr. Ivanka Pižeta. \n  \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/cost-geotraces-voltammetry-workshop/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Scientific Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120928 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120604T075302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120604T075302Z UID:1817-1348531200-1348790399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Land-Ocean Connectivity - from Hydrological to Ecological Understanding of Groundwater Effects in the Coastal Zone DESCRIPTION:Land-Ocean Connectivity – from Hydrological to Ecological Understanding of Groundwater Effects in the Coastal ZoneA Europole Mer Gordon-like ConferenceDates: 25-27 September 2012Location: L’AberWrac’h\, Bretagne (France) \nFor more information: http://www.europolemer.eu/Europole-Mer-From-2007-to-2012/Scientific-Meetings/Gordon-like-conferences/Land-Ocean-Connectivity  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/land-ocean-connectivity-from-hydrological-to-ecological-understanding-of-groundwater-effects-in-the-coastal-zone/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120928 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111108T081620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111108T081620Z UID:1757-1348444800-1348790399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Third International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World DESCRIPTION:Third International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 WorldDates: 24-27 September 2012Location:  Monterey\, California\, USA \nFor more information: http://www.highco2-iii.org/main.cfm?cid=2259&nid=14514 URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/third-international-symposium-on-the-ocean-in-a-high-co2-world/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120924 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120530T053859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120530T053859Z UID:1815-1348099200-1348444799@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:1st Annual World Congress of Ocean-2012 (WCO-2012) DESCRIPTION:1st Annual World Congress of Ocean-2012 (WCO-2012) \nDates: 20-23 September 2012 \nLocation: World EXPO Center\, Dalian\, China \nFor further information: http://www.bitconferences.com/wco2012/ \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/1st-annual-world-congress-of-ocean-2012-wco-2012/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120922 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111010T082147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111010T082147Z UID:1753-1347840000-1348271999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:ICES 2012 Annual Science Conference DESCRIPTION:ICES 2012 Annual Science ConferenceDates: 17-21 September 2012Location: Bergen\, Norway  \nFor more information:  http://www.ices.dk URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/ices-2012-annual-science-conference/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120915 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120522T060941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120522T060941Z UID:1814-1347494400-1347667199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:GEOTRACES-COST Workshop – Stable isotopes of biologically important trace metals DESCRIPTION:GEOTRACES-COST Workshop – Stable isotopes of biologically important trace metals Dates: 13-14 September 2012 Location: Imperial College London\, UK \n \nDownload the flyer. \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \nBackground \nStable isotope analyses of biologically important trace metals such as Fe\, Ni\, Cu\, Zn\, and Cd in seawater and other marine samples (e.g.\, particles\, sediments\, aerosols) are extremely challenging but there are many known and potential scientific rewards. Isotopic analyses of related trace metals\, such as Pb\, offer similar analytical challenges and complementary insights into marine biogeochemical cycles. \nThe Workshop on Stable Isotopes of Biologically Important Trace Elements will discuss analytical and scientific aspects of isotopic analyses for such elements in seawater and solid samples. Important issues to be discussed will include:• Sample collection\, analytical techniques and isotopic standards• Intercalibration and intercomparison of data – past results and future plans• State of the art – presentation\, interpretation and discussion of recent results• Quo vadis – what scientific issues need to be addressed and how? \nAgenda  \nThe Agenda of the Workshop is available to download. \nList of participants \nThe List of participants is available to download. \nReport \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \n  \n​ \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/geotraces-cost-workshop-stable-isotopes-of-biologically-important-trace-metals/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Scientific Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120907 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120208T075129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120208T075129Z UID:1768-1346630400-1346975999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Challenger Conference for Marine Science 2012 DESCRIPTION:The 15th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science on “Ocean Challenges in the 21st Century– GEOTRACES Endorsed meeting –  \nDates: 3-6 September 2012Location: University of East Anglia\, Norwich\, UK \nFor further information: http://challenger2012.org.uk/home \nThe Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) has approved up to 3 bursaries for participation of individuals from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in this Conference. For further information please click here. URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/challenger-conference-for-marine-science-2012/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120818 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120515T120104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120515T120104Z UID:1809-1344988800-1345247999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:2nd International Workshop on Marine Aggregates (IWOMA) DESCRIPTION:2nd International Workshop on Marine Aggregates (IWOMA)Dates: 15-17 August 2012Location: Max Planck Institute in Bremen\, Germany \nFor further information: http://www.iwoma.net/ URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/2nd-international-workshop-on-marine-aggregates-iwoma/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120714 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120201T074847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120201T074847Z UID:1766-1341792000-1342223999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:21th International Radiocarbon Conference DESCRIPTION:Radiocarbon 2012Dates:9-13 July 2012Location: UNESCO Headquaters – Paris – France \nFor more information: http://www.radiocarbon2012.comThe deadline for abstract submission has been extended up to 15 February 2012 \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/21th-international-radiocarbon-conference/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120714 