Conference Announcement
"Nature of the Shelf and Archipelagos of the European Arctic"
Russian Academy of Sciences, 8th annual Conference
9-11 November 2008
Murmansk, Russia
Abstract Submission Deadline: Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Registration Deadline: 9 November 2008
For more information, and to submit abstracts, please contact:
Euro-Arctic [at] mmbi.info
The Russian Academy of Sciences announces its 8th annual conference,
"Nature of the Shelf and Archipelagos of the European Arctic," to be
held 9-11 November 2008, in Murmansk, Russia. The conference will focus
on important aspects of scientific studies of the shelf and archipelagos
of the European Arctic, plans and research programs for further studies,
and international scientific cooperation.
Broad themes will guide presentations and discussions in two related
workshops: 1) Integrated studies of Svalbard Franz Josef Land, and
Novaya Zemlya nature, and 2) Correlation of natural events during the
Upper Pleistocene and Holocene on the shelf and bordering archipelagos.
Discussions will be framed by the following themes:
- Status of the arctic natural environment
- Dynamics of climatic changes
- Assessment of ecosystems and ecological resources
- Ecosystem biodiversity
- Glacial and periglacial events and processes dynamics
- Geological and geophysical studies
- Quaternary geology and paleogeography
- Instruments and methods of study
- Archaeological studies
There is no registration fee, but participants must notify the Steering
Committee of their intent to participate by the start of the meeting, 9
November 2008. Participants interested in presenting a talk or poster
should send an abstract and CV, by Tuesday, 15 April 2008, to the
Steering Committee:
Euro-Arctic [at] mmbi.info