Past Events

The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. As we approach the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, beginning in 2021, it is increasingly important to gather as a scientific community to raise awareness of the truly global dimension of the ocean, address environmental challenges, and set forth on a path towards a resilient planet.

The Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 is co-sponsored by AGU, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), and The Oceanography Society (TOS). Through the combined power of these three organizations, along with the broader conservation-focused community, this meeting provides attendees the opportunity to bridge disciplines, connect communities, and make lasting partnerships.

Important dates:

• 11 September 2019: Abstract deadline
• 18 September 2019: Deadline to submit a town hall, workshop, committee meeting or social event, and the deadline to submit a travel grant application
• 8 January 2020: Early registration deadline

The Snow Science Winter School aims to teach modern techniques of snow measurements, based on a field training and theoretical lessons. It includes the practice with some of the state-of-the-art snow measurement techniques (specific surface area by reflection and spectroscopy, near-infrared photography, high-resolution penetrometry, micro-tomography, etc). Students will learn about how to characterize the snow cover, what are the fundamental processes responsible for its evolution, and how does it interacts with the environment. For the 2020 edition, a special focus will be on snow in a changing climate, impact on human and nature.

Any graduate student or post-doc working on snow or in some snow related fieldis welcome to participate. The course corresponds to 3 ETCS-Points.

Application will close on October, 20th, 2019.

The workshop will be structured to reach specific outcomes through working group sessions and consensus building on themes such as the need for a national data management strategy for Canada, data discovery and federated search, all aspects of data interoperability, and other themes related to polar data broadly defined, including knowledge transfer and Indigenous data policies.

The workshop will also include a hackathon to advance technical aspects of polar data management in Canada. All members of the Canadian polar data and research community are invited to participate. Members of the broader data community are also welcome to attend. Additional details on expanded theme descriptions and registration details will be provided in the coming months.

The workshop will be hosted through partnership between the Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network/Polar Data Catalogue (CCIN/PDC), Polar Knowledge Canada, and numerous other organizations.

Registration deadline: 15 January 2020.

Program Directors from NSF’s OPP Arctic Sciences Section will provide an overview of our programs, as well as upcoming opportunities at NSF of interest to Arctic scientists. Organizers anticipate giving a brief presentation with the bulk of the time devoted to questions and discussion.

Primary Contact:
Cynthia L Suchman – National Science Foundation

Moderators:
Xujing Jia Davis – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roberto Antonio Delgado – National Science Foundation

Presenters:
Xujing Jia Davis – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roberto Antonio Delgado – National Science Foundation
Cynthia L Suchman – National Science Foundation

The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable will hold a webinar on the National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) program. Conceived as one of NSF's 10 Big Ideas in 2016, Navigating the New Arctic embodies the Foundation's forward-looking response to profound challenges and opportunities presented by warming Arctic temperatures and wide-scale changes to natural, social, economic, and political systems of the Arctic and across the globe. NNA seeks innovations in fundamental convergence research across the social, natural, environmental, and computing and information sciences, and engineering that address the interactions or connections between natural and built environments and social systems, and how these connections inform our understanding of Arctic change and its local and global effects. NNA promotes initiatives that empower new research communities, diversify the next generation of Arctic researchers, integrate the co-production of knowledge, and engage partnerships, particularly among international stakeholders.

Please join GUIRR for a webinar with Irina Dolinskaya and Colleen Strawhacker, Program Directors at NSF, to discuss the program and its approach to addressing convergent scientific challenges in the Arctic.

There is no cost to this webinar, but registration is required. A confirmation email will be issued prior to the event containing the webinar URL.

Join the International Arctic Research Center for this month’s IARC Salon featuring scientists Rob Rember and Marc Oggier. The pair will speak about their sea ice research on the historic Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAIC) expedition. Rember and Oggier recently returned from four months in the central Arctic Ocean on the expedition.

Rob Rember – UAF science lead on MOSAiC, studies the interface between the ocean, ice & atmosphere.
Marc Oggier – Research professional, specializes in sea ice science.

Light refreshments will be provided.

The 26th International Symposium on Polar Sciences organized by Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) will be held on May 12-13, 2020 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This symposium aims to bring polar scientists together to discuss their research findings and to promote international collaborative research. We cordially invite you to share your knowledge and perspectives on future outlook in polar research.