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120305T090509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120305T090509Z UID:1781-1341705600-1342223999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:ASLO 2012\, Aquatic Sciences Meeting - Voyages of the Discovery - DESCRIPTION:ASLO 2012\, Aquatic Sciences Meeting. – Voyages of the Discovery. – (Summer Meeting)Dates: 8-13 July 2012Location: Lake Biwa\, Otsu\, Shiga\, Japan. \nFor more information: http://www.aslo.org/meetings/sanjuan2011/ \n\n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/aslo-2012-aquatic-sciences-meeting-voyages-of-the-discovery/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120630 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20101126T124837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101126T124837Z UID:1709-1340496000-1341014399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Goldschmidt 2012 DESCRIPTION:Goldschmidt 2012Dates: 24-29 June 2012Location: Montréal – CanadaFor further information: http://www.vmgoldschmidt.org/2012/index.htm \nAbstract submission is closed. \nRelevant sessions: \n10a. Proxy development for paleoclimate and paleocean chemistryCo-convenors: Ann Russell (University of California at Davis) – Pamela Martin (University of Chicago) – Bärbel Hönisch (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory \n10c. Past and future changes in ocean circulationCo-convenors: Eric Galbraith (GEOTOP-McGill University) – Laura Robinson (University of Bristol) \n11a. Biogeochemical cycling of aerosols and their effects in the evolving Earth’s climate(co-hosted by Themes 11 and 10)Co-conveners: Nicholas Meskhidze (North Carolina State University) – Ina Tegen (Institute for Tropospheric Research\, Leipzig\, Germany)   \n12b. Pa and Th distributions in the ocean: controlling mechanisms(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 13)Co-convenors: Abel Guihou (SUNY-Stony Brook) – Robert F Anderson (LDEO of Columbia University) \n12e. Present and past biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and metals in high latitude marine environments(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 16)Co-convenors: Dr. Laura Wehrmann (University of California Riverside\, USA) – Dr. Christian März (Newcastle University\, UK)  \n12g. Contribution of submarine groundwater discharge to oceanic chemical cycles(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 22)Co-convenors: Aaron Beck (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) – Richard Peterson (Coastal Carolina University) \n13b. Geochemical proxies for past ocean circulationCo-convenors: Anton Eisenhauer (IFM-GEOMAR/Kiel) – Steven L. Goldstein (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) – Ralph Schneider (Universität Kiel) \n13d. GEOTRACES\, the international science programCo-convenors: Géraldine Sarthou (Université de Brest) – Kazuyo Tachikawa (CEREGE\, France) – Tina van De Flierdt (Imperial College\, London) \n17e.The application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to study marine biogeochemical cyclesCo-convenors: Phoebe J. Lam (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) – Brandy M. Toner ( University of Minnesota – Twin Cities) – Benjamin S. Twining (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences) \nDescriptions: \n*10a. Proxy development for paleoclimate and paleocean chemistry(co-hosted by Themes 10 and 13)Co-convenors: Ann Russell (University of California at Davis) – Pamela Martin (University of Chicago) – Bärbel Hönisch (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)Development of geochemical proxies for reconstructing past climatic and ocean chemical conditions is a key component of paleoclimate and paleoceanographic research and essential for gleaning insight into the Earth’s future from its history. Archives of paleoenvironmental information include both biogenic and authigenic precipitates and isolating an environmental signal can be convoluted by post-depositional overgrowths. Covariation of environmental parameters can also make it difficult to calibrate the response of a proxy to a single environmental parameter. In deep time\, additional complications can arise when the possible controls over proxy relationships are less constrained and different_from_modern seawater chemistry may change proxy relationships from the conditions under which the proxy was calibrated.This session seeks to share progress on identifying the primary geochemical mechanisms and environmental controls over marine proxies\, as well as approaches and tools for addressing post- depositional alteration. We welcome contributions focused on the geochemistry of proxies from carbonates\, diatoms\, organic material\, as well as bulk sediments and authigenic precipitates. We encourage analytic method development and specifically contributions that go beyond empirical correlations between ocean parameters and proxy signals\, which may improve the quality of proxy applications by delving into the mechanistic basis for the relationship.Keynote speaker: TBA \n*10c. Past and future changes in ocean circulationCo-convenors: Eric Galbraith (GEOTOP-McGill University) – Laura Robinson (University of Bristol)Despite decades of research\, the large-scale drivers of deep-ocean circulation – and its susceptibility to change – remain poorly understood. Ocean mixing\, especially vertical mixing\, is of critical importance to this circulation\, but is difficult to observe in the modern ocean. Paleoceanographic records offer great potential in constraining past changes in ocean circulation\, which can help reveal natural variability of ocean mixing\, while ocean models can provide insight into mechanisms\, constrained by present-day observations. Together\, these approaches help to predict the biogeochemical impacts of future changes in ocean circulation. This session aims to bring together geochemical observations and theory that can shed light on ocean mixing and its impacts on ocean circulation\, and gas and nutrient cycling in the past\, present and future. We invite contributions that can constrain or quantify deep ocean circulation on any timescale\, and particularly encourage contributions that bear on vertical mixing in the ocean. We also welcome theoretical and modeling contributions that address the role of ocean circulation on biogeochemistry\, or that help to interpret geochemical observations.Keynote speaker: TBA \n*11a. Biogeochemical cycling of aerosols and their effects in the evolving Earth’s climate(co-hosted by Themes 11 and 10)Co-conveners: Nicholas Meskhidze (North Carolina State University) – Ina Tegen (Institute for Tropospheric Research\, Leipzig\, Germany)Climate projections remain an important scientific goal for the earth science community. A large fraction of the uncertainty in predicting climate change lies in the uncertainties associated with feedbacks in the carbon cycle and aerosol forcing. These feedbacks are the result of land-atmosphere-ocean natural and anthropogenic interactions. Understanding those interactions is of great importance for characterizing possible future changes in the evolving Earth. While aerosols