GCOS/GTOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC). Since 2012. Website: TOPC

Ad hoc Executive Committee of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permaforst (GTN-P). Since 2011. Website: GTN-P

Executive Committee of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). Since 2007. Website: GTN-G

European Geosciences Union (EGU). Website: EGU

International Glaciological Society (IGS). Website: IGS

Swiss Snow, Ice and Permafrost Society. Website: SEP

Swiss Geomorphological Society. Website: SGmG

Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht. Website: REGA

Swiss Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association. Website: SHV

Awards

Endowed Prix A.F. Schläfli of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. Zemp, M. (2006): Glaciers and climate change - spatio-temporal analysis of glacier fluctuations in the European Alps. PhD thesis, Universität Zürich. link

Endowed term paper award 2001 of the University of Zurich. Andersson, G., Nötzli, J. and Zemp, M. (unpubl.): Computergestützes Lernen in der Fernerkundung. Seminararbeit, Fernerkundung, Geographisches Institut, Universität Zürich.

Review activities

Review activities for National Science Foundations and Universities of several countries, for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for the National Geographic, as well as for Academic Journals, such as Advances in Geosciences, Annals of Glaciology, Geografiska Annaler, Geophyiscal Research Letters, Journal of Glaciology, and The Cryosphere.

Working stays

US National Snow and Ice Data Center and Excursion to the Alaskan Panhandle and Western Canada, Boulder, USA. June 16–September 19, 2008.

Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Scientific Working Group for Regional Climate Modelling, Hamburg, DE. January 29–February 23, 2007.

Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, AT. October 11–14, 2005.

FORAC (Fortalecimiento de la Red Ambiental en Colombia) Scientific Exchange Programme Glaciology, Mass Balance Monitoring Workshop and Field Work, Bogotá/Manizales/Nevado de Santa Isabel, CO. June 18–July 6, 2005.

Further training

Medientraining an der Schweizer Journalistenschule MAZ in Luzern, CH. November 20-21, 2009.

Medientraining an der Schweizer Journalistenschule MAZ in Luzern, CH. September 21, 2007.

Gebirgskurs am Steingletscher, CH, 'Gebirgskurs Fels & Eis'. September 3–7, 2007.

Gebirgskurs in Gadmen, CH, 'Gebirgskurs Fels & Eis'. July 16–21, 2006.

Seminar by S. Eichenberger-Glinz (IfU, University of Zurich) and B. Kiefer (Kiefer and Partners, Zurich) in Zurich, CH, 'Projectmanagement'. September 29–30, 2005.

4th International NCCR Climate Summer School in Grindelwald, CH, 'From the Holocene to the Anthropocene: Climate of the last 1000 years'. August 28 - September 2, 2005.

ESRI Seminar by M. Höck (ESRI Germany) in Zurich, CH, 'ArcGIS Geoprocessing with Python Scripts'. April 12–13, 2005.

ESRI Seminar by J. Manegold (ESRI Germany) in Kranzberg, DE, 'ArcGIS Geodatabase Design Concepts'. October 25–26, 2004.

ESRI Seminar by J. Manegold (ESRI Germany) in Kranzberg, DE, 'ArcGIS Modeling Geodatabases using CASE Tools'. October 27–29, 2004.

Summer school organized by J. Oerlemans (University of Utrecht) and G. Kaser (University of Innsbruck)  in Karthaus, IT, 'Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System'. September 9–20, 2003.

ESRI User Conference Seminar by J. Wilson (University of Southern California) in San Diego, US, ' Terrain Analysis: Principles and Applications'. July 7, 2002.

ESRI Seminar by M. Schneider in Zurich, CH,  'ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst - Statistical Tools for Data Exploration, Modeling and Advanced Surface Generation'. January 2002.

ESRI Seminar by C. Emery (ESRI Switzerland) in Zurich, CH, 'ArcIMS Einführung'. May 21–23, 2001.

Teaching

Ringvorlesung UZH und ETHZ. GEO891/991 und ETH 651-4237-OOL. Aktuellen Themen aus der Fachwissenschaft für die geographische Allgemeinbildung. Gletscher-Beitrag in HS 2007, HS2008, HS2010

Monitoring of the Cryosphere in High Mountain Environments. Geo 807, master level, Department of Geography, University of Zurich. HS2009 HS2010 HS2011

Research and Monitoring of the Alpine Cryosphere in a Swiss Mountain Valley. Geo 809, master level, Department of Geography, University of Zurich. FS2012

Conference & Meeting Contributions

2012

Indian-Swiss Joint Working Group Member Mission to Switzerland. 6-12 May, 2012.

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. 22-27 April 2012.

