Join us this Wednesday and Thursday, May 15^th and 16^th, at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, NY.  

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STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Featuring Undergraduate and Graduate Student

Paper and Poster Presentations

Joan Weill Library Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY

SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013

10:00 – 3:00

Sponsored by the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation

Abstract submissions due by April 3, 2013

For more information visit: http://www.adkresearch.org/conference/callforpapers/

Andrew Revkin, author, writer for Dot Earth of The New York Times, and Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at Pace University, will Keynote the 20^th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks this May 15^th and 16^th, 2013 at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, NY.  

Revkin was an environmental reporter for The New York Times for over 14 years where he covered environmental issues from the Amazon to the Hudson Valley to the North Pole.  For the past six years, he has been a Dot Earth blogger for The New York Times and Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at the Pace University Academy for Applied Environmental Studies.  He explores the human relationship with the planet and focuses on global change, biodiversity loss, and human development patterns and problems.

The Annual Conference on the Adirondacks is presented by the Adirondack Research Consortium (ARC), a not-for-profit organization based at Paul Smith’s College.  It features two days of presentations on climate change, sustainability and communities, energy, wilderness and working landscapes, and wildlife and ecological trends. 

More information on the Conference can be found at www.adkresearch.org/conference/ or by calling Dan Fitts, ARC Executive Director, at 518-327-6276.

The 20^th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks:

20/20- A Retrospective Look Back 20-Years, Today, and 20-Years in the Future

Featuring research on:

Climate Change/ Sustainability and Communities/ Energy

Wilderness and Working Landscapes/ Wildlife and Ecological Trends

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 – THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid, NY

Media Sponsor – Mountain Lake PBS, WCFE, Plattsburgh, NY

Keynote Speaker:

 Andrew Revkin of The New York Times

For abstract and paper submission forms visit: http://www.adkresearch.org/conference/    

  Rick Fedrizzi

 Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chairan of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in Washington, D.C. will Keynote the 19^th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks this May 16^th and 17^th, 2012 at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, NY.  The (USGBC) is a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in how buildings are designed, built, and operated. USGBC is best known for the development of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems.  Many LEED designed buildings can now be found throughout the North Country.  A widely sought-after speaker, Rick gives more than 100 speeches and presentations a year and frequently engages White House and Congressional staff in promoting green building through public policy at the local, state and federal levels.

The Annual Conference on the Adirondacks is presented by the Adirondack Research Consortium, a not-for profit organization based at Paul Smith’s College.  It features two-days of presentations on community sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and the environment.  More information on the conference can be found at www.adkresearch.org or by calling 518-327-6276.

Colin M. Beier, Stephen A. Signell, Aaron Luttman and Arthur T. DeGaetano

http://www.springerlink.com/content/b866r66086457600/

Abstract

The detection of climate-driven changes in coupled human-natural systems has become a focus of climate research and adaptation efforts around the world. High-resolution gridded historical climate (GHC) products enable analysis of recent climatic changes at the local/regional scales most relevant for research and decision-making, but these fine-scale climate datasets have several caveats. We analyzed two 4 km GHC products to produce high-resolution temperature trend maps for the US Northeast from 1980 to 2009, and compared outputs between products and with an independent climate record. The two products had similar spatial climatologies for mean temperatures, agreed on temporal variability in regionally averaged trends, and agreed that warming has been greater for minimum versus maximum temperatures. Trend maps were highly heterogeneous, i.e., a patchy landscape of warming, cooling and stability that varied by month, but with local-scale anomalies persistent across months (e.g., cooling ‘pockets’ within warming zones). In comparing trend maps between GHC products, we found large local-scale disparities at high elevations and along coastlines; and where weather stations were sparse, a single-station disparity in input data resulted in a large zone of trend map disagreement between products. Preliminary cross-validation with an independent climate record indicated substantial and complex errors for both products. Our analysis provided novel landscape-scale insights on climate change in the US Northeast, but raised questions about scale and sources of uncertainty in high-resolution GHC products and differences among the many products available. Given rapid growth in their use, we recommend exercising caution in the analysis and interpretation of high-resolution climate maps.

JURIED GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PROGRAM

Sponsored by the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation

 19^th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks, May 16^th and 17^th, 2012, Lake Placid, NY

The Adirondack Research Consortium is pleased to announce a program highlighting the top research being conducted by graduate and undergraduate students in the Adirondack Park. This recognition will be in the form of a special oral-presentation session at the 19^th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks next May 16^th and 17^th, 2012 at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid.  Six student finalists, three undergraduate, and three graduate students will be invited to present their research findings. The top student in each category will then receive additional recognition at the meeting including an award.  Submissions for the student awards are due by April 16, 2012 and should be in the form of an extended abstract as detailed below. We encourage faculty with undergraduate or graduate students conducting research relevant to the Adirondack Park to solicit applications for this program that will draw attention to the high-quality contributions students are making towards our understanding of the region.

Guidelines for Extended Abstracts: 

• Any abstracts that do not adhere to guidelines will not be reviewed for the student awards.  It is not necessary to submit a regular abstract in addition to the extended versions. Abstracts that describe work that has not yet been completed are not eligible for these awards.

• All abstracts should be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word documents to info@adkresearch.org with the name of the student and the phrase “ARC Student Award Submission” in the e-mail subject heading.

• Abstracts should be written with a minimum of 12-point font in a legible text (preferably Arial or Times New Roman) and either 1.5 or double-line spacing. Pages should have a minimum of 1” margins.

• The lead author must either be currently a student, or have graduated within a year of the time of submission. The lead author should indicate if they are an undergraduate or graduate student and should identify a major professor familiar with the work.

• Abstracts should include a logical title and the list of authors.  The main body of the abstract should be between 500-800 words.  A single table of figure can be included with the extended abstract if appropriate (this should be as an embedded image, not a separate file).  A literature cited section is not necessary. 

• For more information please contact Executive Director, Dan Fitts, at 518-327-6276.

Review Process:

Following the submission deadline, abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of judges with the top three students in each category being selected for presentation at the Annual Conference.  Review criteria include the relevance of the research to the Adirondack Park, the scientific rigor of the research, the novelty and creativity of the research, and the clarity of written presentation in the abstract. Candidates will be notified within two-weeks of the submission deadline regarding the judge’s decision.

Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and the Environment

May 16-17, 2012, High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid, NY 

The Adirondack Research Consortium invites researchers of national, regional, and local expertise to present their latest scientific research at the 19th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks in Lake Placid, NY, on May 16^th & 17^th, 2012.

This is an invitation to submit an abstract of a paper to be presented in a panel discussion at the conference. Individuals may also choose to submit an abstract for a poster to be displayed throughout the proceedings which will include an opportunity to meet other conference attendees to discuss it. The Annual Conference on the Adirondacks is a forum for researchers to present current information on natural, social, economic, cultural, and recreational resources, as well as, an opportunity to bring people with diverse backgrounds together in collaborative efforts.

You can find an abstract submission forms at www. adkresearch.org or by contacting the Consortium directly.  Electronic submissions are preferred.  The submission deadline is April 16, 2012.