are a source of micronutrients (iron\, phosphorus\, nitrogen) for the ecosystems\, the emission and transformation processes of many aerosols (e.g. desert dust or secondary organic aerosols of biogenic sources) can themselves be influenced by biogeochemical processes. We invite submissions on lab/field measurements\, remote sensing\, and modeling that lead to process-level understanding of biogeochemical land-atmosphere-ocean interactions. Interdisciplinary research on deposition of dust and volcanic particles\, heterogeneous chemical/photochemical transformation of aerosols\, and in-situ studies for the effects of aerosols on ocean/terrestrial biogeochemistry are welcome. The earth system models with aerosol deposition coupled to the land-ocean biogeochemistry are in their infancy. Until such models can reliably reproduce the effect of aerosol deposition on carbon cycle\, it will be problematic to estimate how changes in aerosol deposition over time might have affected the evolving climate of the Earth. \n*12b. Pa and Th distributions in the ocean: controlling mechanisms(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 13)Co-convenors: Abel Guihou (SUNY-Stony Brook) – Robert F Anderson (LDEO of Columbia University)231Pa and long-lived Th isotopes are naturally occurring radionuclides. Their potential to provide quantitative information of modern and past oceanographic processes (such as large scale ocean circulation and particle fluxes and dissolution) has been acknowledged for decades. However\, some uncertainties still remain regarding what actually controls their distribution in the ocean. This session invites contributions aimed to better understand these mechanisms such has new dissolved and particulate water column profiles\, new views on the distribution of these radionuclides onto particles from natural samples or from laboratory experiments as well as modeling studies.Keynote speaker: Michiel Rutgers van der Loeff (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research) \n*12e. Present and past biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and metals in high latitude marine environments(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 16)Co-convenors: Dr. Laura Wehrmann (University of California Riverside\, USA) – Dr. Christian März (Newcastle University\, UK) This session targets the emerging field of biogeochemical research in Arctic and Antarctic environments\, with a focus on understanding the role of the high latitudes for global element cycles (C\, N\, P\, S\, Si\, transition metals) at present and in the past. We welcome contributions elucidating the cycling of these elements in the water column\, at the ice-sediment and sediment-water interface\, in shallow as well as in deeply buried marine sediments of high latitude environments. This session aims to gather scientists studying Arctic and Antarctic fjords\, estuaries and river mouths\, glacial and pro-glacial environments\, as well as associated continental shelves\, slopes\, and the deep oceans. Topics of particular interest include\, but are not limited to the (coupled) cycling of carbon\, sulphur\, phosphorus\, iron and manganese in Arctic and Antarctic sediments; the overprint of paleoclimate proxies by biogeochemical processes; the role of microbial processes in shaping the diagenetic characteristics of high latitude environments; biogeochemical interactions between glaciers and the coastal ocean; the role of high latitude environments for global biogeochemical cycles in the past. We especially encourage contributions that apply multidisciplinary approaches\, novel analytical techniques\, and computer modelling to natural samples and/or in laboratory experiments.Keynote speaker: Prof. Rob Raiswell (Emeritus)\, School of Earth and Environment\, University of Leeds\, UK \n*12g. Contribution of submarine groundwater discharge to oceanic chemical cycles(co-hosted by Themes 12 and 22)Co-convenors: Aaron Beck (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) – Richard Peterson (Coastal Carolina University)Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) comprises all water transported by advection across the permeable sediment-water interface\, including both fresh groundwater and recirculated seawater. Biogeochemical reactions such as ion exchange\, dissolution and precipitation\, and metal redox cycling occur in the subsurface mixing zone of fresh and saline groundwaters (the “subterranean estuary”)\, resulting in brackish SGD that can be very different in composition from either of the original end-members. Further\, the advection of groundwater through the diagenetic zone can mobilize regenerated nutrients\, and serve as a transport pathway of these recycled nutrients back to the water column. A growing body of work demonstrates the importance of SGD and subterranean estuaries to marine budgets of nutrients\, radionuclides\, and trace elements. Understanding current SGD-driven chemical fluxes is critical for predicting how future changes in the hydrologic cycle\, coastal margins\, and anthropogenic factors may affect chemical cycling in the ocean. This session will explore the role of SGD and the subterranean estuary in controlling chemical fluxes between land and sea. We especially encourage studies that assess the ecological impact of these fluxes\, which is yet relatively unrepresented in this field. \n*13b. Geochemical proxies for past ocean circulationCo-convenors: Anton Eisenhauer (IFM-GEOMAR/Kiel) – Steven L. Goldstein (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) – Ralph Schneider (Universität Kiel) The ocean circulation is an important aspect for the marine trace metal and nutrient cycling for the Present and in the Past. In particular\, ocean circulation interferes with the global carbon cycle influencing atmospheric pCO2 as well as long and short term climate change. In order to better understand present and past biogeochemical cycles it is most important to document and understand ocean dynamics on all time scales. Past changes in ocean circulation can only be reconstructed from geological archives\, among others\, through the application and interpretation of geochemical proxies. This session invites contributions addressing new developments and findings\, both experimental and theoretical\, on the application of geochemical proxies\, trace elements and isotopes to reconstruct past ocean dynamics.Keynote speaker: Gerald H. Haug (ETH Zürich)  \n*13d. GEOTRACES\, the international science programCo-convenors: Géraldine Sarthou (Université de Brest) – Kazuyo Tachikawa (CEREGE\, France) – Tina van De Flierdt (Imperial College\, London)Many trace elements are critical for marine life\, and affect the functioning of ocean ecosystems. On the other hand\, some trace elements and isotopes are used to track modern ocean processes\, and if they are recorded faithfully in marine archives\, they are powerful indicators of past changes. International science program GEOTRACES aims at identifying processes\, quantifying fluxes and establishing the sensitivity of the distribution of key trace elements and isotopes. We invite contributions that focus on fluxes and processes at ocean interfaces\, internal