Past Events

MUW13 is an interdisciplinary conference that aims at bringing together scientists and experts working in the diverse fields of climate change studies in mountain areas around the world. The specific goal of the conference is to share experiences, methods and strategies for long term observations and monitoring of the effects of climate change on different alpine environments, ranging from the cryosphere to the biosphere.

The conference will run over two days:
20 February 2013: keynote speakers will give lectures aiming to give a broad overview on different topics related to climate change observations in the mountains such as snow and hydrology, glacier and permafrost, alpine plant ecology, long-term ecological monitoring. Keynote speakers will be Martin Beniston (University of Geneva), Wilfried Haeberli (University of Zurich), Georg Wohlfahrt (University of Innsbruck) and Mark W. Williams (University of Colorado).

21 February 2013: cryosphere and biosphere sessions with oral and poster presentations.

Submit your abstract indicating the preferred session (biosphere or cryosphere) and the preferred presentation type (oral/poster). Note that every author can only submit one abstract with "oral preference". Additional abstracts for poster presentations are welcome. Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is 10 January 2013 with notification of abstract acceptance sent by 20 January 2013.

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council will meet on Thursday, 21 February 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AKST at Glenn Olds Hall, 4210 University Drive in Anchorage, Alaska.

Meeting materials will be available online, closer to the meeting time, at: http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Events/index.cfm. The meeting is open to the public. You may participate in person or by phone at 1-800-315-6338, conference code 8205.

ArcticNet announces the availability of a field program entitled 'Schools on Tundra.' It will be held 23 February - 6 March 2013 at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), located outside of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Students and teachers participating in the Schools on Tundra program will have the opportunity to conduct authentic field research in the sub-arctic, engage with scientists working out of the CNSC, and participate in lectures and workshops. The course will further understanding of the Churchill area and the changes it is experiencing due to climate change. Participants will also experience Churchill's diverse geology, biodiversity, and wilderness, and will learn about and explore the culture of a northern community.

Tentative research areas include:

• Disturbance ecology and environmental changes affecting permafrost landforms;
• Polar biology and habitat;
• Marine mammals;
• Freshwater systems in the sub-arctic; and
• Aurora borealis.

The program registration fee of $1,750.00 does not include travel to and from Winnipeg, Manitoba, but travel from Winnipeg to CNSC and back is incorporated into the cost. In order to receive a spot in the program, a school application needs to be submitted by Friday, 16 November 2012. A selection committee will review all applicants and select schools based on their outreach and financial plan, after which the teacher and student application process will begin (deadline will be announced).

School application deadline: Friday, 16 November 2012.

The purpose of the meeting is:

• to present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, including the Greenland ice sheet,
• to plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way,
• to develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.

Participation is open to everyone interested in the Arctic glaciology. For planning purposes registration is recommended. Registration deadline is December 12, 2012. Note that we have applied for financial support of our meeting, but in case it is not granted we ask a registration fee of maximum of € 65. The exact registration fee will be published and communicated in November 2012.

Contributions are welcomed in the form of oral presentations and or posters. Presentations time will be 15-20 minutes including discussion. For those who bring a poster, there will be time reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. Three full days of talks and poster presentations are planned.

Those intending to attend the meeting should submit abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by email to Carleen Reijmer (c.h.tijm-reijmer [at] uu.nl) no later than December 12, 2012. Abstracts should indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred.

Extended abstracts of the contributions will be distributed after the meeting. Deadline for the extended abstracts is March 30, 2013. This abstract should be a word file of 1 to 3 pages, may contain a table and one or two (color) graphs/pictures. The book of abstracts will be published in digital form.

The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) will be held 24-27 February 2013 at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, California.

The WRSA meeting includes a series of Remote Regions Northern Development sessions to accommodate social scientists who have a special interest in research on economic, social, political, and cultural issues in remote, sparsely settled regions in the circumpolar north and elsewhere. Organizers have issued a general call for papers from social scientists doing research in northern and other remote regions.