GTN-G Executive Board Meeting, Vienna, AT. 24 April 2012.

Vortragsreihe der SAC-Sektion Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln, CH. April 13, 2012.

Mini-workshop on glacier mass balance re-analysis. NVE, Oslo, NO. 13-14 MAR 2012.

16th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Zurich, CH. February 2-3, 2012.

CPP Seminar, NSIDC, Boulder, U.S.A. January 27, 2012.

International Symposium on 'The mountain cryosphere - a holistic view on processes and their interactions' & Farewell Celebration for Wilfried Haeberli, Zurich, CH. January 20, 2012.

NVE 'Brekontoret 50 år', Oslo, NO. January 12, 2012.

2011

AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A. December 5-9, 2011.

First Global Cryosphere Watch Implementation Meeting, WMO, Geneva, CH. November 21-24, 2011

Capacity Building and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems (CATCOS) Kick-off and First Project Steering Committee Meeting, MeteoSwiss, Zurich, CH. November 14, 2011.

9th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, CH. 11-13 November, 2011.

IASC-SCAR-IPA-GCOS Workshop on the Global Terrestrial Network on Permafrost (GTN-P) user requirements definition, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, DE. November 10-11, 2011.

Vortragsreihe der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Zürich, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH. November 7, 2011.

Habilitationsvorlesung, Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH. November 4, 2011.

Vortragsreihe der SAC-Sektion Lindenberg, Wohlen, CH. October 21, 2011.

Visit to Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Lanzhou, CN, October 14, 2011.

Visit to Tianshan Glaciological Station and Urumqi Glacier No. 1, CN, October 10-12, 2011.

International Symposium on Changing Cryosphere, Water Availability and Sustainable Development in Central Asia, Urumqi, CN, October 8-10, 2011.

First ICSU World Data System Conference 'Global Data for Global Science', Kyoto, JP. September 3-6, 2011.

Symposium on 'Science and Monitoring of Glaciers' on the occacion of the 50th anniversary of the Tianshan Glaciological Station, Urumqi, CN. August 8-12, 2011.

CL-US Cooperation Workshop on Glacier Monitoring Strategy, Valdivia, CL. August 23-25, 2011.

XVIII Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), Bern, CH. July 21-27, 2011.

16th Community Earth System Model Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, U.S.A., July 20-23, 2011.

GCOS/GTOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate 13th Session, Geneva, CH. March 10-11, 2011.

15th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Munich, AT. February 24-25, 2011.

Lunch Meeting NSIDC WGMS, Zurich, CH. February 10, 2011.

Inception Workshop on Monitoring and assessment of changes in Glaciers, Snowfields, and Glacio-hydrology in the Hindu Kush - Himalaya with a special focus to strengthening the capacity of Nepalese organizations. ICIMOD, Kathmandu, NP. January 24-28, 2011.

EARSeL Workshop, Bern, CH. Februar 7-9, 2011.

8. GCOS-Rundtisch, Zurich, CH. Februar 2, 2011.

2010

WGMS Symposium, Zurich, CH. December 8, 2010.

8th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg, CH. November 19-20, 2010.

Exhibition "2° - Weather, Humans and The Climate", Basel, CH. November 6, 2010.

UNEP Expert Meeting on Global Climate Early Warning System, Geneva, CH. November 1–2, 2010.

Excursion Lötschental, Switzerland. Excursion to Langgletscher with University of Mainz. Blatten, CH. October 5–6, 2010.

International symposium on Benefiting from Earth Observation: Bridging the Data Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, NP. October 4-6, 2010.

WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH. September 1-4, 2010

GTN-G Executive Board Meeting, Zermatt, CH. August 31, 2010.

GlobGlacier Final User Group Meeting, Zermatt, CH. August 30-31, 2010

Morning lecture for the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research of the University of Utrecht, NL, in Zurich, CH. August 26, 2010.

International Symposium on Earth's Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Responses and Impacts, Ohio, USA. August, 16-20, 2010

Visit to LGGE/IRD, Grenoble, FR. August 18, 2010.

International Joint Conference by CliC and IACS on "Cryospheric Change and its Influences", Lijiang, CN. August 12-14, 2010

IPY Oslo Science Conference, Oslo, NO. June 8-12, 2010.

IPCC Workshop on Sea Level Rise and Ice Sheet Instabilities, Kuala Lumpur, MY. June 21–24, 2010.

MeteoSwiss Excursion to Grosser Aletschgletscher, Riederalp, CH. June 17, 2010.

CryoClim Meeting at MeteoSwiss, Zurich, CH. May 31, 2010.

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. May 3–7, 2010.

CliC Scientific Steering Group Meeting, Valdivia, CL. February 6-9, 2010.

