<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><a href="http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS10/">http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS10/</a><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; ">The Alaska Weather Symposium (AWS ’10)</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; ">09-10 March 2010</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; ">University of Alaska Fairbanks</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; ">Preliminary Call for Abstracts</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The following sponsors (listed alphabetically)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal">Alaska Region, NOAA National Weather Service</li><li class="MsoNormal">Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (UAF)</li><li class="MsoNormal">College of Natural Science and Mathematics (UAF)</li><li class="MsoNormal">Geophysical Institute (UAF)</li><li class="MsoNormal">International Arctic Research Center (UAF)</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">invite you to attend the 2010 Alaska Weather Symposium.<span> </span>The symposium provides a forum for the exchange of operational and research information related to weather in the Alaska environment.<span> </span>Participation from academic, research, government and private sectors is encouraged.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Primary areas of focus are anticipated to be</p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal">Operational forecasting and observational sources in Alaska</li><li class="MsoNormal">Polar aspects of weather</li><li class="MsoNormal">Datasets related to Alaska and polar weather</li><li class="MsoNormal">Computational challenges in weather</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">However, all abstracts relating to weather in Alaska are welcome</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Schedule/Venue<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">This will be a two-day symposium held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, 09-10 March 2010.<span> </span>Snacks will be provided and evening meals will be on-your-own, with an organized evening out at a local establishment.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Abstract Submission<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; ">The <u>deadline for one-paragraph abstracts</u> for a 20-minute presentation is <u>Tuesday, 19 January 2010</u>.<span> </span>See the symposium web page for abstract submission procedures</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Registration<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Registration is required by Tuesday, 23 February 2010.<span> </span>See the symposium web page for registration instructions.<span> </span>There is no registration fee.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>Symposium Web Page</u>:<span> </span><a href="http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS10/">http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/AWS10/</a></p></div></div><div><br></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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