The conference has been postponed to 16-21 May 2021 due to the C orona Pandemic.
We are please d to announce that the 16th ICRSS will take place at the
University of Alaska Fairban ks from 14-18 September 2020
in the Golden H eart City of Alaska.
The ICRSS is returning to Fairbanks fo r the first time in more than two decades. The International Circumpolar Re mote Sensing Symposium was first held in Yellowknife, Canada in 1990 and si nce then it has alternated between North American and Europe on a biennial basis. It grew from the often-expressed need for exchange of information am ong those in governments, universities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector interested with remote sensing research and application s in the polar environments.
The symposium provides a platform for th e exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of internati onal cooperation in the circumpolar regions of the world. We look to build on the more than 100 participants and the record 50% attendance by students and early career researchers at the 15th ICRSS!
This symposium deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, b oth Arctic and Antarctic. Earth’s Polar Regions feature cold-climate enviro nments characterized by unique landscapes, biota, and processes. Many of th ese features and dynamics are Cryosphere-driven and either are already subj ect to or have the potential for fundamental and rapid changes in a warming world. Earth observation technologies provide crucial tools to understand and quantify these changes.
This symposium will be of interest to sci entists, scholars, and industry and government professionals involved in st udying and quantifying Arctic and Antarctic Change, renewable and non-renew able resource management, and development of new technologies and methods t argeting remote sensing observations of polar environments. The symposium w ill provide a platform for the exchange of current applied research and bes t practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international co-operation in the circumpolar regions o f the world.
The theme of the 16th ICRSS is Convergence at the Poles – Addressing urgent research questions and management needs through remote sensing in the Arctic and Antarctic.
The 16th ICRSS is being hosted a t the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Oral presentations will take place in the Wood Center Ballroom and various conference activities will be scatter ed through the greater University and Fairbanks community.
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