Theme:
Humanity is undergoing dramatic global climate changes and facing global issues such as extreme weather, rising sea levels, food and water shortage. ‘IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ has also expressed concern about rapid sea level rise and the possibility of increasing frequency of extreme sea level events in the near future.

The polar region is the place that holds the oldest climate records and shows the environmental changes earlier and clearer than any other place on earth.

During the symposium, we will highlight the findings in polar science and technology to understand the changes we are currently experiencing in the global perspective and to find the solutions to those global issues.

Abstract submission deadline is extended until February 21, 2020.

Registration will be available at the symposium website until April 24, 2020.

The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for the coming months. Feel free to bring your lunch and join the gathering in person or online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.

Available online or in-person at: Room 407 in the Akasofu Building on the UAF Campus in Fairbanks.

We strongly encourage pre-registration for webinars. It helps speakers tailor their presentations to the audience. Follow the link above to register.

To empower Indigenous scholars and provide a key opportunity for officials at US government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other groups working on Arctic issues to learn and integrate information/perspectives from multiple Arctic knowledge systems, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) and the Inuit Circumpolar Council - Alaska (ICC-Alaska) invite applications from US Arctic Indigenous scholars to travel to Washington DC.

Three scholars will be selected to participate in 2020 and travel expenses and per diem will be provided. While the selected Arctic Indigenous Scholars are in DC, ARCUS and ICC-Alaska will facilitate meetings with officials at relevant agencies and organizations, where scholars will be able to share their interests, learn of available resources, build toward collaborative relationships, and provide on-the-ground perspectives to key decision-makers. Scholars will also spend a full day hosted by the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center.

Application deadline: 21 February 2020 by 5:00 pm AKST.

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) will host its 54th Congress from May 24-28, 2020 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott, Ottawa City Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The CMOS Congress in 2020 in Ottawa has the unique opportunity to highlight to policy makers the national observations, research and services that contribute substantively to reduction of society’s risk to extreme weather, climate and environmental events and to outline the challenges facing us in managing our Future Earth environment and societal resilience.

In addition, the Congress can foster cross-disciplinary dialogue amongst research and managerial professionals in meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, earth sciences, environment and social science on challenges facing us nationally and globally.

What measures can be taken to ensure that we have the necessary national and global infrastructure and expertise in place to maintain societal resilience?

Special sessions will be held not only on the use of weather, climate and environmental prediction for risk reduction but also on: (i) protecting Canada’s vast Arctic and sub-Arctic as weather, climate and environment changes and (ii) strengthening cooperation to reduce risks to agriculture and other sectors posed by changing weather and climate.

The Themes under which scientific and technical sessions will be organized are, in no order of priority:

• Risks and Impacts of Climate Change on the Resilience of Major Sectors
• Tornadoes and Other Extreme Weather Events Impacting Canadians
• Oceans and Ice in a Changing Climate
• Floods and Water Crises in Canada and Globally
• Impacts of A Changing Climate in the Arctic
• Climate-Weather-Water and Food
• Pollution of the Air, Water and Ecosystems
• The Cryosphere – Impacts Locally to Globally

Please submit abstracts online via the CMOS web site before 21 February 2020 (extended from February 14).

The FRAM Centre, Nature Climate Change, and Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are pleased to present A Changing Arctic, which will take place June 2-5, 2020 in Tromsø, Norway.

Robust evidence now exists for anthropogenically-forced shifts in the Earth's environment. Observations in the Arctic reveal dramatic reductions in the extent and thickness of the sea ice, rising atmospheric temperatures, widespread permafrost degradation and ocean acidification. These changes bring with them implications for biology, ecosystem services and society in general.

Full understanding of current and projected Arctic environmental change is becoming an imperative in order to minimize and manage corresponding impacts. This conference aims to provide a forum for the three main themes of:

• Land - incorporating ecological impacts, permafrost, ice sheets and landscape evolution.
• Ocean (coastal and open) - incorporating physical changes, ocean acidification, and ecological impacts.
• The Future — covering social aspects and including transformation, exploration, and management.

