Date: July 8

 

Time: 08:30-20:00

 

Room:  514C

 

Registration fee: Yes, $50CAD per person

 

Organizer: Hong Lin, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Matt Arkett, Environment and Climate Change Canada

 

Description:

The next-generation GOES-R weather satellites (https://www.goes-r.gov) are here! GOES-16 is now operational in the East, and GOES-17 has launched and will be in operation to cover the West. Experts from the NOAA GOES-R program and ECCC will communicate the new capabilities of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instruments and derived products which are used detect potential threats, and enhance forecasts and warnings to save lives and protect property.

 

• The workshop will consist of a balanced mix of presentations and hands on exercises demonstrating the applications and case studies of the new GOES-R and GOES-S products.
• Many areas will be covered, Severe Weather, Broadcast Meteorology, Aviation, Agro Meteorology, Wildfires, Air pollution, Oceanography, and other topics.
• Participants are expected to bring their laptops or tablets for the hands-on exercises.
• Registration fee is $50 per person. You don’t have to be signed up for the Congress to take this workshop, it’s open to all!
• We have limited space; it will be first come first serve. Once registration is opened, it will fill up fast!

 

To book this workshop, please click here.

 

 

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Date: July 15 to July 17

 

Time: July 15 – 08:30-19:30, July 16 and 17 – 10:00-19:30

 

Room: 519B

 

Registration fee: Yes, $50CAD for three days

 

Organizer: Edgar Bering, IAGA, University of Houston

 

Description:

Geoscience Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshops allow science teachers to hear about the latest geoscience research from the scientists making the discoveries, explore new classroom resources for their students, and visit exhibits of the IUGG. IUGG has three key science priority areas for this workshop: 1) Beyond 100: The next century in Earth and Space Science, 2) Evolution of the Geomagnetic Field and Space Weather Hazards to Canada, and 3) The Natural Resources of Canada. This 3-day workshop will have 15 - 90-minute presentations by teams of IUGG scientists and K-12 educators. A "presentation" will be composed of a talk on an Earth or space science topic appropriate for K-12 educators coupled with one or more closely related hands-on classroom activities, with a full time for presentation of 1.5 hours.

 

Maximum number of participants: 150.

 

For more information, click here.

 

Click here for information on financial support.

 

Click here to see the full program of the GIFT workshop

 

To book this workshop, please click here.

For more information, click here

Date: July 10

 

Time: 15:00-17:00

 

Room: 519A

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Katie Gibbs, Executive Director at Evidence for Democracy

 

Description:

Science should provide the foundation for evidence-informed decision-making, both in characterizing problems and in informing the manner in which they are addressed. However, in practice, this process does not always work as well as it could. Many scientists feel far removed from the policy process and don’t know how to engage with policy-makers.  Using concrete examples, this session will give an overview of the policy process and provide strategies for how scientists can effectively convey policy relevant research to decision-makers and advocate for the use of evidence in the policy process. This workshop will leave participants with new tools and increased confidence taking their research out of the ivory tower and into the hands of decision-makers.

Open to all IUGG2019 delegates.

 

Maximum number of attendees: 75.

Date: July 8

 

Time: 18:00-20:00

 

Room: 525B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Birgit Rogalla, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

 

Description:

This workshop is aimed at scientists at the graduate and postdoctoral levels (referred to as highly qualified personnel, HQPs) who develop and/or run numerical ocean models as their primary method of research.

Numerical modelling is a key research tool used across the earth sciences in physical, chemical, and biological realms. However, many of the scientists at the graduate and postdoctoral levels come to the field with relatively little numerical modelling experience. This workshop will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience among the HQP community in addition to providing an opportunity for individuals to develop connections with others at similar career stages. Through discussions, participants are encouraged to identify areas for collaboration in their research. Attendees will be invited to present issues and/or solutions that have arisen in their work related to programming, algorithm implementation, model analysis, clarification of numerical concepts, or related questions. This workshop will also be used to develop an online framework to enable the broader HQP ocean modelling community to share model code, solicit information and help, distribute news, and troubleshoot problems.

The organizers of this workshop are Birgit Rogalla and Andrew Shao; HQPs who work on the numerical development of tracer models and coupled climate models respectively.

Open to all IUGG2019 delegates.

 

Maximum number of participants: 40.