Examples of specific topics include: the consequences of new technology; the effects of government expenditures; the conditions for success or failure of development projects; relations between the subsistence and market economies; regional benefits and costs of development; economic integration and cultural preservation; community development; changing social patterns; Native sovereignty and federalism; migration; and institutional change and resource governance in remote regions. Papers on any topic consistent with the general theme are welcomed.

Organizers also welcome special sessions and are particularly interested in sessions that address a particular theme from the perspective of a number of countries or regions. Please contact Greg Protasel (GP [at] uaa.alaska.edu) if you are interested in organizing such a session.

Information about association membership, registration, hotel reservations, and related matters will be distributed to those responding to the call for papers.

To submit a paper, please send a copy to Greg Protasel via email (GP [at] uaa.alaska.edu) or mail to:

Department of Public Administration
College of Business and Public Policy
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, Alaska, USA 99508

Submission deadline: Thursday, 1 November 2012.

The purpose of this meeting is:

• To present and discuss new results on observations and modelling of the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers including the Greenland ice sheet,
• To plan and coordinate field work on Arctic glaciers with the aim of using the available infrastructure and logistics in the most efficient way, and
• To develop ideas for future projects and collaboration.

Participation is open to everyone interested in the Arctic glaciology. For planning purposes registration is recommended. Registration deadline is extended to January 20, 2013. There is a registration fee of € 65 to be paid in cash.

Contributions are welcomed in the form of oral presentations and or posters. Presentations time will be 15-20 minutes including discussion. For those who bring a poster, there will be time reserved in the program to give a short 2-3 minute introduction to the poster. Three full days of talks and poster presentations are planned.

Abstracts: Those intending to attend the meeting should submit abstracts (maximum length 300 words) by email to Carleen Reijmer (c.h.tijm-reijmer [at] uu.nl) no later than January 20, 2013. Abstracts should indicate whether an oral or poster presentation is preferred.

Presented by: Alexey Pavlov (Director, APECS), Renuka Bahde (Executive Officer, SCAR Secretariat), Gerlis Fugmann (Post Doc, International Centre for Northern Governance and Development & University of Saskatchewan), and Maria (Masha) Tsukernik (Research Scientist & Adjunct Lecturer, Brown University)

APECS has grown rapidly since its inception in 2006, and the number of ways to get involved in this organization are numerous! This webinar will feature a panel, led by APECS Director, Alexey Pavlov and several APECS Mentors who have seen people succeed within the organization. This webinar will explore the ways you can get involved in APECS activities. It will also explore the ways that you can build your career and market your experience with APECS when you look for your next job.

Register for webinar or join as it begins: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/930363264

APECS works with mentors and partners to develop webinars to assist APECS members and other early career scientists with their career development goals. The webinars give early career scientists a venue to learn valuable career skills that are usually not covered in their academic training. The webinar audience consists of graduate students, post-docs, and early career faculty across several disciplines. Since its inception in 2010, hundreds of people from around the world have participated in the webinars.

A recording and archive of each webinar is available on the APECS Vimeo site so that anyone can watch the videos anytime.

If you have any questions, potential topics, or potential presenters to suggest, please contact the APECS Webinar Coordinator, Kristin Timm at webinars [at] apecs.is.

Each year, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership hosts a day-long public meeting that facilitates ocean policy discussions with representatives from Congress, the federal agencies, industry and the academic research community.

This day-long meeting is attended by Presidents, Deans and Directors from ocean research and education institutions from around the country, other external stakeholders, and Members of Congress and their staff. It provides an opportunity for collaboration and discussions on issues of national importance to the ocean advocacy community.

On Wednesday, March 6, Ocean Leadership will hold its annual Public Policy Forum at the Reserve Officers Association Building on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme is the economies of a changing ocean and will feature 3 panels with various speakers from around the country and remarks by Members of Congress, including Senators Begich and Murkowski. The topics to be discussed will include the economic impacts and science requirements for mitigating coastal inundation, the transforming Arctic and ocean acidification. Breakfast and lunch will be provided during the day and a reception will follow the forum 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by emailing policyforum [at] oceanleadership.org.

This two-day course prepares researchers for field work in the Arctic. The course covers cold weather camping, survival techniques, basic first aid, working around aircraft, emergency communications, bears, search-and-rescue procedures and risk management.