cycle of the trace elements and isotopes\, and development of proxies for past changes\, based on experimental and/or modelling approaches. Results from the recent GEOTRACES cruise are particularly welcome. \n*17e.The application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to study marine biogeochemical cyclesCo-convenors: Phoebe J. Lam (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) – Brandy M. Toner ( University of Minnesota – Twin Cities) – Benjamin S. Twining (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)Synchrotron X-ray techniques in the soft\, “tender”\, and hard x-ray energy ranges are increasingly applied to address questions in marine science. Applications have included two- and three-dimensional element-specific imaging at nanometer to micron scales to determine cell quotas and elemental distributions and function\, and spectroscopic analyses to determine the speciation\, provenance\, and bioavailability of key nutrients such as phosphorus and iron. We invite abstracts from researchers who are already applying synchrotron techniques to marine problems\, as well as those whose work in other areas of Earth science might be applicable to topics in marine biogeochemical cycling. For example\, poorly understood processes such as scavenging of trace metals in the ocean might be informed by studies of complexation of surface-adsorbed species onto model minerals and microorganisms. Similarly\, mechanisms of elemental substitution in inorganic and biominerals may change the stability and thus biogeochemical role of these minerals in the oceans. We envision a session enabling cross-fertilization of ideas between laboratory and field researchers\, and biologists and geochemists.Keynote speaker: Jay Brandes (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography) \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/goldschmidt-2012/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Relevant Special Sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120616 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120308T072135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T072135Z UID:1790-1339545600-1339804799@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:US GEOTRACES Arctic implementation workshop DESCRIPTION:US GEOTRACES Arctic implementation workshopDates: 12-15 June 2012Location: National Science Foundation\, US.   \nThe US Arctic Implementation Plan is available to download.  \nAnnouncement \n US GEOTRACES will hold a workshop to define the scientific objectives of a cruise in the western Arctic Ocean\, tentatively planned for late summer 2015.  Investigators interested in conducting research as part of this cruise are invited to attend the workshop\, which will take place 13-15 June 2012 at the National Science Foundation.  No prior involvement in GEOTRACES is necessary to participate in this workshop. \n A framework for planning this cruise is provided in two reports from previous Arctic GEOTRACES planning workshops\, posted online at: (http://www.geotraces.org/libraries/documents/Arctic_Report.pdf) and at (http://www.usgeotraces.com/documents/arcticDOC/ArcticWorkshopRpt.pdf) . \nThe purpose of this workshop is to refine the research objectives for the cruise and to devise a strategy to meet those objectives.  Members of the US GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) will participate in the workshop.  They will synthesize results from the deliberations and prepare a set of priorities to guide the submission (tentatively 15 February 2014) and evaluation of proposals.  The overriding criterion for establishing priorities is the degree to which an activity will enable US scientists to achieve the goals of GEOTRACES as defined in the Science Plan (http://www.geotraces.org/science/science-plan). \nThe Science Plan defines a number of key TEIs that must be measured on every section.  It also identifies a number of complementary parameters that would be desirable.  These include other TEIs that are of interest in their own right\, for example in illuminating specific processes of interest\, or parameters that may be critical for interpreting the distributions of key TEIs (e.g.\, circulation tracers).  The SSC will consider these factors when establishing priorities for the section. \nIn preparation for the workshop\, the SSC requests that those interested in participating submit a brief (one page maximum) statement of interest by 6 April 2012. Statements should (a) define the nature of the work to be done on the cruise\, and (b) justify the work in terms of GEOTRACES objectives.  Statements can be emailed (preferably as Word documents) to geotraces@ldeo.columbia.edu>.  Statements will be posted on the US GEOTRACES web site unless the author requests that they be held in confidence. \nAlthough no prior involvement in GEOTRACES is necessary to participate in the Arctic section\, new investigators who have not participated in the GEOTRACES intercalibration exercise are obliged to follow the GEOTRACES policy for new investigators.  This involves analysis of GEOTRACES reference standards\, where applicable\, or collection of duplicate samples for analysis by labs that have already demonstrated acceptable performance in the GEOTRACES intercalibration.  This policy will be explained at the workshop. \nWorkshop travel expenses will be subsidized by the US GEOTRACES project office.  The project office budget will cover full travel expenses for approximately 45 participants.  However\, the SSC prefers to limit the level of travel reimbursement rather than limit the number of participants.  Therefore\, the level of reimbursement may have to be limited if the number of participants exceeds approximately 45. \n Questions about Arctic planning can be directed to David Kadko . \nQuestions about US GEOTRACES travel can be directed to the US GEOTRACES Project Office at . URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/us-geotraces-arctic-implementation-workshop/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Cruise Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120608 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20110825T101109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110825T101109Z UID:1743-1338768000-1339113599@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:4th International Ra-Rn Workshop DESCRIPTION:4th International Ra-Rn Workshop Dates: June 4 – 7\, 2012Location: Graduate School of Oceanography campus of The University of Rhode Island\, Narragansett\, RI\, USAFor further information please click here.  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/4th-international-ra-rn-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120602 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111221T123224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111221T123224Z UID:1762-1338336000-1338595199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Training School - Are your GEOTRACES data reliable? DESCRIPTION:Are your GEOTRACES data reliable ?A 3-day essential training school on data quality of marine trace elements and isotopes.Dates: 30 May – 1st June 2012Location: Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements\, Geel & Leuven\, Belgium.  \nApplication is closed.For registration or enquires: damien.cardinal@upmc.fr & melskens@vub.ac.be \nDownload the second call. \nOrganising Committee \nProf. Marc Elskens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)Dr. Philip Taylor (Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements)Dr. Robert Clough (Plymouth University)Prof. Damien Cardinal (Université Pierre & Marie Curie) \nProgramme Summary \nKeynote speakersProf. Gideon Henderson (Oxford University)Dr. Maeve Lohan (Plymouth University)Dr. Philippe Quevauvillier (European Commission)Dr. Adam Leadbetter (British Oceanic Data Center) \nInteractive SessionsHow to validate your data?Build your own uncertainty budgetWhich statistical tests to use?What is quality assurance and quality control?Tour of IRMM trace elements and isotopes laboratories \nWho can apply? \nIndividuals in any of the countries within this COST ES0801 Action Cf. list on http://costaction.earth.ox.ac.uk/countries The number of trainees is limited to max. 20. Selection criteria will be based on relevance to the goals of this COST Action and added value for early stage researchers (priority to Ph.D. students & early career post-docs). Decisions will also take into account gender and distribution over nations & topics (GEOTRACES proxies: trace elements\, stable isotopes\, radioactive isotopes). \nCosts \nAll costs (travel & accommodation\, registration\, meals…) will be covered by COST Action ES0801 and IRMM. \nTiming \nPre-call: December 2011 / Second call: February 2012Deadline for application: 1st March 2012Start training school: 29th May eveningEnd training school: 1st June 14:00 \nHow to apply? \nSend a 1-page CV\, including a few lines describing motivation & expectations to both melskens@vub.ac.be and damien.cardinal@upmc.fr URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/training-school-are-your-geotraces-data-reliable/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Training Activities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120511 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111025T083431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111025T083431Z UID:1755-1336348800-1336694399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:SOLAS Open Science Conference DESCRIPTION:SOLAS Open Science ConferenceDates: 7-10 May 2012Location: Washington State\, Cle Elum\, USA \nFor more information: www.solas-int.org/osc2012 URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/solas-open-science-conference/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120505 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120301T144508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120301T144508Z UID:1775-1335916800-1336175999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on the Arctic Ocean DESCRIPTION:An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on the Arctic OceanA Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Exploratory WorkshopDates: 2-4 May 2012Location: University of British Columbia\, Vancouver BC \nFor further information: http://www.arctic-climate-change.pwias.ubc.ca/ \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \nOverview \nThe effects of global warming are most obvious in the Arctic\, both on land and at sea. On land\, ice sheets and glaciers are melting\, permafrost is thawing\, the flow of rivers is increasing and their chemical composition is changing.  In the Arctic Ocean\, sea ice is receding and the hydrography\, circulation\, chemistry and ecosystems are changing rapidly. Locally\, these changes affect the livelihood of northern communities. Globally\, they affect climate as a result of altered greenhouse gas emissions\, ocean circulation and heat transport. As these perturbations accelerate\, there is an increasing sense of urgency to document their extent and to understand their consequences.  This exploratory workshop assembled a group of Canadian and international Arctic experts with various backgrounds to foster inter-disciplinary collaborations and to initiate a large-scale research program investigating the biological\, chemical and physical responses of the Arctic Ocean to climate changes. \nAgenda \nThe Agenda of the Workshop is available to download. \nList of Participants \nThe List of Participants is available to download. \nReport \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download.  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/an-interdisciplinary-assessment-of-climate-change-impacts-on-the-arctic-ocean/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Cruise Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111010T080302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111010T080302Z UID:1750-1335225600-1335571199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:ICES/PICES Conference for Early Career Scientists DESCRIPTION:ICES/PICES Conference for Early Career ScientistsDates: 24-27 April 2012Location: Calvià\, Majorca\, Spain  \nFor more information:  http://www.ices.dk URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/ices-pices-conference-for-early-career-scientists/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20120422T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20120427T235959 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20110915T060803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T060803Z UID:1749-1335081600-1335571199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:IPY 2012 Conference DESCRIPTION:IPY 2012 ConferenceDates: 22-27 April 2012Location: Montreal\, Canada For more information: http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca/ \n  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/ipy-2012-conference/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111010T080800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111010T080800Z UID:1751-1335052800-1335571199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:EGU 2012\, European Geosciences Union
 General Assembly DESCRIPTION:EGU 2012\, European Geosciences Union
 General AssemblyDates: 22-27 April 2012Location: Vienna\, Austria \nFor more information: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/ URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/egu-2012-european-geosciences-union%e2%80%a8-general-assembly/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120421 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120308T115624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T115624Z UID:1794-1334793600-1334966399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:European GEOTRACES Arctic Workshop DESCRIPTION:European GEOTRACES Arctic WorkshopDates: 19-20 April 2012Location: Bremerhaven\, Germany \nThe Report of the Workshop is available to download. \nAgenda \nThe Agenda of the Workshop is available to download. \nList of participants \nThe List of participants is available to download. URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/european-geotraces-arctic-workshop/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Cruise Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120331 