Just a reminder of some of the things happening at AGU that might be of interest. Remember to stop by the IPY Booth in the Exhibition Hall to meet other APECS and many polar researchers... and you can use that as a meeting place to tell friends where you'll be, etc.

Here's a list of some great things....

APECS MENTOR PANEL DISCUSSION AND MEETING
NYE LECTURE - DR. LARRY HINZMAN, IARC
MEET UP WITH FRIENDS AT THE AGU CRYOSPHERE RECEPTION
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY
GAIN GREAT EXPOSURE BY VOLUNTEERING AT THE IPY BOOTH IN THE EXHIBITION HALL
PREPARING FOR TENURE: A WORKSHOP FOR TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
LOADS OF GREAT TALKS TO SEE
GREENLAND ICE SHEET MONITORING NETWORK (GLISN) OPEN HOUSE
PERMAFROST ACTIVITIES
- PERMAFROST YOUNG RESEARCHERS NETWORK FORUM
- OPEN MEETING: NEW PERMAFROST TUNNEL IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, USA
- US PERMAFROST ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

APECS MENTOR PANEL DISCUSSION AND MEETING
-   Tuesday, 15 December 2009:  12:30 to 1:30 PM, San Francisco Marriott Marquis,  Pacific Room J
This year the senior scientist panel will consist of:  Dr. Larry Hinzman, Dr. Diane McKnight, and Dr. Patricia Quinn. 
More information can be found at www.apecs.is/agu2009
For questions or to confirm your participation, contact Cam (csmcnaug@hawaii.edu) 


NYE LECTURE - DR. LARRY HINZMAN, IARC
- APECS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER AND ONE OF THIS YEAR'S PANEL MENTORS
-   Tuesday, 15 December 2009  5:00 -6:00 PM, (Moscone South 103)
"Arctic Hydrology and the role of feedbacks in the climate system" http://www.agu.org/focus_group/cryosphere/nye_2009.html


MEET UP WITH FRIENDS AT THE AGU CRYOSPHERE RECEPTION
Tuesday December 15, 2009, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Inter-Continental Hotel rm. InterCon C
- this is open to everyone and usually has food and drinks --- AND ITS FREE!


EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY
ARCUS is seeking 1-3 APECS volunteers to participate in the AGU Exploration Station activity taking place at the Moscone Center on    Sunday, 13 December 2009 from 12 noon to 4 pm!
The event is free and open to students and members of the public to learn about geosciences through interactive educational activities. ARCUS will be running a booth to explore exciting polar science through the exploration of polar careers. We would like APECS  members, preferably Antarctic researchers to participate.  If you are interested, please email Kristin Timm at  kristin@arcus.org


GAIN GREAT EXPOSURE BY VOLUNTEERING AT THE IPY BOOTH IN THE EXHIBITION HALL

The IPY International Programme Office (Dave Carlson and Melissa Deets) will be coordinating an IPY Booth again this year (open Tuesday through Friday noon). This is a great place to use as a meeting point and to get to know some of our biggest supports - and to help recruit new members!  The IPY Office would love for APECS members to volunteer to spend an hour or two during the week to help showcase the great researchers that were part of IPY.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Melissa at ipyipo@bas.ac.uk.

PREPARING FOR TENURE: A WORKSHOP FOR TENURE-TRACK FACULTY

Sunday, December 13, 2009, 9 am to 5 pm at Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, in association with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. (You do NOT need to register for the meeting to attend the workshop).

This one-day workshop, part of professional development program, On the Cutting Edge, is designed to help tenure-track geoscience faculty make their strongest case for tenure. Workshop discussions and activities will focus on analyses of CVs, personal statements (narratives), and teaching materials that may be used as supporting documentation in tenure applications. Participants will have the opportunity to get feedback and advice on their own preparation towards tenure. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to review several examples of successful geoscience tenure packages from range of institutions.

Cost is $50 and includes breakfast and lunch.

Workshop overview:   http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/otherworkshops/tenure09/overview.html


LOADS OF GREAT TALKS TO SEE
U11C. Toward Environmental Literacy With Examples From International Polar Year: Posters

Chairs: Louise T Huffman and David J Carlson

Mon, Dec 14 - 8:00 AM, Poster Hall (Moscone South)



PA24A. Providing Climate Policy Makers With a Strong Scientific Base: Oral

Chairs: Mare Pit and Jenny L Baeseman

Tue, Dec 15 - 4:00 PM, 3001 (Moscone West)



C43C. The International Polar Year I: Posters

Chair: David J Carlson

Thu, Dec 17 - 1:40 PM, Poster Hall (Moscone South)

--- includes: C43C-0520. Virtually Shaping the Future of Polar Research.  J. L. Baeseman; N. V. Koldunov; K. Jochum



C53B. The International Polar Year II:  Oral Session

Chairs: David J Carlson and Marco Tedesco

Fri, Dec 18 - 1:40 PM, 3003 (Moscone West)


http://www.agu.org/focus_group/cryosphere/Fall_meeting_2009.html


GreenLand Ice Sheet monitoring Network (GLISN)

Science Open House at AGU, Tuesday December 15
5-7pm, Hotel Palomar, 12 Fourth Street, San Francisco
Light refreshments served.


PERMAFROST EVENTS

PYRN Forum
Wednesday, 16 December, 8 -10 AM
Arctic Community Meeting Room
Pacific Room J, San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA
<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/sfodt-san-francisco-marriott-marquis/>
The U.S. Permafrost Association is sponsoring a breakfast at the PYRN Forum, intended as a social gathering for PYRN members and to increase the communication between PYRN and USPA. Find new and old PYRN friends and discuss professional and research career opportunities/challenges in the US. with the senior guest scientists Jennifer Harden, U.S. Geological Survey, and Vladimir Romanovsky, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
If you have questions, please contact Anna Liljedahl, akliljedahl@alaska.edu


Open Meeting: New Permafrost Tunnel in Fairbanks, Alaska
Wednesday, 16 December, 4 - 6 PM
Arctic Community Meeting Room
Pacific Room J, San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA
<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/sfodt-san-francisco-marriott-marquis/>
A major expansion of the Permafrost Tunnel near Fox, Fairbanks, Alaska will form a key part of the Alaska Permafrost Research Center. The expansion is being headed by U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) and University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Northern Engineering. The tunnel expansion, beginning in 2010, will more than double the current tunnel length and is designed to promote research into critical areas related to permafrost science and engineering. Details of the project will be presented, and ideas and comments are much welcomed.
If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Cysewski, mcysewski@gmail.com


U.S. Permafrost Association Annual Meeting
Thursday, 17 December, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Pacific Room J, San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA
<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/sfodt-san-francisco-marriott-marquis/>
The USPA cordially invites you to attend our Annual Meeting, to be held during the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco. As always there will be complimentary food and drink, a cash bar, and mingling with your permafrost friends. We are still developing our agenda, and more details will follow.  If you have any announcements or discussion for our Annual Meeting, time will be available on the agenda. Please contact Yuri Shur ffys@uaf.edu with any matters