For more information and to register, please email: fieldrisk [at] polarfield.com.

The Penn State Ice and Climate Exploration Group (PSICE) would like to remind you that this year’s Midwest Glaciology Meeting (MGM) is quickly approaching! The Penn State Campus in University Park, PA.

MGM has historically been a small, informal meeting, with approximately 30 - 50 participants. Attendees are encouraged to present their work. Students are especially encouraged to attend, as MGM offers undergraduate, graduate students, and post-docs the opportunity to receive feedback from the glaciology community.

If interested, please send an email to Nathan Amador (nsa125 [at] psu.edu) with your name and a working title for your talk so that we can group like subjects (i.e. Ice Core, Climate, Remote Sensing, Seismics etc). All Glaciology and Polar/Arctic Papers are welcome and encouraged to participate.

A registration fee ($30 for faculty, $20 for students) will be collected on Thursday morning. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

The event is hosted by the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER). The roundtable will provide an opportunity for regional stakeholders to learn more about the role of our Federal Governments in the Arctic and the potential impacts on Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. A remarkable group of participants and speakers will join the roundtable including, Alaska's U.S. Congressional Delegation and several legislators from PNWER jurisdictions. They will be joined by Ambassador Gary Doer, Government of Canada and representatives from the U.S. State Department; and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission will attend as well. As PNWER's Arctic Caucus continues to look for solutions to the shared challenges of its three jurisdictions, this meeting will present an opportunity for caucus members and federal representatives to have a dialogue about key priorities for Arctic policy and economic development. The Roundtable will be moderated by Matt Morrison, PNWER Executive Director.

This two-day course prepares researchers for field work in the Arctic. The course covers cold weather camping, survival techniques, basic first aid, working around aircraft, emergency communications, bears, search-and-rescue procedures and risk management.

For more information, please contact allen [at] polarfield.com with any questions, or sarah [at] polarfield.com to register.

The seminar provides a forum for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists to present their work, discuss cutting edge aspects of their research, and build collaborative relationships with their colleagues and established scientists, at a critical time in their careers. Financial support will be offered in priority to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows attending both the conference and the preceding seminar.

The conference will discuss recent developments and challenges emerging from contemporary and paleo-climate observations and models, encompassing regional and global scales. The GRC addresses the structure, functionalities and controls of polar marine systems through topics such as sea ice biogeochemistry, atmosphere-ocean forcings and interactions, food web trophodynamics, carbon and elemental cycling and fluxes, and a spectrum of ecological processes and interactions.

Interested persons must apply for the seminar by 9 February 2013, and for the conference by 10 February 2013. Early application is recommended, as the events will likely reach capacity.

Although applications will be accepted until the date noted above, any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application as soon as possible. The speaker application deadline is typically four months before the start of the meeting, but may vary at the discretion of the Chair. Chairs will select speakers from abstracts submitted by 9 November 2012. Please refer to the Application Instructions on the website for more details.

Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 9 November 2012.
Application deadline: 9 February (seminar) and 10 February (conference).

Every two years, the George Wright Society organizes the USA's premier interdisciplinary professional meeting on parks, protected areas, and cultural sites. By these three overlapping terms we mean a broad array of places, both "cultural" and "natural," managed by different entities under a variety of designations:

• Parks at all levels: federal, state/provincial, county, and city
• Historic, archaeological, and other cultural sites; cultural landscapes; protected landscapes/seascapes
• Research areas and designated wilderness within national and state forests; other protected natural areas
• Grasslands, wildlife refuges, national monuments, and other protected public lands
• Areas and sites administered by tribal nations and/or indigenous people; community-conserved areas; sacred natural sites
• Marine protected areas; estuarine, freshwater, and other aquatic sanctuaries
• Private land-trust reserves

The GWS Conference also encompasses disciplines and activities that link with or otherwise support the work of parks, such as GIS and museum work. Any member of the public is welcome to register and attend.

