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A report is presented from a May 17, 2012 conference for doctoral candidates in Munich, Germany on the history of technology. Topics of discussion included the use of the Arctic regions and Antarctica by the U.S. and the Soviet Union as technological testing grounds during the Cold War, the history of East German environmental policies, and cultural transmission of technology in 19th-century Württemberg, Germany.

Information on the State of the Arctic (SoA) Conference held in spring of 2010 is presented. Topics include the invasions by non-indigenous species introduced, importance of identifying important ecological areas, and rapid declines in arctic sea ice cover. Moreover, the conference explored the role of anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing and natural variability in driving changes that affect Arctic marine and terrestrial environments.