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Belgian news and events

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College Belgique: session spéciale “L’Antarctique dans tous ses états
Namur, Palais provincial
September-October 2011
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2 Post-doc fellowships at the Georges Lemaître Center for Earth and Climate Research, Louvain-la-Neuve
Deadline: 15 June 2011
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[ISOGEOCHEM] NSF Research Coordination Network Announcement of Opportunity
Deadline: 24 May 2011
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They're back from the Antarctic:
press conference

24 February 2011 - Federal science policy
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Junior academic position in biogeology opening at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
(Application Deadline: 31 March 2010)
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Interview met Lieven Naudts, rechtstreeks uit Antarctica, op Radio2
(January 2010)
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Map Antarctica and the Southern Ocean:
main Antarctic facilities operated by the national Antarctic programs in the Antarctic Treaty area Edited by COMNAP
(edition 4 - March 2009)
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Antarctica InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship Award - REMINDER !
[10-09-2009]
- De Prinses Elisabethbasis: een missie op Antarctica - op CANVAS en CANVAS+
VRT documentaire - dinsdag 10 februari
[26-01-2009]
- 20 filmpjes over het onderzoek en het nieuwe onderzoeksstation "Princess Elisabeth" in Antarctica - een coproductie RTBF-VRT van 19/1 tot en met 15/2 (opening van het station)

20 petits films sur la recherche en Antarctique et la nouvelle station de recherche "Princess Elisabeth" en coproduction RTBF-VRT du 19/1 au 15/2 (inauguration de la base)
[19-01-2009]
- Launch of the 1st Antarctica InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship Award. A new scientific grant to encourage research linked to the new Belgian research station in Antarctica “Princess Elisabeth”. (Closing date for the submission of proposals: 27 June 2008.)
[27-05-2008]
- Interview with Dr. Philippe Mettens on Belgium's Return to Antarctica on the front page of the SciencePoles website
[17-03-2008]
- Blog of Bruno Delille currently in Antarctica aboard the oceanographic vessel Marion-Dufresne
[6-03-2008]
- Ghent University (UGent), Belgium offers the following position: PhD student - Researcher to work on an Antarctic microbial diversity project
[20-12-2007]
- Television broadcast devoted to Antarctica
'La Une',

[22-11-2007]
- Expedition of Dixie Dansercoer
[20-11-2007]
- SEMINAR
Biogeochemical consequences of rising atmospheric CO2 and ocean acidification: Emphasis on the global coastal ocean and carbonate ecosystems
[16-08-2007]
- SciencePoles: interview of Dr Bruno Danis on ANDEEP, news species in Antarctica and SCAR-MarBIN.
[21-06-2007]
- International Expressions of Interest:
Belgian Research Station in Antarctica Princess Elisabeth
[7-05-2007]
- Paper about polar research in Liège
(Pelagant and Icota)
[04-2007]
- Going Extreme in Printemps-des-Sciences 2007
[19/25-03-2007]
- Call to researchers: presentation in school Erpe-Mere
[8-03-2007]
- SciencePoles interviewed Christiane Lancelot
[16-02-2007]
- Paper about IPY and polar researchers in Liège
[16-02-2007]
- The Ivan Papanin joins the BELARE team to prepare the building of the Belgian Antarctic Station
[8-01-2007]
- PASS-EXPO: A scientific and human adventure
[22-12-2006]
- Welcome at the ULB on Ice!
[22-12-2006]
- Belgian polar scientists testimony about the excitements in their job during dream day
[12-12-2006]
- Call for contribution to educational project: ‘Warm up with puzzle... cool down with experiments’
[11-12-2006]
- Belgian Youth Steering Committee’s website (BYSC) now online!
[6-12-2006]
- Samyn Denis will go for an ice crystallography specialization in Denmark
[4-12-2006]
 
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International news and events

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Grants: Antarctic Science International Bursary
[January 2012]
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New fund for scientific research of the National Geographic Society open for Belgians
[December 2011]
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Antarctic Science International Bursary - now open for applications
[November 2011]
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DISCCRS VII Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
October 13-20, 2012
[Application Deadline: February 29, 2012]
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SOLAS.info: Opportunity to contribute to IPCC AR5
November 2011
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Two open positions at Geochemistry Utrecht:
- one for a PhD-position and
- one for a postdoc position
in Utrecht.
November 2011
- Call for Experts 2011 for European Commission's Scientific Committees
[15 November 2011]
- Call for Abstracts: Session Title, IPY Montreal 2012 Conference
[Final date for submission is 30 September 2011]