This workshop is an annual gathering for international researchers to present work on any aspect of high-latitude environments (past, present, and future). Organizers strive for a relaxed, friendly, and interactive experience, fostered in part by the workshop's relatively small size. Researchers are invited to present their very latest research; the abstract deadline is just a few weeks before the workshop. Student participation is strongly encouraged, with partial support available to those making presentations (limited number of slots).

The meeting is open to all interested in the Arctic, and will consist of a series of talks and poster sessions covering all aspects of high-latitude environments. Previous Arctic Workshops have included presentations on arctic and antarctic climate, archeology, environmental geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, glaciology, soils, ecology, oceanography, Quaternary history, and more. A traditional strength of the Workshop has been Arctic paleoenvironments.

Abstract deadline extended to Wednesday, 20 February 2013.

As North America's premier Arctic oil and gas conference — the annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium has been a gathering place for discussion and sharing for industry players, community leaders and government officials involved in northern projects since 2001.

The Arctic continues to present much potential for business opportunities. Featuring high level keynotes, in-depth presentations, dynamic panel discussions and an unparalleled speaker faculty, this annual event will address the most pressing issues in the Arctic today. Emerging shale plays; a revival of offshore activity; the LNG race - the landscape is shifting and now is the time to be informed and get involved.

The landscape of focus has shifted. Today we see much potential for shale plays both in the Central Mackenzie Valley, NT and Alaska's North Slope; a revival of offshore activity in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Cook Inlet; and LNG competition to Asia Pacific heating up — not only between Canada's West Coast and Alaska, but now Russia has major plans to export to Asia as well.

The event is hosted by The Economist. The Arctic Summit will discuss big issues concerning the region: chase for natural resources, impact of climate change, emergence of new trading routes and the need for responsible governance. The summit has been designed to focus attention and to promote constructive thinking prior to the next Arctic Council Ministers' meeting in 2013. A high-level group of 150 policy-makers, CEOs and influential commentators will spend a day tackling the issues at the heart of the Arctic's future, in discussions led by James Astill, environment editor of The Economist and author of the special report on the Arctic.

The Standing Committee of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region will hold its next meeting in March. One of the main priorities of the Standing Committee was originally to support the establishment of the Arctic Council. The new organization, representing the eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA) and the European Parliament was founded on 19 September 1996. Since then the Committee has worked actively to promote the work of the Council. The Committee participates in the meetings of the Arctic Council as an observer.

Organizers of the 4th Polar Shipping Summit announce a final call for registration. The summit, which will look at the current operational challenges faced by arctic shipping companies, will be convened 12-13 March 2013 in Montreal, Canada.

The conference will provide a platform for international interaction in the polar circles, uniting arctic shipping experts from Canada, Russia, Europe, and the United States. Target audience members include ship managers, owners, and builders; marine superintendents of mining, oil, gas companies; project managers; naval architects; marine engineers; marine equipment manufacturers; ice management specialists; and ice forecasters and meteorologists. Presentations will discuss and analyze the latest policy, operational, and technical developments in the industry.

Registration deadline: Friday, 8 March 2013.

To register online, please go to: http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/_crosslink/register.asp?intSitePageId=8131.

This webinar will cover basic camera principles and techniques for utilizing digital video into research projects. Included will be camera and basic equipment options, fundamental filming techniques, legal concerns, and data retrieval and storage. Maya Salganek and her students worked with UAF researchers for the publication "Field Techniques for Sea Ice Research" manual and multimedia DVD. She also served as a section editor and contributor for the book North by 2020: Perspectives on Alaska's Changing Social-Ecological Systems.

Register for webinar or join as it begins: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/930363264

APECS works with mentors and partners to develop webinars to assist APECS members and other early career scientists with their career development goals. The webinars give early career scientists a venue to learn valuable career skills that are usually not covered in their academic training. The webinar audience consists of graduate students, post-docs, and early career faculty across several disciplines. Since its inception in 2010, hundreds of people from around the world have participated in the webinars.

A recording and archive of each webinar is available on the APECS Vimeo site so that anyone can watch the videos anytime.

If you have any questions, potential topics, or potential presenters to suggest, please contact the APECS Webinar Coordinator, Kristin Timm at webinars [at] apecs.is.