Date: July 10

 

Time: 15:30-16:30

 

Room: 518A

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: David Fissel, CMOS Arctic Special Interest Group

 

Description:

The CMOS Arctic Special Interest Group will hold its seventh Annual Meeting. First established at the 2012 CMOS Congress, the Arctic SIG provides a focus on Arctic science issues within Canada.  Over the past six years, the Arctic SIG has continued to grow and expand and our activities now involve well over one hundred participants, consisting of CMOS members as well many others interested in Canadian Arctic and Northern Research. The Arctic SIG strives to develop awareness of the importance of meteorology, oceanography and related sciences to Arctic environmental changes and issues, Indigenous and Northern Communities and Northern development.  In the delivery of these objectives, the Arctic SIG engages and communicates with a wide constituency through all parts of Canada about meteorological, oceanographic and environmental issues and related scientific studies.  In addition, the Arctic SIG has developed a networking approach to bring together interested participants from the government, university and private sectors to further the study of Arctic meteorology, oceanography and related environmental disciplines, addressing issues such as climate change.

The Executive Committee that oversees the activities of the Arctic SIG includes: David Fissel, ASL, Chair; Helen Joseph DFO-retired, Ann McMillan, Doug Bancroft, EO DVC Consulting; and Martin Taillefer, Maritime Way Scientific, Michael Crowe, ECCC-retired and Ryan Flagg, Ocean Networks Canada.

All participants of the IUGG 2019 General Assembly, interested in Arctic and Northern Research, are invited to attend this meeting. This 1-hour meeting will present an overview of Arctic and Northern Research in Canada: and seek opportunities to develop global collaborations that will benefit present and future research activities.

Date: July 10

 

Time: 12:00-14:00

 

Room: 518A

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Adam Monahan, University of Victoria

 

Co-Organizers: Paul Kushner (University of Toronto), Pierre Gauthier (UQAM)

 

Description:

The Atmosphere-Related Research in Canadian Universities (ARRCU) Special Interest Group of CMOS represents university faculty who undertake research in weather, climate, and air quality.  As such, ARRCU membership is distributed broadly across Canada. This Town Hall meeting, normally held annually in association with the CMOS congress, provides an opportunity for university-based, atmosphere-related researchers to discuss issues of common interest and concern, and to provide guidance to the ARRCU Advisory Board and Executive regarding areas of priority for the upcoming year.

 

Lunchtime workshop, open to all IUGG2019 delegates.

Date: July 15

 

Time: 08:30-12:00

 

Room: 513E

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Stefano Salvi (GEO-GSNL Initiative Chair, INGV-Rome, Italy)

 

Description:

The Geohazard Supersites and Natural Laboratories initiative (GSNL) is established under the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). GSNL (geo-gsnl.org) today coordinates a network of ten Supersites and one Natural Laboratory, spread over three continents.

When GSNL was started in 2007, it was focused on improving geohazard-related scientific research through free and open access to satellite and in situ Earth observation (EO) data. Since 2015 the initiative has focused not only on the improvement of the scientific understanding of the Supersite’s geohazards, but also on promoting rapid and effective use of this information for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction.

Moreover, the original idea that the only action needed to stimulate scientific advancements was open access to data has evolved towards considering a wider Open Science approach. This implies that not only data and observations must be openly shared, but also the scientific knowledge to analyze these data, and even the cultural and technological resources needed to generate such knowledge.

The GSNL initiative has so far directly carried out, or participated in, several actions supporting Open Science implementation: securing free access to EO data (supported by the CEOS), establishing Open Data principles for the community, obtaining support from different data infrastructures (UNAVCO, EPOS), developing a Virtual Research Environment for sharing and reproducing research work (the EVER-EST VRE), providing access to data processing resources (the ESA-GEP platform), and providing training for data processing and analysis. This half-day meeting will be an occasion to discuss with our community the further evolution of the initiative.

 

Date: July 12

 

Time: 12:00-13:30

 

Room: 518B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Tiffany Lancaster, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

 

Description:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) staff, with members of the Geosciences Evaluation Group, will be holding an information session to provide an update on what is new at NSERC, the latest competition results from the 2019 Discovery Grants Program (with a focus on those from the Geosciences Evaluation Group), as well as an overview of the Discovery Grant process. The final portion will end with a discussion on “Writing a Successful Discovery Grant – tips from the Geoscience Evaluation Group”.

This workshop will be held at lunch time, and will have the same format as the NSERC information sessions traditionally offered during the CGU and CMOS Annual Meetings.

Date: July 15

 

Time: 13:30-15:30

 

Room: 512CG

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: David Eaton, University of Calgary and Katherine Boggs, Mount Royal University

 

Description:

The Canadian Cordillera Array (CCArray) is a proposed international scientific initiative, spearheaded by the creation of a tectonic plate-boundary scale, open-data observational network that will enable trans-disciplinary research focused on Earth systems processes and boundaries - from Earth’s core to the magnetosphere. The proposed CCArray network in western Canada will capitalize on anticipated domestic and international opportunities for instrumentation, operations and funding. CCArray represents the first stage (pilot) in a proposed broader national initiative, EON-ROSE (Earth-System Observing Network/Réseau d’Observation du Système terrestrE). A second pilot research program is contemplated that borders on Ontario and Quebec. This workshop is open to all interested participants and will present the scientific vision and objectives of CCArray and EON-ROSE, together with an update about the proposed infrastructure and planned research themes. These collaborative initiatives involve academia, resource industries and governments, local communities and organizations outside of Canada.

Date: July 15

 

Time: All day

 

Room: 518C

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Edmo Campos, American University of Sharjah and University of São Paulo

 

Description:

The South Atlantic is not just a passive conduit for the deep-water masses formed in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean, but instead actively participates in their transformation as they are exchanged with the other ocean basins. Recognition of this led to the formation of a group dedicated to both advancing our understanding of the role of the South Atlantic Ocean in the MOC system and the establishment of an observing system to capture key components of the circulation: this initiative is known as South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or SAMOC. The 8th meeting of SAMOC (SAMOC-VIII) is planned to bring together the international scientific community to share results on the MOC in the South Atlantic and to discuss the ongoing and planned activities associated with the integrated observational system.

Open to all IUGG2019 delegates.

Date: July 18

 

Time: All day

 

Room: 523B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Mattia de'Michieli Vitturi, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)

 

Description:

Numerical modeling is commonly used in volcanology for simulating a wide range of processes from magma ascent to the emplacement of lava flows. OpenFOAM is an open-source computational fluid dynamics toolbox that has recently begun to be applied to study problems in volcanology. The software has a modular structure, with built-in tools to create 2D and 3D meshes and solvers for multiphase fluids, particles, and thermodynamics. We propose a short course to learn, share and discuss numerical modeling of volcanic processes in OpenFOAM.

The workshop will begin with an introduction to OpenFOAM and computational fluid dynamics modeling in volcanology. Speakers will give an overview of how to run OpenFOAM with instruction and tutorials in the morning, followed by presentations on applications of OpenFOAM to volcanology in the afternoon. Introduction to OpenFOAM topics will include mesh generation, initial and boundary conditions, running solvers, and visualizing and analyzing the results. We will employ tutorials to introduce how to set up and run models in OpenFOAM with volcanology applications. Participants will be able to take these materials with them to use or modify for their own research. These hands-on activities will be followed by presentations on how OpenFOAM is currently being used in volcanology and a discussion of future research directions and applications.

This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, the producer of the OpenFOAM software and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trademarks.

 

Date: Friday July 12

 

Time: 19:00-21:00

 

Location: Les 3 Brasseurs, 103 St-Paul Est, Montréal

 

Description:

The goal of this event is to foster relationships and solidarity among womxn members of IUGG (womxn is a term that includes cis, trans, and non-binary/genderqueer women).

 

Many of the womxn who attend the IUGG conference are the only womxn in their research group -- so conferences/workshops are critical times for them to connect with other womxn in their field. This networking event aims to strengthen the community of womxn scientists in IUGG and provide a welcoming place for womxn to network with each other at the conference. Appetizers and ample time for meeting each other will be provided. The event will also include an acknowledgement of our sponsors and a discussion of next steps to support and build community among womxn geophysicists.

 

The Earth Science Women's Network is co-sponsoring this event. Other co-sponsors for this event include ExxonMobil, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), GFZ Potsdam, Green Geophysics, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

 

If planning on attending, please RSVP here

 

 

Date: July 10

 

Time: 08:30-12:00

 

Room: 524AB

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Simom Michael Papalexiou, Global Institute for Water Security | University of Saskatchewan, Canada

 

Description:

Weather generators have been around for years. Their goal is to produce synthetic time series of precipitation, temperature, etc., that replicate the statistical properties of the historical ones.