Please note, the early registration period ends February 1, 2020.
Submit your abstract no later than Monday, February 24, 2020 at 18:00 (6:00 p.m.) EST.

“Arctic Worlds: A Symposium on Environment and Humanities” will be hosted by BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. We will have speakers from the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities reflecting together on questions of time or history in their respective fields and how the Arctic/North can engender new understandings of temporality across disciplines and in our moment of climate crisis. Our keynote speaker will be the Head of Representation in North America for Greenland, Minister Inuuteq Holm Olsen.

Please RSVP at the link above.

We regret to announce that in light of the recent outbreak of Coronavirus disease in northern Italy, we are forced to postpone the AGM 2020. To halt the spread of the virus, the conference of rectors of Italian Universities has decided to take extraordinary precautionary measures, which include suspension of teaching and all public events for the coming week (see announcement – Italian and English version). This leaves us no option but to postpone the meeting. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience. We will be able to reschedule the AGM 2020 once this emergency situation has cleared.

The 2020 Alpine Glaciology Meeting (AGM) will be hosted by the University of Milano in collaboration with the university of Milano-Bicocca. The meeting is an occasion for both young and more experienced researchers working on snow, glaciers, permafrost regions and glacial geomorphology not limited to the Alps to present their work in an informal context. We would like to especially encourage young researchers to present their work and both oral and poster presentations are welcome.

There is no registration fee to the meeting, but we recommend to book your accommodation in advance, since Milan is a beloved tourist destination all year round and more so because 27-28 February is also carnival holiday in Milan.

Registration deadline is February 5th 2020.

The Future of the Arctic Human Population: Migration in the North Conference takes place in Rovaniemi, Finland on 28–29 May 2020.

(Im)migration in the north is not a new phenomenon, but indeed an unexplored area of research and development. The Arctic region is facing new problems and challenges along the side of the already existing ones of Arctic migration. Asylum flows, refugees are a growing group of inhabitants in the Arctic. Cultural differences, acceptance of foreign citizens in the local communities, integration into local communities and labour market are some of the issues, which need cross border cooperation in order to contribute to innovative solutions. Our network (UARCTIC) wants to address these issues and carry out pioneering work in the field of Arctic migration. This will be the first ever conference on (im)migration in the cap of the north that is a part of series of activities of UArctic Thematic network on Arctic Migration. All international Arctic and non-Arctic actors, researchers and policymakers are invited to attend the conferences.

Objectives: The Nordic integration model is an effective model across the world and the Nordic countries share and follow a comprehensive integration path which is based on welfare schemes. However, there are some disparities between policies and implementation of those policies in practice regarding immigrants or refugees. Socio-economic integration is a complex phenomenon. Subjective happiness of immigrants’ and the degrees of being satisfied differ from immigrant to immigrant — individual to individual— cities to cities. The project will investigate whether there are regional differences in happiness among immigrants in Nordic countries that will support or strengthen the Nordic synergies and identity. The project will identify the degrees of satisfaction of immigrants and whether the impact of effective integration is similar across the Nordic cities. How the happiness of immigrants is distributed among the Nordic cities, whether the quality of life is similar within the Nordic countries. How we can build integrated societies, what could be the model, tools and measure for an inclusive society and for being resilient.

Call for abstracts:

The call for abstracts is open until 29 February 2020 (noon, GMT +2, Finnish time). The topics include:

• Gender and migration in the arctic
• Immigrants and the labour markets in the North
• The role of mass media in the integration of immigrants
• Cooperating the stateless
• Growing arctic cities, shrinking arctic cities, melting arctic cities
• Local languages, education: Integration of adult and youth
• Outward migration from the arctic

The rapid warming in the Arctic has been revealed, however, the precision of forecasting the future of climate and environmental change is still insufficient for utilization in sustainable development in the Arctic, while interests for resource utilization and economical activities are growing and progressing rapidly. The ISAR is aimed at presenting and discussing the scientific research results together with the Arctic researchers from all over the world, extracting and sharing issues to solve, and exploring the future of the Arctic. In ISAR-6, we are planning to discuss how the Arctic research has been progressing in the past ten years, and what we should do in the next ten years for the sustainable development.