The deadline for submitting abstracts to the IPY 2012 Conference From Knowledge to Action has been extended to 7 October.
- New data management positions at NSIDC
[July 2011]
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Sloan Research Fellowships Expand to Honor Junior Faculty Working in the Ocean Sciences
[Deadline: 15 September 2011]
- Research Professor in Waterloo
[Preferred start date of the position: September 2011. However, earlier or later start dates are possible]
- Nominations open: 2011 Martha Muse Prize for Science & Policy in Antarctica
(USD 100,000 Prize)

[Deadline: 1 May 2011]
- SCAR/COMNAP Fellowships for early career researchers
[Application Deadline: 15 May 2011]
- International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011 - Antarctic data, collections and maps theme Conference: 10-16 July 2011 Edinburgh, Scotland.
[July 2010]
- Nominations close 1st June for 2010-11 Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica
[May 2010]
- For Sale/Wanted
[April 2010]
- Instrumentation Available
[April 2010]
- International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference 2010
[8-12 June 2010]
- Biogeochemistry of coastal seas and continental shelves - including Biogeochemistry during the International Polar Year (IPY).
Session (BG3.1): EGU general assembly in Vienna
[02-07 May 2010]
- CAREX opportunity - Field trip in Iceland (June 2010) online call for instruments open until 1st of April
[June 2010]
- ANTABIF is seeking an IT specialist
[December 2009]
- SCAR seeks an Executive Officer
[January 2010]
- Oceans Research 2010 Internships
[December 2009]
- DISCCRS V: Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
13-20 March 2010
Saguaro Lake Ranch, AZ
Application Deadline: 31 August 2009
- SCAR Seeks New Executive Director
Send applications detailing experience, including a full CV and the names of three referees by e-mail on or before 1 June 2009.
- US Polar Rock Repository: more than 16,000 cataloged rock samples from Antarctica available to scientists. Search the Online collection
- Vacancy
Post of executive secretary of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Closing date for applications: 1700 h (Australian Eastern Standard Time) 30 April 2009
- Call for applications for the position of Executive Secretary for COMNAP
Deadline for application: Monday 26 January 2009
- The SPF Environnement is looking for a scientific advisor (International Whaling Commission)
Deadline for applications: 27 October 2008
[18 September 2008]
- Antarctic Treaty Secretariat looking for new Executive Secretary
Deadline for applications: 5 November 2008
More info
[5 August 2008]
- Jobs:
European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO):
- Software Engineer (closing date 11/05/2008)
- Studentship Programme Garching/Chile 2008 (closing date 15/06/2008)
[29 April 2008]
- BAS PhD Studentship Mosses and Climate
[25 February 2008]
- BAS PhD Studentship for Calcified marine invertebrates
[25 February 2008]
- PhD scholarship antarctic microbial ecology available starting as soon as possible; funded by a recent IPY grant from the NZ government.
[January 2008]
- European Geophysical Union annual general assembly Vienna
[13-18 April 2008]
- Opportunity Announcement:
Call for Proposals: European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research
Ny-Ålesund RI, Svalbard, Norway

[submission deadline is 30 September 2007]
- The Ocean Biodiversity Informatics 2007 conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia
[2-4 October 2007]
- VI Argentine and III Latin-American Symposium on Antarctic Research
Second circular

Buenos Aires, Argentina,
[10-14 September 2007]
- Global Environmental Change Conference, Sweden
[13-17 October 2007]
[Closing date for applications and abstract submission: 17 August 2007]
- Advanced Biology Training Course In Antarctica "Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms": selection of participants
[01-2008]
- Brochures available concerning the new Erasmus Mundus programme 'Go North'
[8-04-2007]
- 2nd International Neumayer-Symposium on Polar Research and Award of the "Georg von Neumayer-Medal"
[20-23 September 2007, Bad Dürkheim, Germany
1st Circular - Invitation]
- Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World. ISAES-2007
[26-08-2007 to 1-09-2007, California]
- International workshop on the " Bioregionalisation of the Southern Ocean",
[13-17 August 2007, Brussels.]
- Cryogenic Resources of Polar Regions
[17-20 June 2007, West Siberia, Russia]
- Job posting: CCAMLR: appointment of new Science Officer
[Closing date for applications: 30 April 2007]
- IPY Publications Database Available Online
[8-03-2007]
- International Symposium on Polar Environments in Brussels: 5-6 March 2007
[5-6 March 2007, Brussels]]
- Announcement: completion of the IUCP (University Courses on Permafrost) database
[27-02-2007]
- IPY Postdoctoral Fellowships Available
[26 February 2007]
- IPY Research Funding Available European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway
[31 January 2007]
- Events and Conferences announced by ‘Permafrost Young Researchers Network
   
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