Ice and Climate Change Conference, Valdivia, CL. February 1-3, 2010.

7. GCOS-Rundtisch, Zurich, CH. January 27, 2010.

GCOS-WGMS 1st Annual Meeting, Zurich, CH. January 22, 2010.

2009

Nacht der Forschung, Zürich, CH. September 25, 2009.

WGMS-Visit of Ministerial Delegation from Peru, Zürich, CH. August 20, 2009.

Jungfrau Klima Tag , Grindelwald, CH. June 4, 2009.

5th International Meeting 'Rete Montagna', Chiavenna, IT, and Castasegna, CH. May 29–30, 2009.

basecamp09, Zurich, CH. May 1–10, 2009.

ICIMOD Regional Consultative Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere: Assessment and Monitoring of Snow and Ice in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya Region, Kathmandu, NP. March 31 – April 2, 2009.

Excursion to Ledrub-Lirung Tsang, Langtang Valley, NP. March 19–29, 2009.

13th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, AT. February 26–27, 2009.

6. GCOS-Rundtisch, Zurich, CH. January 28, 2009.

WGMS-NSIDC-GLIMS Officer Meeting, Zurich, CH. January 23, 2009.

2nd GlobGlacier User Group Meeting, Zurich, CH. January 22-23, 2009.

2008

WGMS-NSIDC-GLIMS Officer Meeting, Boulder, US. June 18, 2008.

GLIMS Workshop, Boulder, US. June 16–18, 2008.

FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR. April 23–24, 2008.

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. April 13–18, 2008.

Workshop on Mass Balance Measurements and Modelling, Skeikampen, NO. March 26–28, 2008.

International Scientific Seminar Switzerland/Japan, Bern, CH. February 14–15, 2008.

WGMS-NSIDC-GLIMS Officer Meeting, Zurich, CH. February 5, 2008.

1st GlobGlacier User Group Meeting, Zurich, CH. February 4-5, 2008.

5. GCOS-Rundtisch, Zurich, CH. January 23, 2008.

2007

5th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, CH. November 16–17, 2007.

IUGG-IACS Bureau Meeting, Perugia, IT. July 14, 2007.

WGMS-NSIDC-GLIMS Officer Meeting, Perugia, IT. July 11, 2007.

IUGG-CCS Bureau Meeting, Perugia, IT. July 8, 2007.

GLIMS Workshop, Perugia, IT. July 6, 2007.

XXIV IUGG General Assembly, Perugia, IT. July 4–13, 2007.

FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR. April 2–3, 2007.

Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Zurich, CH. March 1–2, 2007.

GLACIODYN Workshop, Pontresina, CH. January 15–18, 2007.

2006

4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern, CH. November 24–25, 2006.

IUGG-CCS Bureau Meeting at WMO, Geneva, CH. October 30–31, 2006.

WGMS Site Visit, Zurich, CH. August 14–15, 2006.

3. GCOS-Rundtisch, Zurich, CH. June 28, 2006.

ESA Workshop 'GlobGlacier', Zurich, CH. June 22–23, 2006.

Swiss Snow, Ice and Permafrost Society 1st General Assembly, Fribourg, CH. June 1st, 2006.

WCRP Workshop on 'Understanding Sea-level Rise and Variability', Paris, FR. June 6–9, 2006.

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. April 3–7, 2006.

FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR. April 29, 2006.

2005

3rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, CH. November 18–19, 2005.

IUGG-CCS Bureau Meeting at UNESCO, Paris, FR. November 3–4, 2005.

FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR. May 2–3, 2005.

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT. April 24–29, 2005.

9th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Milano, IT. February 24–25, 2005.

2004

Workshop on Mountain Glaciers and Society, Wengen, CH. October 6–9, 2004.

13th Glaciological Symposium, St. Petersburg, RU. March 24–28, 2004.

EGU 1st General Assembly, Nice, FR. April 25–30, 2004.

8th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, AT. February 26–27, 2004.

2003

54. Deutscher Geographentag, Bern, CH. September 28–October 4, 2003.

8th International Conference on Permafrost, Zurich, CH. July 21–25, 2003.

EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, FR. April 06–11, 2003.

2002

22nd Annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, California, US. July 8–12, 2002.

6th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, AT 21–22, 2002.

Posters & talks

2012

Zemp, M. (2012): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring and the data situation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region. Indian-Swiss Joint Working Group Member Mission to Switzerland, Zurich, CH.

Hoelzle, M., Azisov, E., Barandun, M., Hagg, W., Huss, M., Kriegel, D., Machguth, H., Mandychev, H., Merkushkin, A., Moldobekov, B., Schöne, T., Thoss, H., Vorogushyn, S. and Zemp, M. (2012): Re-establishment of long-term glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Huss, M., Zemp, M., Joerg, P.C., Sold, L. and Salzmann, N. (2012): High uncertainty in 21st century runoff projections from glacierized catchments. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Raup, B., Armstrong, R., Fetterer, F., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Khalsa, S.J.S., Nussbaumer, S.U., Weaver, R. and Zemp, M. (2012): Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers: Databases and Web interfaces. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Sold, L., Huss, M., Hoelzle, M., Joerg, P.C., Salzmann, N. and Zemp, M. (2012): Methodological approaches to inferring end-of-winter snow distribution on alpine glaciers. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Ahlstrøm, A.P., Anderson, B., Arenillas, M., Bajracharya, S., Baroni, C., Bidlake, W.R., Braun, L.N., Cáceres, B., Casassa, G., Delgado, H., Demuth, M.N., Espizua, L., Fischer, A., Frey, H., Fujita, K. , Gadek, B., Gärtner-Roer, I., Ghazanfar, A., Gombo, D., Haeberli, W., Hagen, J.O., Hoelzle, M., Holmlund, P., Karimi, N., Naegeli, K., Nussbaumer, S.U., Paul, F., Popovnin, V.V., Portocarrero, C.A., Prinz, R., Ramirez, J., Ruddell, A., Sangewar, C.V., Severskiy, I., Sigurdsson, O., Soruco, A., Yakovlev, A., Vincent, C. and Li, Z. (2012): Unprecedented 21st century glacier changes? EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M. (2012): Sind die Alpen bald eisfrei? Vortragsreihe der SAC-Sektion Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln, CH.

Zemp, M. (2012): Homogenization, validation and calibration of glacier mass balance series: Lessons learnt from the studies at Storglaciären and at Findelengletscher. Mini-workshop on glacier mass balance re-analysis. NVE, Oslo, NO.

Hoelzle, M., Azisov, M.E., Barandun, M., Hagg, W., Huss, M., Kriegel, D., Machguth, M., Mandychev, A., Merkushkin, A., Moldobekov, B., Schöne, T., Thoss, H., Vorogushyn, S. and Zemp, M. (2012): Re-establishment of long-term monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia. 16th AGM, Zurich, CH.

Sold, L., Huss, M., Hoelzle, M., Joerg, P.C., Salzmann, N. and Zemp, M. (2012): Methodlological approaches to inferring end-of-winter snow distirubtion on alpine glaciers. 16th AGM, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Armstrong, R., Fetterer, F., Frey, H., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J.S., Naegeli, K., Nussbaumer, S.U., Paul, F. and Raup, B.H. (2012): Latest findings and recent news from the internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. 16th AGM, Zurich, CH.

Naegeli, K. and Zemp, M. (2012): World Glacier Inventory: history, facts and news. CPP Seminar, NSIDC, Boulder, U.S.A.

Zemp, M. (2012): Latest news from the internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. NVE 'Brekontoret 50 år', Oslo, NO.

2011

Haeberli, W. and Zemp, M. (2011): Worldwide glacier monitoring as part of policy-related climate observation: development and strategy of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Gärtner-Roer, I., Armstrong, R., Fetterer, F., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J., Nussbaumer, S., Paul, F., Raup, B.H. and M. Zemp (2011): Integration of glacier databases within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). First Global Cryosphere Watch Implementation Meeting, WMO, Geneva, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): Global Cryosphere Watch - contributions from and expectations of the internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. First Global Cryosphere Watch Implementation Meeting, WMO, Geneva, CH.

Zemp, M. and Hoelzle, M. (2011): Capacity Building and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems (CATCOS): Glacier workpackage overview. MeteoSwiss, Zurich, CH.

Gärtner-Roer, I., Armstrong, R., Fetterer, F., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J., Nussbaumer, S., Paul, F., Raup, B.H. and M. Zemp (2011): Integration of glacier databases within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). 9th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): GTN-Glaciers and World Glacier Monitoring Service: Lessons learnt and advice for GTN-Permafrost. IASC-SCAR-IPA-GCOS Workshop on the Global Terrestrial Network on Permafrost (GTN-P) user requirements definition, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, DE.

Zemp, M. (2011): Gletscher - die Kanarienvögel in der Grube des globalen Klimawandes. Naturforschende Gesellschaft Zürich, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): Global sea level rise and the contributions from the cryosphere. Habilitationsvorlesung, Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): Sind die Alpen bald eisfrei? Zahlen und Fakten zu den Gletscheränderungen von gestern, heute und morgen. Vortragsreihe SAC Lindenberg, Wohlen, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): Glaciological and geodetic mass balance measurements: how to compare the two? Visit to Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Lanzhou, CN.

Zemp, M., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Nussbaumer, S.U. and Paul, F. (2011): The internationally coordinated glacier monitoring and the 'data gap' in Central Asia. International Symposium on Changing Cryosphere, Water Availability and Sustainable Development in Central Asia, Urumqi, CN,

Zemp, M., Nussbaumer, S.U., Armstrong, R., Fetterer, F., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J., Paul, F. and Raup, B.H. (2011): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. First ICSU World Data System Conference 'Global Data for Global Science', Kyoto, JP.

Haeberli, W. and Zemp, M. (2011) Urumqi Glacier No. 1, the World Glacier Monitoring Service, and UN-related global climate observation. Symposium on 'Science and Monitoring of Glaciers' on the occacion of the 50th anniversary of the Tianshan Glaciological Station, Urumqi, CN.

Zemp, M. (2011): Global Terrestrial Netwok for Glaciers: Global overview and a review of the present state, current advances, and urgent needs in South America. CL-US Cooperation Workshop on Glacier Monitoring Strategy, Valdivia, CL. August 23-25, 2011. (via Skype Conference)

Lipscomb, W.H., Mernild, S.H., Bahr, D. and Zemp, M. (2011): A lower bound for sea level rise from glaciers and ice caps. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Nussbaumer, S.U., Gärtner-Roer, I., Zemp, M., Zumbühl, H.J., Masiokas, M.H., Espizua, L.E. andPitte, P. (2011): Extending glacier monitoring into the Little Ice Age and beyond. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Haeberli, W. and Zemp, M. (2011): Worldwide glacier monitoring as part of policy-related climate observation: development and strategy of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Nussbaumer, S.U., Küttel, M., Luterbacher, J., Nesje, A., Wanner, H., Zemp, M. and Zumbühl, H.J. (2011): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate over the last centuries. XVIII Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), Bern, CH.

Zemp, M., Zumbühl, H.J., Nussbaumer, S.U., Masiokas, M.H.. Espizua, L.E. and Pitte, P. (2011): Integration of Holocene glacier front variations into the international monitoring databases. XVIII Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), Bern, CH.

Mernild, S.H., Lipscomb, W.H., Bahr, D.B. and Zemp, M. (2011): Accelerated melting and disappearance of glaciers and ice caps. 16th Community Earth System Model Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, U.S.A.

Zemp, M. (2011): Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers: background, datasets, operations, challenges & needs. GCOS/GTOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate 13th Session, Geneva, CH.

Joerg, P., Machguth, H., Huss, M., Porsdorf, F. and Zemp, M. (2011): Mass balance assessment using in-situ methods and airborne laser scanning at the Findelen glacier, Switzerland. 15th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Munich, AT.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Kappeler, S. and Paul, F. (2011): Glacier length changes - what do we measure? 15th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Munich, AT.

Bolch, T., Zemp, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2011): Assessing the Cryosphere and Glacier Changes Changes in the HKH Region. Present State and Future Needs with Respect to International Monitoring Strategies. Inception Workshop on Monitoring and assessment of changes in Glaciers, Snowfields, and Glacio-hydrology in the Hindu Kush - Himalaya with a special focus to strengthening the capacity of Nepalese organizations. ICIMOD, Kathmandu, NP.

Gärtner-Roer, I., Zemp, M., Koblet, T., Jansson. P., Thee, P., Haeberli, W. and Holmlund, P. (2011): “Old-fashioned” photogrammetric analyses – still a key tool for the reassessment of long-term glacier changes: examples from Storglaciären, Sweden. EARSeL Workshop, Bern, CH.

Zemp, M. (2011): Hot topics from an icy business. Selected issues from the WGMS operations in 2010. GCOS Rundtisch, Zurich, CH.

2010

Zemp, M. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: current status and challenges for the 21st century. WGMS Symposium, Zurich, CH.

Huss, M., Machguth, H., Joerg, P.C., Zemp, M., Salzmann, N., Linsbauer, A. and Hoelzle, M. (2010): Re-analysis of mass balance measurements on Findelengletscher 2005-09. 8th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): Sind die Alpen bald eisfrei? Exhibition on "2° - Weather, Humans and The Climate", Basel, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: operations, datasets, and potential contribution to a global climate early warning system. UNEP Expert Meeting on Global Climate Early Warning System, Geneva, CH.

Raup, B., Armstrong, R., Khalsa, S.J.S., Racoviteanu, A., Brodizik, M.J. and Zemp, M. (2010): GLIMS glacier mapping: lessons from the past and future directions. International symposium on Benefiting from Earth Observation: Bridging the Data Gap for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, NP.

Zemp, M. (2010): Distribution and changes of glaciers in the European Alps. Evening talk for University of Mainz, DE, in Blatten, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): Welcome, introduction of representatives and aims of the meeting. WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): How to improve quality and richness of datasets? WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): Homogenization, validation and calibration of glaciological and volumetric mass balance series. WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): How to improve our service to the (scientific) community? WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): Conclusions and outlook. WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, Riffelberg, Zermatt, CH.

Zemp, M., Huggel, C. and Greiler, Y. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: organisations, datasets and current activities in South America and Central Asia. Visit to LGGE/IRD, Grenoble, FR.

Zemp, M., Machguth, H. and Joerg, P.C. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: operations, datasets and a Swiss example. Morning lecture for the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research of the University of Utrecht, NL, in Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Raup, B.H., Armstrong, R., Ballagh, L., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J. and Paul, F. (2010): Integration of glacier databases within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). International Joint Conference by CliC and IACS on "Cryospheric Change and its Influences", Lijiang, CN.

Ceballos, J.L., Meneses, I., Real, L., Tobón, E., Huggel, C. and Zemp, M. (2010): New monthly glacier mass-balance measurements on Glacier "Conejeras", Volcán Nevado Santa Isabel, Colombia, provide insight into rapid glacier retreat. International Symposium on Earth's Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Responses and Impacts, Ohio, USA.

Raup, B.H., Armstrong, R., Khalsa, S.J.S., Racoviteanu, A., Paul, F. and Zemp, M. (2010): The GLIMS glacier database: status and example applications. IPY Oslo Science Conference, Oslo, NO and International Symposium on Earth's Disappearing Ice: Drivers, Responses and Impacts, Ohio, USA.

Zemp, M. (2010): Gletschergeschichte(n) und Monitoring am Beispiel des Grossen Aletschgletschers. Excursion to Gr. Aletschgletscher with MeteoSwiss, Riederalp, CH.

Zemp, M. (2010): The contribution of glaciers and ice caps to global sea level rise: state of knowledge, challenges, and the way forward. IPCC Workshop on Sea Level Rise and Ice Sheet Instabilities, Kuala Lumpur, MY.

Zemp, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: organisation and datasets. CryoClim Meeting at MeteoSwiss, Zurich, CH.

Joerg, P.C., Morsdorf, F. and Zemp, M. (2010): Operational use of airborne laserscanning for glacier monitoring in Switzerland. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Jansson, P., Holmlund, P., Gärtner-Roer, I., Koblet, T., Thee, P. and Haeberli, W. (2010): Comparison of glaciological and volumetric mass balance measurements at Storglaciären, Sweden. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M. and Casassa, G. (2010): International monitoring of glacier and ice caps: operations and challenges. CliC Scientific Steering Group Meeting, Valdivia, CL.

Zemp, M., Raup, B.H., Armstrong, R., Ballagh, L., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J. and Paul, F. (2010): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: A view to the South. Ice and Climate Change Conference, Valdivia, CL.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2010): Exchange of glacier data with the international data centers. 7. GCOS Rundtisch, Zürich, CH.

2009

Zemp, M. (2009): Hochgebirgs-Forschung: Sind die Alpen bald eisfrei? Zahlen und Fakten zu den Gletscheränderungen von gestern, heute und morgen. Lions Club Wädenswil, Horgen, CH.

Joerg, P.C., Zemp, M., Morsdorf, F. (2009): Gletscher Laserscanning Experiment Oberwallis. Nacht der Forschung, Zürich, CH.

Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Zemp, M. (2009): Internationales Gletscher Monitoring. FS 'Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) - Nutzungspotentiale, Anforderungen und Nutzen aus Sicht der Geographie'. Deutscher Geographentag, Vienna, Austria..

Haeberli, W., Paul, F. and Zemp, M. (2009): Alpine glaciers: beyond the point of no return? European Environmental Agency Expert Meeting.

Zemp, M. (2009): International glacier monitoring and glacier data situation in South America (with a special focus on Peru). WGMS-Visit of Ministerial Delegation from Peru, Zürich, CH.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., and Paul, F. (2009): Climate Change in the Alps - Impact on Glaciers. 5th International Meeting 'Rete Montagna', Chiavenna, IT, and Castasegna, CH.

Zemp, M. (2009): Glacier changes in the Alps: past - present - future. basecamp09, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Raup, B.H., Armstrong, R., Ballagh, L., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb, A., Kargel, J. and Paul, F. (2009): Integration of glacier databases within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M. (2009): Glacier monitoring in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region - present state and future needs with respect to international monitoring strategies. ICIMOD Workshop, Kathmandu, NP.

Koblet, T., Gärtner-Roer, I., Haeberli, W., Holmlund, P., Jansson, P., Thee, P. and Zemp, M. (2009): Geodetic determination of volume changes from 1959-1969-1980-1990-1999 at Storglaciären, Sweden. 13th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, AT.

Zemp, M. (2009): Public relations - a critical of two current examples. 6. GCOS Rundtisch, MeteoSchweiz, Zurich, CH.

Gärtner-Roer, I. and Zemp, M. (2009): Global glacier changes: facts and figures. Arbeitskreis-Treffen Hochgebirge: Herausforderung für interdisziplinäre Ansätze, Universität Heidelberg, DE.

2008

Zemp, M., Noetzli, J. and Gärtner-Roer, I. (2008): Gletscher und Permafrost Monitoring. GEO 891 Ringvorlesung fachwissenschaftliche Vertiefung, UNI & ETH Zürich, CH.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kääb., A., Paul, F. and Roer, I. (2008): Glacier inventory data within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G); Part 1: WGMS and WGI. IGS Workshop on World Glacier Inventory, Lanzhou, CN.

Zemp, M. (2008): Global glacier changes: monitoring strategies, facts and figures. Cryospheric and Polar Processes Division Science Talk, NSIDC/CIRES, Boulder, US.

Zemp, M.; Armstrong, R.; Haeberli, W.; Hoelzle, M.; Kääb, A.; Kargel, J.; Paul, F.; Raup, B.H.; Roer, I. (2008): The compilation of a world inventory of glaciers and ice caps - present status and future challenges. GLIMS Workshop, Boulder, US.

Frey, H.; Haeberli, W.; Paul, F.; Linsbauer, A.; Zemp, M.; Huggel, C. (2008): Modelling the formation of future glacial lakes by means of GIS-based methods. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Hoelzle, M.; Lüthi, M.P.; Böhlert, R.; Funk, M.; Schwerzmann, A.; Suter, S.; Zemp, M. (2008): Results from englacial temperature records at Colle Gnifetti since 1983. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Koblet, T.; Haeberli, W.; Holmlund, P.; Jansson, P.; Roer, I.; Thee, P.; Zemp, M. (2008): Comparison of volumetric changes and in-situ mass balance measurements at Storglaciären (Tarfala Valley, Sweden). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M.; Armstrong, R.; Haeberli, W.; Hoelzle, M.; Kääb, A.; Kargel, J.; Paul, F.; Raup, B.H. (2008): International monitoring of glaciers and ice caps, and their contribution to present and potential sea level changes. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Bajracharya, S., Chinn, T.J., Fountain, A.G., Hagen, J.O., Huggel, C., Kääb, A., Kaltenborn, B.P., Karki, M., Kaser, G., Kotlyakov, V.M., Lambrechts, C., Li, Z.Q., Molnia, B.F., Mool, P., Nellemann, C., Novikov, V., Osipova, G.B., Rivera, A., Shrestha, B., Svoboda, F., Tsvetkov D.G. and Yao, T.D. (2008): Global overview on distribution and changes of glaciers and ice caps. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2008): Six decades of glacier mass balance observations – a review of the worldwide monitoring network. Workshop on mass balance measurements and modelling, NO.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2008):
Six decades of available mass balance observations – a review of the worldwide monitoring network. ISS Switzerland/Japan, Bern, CH.

2007

Frey, H., Haeberli, W., Paul, F., Huggel, C. Rothenbühler, C. and Zemp, M. (2007):
On the formation and hazard potential of future glacial lakes in the Swiss Alps. Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2007):
60 years of available mass balance observations – a review of the worldwide monitoring network. Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, CH.

Zemp, M. (2007):
Gletscher als Schlüsselindikatoren der Klimaänderung. GEO 891Ringvorlesung, Uni/ETH Zürich, CH.

Huggel, C., Zemp, M. and Haeberli, W. (2007):
El cambio climático en la alta montaña desde la perspectiva global hasta la perspectiva local: procesos, riesgos e incertidumbre. XI Congreso Colombiano de Geoloía, Bucaramanga, CO.

Flubacher, M., Huggel, C., Kääb, A. and Zemp, M. (2007):
Web-based database on worldwide glacier and permafrost disasters. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Haeberli, W., Rothenbühler, C., Frey, H., Paul, F., Huggel, C. and Zemp, M. (2007):
Modelling and detection of present and future glacial lakes in the Swiss Alps based on digital terrain information and remote sensing. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Armstrong, R., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Kaeaeb, A., Kargel, J., Paul, F. and Raup, B.H. (2007):
Worldwide glacier monitoring – present state and current challenges. XXIV IUGG General Assembly, Perugia, IT.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2007):
Alpine glacier fluctuations from 1850 to the end of the 21st century. ESRI Permanent Workshop, , Kranzberg/Leipzig/Bonn/Hannover/Zurich, CH/DE.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2007):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - operations, current call-for-data and International Polar Year activities. Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2007):
Alpine glacier fluctuations from 1850 to the end of the 21st century. Seminar des Max-Planck-Institutes für Meteorologie und des Zentrums für Marine und Atmosphärische Wissenschaften, Hamburg, DE.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2007):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - Call-for-data for the observation period 2000–2005 and International Polar Year activities. GLACIODYN Workshop, Pontresina, CH.

2006

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2006):
GIS-based modelling of recent and future glacierisation over the entire Alpine mountain range. GIS am GIUZ, Infoveranstalltung für Studierende der Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2006):
Alpine glaciers to disappear within decades? 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2006):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - Future challenges and reorganisation of the service. WGMS Site Visit, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2006):
Alpen in 100 Jahren ohne Gletscher? Eröffnung der Ausstellung 'Gletscher im Treibhaus', Zugspitze, DE.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. (2006):
Potential sea level rise estimates from the glacierisation of an entire mountain range as exemplified wiht observations from the European Alps. WCRP Workshop, Paris, FR.

Zemp, M., Paul, F., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2006):
Past, present and future glacierisation in the European Alps. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W. (2006):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - review 2005 and outlook 2006. FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR.

Zemp, M. (2006):
Glaciers and climate change – spatio-temporal analysis of glacier fluctuations in the European Alps. Seminar in Physischer Geographie, University of Zurich, Zurich, CH.

2005

Zemp, M., Paul, F., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Glaciers and climate change – Spatio-temporal analysis of 150 years of glacier fluctuations in the European Alps. 3rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Glaciers and climate change – Distributed modelling of the regional climatic equilibrium line altitude of glaciers in the European Alps. 3rd Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Glaciers and climate change – past and present spatial glacier variability within the European Alps. 4th International NCCR Climate Summer School, Grindelwald, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M and Haeberli, W. (2005):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - Operations, Monitoring Strategy and Products. FORAC Scientific Exchange Programme Glaciology, Bogotá, CO.

Zemp, M., Huggel, C., Hoelzle, M and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Mass Balance Measurements on Nevado de Santa Isabel, Colombia. FORAC Scientific Exchange Programme Glaciology, Bogotá, CO.

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W. (2005):
World Glacier Monitoring Service - Operations, Products and Trends. FAGS Council and Service Directors Meeting, Paris, FR.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M., Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Distributed Modelling of Regional Equilibrium Line Altitude in the European Alps: First Results and Discussion Report. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Zemp, M., Paul, F., Hoelzle, M., Frauenfelder, R. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Spatio-temporal Analysis of 150 Years of Alpine Glacier Fluctuations. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

Hoelzle, M., Chinn, T., Stumm, D., Paul, F., Zemp, M. and Haeberli, W. (2005):
Application of inventory data for estimating characteristics of and regional climate-change effects on mountain glaciers: a comparison between the European Alps and the New Zealand Alps. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, AT.

2004

Zemp, M., Paul, F., Hoelzle, M., Haeberli, W. and Frauenfelder, R. (2004):
Spatio-temporal analysis of 150 years of Alpine glacier fluctuations. International and Interdisciplinary Workshop on Mountain Glaciers and Society, Wengen, CH.

Frauenfelder, R., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Zemp, M. (2004):
Worldwide glacier mass balance measurements, with focus on the extraordinary year 2002/2003. 13th Glaciological Symposium, St. Petersburg, RU.

Hoelzle, M., Zemp, M., Frauenfelder, R. and Haeberli, W. (2004):
Integration of Alpine glacier monitoring into the GTN-G network of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) by applying the Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy (GHOST). A discussion report. EGU, 1st General Assembly, Nice, FR.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. (2004):
Revision and expansion of World Glacier Monitoring Services's database. EGU 1st General Assembly, Nice, FR.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle, M. (2004):
Revision and expansion of World Glacier Monitoring Services's database. 8th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, AT.

2003

Zemp, M., Kääb, A., Hoelzle, M., Haeberli, W. (2003):
GIS-based modeling of glacial sediment balance. 54. Deutscher Geographentag. Bern, CH.

Zemp, M., Hoelzle M., Frauenfelder, R., Haeberli, W. (2003):
Weltweite Gletscherbeobachtung. Lange Nacht der Museen. Zürich, CH.