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120126T070139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T070139Z UID:1765-1333065600-1333151999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:Ocean and climate change: variations in the ocean circulation DESCRIPTION:Ocean and climate change: variations in the ocean circulationDate: 30 May 2012Location: Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre – 11\, place Marcelin-Berthelot\, Paris (France) \nThe Programme is available to download. \nFor more information: www.college-de-france.fr URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/ocean-and-climate-change-variations-in-the-ocean-circulation/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120314 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120301T145557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120301T145557Z UID:1777-1331510400-1331683199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:French GA01 Cruise Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:French GA01 Cruise Planning WorkshopDates: 12-13 March 2012Location: Institut Universitaire Européen de la mer\, Brest\, France \nAgenda \nThe Agenda of the workshop is available to download.  URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/french-ga01-cruise-planning-meeting/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Cruise Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120309 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20120301T140910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120301T140910Z UID:1779-1330992000-1331251199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:GEOTRACES Standards and Intercalibration Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Standards and Intercalibration Committee MeetingDate: 6-8 March 2012Location: University of Plymouth\, Plymouth\, UK  \nAgenda \nThe Agenda is available to download. URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/geotraces-standards-and-intercalibration-committee-meeting/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120225 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20101115T083404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101115T083404Z UID:1737-1329696000-1330127999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting DESCRIPTION:2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting20–24 February 2012Location: Salt Lake City – Utah – USA \nFor further information: http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/ \nRelevant sessions:  \n*057: Biogeochemical Cycling of Micronutrient Trace Elements Organizers: Maeve Lohan\, University of Plymouth; Andrew Bowie\, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC; Toshi Gamo\, Univeristy of Toyko; Greg Cutter\, Old Dominion University  There is growing international interest (e.g.\, GEOTRACES\, SOLAS\, IMBER) to identify processes and quantify fluxes that control the distributions of key trace elements and isotopes in the ocean and to establish the sensitivity of these distributions to changing environmental conditions. This session will focus on the trace elements that serve as micronutrients (e.g.\, Fe\, Cu\, Co\, Zn\, etc)\, the availability of which influence the biogeochemical activity of marine organisms\, control the structure of ocean ecosystems and hence regulate the ocean carbon cycle. We also welcome presentation of data on diagnostic trace elements (e.g.\, Al\, Mn\, rare earths\, etc) and isotopes that help characterise micronutrient sources and sinks. Submissions are invited which focus on micronutrients and diagnostic tracers in different phases (dissolved\, particulate\, speciation) that have been studied both along ocean sections from different ocean basins and in the context of process studies. We also welcome abstracts focusing on the numerical modeling of micronutrients to quantify lateral and vertical transports\, as well as biogeochemical sources and sinks. \nView the complete abstracts of the oral and poster presentations. \n *049: Advances in the Oceanography of Trace Elements and Isotopes in the Atlantic and Polar Oceans \nOrganizers: Micha Rijkenberg\, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Rob Middag\, University of California Santa Cruz; Stephanie Owens\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Patricia Cámara Mor\, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona \nThe dynamic hydrography of Atlantic\, Arctic and Antarctic Oceans is key to the distribution of trace elements in the global oceans. Trace elements like iron play a pivotal role in controlling ocean productivity and therefore global climate. Moreover\, several Trace Elements and Isotopes (TEIs; stable or radioactive; natural or anthropogenic) serve as important tracers for unraveling ocean processes and turnover rates. Novel ultraclean rapid sampling systems and international reference samples facilitate measurement of TEIs along deep ocean sections in unprecedented high spatial resolution\, coverage and accuracy. For example\, the international effort resulted in the thus far longest 13000 kilometer full depth ocean section of TEIs in the Atlantic basin. Intercalibration at crossover stations further confirms accuracy between cruises. The high resolution and multi-tracer approaches produces novel relationships among TEIs and other tracers\, and reveals details not seen before. This in turn leads to shifts of paradigms. For example\, hydrothermal supply of iron and manganese appears more important for ocean inventory budgets than previously realized. For this session we like to invite topics on TEIs in the Atlantic and polar oceans\, including methods\, intercalibration\, field data and ocean modeling. Relevant topics in other oceans are most welcome as well. \nView the abstracts of the oral and poster presentations. \n*005: Metal Speciation in the Ocean: Metal-Binding ligand composition and role in the transport of metals through the marine environment  \nOrganizers: Sylvia Sander\, University of Otago; Constant van den Berg\, University of Liverpool; Kristen Buck\, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences \nThe biogenic trace metals iron\, cobalt\, zinc\, nickel and copper are complexed by organic ligands in the marine system\, which can influence trace metal solubility and bioavailability. Little is known about the composition of these metal-binding ligands\, although siderophores\, thiols\, humic substances and saccharides have been identified. There is evidence that this organic complexation helps transport trace metals from their source (hydrothermal vents\, estuaries\, etc.) to the open ocean. Dynamic aspects related to photochemical changes in metal speciation are also being recognised. This session welcomes abstract submissions related to all aspects of metal speciation in the oceans\, and particularly to identifying sources and cycling processes of metal-binding ligands.  \nView the complete abstract of the oral and poster presentations.  \n*166: Redox and Coordination Chemistry of Iron Marine Systems \nOrganizers: James Moffett\, University of Southern California; Katherine Barbeau\, UC San Diego \nIron undergoes redox cycling between Fe(II) and Fe(III)\, and is strongly complexed by organic ligands. In the upper ocean\, organically complexed forms predominate and ultimately determine the reactivity and biological availability of iron. Fe(II) is produced through biological and photochemical processes and may at times be the predominant inorganic form of iron\, even in oxygenated waters. Recent evidence suggests that the coordination environment of iron created through organic complexation may influence the kinetics and thermodynamics of redox cycling. This session is directed at investigators who are studying iron redox and complexation processes at the molecular level\, and how those processes interactively influence biological iron utilization and cycling in diverse marine environments. Both field and laboratory-based investigations are of interest. While the session is focused on iron\, studies of related processes with other transition metals are also welcome. \nView the complete abstract of the oral and poster presentations. \n*EVW09: US Arctic GEOTRACES (Town Hall)Wednesday February 22\, 18:00 – 21:00\, Room 151 A\, B\, C\, G \nOrganizers: David Kadko\, University of Miami; Robert Anderson\, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. \nGEOTRACES is an international program focused on understanding the cycling of trace elements and isotopes in the oceans. Since the inception of this program\, there has been strong interest in carrying out studies in the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is at the epicenter of climate change\, and warming climate will likely have a profound impact on the carbon budget\, geochemical cycles\, and ecosystem of the Arctic. Furthermore\, these changes will ultimately be felt globally\, through feedbacks related\, for example\, to melting ice and release of carbon from permafrost. This interest has led to national and international discussions\, and planning has begun for a multi-national\, multi-icebreaker\, GEOTRACES field effort to the Arctic likely in 2015. The US will be an active participant in this endeavor. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the status of the planning process and to solicit input from the community. \n*EVT15: ConCOAC: Connecting Chemical Oceanography with Analytical Chemistry (Town Hall)Tuesday February 21\, 18:00 – 21:00\, Ballroom J \nOrganizers: Chris Measures\, University of Hawaii; Maxime Grand\, University of Hawaii. \nWe are developing a new program to connect experts from analytical chemistry with oceanographers to adapt newly available technology to the determination of parameters in seawater that are of interest to oceanography. The goal of the town hall is to alert the broader community to our open science meeting\, the first component of this new program. We seek community input into workshop design particularly from young scientists who will become active members of this bridge between the fields. URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/2012-ocean-sciences-meeting/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Relevant Special Sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120221 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111205T084525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111205T084525Z UID:1758-1329350400-1329782399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:AAAS 2012 Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2012 Annual MeetingDates: 16-20 February 2012Location: Vancouver\, Canada \nFor more information:  http://www.aaas.org/meetings/ \nRelevant sessions: \n*Documenting a Changing Ocean Through International Multidisciplinary CollaborationsFriday\, February 17\, 2012: 1:30 PM-4:30 PMRoom 212 (VCC West Building) \nResource exploitation\, pollution\, acidification\, temperature\, and salinity changes are altering marine ecosystems\, seawater chemistry\, and ocean circulation in complex ways that are interconnected and feedback on the causes that initiated them. Understanding these changes is essential to providing food sources\, to sustaining economic development\, and to predicting future atmospheric greenhouse gas levels and global warming. The complexities and interrelatedness of these questions demand that oceanographic research be multidisciplinary\, integrative\, and based on global-scale observations conducted through large\, frequently multinational\, programs. The speakers will present major achievements from large-scale oceanographic programs addressing interrelated physical\, chemical\, and biological changes in the ocean. They will particularly focus on lessons learned and future challenges in crafting cross-cutting\, collaborative\, and global ocean observational programs. \nOrganizer: Roger Francois\, University of British ColumbiaCo-organizers: Roberta Hamme\, University of Victoria and Andrey Proshutinsky\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution \nSpeakers: \nEddy Carmack\, Fisheries and Ocean CanadaRapidly Changing Arctic Ocean: Observations from the International Polar Year \nHein de Baar\, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchHighlights of Recent GEOTRACES Field Programs \nIan Perry\, Fisheries and Oceans CanadaShifting Paradigms and Improving Decision-Making for Marine Systems Under Change \nW. Brechner Owens\, Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionThe International Argo Program: Providing Global Ocean Observations for Climate \nKendra Daly\, University of South FloridaOcean Carbon and Biogeochemistry: Building a Community from the Bottom Up \nJ. Anthony Koslow\, Scripps Institution of OceanographyPerspectives on Ocean Climate from a 60+ Year Ocean Observation Program URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/aaas-2012-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Relevant Special Sessions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111207 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20111026T071102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111026T071102Z UID:1756-1323129600-1323215999@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:U.S. GEOTRACES Arctic Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:U.S. GEOTRACES Arctic Planning MeetingDate: 6 December\, from 19:15 to 20:15Location: San Francisco\, USA – San Francisco Marriot Marquis\, 4th Floor\, Pacific Room J.  \nFor more information: www.usgeotraces.org URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/u-s-geotraces-arctic-planning-meeting/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Cruise Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111210 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20101115T082728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101115T082728Z UID:1705-1323043200-1323475199@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 Meeting DESCRIPTION:American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 MeetingDates: 5-9 December 2011Location:  San Francisco\, California\, USA \nAbstract submission deadline: 4 August 23:59ET/3:59+1 GMT \nFor more information: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/american-geophysical-union-fall-2011-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111118 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20110216T134247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T154950Z UID:1723-1321228800-1321574399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:3rd GEOTRACES Data-Model Synergy Workshop DESCRIPTION:Overview    Planning Committee    Agenda    Venue and Travel Information    Abstract Collection and Presentations    Posters    Contact     Download the flyer       Previous Workshops: 2007\, 2009     Overview The 3rd GEOTRACES Data-Model Synergy Workshop will focus on ocean particles\, with emphasis on their role in the biogeochemical cycle of trace elements & isotopes (TEIs). The exchange with particulate phases is recognized as an important process in the oceanic budget of a large number of substances present in trace amount in seawater\, including that of key substances of GEOTRACES. Particles occur in variable amounts in different oceanic environments\, such as the continental shelves and slopes\, the bottom and intermediate nepheloid layers\, and the particle-poor regions of the deep sea. Likewise\, marine particles can occur with very distinct physical properties and chemical compositions. They are subject to a wide variety of processes\, such as aggregation\, disaggregation\, precipitation\, dissolution\, sinking\, and transport by currents. Moreover\, the exchange of chemical constituents between the dissolved phase and particles can take different forms\, including adsorption\, desorption\, (in)organic complexation\, and biologically-mediated uptake and remineralization. In spite of the recognized importance of particles in the transport of trace elements in the ocean\, various aspects of ocean particles remain poorly understood\, such as the spatial variations in their concentration\, chemical composition\, and size distribution. This state of affairs implies that the current ability to constrain the representation of particles in models of ocean biogeochemistry is limited. The goal of the workshop is to bring together analysts and modelers in an effort to answer to two specific questions:1)What measurements of particles should GEOTRACES make?2)How should models of ocean biogeochemistry represent particles? The workshop will be held for a period of four days. The first three days will consist of three sessions: 1) Observing particles in the ocean: Methods\, Results\, & Lacunae 2) Role of particles in the cycle of trace elements & isotopes in the ocean 3) Transport & transformation of particles in the ocean Each session will comprise invited keynotes followed by topical talks and then a round-table discussion. The last day of the workshop will be used to recommend future studies that would further our understanding of ocean particles\, both in the context of GEOTRACES and beyond. Although GEOTRACES is focused on TEIs\, approximately 2/3 of the material to be covered at the workshop is equally relevant to the cycling of particulate biogenic phases as well\, which is especially of interest to the ocean carbon community. The action items to be identified during the workshop will be reported in a journal publication in order to provide higher visibility to the output of the workshop.   Planning Committee Bob Anderson\, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory\, U.S. Christoph Heinze\, University of Bergen\, Norway Gideon Henderson\, University of Oxford\, U.K. Catherine Jeandel\, Laboratoire d’Etudes en Geóphysique et Océanographie Spatiales\, France Phoebe Lam\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, U.S. Olivier Marchal\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, U.S. Pere Masqué\, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Spain Ben Twining\, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences\, U.S.      Local Organizers: Pere Masqué\, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Spain Elena Masferrer-Dodas\, GEOTRACES International Project Office\, France   Agenda Please click here to download the Agenda.    Venue and Travel Information Venue.  The Workshop will be held at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Hotel Serhs Campus. The contact information is provided below. Hotel CampusVila Universitària (Campus UAB)08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Tel. +34.935.808.353 Fax:+34.935.808.978 reserves.hotel.campus@uab.eshttp://www.serhscampushotel.com  There is a limited amount of space secured at this hotel for speakers and early registrants (prices are € 62\,10 for an single room and € 70\,20 for a double room). Booking is through the registration form of the Workshop. Travel information and Restaurants around the UAB. Please click here to download the travel information. A list of Restaurants around the UAB Campus is available to download.   Poster guidelines Posters will be on display from November 14-16 included. The size of the poster is 118×84 cm\, portrait-oriented.   Abstract Collection and Presentations Abstract Collection. The Abstract Collection is available to download. Presentations. Keynote talks are available to download.   List of participants The list of participants is available to download.   Sponsors The contribution to organization and travel expenses by the following sponsors is gratefully acknowledged: US National Science Foundation COST Action ES0801 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (ES) Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca del Departament d’Economia i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya   Contact If you have questions regarding the programme of the workshop\, please contact Olivier Marchal. For any other question\, please contact the GEOTRACES IPO. URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/3rd-geotraces-data-model-synergy-workshop/ CATEGORIES:GEOTRACES Scientific Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.geotraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/documents_workshops_Datamodel_2011_Data_Model_BROCHURE_banner_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111027 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20110211T115248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110211T115248Z UID:1715-1319414400-1319673599@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:EUR-OCEANS Conference on Ocean Deoxygenation DESCRIPTION:EUR-OCEANS Conference on Ocean DeoxygenationDates: 24-26 October 2011Location: Toulouse\, France \nFor further information: http://www.eur-oceans.net/conf-oxygen URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/eur-oceans-conference-on-ocean-deoxygenation/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111024 DTSTAMP:20260608T125147 CREATED:20101115T084653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20101115T084653Z UID:1706-1318550400-1319414399@www.geotraces.org SUMMARY:PICES 2011 Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:PICES 2011 Annual Meeting: Mechanisms of the Marine Ecosystem Reorganization in the North Pacific OceanDates: 14 – 23 October 2011Location: Khabarovsk – Russia \nFor more information: http://www.pices.int/meetings/All_events_default.aspx#Ann_Meet URL:https://www.geotraces.org/event/pices-2011-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Other Conferences of Interest END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR