The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is proud to announce the
release of the latest version of its bibliography, PYRN-Bib. PYRN-Bib is
a synthesizing international bibliographical database aiming at
collecting and distributing information on all theses submitted for
earning a scientific degree in permafrost-related research.



It can be reached at:

http://pyrn.ways.org/resources/pyrn-bib-permafrost-bibliography



PYRN-Bib currently hosts 916 entries and is offered in different file
formats: tagged Endnote library, XML, BibTex, PDF.

PYRN-Bib is hosted by the Permafrost Young Researchers Network
(http://pyrn.ways.org), an international network of early career
students and young scientists in permafrost related research with
currently 581 members (2008-10-27). PYRN-Bib is also published under the
patronage of the International Permafrost Association (IPA,
http://www.ipa-permafrost.org).

PYRN-Bib is a comprehensive database that includes all degree-earning
theses (e.g. Diploma, Ph.D., Master, etc.), coming from any country and
any scientific field, under the single condition that the thesis is
strongly related to research on permafrost and/or periglacial processes.

It attempts at referencing buried sources of information including
theses published in languages other than English. It is completely open
and can be searched and exported online (e.g. as Endnote format)

The PYRN-Bib database is growing rapidly and is accepting new entries
related to permafrost research. You can submit new entries at:
http://pyrn.ways.org/node/add/biblio or simply by contacting Guido
Grosse (ggrosse@gi.alaska.edu). Large amounts of citation information
(in any database or non-database format) can be submitted at once by
contacting us before hand. Any submission (small or large) is welcome.

You can reference the bibliography it using the following information:



Grosse, G., Lantuit, H.(2008). PYRN-Bib 3.2: The Permafrost Young
Researchers Network Bibliography of Permafrost-Related Theses,
Permafrost Young Researchers Network, 3.2, 72 pp.
http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.31101



More information on PYRN-Bib and the methods and criteria used to
compile the references can be found in the companion paper:
http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.31101



Guido Grosse, Hugues Lantuit

Dear WAYS members,
I have looked around on the internet and found some interesting layers related to permafrost to display in Google Earth. I have listed them below. If you find some more interesting layers, please add them to this thread.
NSIDC-IPA Permafrost and Ground ice map
http://nsidc.org/data/virtual_globes/noaa/NSIDC_cryosphere.kml
Climate Change: Google monitors Permafrost Melting:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=722766
The related web entry: http://www.geostrategis.com/p_mapm2.html
Permafrost Melting north of Lake Winnipeg:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=973498
Permafrost melting: Retrogressive thaw slump in the Yukon
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=1116622
Forum entry: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=1116622
Methane Hydrate hot spots:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=1178979
Permafrost and glaciers from Alaska (virtual trip):
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=1228514
Permafrost Lake Bank failure
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=1000232
Enjoy! Hugues

Dear WAYS members, the following workshop may be of itnerest to you.
IMPETUS 2008: Techniques in Polar Ocean Observation and Monitoring
St. Petersburg, Russia
19-22 November, 2008
For those who already applied: if you did not receive an email confirming your registration, please contact: impetus2008@ifm-geomar.de
In November 2008, the Otto-Schmidt Laboratory for Polar and Marine Research in Saint-Petersburg (OSL), located at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) are organizing a training workshop on monitoring techniques in polar ocean and sea-ice observation in St. Petersburg. The workshop is funded by the IMPETUS-project of the German Ministry of Education and Research, the OSL, and the AARI. It is endorsed by the Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB).
There are AT LEAST TEN FULL FELLOWSHIPS for young and early career researchers to participate in the workshop!
The workshop will provide early career scientists with know-how and hand-on skills in the fields of ecology, oceanography, meteorology, geology, sea-ice, submarine permafrost, and engineering. It aims to improve existing and build up new collaborations and networks along the continuum of senior to early career scientists. It offers the opportunity to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of modern monitoring techniques and methods of data transmission. It is intended to install new interdisciplinary monitoring projects and methods across national boundaries.
Senior scientists will give lectures on topics that are usually not convened by traditional science conferences. They will focus on practical issues, methods and techniques associated with modern research and future forecasting needs. Early career scientists will present and discuss their research in a poster session. New approaches to current and future challenges will be presented through panels and open forums.
The workshop will be held at the Otto-Schmidt Laboratory at the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg from November 19-22, 2008.
Funding will be available through the IMPETUS program itself (see: http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008:Regis...) and through the AOSB Fund “New Research Generation” (see: http://www.aosb.org/programs.html). The US Arctic Research Commission has providing funding for US young researchers interested in Arctic Policy Issues and the Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation have also agreed to sponsor several US young researchers interested in Polar Marine Microbiology.
The application deadline is Tuesday, 30 September 2008.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.otto-schmidt-laboratory.de/?Events:IMPETUS_2008
Or contact:
Carolyn Wegner
Email: impetus2008@ifm-geomar.de

PYRN, one of the partner organizations of WAYS, recently reached 500 members. Congratulations!

A detailed blog is at
http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/500-members .

PYRN- Permafrost Young Researchers Network
http://pyrn.ways.org
PYRN - newsletter n. 25 – 23/01/2008

1. NICOP stipends for PYRN members
2. NICOP polar runners
3. (Extended!!) Deadlines
4. Permafrost summer schools
5. 33rd International Geological Congress in Norway
6. Jobs & workshops
7. Permafrost in the news- a permafrost satellite, a prophetic mammoth and your own research on BBC television?

1. NICOP stipends for PYRN members
The NICOP organizing committee, with financial support from the IPA and other sponsors, is making available a Young Person Financial Support Program. Applicants have to be a PYRN member. The only other stipulation is that you must make a presentation (oral or poster) at NICOP, so if you did not submit a paper, you can still attend and receive support if you submit an extended abstract by March 15. While it is obviously best if you actually submit your extended abstract by Feb. 15, this is not required. However, if you submit a stipend application on Feb. 15 but no abstract by Mar. 15, the stipend will automatically be rejected.

The financial support will cover:
(1) Conference registration (but no hard-copy proceedings, only the CD-version),
(2) Meals (on campus through University of Alaska Fairbanks Meal tickets), and
(3) Lodging (shared UAF dormitory rooms).

For more information please have a look at Oliver’s blog: http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/nicop-travel-support-pyrn-members
or the NICOP website: http://nicop.org/stipend.html

2. NICOP polar runners
Tanya O’ Neill and some other Anchorage/Fairbanks University/ PYRN/APECS Representatives got the idea to run the Mayor's Anchorage Marathon (the weekend before the conference), under the NICOP banner. This is a fantastic opportunity to get fit, challenge yourself and accomplish something you possibly never thought you could and the incentive is there for all those passionate about getting their science into the public arena! You can find more information about the gig at Tanya’s blog:
NICOP polar runners : http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/nicop-polar-runners
If you’re interested in joining them, please contact Tanya: oneilltanya@hotmail.com

Information on other PYRN activities at NICOP can be found at: http://pyrn.ways.org/activities/pyrn-meetings/2008-fairbanks

3. (Extended!!) Deadlines
Two highly interesting deadlines have been postponed!
(1) NICOP: deadline for extended abstracts has moved to March 15;
(2) SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference (St. Petersburg, 8-11 July 2008): deadline for abstracts and early career scientist travel grant applications is now February 15. For further information, please go to:
http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org

4. Permafrost Summer Schools

* Permafrost summer course in West Siberia, Russia in July 2008

"Dynamics of Cryogenic Processes, Technogenic and Environmental Permafrost Observatories, West Siberia (DCP/TEPO)"

The Geography Faculty, Moscow State University, is hosting the Russian International University Courses on Permafrost (IUCP) as continuation of IPA’s activities for International Polar Year.
A summer field course (the 5th to 26th of July, 2008) is offered primarily for graduate students, but may include undergraduates, at two locations in West Siberia: Novyi Urengoi and Yamburg. The courses will be offered in English. This is a unique opportunity to get an insight into Russian permafrost science and traditions. Curriculum details are posted under 2008 TEPO-Yamburg at: http://www.permafrostcourses.org
The maximum costs for participation will be about 740 Euro. The costs include transfer, accommodation and food for the participants and in addition the costs for the flight Moscow-Novoi Urengoy and accommodation in Yamburg. Nowadays, we are searching for several funding sources. We are hoping to lower the prices through external funding. In this case, the costs for participants would only be about 350 Euros. Visa and arrival costs to Moscow or Tyumen are not included!In order to facilitate access to these field sites, applications are required no later than March 2007. To express your interest in the courses and receive more information, please contact: Valeri Grebenets (vgreb@inbox.ru), Irina Streletskaya (strelets@gol.ru) or Anna Kurchatova (kanni@mail.ru)

* IPY Summer field class, northern Alaska

An IPY summer field class, "Alaska Soil Geography Field Study Class: The genesis and classification of permafrost-affected soils," will be held in northern Alaska on 6-15 July 2008. Participants are required to register through the University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Session (http://www.uaf.edu/summer)

* Modelling of Arctic Climate summer school, Fairbanks

Another interesting summerschool at Fairbanks, organized by the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) is "The Modelling of Arctic Climate," will be due on 26 May - 7 June 2008. For further information, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/education_outreach/summer/2008/

Funding might be available, please have a look at Hugues’ blog for more information: http://pyrn.ways.org/newsblog/two-nice-opportunities-travel-fund...

5. 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway
On August 6th -14th 2008, the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway will be held. A symposium of particular interest to young permafrost researchers is: AAA08: Permafrost on a warming planet, convener: Jerry Brown, International Permafrost Association. Check it out on the website: http://www.33igc.org

6. Jobs & workshops
PhD position “The role of permafrost in climate change”, VU Amsterdam
http://www.geo.vu.nl/~renh/PhD-permafrost-advertisement.doc

PhD position in Peatland Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://pyrn.ways.org/graduate-assistantship-peatland-research-un...

Two Postdoc and five PhD positions in Ice and Climate, Niels
Bohr Institute, Univ. of Copenhagen
http://www.iceandclimate.dk

APECS career development workshop on July 7th, St. Petersburg.
A 1-day professional development workshop is organized by APECS on the day before the SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference (St. Petersburg, 8-11 July 2008). For more information, please look at: http://www.arcticportal.org/apecs
Application deadline: 29th of February

7. Permafrost in the News
1. Your own research on TV!?
If you are doing any climate change related field research from February to May this year, the BBC might be interested to follow and film you. So, to all of you hardcore heroes out there: you might want to contact Davina Bristow from the BBC (davina.bristow@bbc.co.uk)!
2. Satellite launched to monitor permafrost
On the 14th of December, a satellite has been launched that can actually monitor permafrost and sea ice. Check it out on: http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/climate/80118_865.html
3. The baby mammoth that was all over the news this summer has made career in Japan..Lyuba will now “shed a light on the fate of human beings”
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7A9CmX1fuoxYE-iME4g3Puu4aWgD...
4. Last but not least: Clean your Fridge with Permafrost..
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071201...

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All of these items plus jobs, events, fellowships, etc. available on the website
(http://pyrn.ways.org)