GLP: Calendar 2010

Calendar of events 2010

January

The Collapse and Restoration of the Mongolian Ecosystem Network in the Context of Global Environmental and Social Changes
Kyoto, Japan, January 23-25.

The purpose of the symposium is firstly to describe the present status of the Mongolian ecosystem network. How is it affected by such phenomena as global warming, vegetation degradation, soil desiccation, livestock population increase, new patterns of nomadic migration, distribution and prices of stock farm products, land law and the development of mining? Secondly, the symposium addresses the restoration of the Mongolian ecosystem network, considering its capacity to adapt to changing climatic and economic conditions, and the social and ecological components of sustainable nomadism. The symposium provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary discussion of nature and society in the Mongolian ecological network, especially as they are expressed in nomadism. Furthermore, it encourages multidisciplinary and integrative research projects and activities.

For more information, please see the Conference website : Conference website

February

2010 International Conference on Integrative Landscape Modelling
Montpellier, France, February 3-5.

The landscape results from complex interactions between biophysical and ecological processes (the ‘environment’ sub-system) and human activities (the ‘human’ sub-system). As such, the study of landscapes implies researches in many different disciplines like soil sciences, hydrology, agronomy, ecology, social sciences, economy…
The 2010 international conference on integrative landscape modelling will gather leading scientists in each of the main disciplines dealing with ecosystems and landscape simulation and management, complex dynamic modelling and assessment of vulnerability, resilience and adaptation of agro- and eco-systems under human influence.

For more information please see: Integrative Landscape Modelling
Or go to the Conference website: Conference website

March

Representation of Ecosystem Services in the modelling of Land Systems
Aberdeen, UK, March 19–20

Workshop organised by the Aberdeen Global Land Project Nodal Office on Integration and Modelling.
This workshop will explore measurement and representation of ecosystem services in land systems and models for application in policy and practice. The workshop will provide an opportunity for leading international researchers in land system science, spatial and process modelling of coupled natural and human systems, and ecosystem services to produce a new research agenda on modelling ecosystem services.

For more information please see: GLP Aberdeen March 2010
Or contact: Carol Ann Stannard, Executive Officer for GLP Nodal Office Aberdeen, c.stannard(at)macaulay.ac.uk

April April

MAPS2 Conference
Paris, France, April 8-9.

Teaching of/with Agent-Based Models in the Social Sciences
A two-day conference dedicated to communication and pedagogy of or with agent-based models in the Social Sciences. The MAPS group (Multi-Agent modelling applied to Spatial Phenomena) is concerned by the teaching of ABM in social sciences to junior scientists and PhD students. Since 2008 an innovative training format is tested which alternates between intensive collective workshops (conferences on theory and practice of ABM and teamwork) and long period of distance teamwork (using various web technologies). Each trainees group develops its own project model. MAPS2 conference aims at sharing this pedagogic experience and confronts it to other teaching practices as well as to applications of ABM for communication purpose.

For more information please contact: Pierre Gautreau, pierre.gautreau(at)univ-paris1.fr

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA, April 14-18.

Special session on Modeling Geographic Complexity
Understanding geographical systems represents one of the greatest challenges of our time. Complexity has emerged as a useful paradigm to effectively study linked human, socioeconomic and biophysical systems at a variety of different spatial and temporal scales. As a result, descriptive and predictive models of various levels of sophistication and using mostly agents, genetic algorithms, cellular automata and neural networks are now beginning to regularly appear in the geographic literature. However, there still remains many unresolved conceptual, technical and application challenges associated with these complexity based models.

For more information please contact: Andrew Crooks, George Mason University, acrooks2(at)gmu.edu

CHANS-Net Events at the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA, April 14-16.

The International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is pleased to announce a series of CHANS-Net events being organized in conjunction with the 2010 AAG Annual Meeting. Current plans would have CHANS-Net activities focused on the first three full days of the AAG Meeting (April 14-16). In addition to presentations and a workshop within the AAG meeting, there will be opportunities for discussion and a small number of select presentations on CHANS-Net research at the NSF.

Those interested in participating and for details may visit: CHANS-Net

Continents under Climate Change
Berlin, Germany, April 21-23.

Climate change is one of the most urgent problems and a huge challenge for mankind. In its tradition to be the "modern classic" the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will host an international scientific congress on the consequences of climate change on a continental scale. The Alma Mater Berolinensis will offer a platform to discuss the state of knowledge of climate change and its risks for nature and humans. Contributions from natural sciences are expected to provide information about the internal mechanisms of the climate system. However, the congress aims to identify and synthesise the socio-economic and political impacts of climate change as well.