ISAR-6 will consist of general sessions and special sessions. The general sessions will address the following topics: atmosphere; ocean and sea ice; rivers, lakes, permafrost and snow cover; ice sheets, glaciers and ice cores; terrestrial ecosystems; marine ecosystems;
geospace; laws, politics and economy; language, culture and health; engineering for sustainable development. Special sessions will be solicited on cross-cutting themes, until May 6, 2019.

We would like to invite you to attend ISAR-6, which will be held at Hitotsubashi Hall in Tokyo. It will be organized by the Japan Consortium of Arctic Environmental Research (JCAR) with the auspices of several institutions in Japan.

Young scientists and students are encouraged to attend by lower registration fee. Presented papers in ISAR-6 are eligible to submit to the Special Issue (tbd) as a peer reviewed fall paper in "Polar Science."

Important Dates:

• January, 2019 Call for Session starts, First Circular.
• May 6, 2019 Call for Session ends. Session coordination starts.
• August 5, 2019 Call for Abstract/Registration starts, Second Circular.
• October 20, 2019 Call for Abstract ends (Extended from October 7).
• November 15, 2019 Accept/Reject notice ends.
• December 16, 2019 Oral/Poster notice starts.
• December 20, 2019 Program Open, Third Circular.
• January 20, 2020 Early Bird registration ends.
  February 3, 2020 Registration ends.

IGCs have come a long way since their inception in 1878 in Paris. We are, today, on the threshold of witnessing the 36th session of this prestigious global event.

India, with the scientific support of Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be hosting the 36th IGC at Delhi. With as many as 12 Plenary Talks by outstanding geoscientists from across the globe, 44 science themes, 71 exciting field trips spread in India and neighboring countries, a far-reaching Geohost Program, a massive Geoexpo, and many other attractions, the Congress promises to be a truly memorable experience.

India is known for its glorious history, rich cultural diversity, scintillating scientific wealth, and immaculate hospitality. We cordially invite you to participate in the Congress and experience the myriad flavors of India.

The 2nd International Conference on Processes and Palaeo-environmental Changes in the Arctic: From Past to Present’ (PalaeoArc) is being held at Earth Sciences Department of the University of Pisa, 25-29 May, 2020.

The PalaeoArc is a network research programme aiming to further understand past and present environmental changes and processes in the Arctic. It is the successor of the previous network programmes of PONAM (Polar North Atlantic Margins), QUEEN (Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North), APEX (Arctic Palaeoclimate and its Extremes) and, most recently, PAST Gateways (Palaeo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways).

We welcome contributions on the overall theme of Arctic palaeo-environmental changes and modern processes and we invite contributions particularly on: Role and dynamics of polar ice sheets and ice caps; Role and dynamics of high latitude ocean and sea ice; Role and dynamics of terrestrial environment and landscape evolution; Climate response to, and interaction between, different parts of the Arctic System.

The conference will include oral and poster presentations over 2.5 days and a mid-conference field trip. Workshops for young researchers will be offered. The Program Committee will select the winner for the Best Student Poster award. To be eligible, the presenting author of the poster must be a full-time student.

The deadline for abstracts and registration is 2 March, 2020.

The Russian State Hydrometeorological University is pleased to invite you to join the Arctic Days in St. Petersburg–2020: “International Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic in the Era on Climate Change” held in St. Petersburg on May 13–14, 2020.

The Conference will bring together social and natural scientists, industry professionals, policy makers, Indigenous leaders, and other stakeholders from across the Arctic. In response to ongoing climate change, the organizing committee invites you to participate in the formation of an international interdisciplinary platform for discussing pressing issues of socio-cultural, economic development and international cooperation in the Arctic. Learning from the past and planning for the future, we are welcoming the Arctic Days participants to discuss the themes that include, but are not limited to:

• International cooperation in the Arctic
• Climate change and environmental scenarios for the Arctic
• Science and diplomacy in the Arctic
• Paleoenvironmental archaeology and Arctic evolution
• The future of the Arctic economy
• The prospects for the Arctic shipping
• Human and social capital development
• The changing role of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic
• Gender studies in the Arctic

Working languages: Russian, English.

Free Registration: Registration is now open and there are no conference fees.

Registration and abstract submission deadline are March 5, 2020.

Visa support: If you need a visa, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

Contact email: arctic.days.st.petersburg [at] gmail.com

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the conference will be required to submit an abstract information:

• Presenting author first and last name, e-mail address, organization, and country.
• If applicable, co-author(s) first and last name, e-mail address, organization, and country.
• Title of your presentation or poster.
• Abstract (length limit approximately 250 words/1600 characters, including spaces). This text is used by the Program Committee to assess the potential of the presentation.

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon and hopefully seeing you in St. Petersburg!

The SCAR COMNAP 2020 Local Organising Committee, in consultation with the SCAR and COMNAP Executive Committees have decided to cancel SCAR COMNAP 2020 in light of the global Coronavirus situation. The Committee has given due consideration to local Tasmanian and Australian health advice as well as the global response to the pandemic.

The SCAR and COMNAP event hosts, the Australian Antarctic Division, the Tasmanian State Government and the Australian Academy of Science wish to express their gratitude and appreciation to SCAR and COMNAP for affording us the opportunity to host these premier Antarctic science and management events. We also wish to thank those members and sponsors who have been so generous in their support of this event.

We appreciate that this is a disappointing outcome for those that were planning to travel to Hobart in July 2020 and for those Hobart-based scientists and Antarctic industry representatives that were looking forward to showcasing our Antarctic gateway city, but the health and wellbeing of the people in the Antarctic sector and the Tasmanian community is paramount.

Further information will shortly be available regarding cancellation arrangements for registered attendees, sponsors and exhibitors and event-specific information will be sent separately from the SCAR and COMNAP Secretariats in regards to any alternative arrangements required. For any urgent enquiries please email scarcomnap2020 [at] antarctica.gov.au

We hope everyone in the global Antarctic community is able to stay safe and well in these challenging times.

The Australian Antarctic Division, the State Government of Tasmania, and the Australian Academy of Science welcomes SCAR and COMNAP participants and Delegates to SCAR COMNAP 2020 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

COMNAP Symposium: 2 August 2020
SCAR Open Science Conference: 3-7 August 2020
COMNAP XXXII Annual General Meeting: 3-6 August 2020
SCAR XXXVI Delegates Meeting: 10-11 August 2020

SCAR COMNAP 2020 will include a full program of meetings, symposia, side events and social events including the COMNAP Symposium, public SCAR lecture, and exhibition and poster sessions all structured to encourage SCAR and COMNAP attendee participation. It promises to be a world class event, capitalising on Hobart’s unique status as the gateway to East Antarctica and the home of Australia’s premier Antarctic institutions.

The SCAR Open Science Conference theme “Antarctic Science – Global Connections” recognises the significance of the scientific connections between Antarctica and the global system. It also reflects the strongly connected Antarctic science community and, in the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty system, the importance of collaboration in Antarctic science.

Key dates:

• 31 October 2019: Abstract submission opens for the SCAR Open Science Conference (OSC)
• 1 January 2020: OSC Early Bird Registration opens
• 6 March 2020, 5pm AEST: OSC Abstract submission closes [extended deadline]
• 1 March 2020: COMNAP AGM Registration opens
• 16 April 2020: OSC General Registration
• 1 July 2020: OSC Late Registration
• 10 July 2020: COMNAP AGM Registration closes Onsite Registration for OSC will be available

The festival represents the films (both documentary and feature, short and full-length) dedicated to the life, people, problems, beauties etc. in the northern regions of our planet.

The festival sets its goals and objectives as following:

• Search and promotion of the best modern films related to the Arctic and reflecting various aspects of life in this region
• The development of cultural exchange and professional cooperation between filmmakers working in the Arctic region
• Promotion of the Chukotka Autonomous Region as an attractive and comfortable region for making films
• Search and support for young talented filmmakers making films in the Arctic region
• Promoting the integration of Russian cinema into the global cinema process
• Creating and development of a comfortable urban environment for residents of the Chukotka Autonomous Region
• Contribution to the appearance and development of cinematographic education and film industry in the Chukotka Autonomous Region

The Festival is being held by the Department of Creative Projects Development of Russian Filmmakers' Union, by the Youth Initiative Production Center, by the Committee for Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, and is supported by the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Region.