<div dir="ltr"><div> The Alaska Weather Symposium (AWS '09)</div><div> 10-12 March 2009</div><div> University of Alaska Fairbanks</div><div><br></div><div> Preliminary Call for Abstracts</div>
<div><br></div><div>The following sponsors (listed alphabetically)</div><div><br></div><div>* Alaska Region, NOAA National Weather Service</div><div>* Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (UAF)</div><div>* College of Natural Science and Mathematics (UAF)</div>
<div>* Geophysical Institute (UAF)</div><div>* International Arctic Research Center (UAF)</div><div><br></div><div>invite you to attend the 2009 Alaska Weather Symposium. </div><div>The symposium provides a forum for the exchange of operational </div>
<div>and research information related to weather in the Alaska </div><div>environment. Participation from academic, research, government </div><div>and private sectors is encouraged.</div><div><br></div><div>Primary areas of focus are anticipated to be </div>
<div>* Operational forecasting and observational sources in Alaska</div><div>* Polar aspects of weather</div><div>* Datasets related to Alaska and polar weather</div><div>However, all abstracts relating to weather in Alaska are welcome</div>
<div><br></div><div>Schedule/Venue</div><div>This will be a three-day symposium held at the University of </div><div>Alaska Fairbanks campus on Tuesday-Thursday, 10-12 March 2009. </div><div>Snacks will be provided and evening meals will be on-your-own, </div>
<div>with an organized evening out at a local establishment.</div><div><br></div><div>Abstract Submission</div><div>The deadline for one-paragraph abstracts for a 20-minute </div><div>presentation is Tuesday, 13 January 2009. See the symposium web </div>
<div>page for abstract submission procedures </div><div><br></div><div>Registration</div><div>Registration is required by Tuesday, 24 February 2009. See the </div><div>symposium web page for registration instructions. There is no </div>
<div>registration fee.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Symposium Web Page: <a href="http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS09/">http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS09/</a></div><br>-- <br>Arctic Region Supercomputing Center<br>
<a href="http://weather.arsc.edu/">http://weather.arsc.edu/</a><br>University of Montana<br><a href="http://www.cs.umt.edu/~morton/">http://www.cs.umt.edu/~morton/</a>
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