In this workshop you will learn to generate and downscale time series of hydroclimatic processes. You will be introduced to a Unified Theory for Stochastic Modelling that enables generating and downscaling (DiPMaC) time series that reproduce any desired marginal probability distribution and correlation structure including also features like intermittency.

The workshop includes an introduction to the stochastic properties of hydroclimatic processes such as precipitation, flooding, wind, temperature, etc., and highlights features such as stationarity, cyclostationarity, marginal distributions, correlations structures and intermittency.

We will develop and apply on-the-spot (so bring your laptops please!) basic stochastic models such as the iconic AR(1), but also higher order AR(p) models. Finally, we will use the Unified Theory for Stochastic Modelling to simulate time series with any distribution and correlation, and also to preserve intermittency in time series of precipitation.

Date: July 14

 

Time: 08:30-17:00

 

Room: 518B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Sophie Nowicki, NASA

 

Description:

The Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 (ISMIP6) is a targeted activity of the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) project of the World Climate Research Project (WCRP), which brings together for the first time in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) history a consortium of international ice sheet models and coupled ice sheet – climate models with the goal of delivering projection of ice sheet evolution (and thus sea level change) for the IPCC AR6.

As ISMIP6 reaches its final stage, the goals of the workshop are to evaluate and analyze the existing suite of ISMIP6 model simulations and prepare the last suite of experiments that can occur prior to the IPCC AR6 paper submission deadline (Dec 2019). In particular, the goals of the workshops are to:

 

1. analyze the ISMIP6 standalone ice sheet model simulations
2. analyze the ISMIP6 coupled ice sheet – climate model simulations
3. analyze the CMIP6 ScenarioMIP simulations and develop a framework for standalone ice sheet model simulations
4. identify and create strawman drafts of the ISMIP6 publications that need to be submitted prior to December 2019.
5. identify and create strawman drafts of the ISMIP6 publications that can be submitted after December 2019.
6. Begin the discussion of next steps post CMIP6.

 

More information on ISMIP6 can be found at

http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/activities/targeted/ismip6

 

Date: July 9 and July 11

 

Time: 13:30-14:30

 

Room: 525B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Sarah Knight, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

 

Description:

Climate Change is the biggest challenge that humanity has yet to face.

Unfortunately, it comes at a time where we couldn’t be more ill-prepared as individuals, in so many ways. Most of us are increasingly overwhelmed by work-life stressors, undernourished in terms of good food and solid rest, and often incapacitated by the day-to-day responsibilities of a way of life that seems to demand that we do more and more and more, all the time.

How can we take action on tackling the biggest problem known to humankind when we can barely get through the to-do list of one ordinary day? How do we turn our attention to this crisis when our systems are already so jacked up in a fight-or-flight response from an increasing load of stressors that just never seem to clear? How can we, as scientists, remain effective, as we watch the environments that we have dedicated our life's work to degrade, and even disappear?

In this practical workshop I will share tips and tools based on my experiences as a scientist, educator, and healer, to help feel the tough feelings of this enormous challenge, release built-up stress and anxiety, strengthen internal resources, and ground in a space of hope and possibility.

 

Date: July 11

 

Time: 08:30-18:00

 

Room: 523B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Kristín Vogfjörd, IAVCEI

 

Description:

EUROVOLC: European Network of Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanology

The EUROVOLC project (https://eurovolc.eu/) is a 3-year EC Horizon2020 Infrastructure project including Networking and Joint Research Activities as well as Trans-national and Virtual Access activities. The project consortium is composed of European Volcano Observatories (VO) and Volcano Research Institutions (VRI) as well as Civil Protection authorities of Iceland and Italy a Geothermal power company and an IT company. The project aims are to network the fragmented European volcanological community, enhance knowledge transfer between Observatories and the Research Institutions, strengthen interaction and communication between the community and its stakeholders and advance research activities to assure the best possible European response before, during and after volcanic crises. The activities of the project are carried out within the following four themes: Community building, sub-surface processes, volcano-atmosphere interactions and Volcanic crisis preparedness and risk management.

 

The project has been operating for a year and has already issued the first of two open calls for research applications to enable access to the existing Research Infrastructures of the VO and VRI. The selection process is completed and grants will be provided to 12 research projects, which will carry out experiments during 2019 in volcanic areas of Iceland, Italy, La Reunion and Guadelupe and in Italian and Spanish research institutes.