For more information please see: Continents under Climate Change

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May

AIMES Open Science Conference
Edinburgh, UK, May 10-13.

AIMES will hold its first Open Science Conference: 'Earth System Science: Climate, Global Change and People'

For more information please see: AIMES conference

Training Program on DSSAT Version 4.5
Griffin, Georgia, USA May 10-19.

The University of Georgia, in collaboration with the International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications (ICASA) and various other institutions, will host a Training Program on DSSAT Version 4.5 entitled "Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models"

For more information please visit: ICASA
Or the workshop web site at : CAES

July

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Ottawa, Canada, July 5-8.

This is the fifth biennial meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, with the theme 'Modelling for Environment’s Sake'. The topics include agricultural sustainability and food safety, adapting to a shifting climate, water resources management, ecosystem service issues, sensor networks, integrated modelling approaches, modelling and software frameworks, decision support systems issues, and capacity-building in less-developed countries and regions.

For more information please see: Environmental Modelling and Software Congress

For more information please contact

September

Integrating Nature and Society towards Sustainability
Krakow, Poland, September 15–17.

1st Forum Carpaticum, an open meeting of the Science for the Carpathians (S4C) initiative. A regional science network targeting at supporting and streamlining mountain research in the Carpathians.

For details on the meeting, please visit: 1st Forum Carpaticum
For more information on S4C, please see: S4C

Global Change and the World’s Mountains
Perth, UK, September 26–30.

MRI and the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College UHI are planning a conference on Global Change and the World's Mountains, as a follow-up to the 2005 Open Science Conference 'Global Change in Mountain Regions'. The aims of the conference are to:
- present, evaluate and synthesise progress in our understanding of global change in relation to mountain regions since 2005
- evaluate progress with regard to the implementation and impacts of the GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy, especially in mountain biosphere reserves
- work proactively on a global agenda for research and action relating to global change and mountain regions, taking into consideration global assessment and policy processes such as those relating to the IPCC, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

For more information please see: World’s Mountains conference

Deltas in Times of Climate Change
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 29–October 1.

This conference will focus on the most recent scientific information about climate change and adaptation, on policy issues and international cooperation. The three main goals of the conference are:
- Exchange of up-to-date top science on climate change and delta planning;
- Strengthening of international cooperation between deltas and delta cities; and
- Exploring and strengthening the links between science, policy and practitioners at international level.

For more information please see: Deltas conference

October

GLP Open Science Meeting 'Land Systems, Global Change and Sustainablility'
Tempe, Arizona, USA, October 17-19

GLP is announcing its first Open Science Meeting (GLP OSM), to be held from 17-19 October 2010 at Arizona State University, Tempe, USA. This Conference is organized in close cooperation with IHDP’s Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) project (UGEC will hold its 1st International Science and Practice Conference from the 15-17 October 2010, with the 17 October organized jointly with GLP on the topic of 'Sustainable land systems in the era of urbanization and climate change').

The aim of the Open Science Meeting 'Land Systems, global change and sustainability' is to bring together large parts of the international research community working on land change issues, showcase the width and scope of ongoing research, help build a community in this highly interdisciplinary field, inspire new research and facilitate review, theory building and extrapolation. In a broad sence the intellectual aim of the conference can be summarized as: "To advance the science of land systems and their change for analysis and response to global change and sustainability".

A major theme running throughout both the UGEC and GLP conferences, and the focus of the overlapping day are the linkages among urbanization, land and landscapes, and climate change: The themes embedded in these linkages, constitute one of the next phases of emphasis in global change and climate change science as registered by the USCCP, IPCC, and other major agenda-setting reports forthcoming in the US and internationally. Arizona State University, as one of the leading Universities in Sustainability Science, Global Environmental Change research, Land Change research and host to the International Project Office of IHDP’s Urbanization Project promises to be a perfect Venue for such a Conference.

For more information see: GLP OSM 2010

Managing the Urban Rural Interface
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 18-21.

Conference on 'Managing the Urban Rural Interface-Strategies and Tools for Urban Development and Sustainable Peri-urban Land Use Relationships' at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The conference is organized jointly by the PLUREL project, ASEM 4th Symposium on Urban Forestry, Landscape Tomorrow, Danish Association of Landscape Ecologists, and Danish Architecture Centre. The conference aims to:
i) present the status of scientific approaches to assess the peri-urban land-use relationships and associated effects on sustainability,
ii) to set the agenda for future research in the field, and
iii) enhance international research cooperation.

For more information please see: Urban Rural interface

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Calendar of events 2010