Session 4.1 "Polar Observing Systems" will be co-convened by GOOS (contact: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for further information) at the SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference which is scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July 2008, in association with the XXX SCAR Meeting.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 February 2008.
Please register by 1 April 2008 to benefit from reduced registration fees.
More information in the First Circular of the SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference and on the conference website.

Funding available for early career scientists.
Further information on http://www.iasc.se or http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org
Deadline for application: 15 February 2008.