 

The workshop will focus on activities in the Networking and Joint Research work packages and interactions between them. Presentations may include introductions of the Virtual access services developed within the project.

Date: July 9

 

Time: 18:30-20:00

 

Room: 518A

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Alejandra Sanchez-Franks, National Oceanography Centre Southampton

 

Description:

The goal of this event is to bring together IAPSO scientists who are at an early stage in their careers, to meet their peers and to build a network for early career scientists (ECS).

This will mainly be a social event, with snack/drinks provided, to enable ECS to meet each other. At this event, we will present the new IAPSO Early Career Scientist network and what it has to offer. There will also be an opportunity to find out more about this network, register as a member, and/or apply to join as one of the working group's representatives.

Registration is required for organizational reasons.

Date: July 8

 

Time: 15:00-17:00

 

Room: 525B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Sébastien Marinier, UQÀM

 

Description:

CMOS congresses have initiated lately an initiative targeted for students in meteorology and oceanography. It consists of a healthy emulation contest between graduate students from different universities across Canada. Every competitor has a few minutes (around 180 seconds) to present the results of their thesis in front of their peers and a jury of professors/professionals in meteorology and oceanography. At the end of the contest, the jury gives a money prize to the best presentation.

This initiative has been set to encourage networking between students and professionals in meteorology and oceanography and foster their involvement with CMOS.

 

For CMOS members only. Membership number will be required.

 

Date: July 13

 

Time: 15:00-17:00

 

Room: 524C

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Ken Macdonald and Claire Martin, ECCC

 

Description:

Our climate is changing and among the many challenges facing us, the importance of communicating a consistently accurate, scientific and impactful message grows increasingly more important. From a weather broadcaster’s perspective, what does a “consistently accurate, scientific and impactful message” look like? Is the relevant information readily available such that it can be individually branded and bundled effectively for the various network audiences? From a more general “science communication standpoint” is there enough coordination between the communities (government and academic scientists, public servants, scientists and communicators) so that the perception of Canadians is one of consistent messaging? Finally, are the mechanisms of delivery, social vs conventional or tradition media, changing the requirements of the message itself?

The goal of this workshop is to bring broadcast meteorologists together to discuss these challenges, to identify areas of greatest need, and to come together as a community to prioritize next steps for resolution.

Environment and Climate Change Canada would like to sponsor this workshop to improve understanding of the needs of broadcasters, to develop mutually acceptable best practices in delivering weather and climate messages, and to strengthen the relationships that already exist within the broader science communication community.

 

Maximum number of participants: 20

Date: July 15

 

Time: 15:00-17:00

 

Room: 523B

 

Registration fee: No

 

Organizer: Karen Fontijn, Université Libre de Bruxelles

 

Description:

The IAVCEI Developing Nations Network (IAVCEI-DNN*) has been established with the aim of supporting scientists working in a resource-constrained context to collaborate with the global community of volcanologists. The facilitation of respectful partnerships between scientists in developed and developing countries will promote both the creation and sharing of information, knowledge and tools in a sustainable way to bridge the gap in these data-sparse regions.

 

IUGG, IAVCEI and several other international partners have provided funding to officially inaugurate this network, with a first formal workshop held in June 2019, bringing together senior volcano scientists working in resource-limited contexts. The aim of this initial workshop was to 1) discuss and agree on prioritised goals for the new DNN (and its formal name), and 2) draft best-practice engagement protocols enabling an inclusive scientific environment for future generations.

 

During this informal networking meeting we will update any interested parties on the initial workshop, the current state of the new network, its progress and future plans.

Date: July 10

 

Time: 12:00-13:30

 

Organizer: Sébastien Marinier, UQAM

 

Description:

Students will be able to eat at a restaurant near the Convention Center (Chinatown), where they will sit, 6 to 8 students per table. CMOS faculty and / or researchers will move from table to table to discuss topics with students.

The cost of the meal for students will be partially covered by CMOS.

 

To register, write to with "lunch and learn" in the subject line.

 

 

Date: July 8

 

Description:

In Montreal on July 8, 2019, at the Phi Centre, close to the Palais des Congrès, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), through the Meteorological Service of Canada, will host an Open Data Forum. The event will be held in parallel to the joint CMOS and IUGG general assembly. The aim of this event is to promote ECCC open data, get closer to the user community and increase our visibility. This will be a unique occasion to know more about external users and their needs.

 

For additional information :  METEOHACK