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No 53 February 2010

1. Antarctica New Zealand's Postgraduate Scholarship application round will close soon on March 5^th 2010. For more information go to : http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/scholarships-and-fellowships or contact Shulamit with any questions.

2. Antarctic Scientific Data Policy - a reminder for feedback or comments to Shulamit by March 2^nd please. The draft policy can be found in the downloads section at: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/international-connections/national-antarctic-data-centre.

3. An Interim Bidding round will be held by Ant NZ in August/September 2010. We anticipate that this will be for support in the 2011/12 season only, for small 'exploratory' events undertaking research at sites local to Scott Base. More information will be circulated in due course, but please contact Ed if you are thinking of applying through this round.

4. Canadian Collaborations: New Zealand is exploring the possibility of a formal agreement with Canada with regards to Arctic/Antarctic collaborations. To be better informed for this, we would like to hear from you if a) you do have current collaborations with Canadian Arctic researchers; and/or b) you have a desire to work in the Canadian Arctic. Please email Shulamit by March 1^st if you have any input on this.

5. 2010 Antarctica New Zealand Conference - 'A Taste of the Ice': Hosted by Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury 5-7 July 2010. Planning is well underway for another fantastic Ant NZ conference - so don't miss out! More information can be found at: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/antarctica-new-zealand-conference. This site will continue to be updated as plans are finalised.

6. Want to hold a workshop/meeting in conjunction with the Ant NZ Conference? Please contact Shulamit by March 1^st to let her know, so she can plan accordingly.

7. A Symposium on the Politics of Antarctica organised by the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Canterbury, follows the 2010 Antarctica New Zealand Conference from 8-9 July. Go to: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/events/EventDisplay.aspx?ItemId=1606 for more details.

8. Applications for SCAR Fellowships open in May 2010: The SCAR Fellowships are intended to allow researchers from one SCAR Member country to undertake short term visits to major international laboratories, field facilities, and/or home institutions in or operated by other SCAR Member countries, so as to become acquainted with recent advances in research and/or to develop long-term scientific links and partnerships. Awards will be up to US$15,000. Go to: http://www.scar.org/awards/fellowships/applicationdetails.html for more information (dates will be updated soon, but are indicative of 2010 dates!)

9. APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) February newsletter can be found at: (http://apecs.is/features/1319-february-2010-newsletter-available).

Publications submitted to Antarctica NZ this month:

Banks, J.C., Ross, P.M., Smith, T.E.

Report of a mummified leopard seal carcass in the southern Dry Valleys, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

Antarctic science 22(1): 43-44 2010.

doi:10.1017/S0954102009990368

Cary, S.C., McDonald, I.R., Barrett, J.E., Cowan, D.A.

On the rocks: the microbiology of Antarctic Dry Valley soils.

Nature reviews 8:129-138 2010.

doi:10.1038/nrmicro2281

Convey, P., Bindschadler, R., di Prisco, G., Fahrbach, E., Gutt, J., Hodgson, D.A., Mayewski, P.A., Summerhayes, C.P., Turner, J., ACCE Consortium.

Antarctic climate change and the environment.

Antarctic science 21(6): 541-563 2009.